Toyota Camry Complaints (1996)

417 consumer complaints on file.

#745365May 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
REPLACED VALVE ASSEMBLY 4 TIMES (ABOUT 1/YEAR). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745006May 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744732April 30, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK & PINION STEERING SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT 70,000 MILE - NO WARRANTY COMPENSATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001930April 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CANNOT START ENGINE AND ENGINE STALLLING DUE TO IDLE SPPED CONTROL VALVE FAILURE. REPLACED ISC VALVE 5 TIMES SINCE 1997.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886151April 17, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
LEFT SIDE FRONT END COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE GETTING INTO PARKED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885849April 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH FELT A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER WHICH WAS CORRECTED BY ITSELF. A MINUTE LATER, WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSAXLE CRACKED AND IT BROKE OFF WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BODY. DIFFERENTIAL UNIT LOCKING WAS TORN UP, AND CENTER SUPPORT WAS WIPED OUT. TRANSFER CASE ALSO BROKE WHERE IT WENT ONTO THE BODY. *AK DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS CHUNKS OF METAL FOUND FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL DRAIN PLUG. CONSUMER HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE INCLUDING STARTING PROBLEMS. STRUT FAILURE. KEY AND LOCK PROBLEMS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAULTY. INTERIOR AND BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884921April 3, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH FRONT END HIT SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR . WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 15MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BROKEN WRIST. CONSUMER STATED THAT AN AIRBAG WAS THERE TO PROTECT PASSENGER, BUT INSTEAD IT BROKE CONSUMER'S WRIST.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#742973March 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE CRASHING FRONTEND OF CAR AT THE SPEED OF 35 MPH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. DRIVER INJURED NECK & PASSENGER INJURED KNEES! *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#882321March 7, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
IN A NORMAL WINDY DAY OR MILD WIND TRUNK WILL FALL DOWN HARD AND EASILY.*AKTHE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE AFTERMARKET SPOILER IS TOO HEAVY CAUSING THE TRUNK LID TO FALL EASILY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE LID HAS FALLEN ON THE CONSUMERS HEAD WHILE REACHING INTO THE TRUNK ON A WINDY DAY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#741531February 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
AFTER PURCHASING CAR I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AFTER 3 MONTHS, THEN TOLD ROTORS WERE WARPED, NOW REAR AXLE IS FAULTY AND CALIPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH ROTORS/DRUMS AND BRAKES AGAIN. CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END SHAKING. THIS IS TRUE OF BOTH SIDES, LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881216February 23, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP . CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL 3 ITMES, AND ONCE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF ENGINE. TOYOTA DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PRIVATE MECHANIC REPLACED THROTTLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741285February 21, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DEALER SERVICE REPS SAYS TO REPLACE ENTIRE RACK & PINION STEERING GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741011February 16, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT DEALERSHIPS PER TOYOTA'S SCHEDULE; NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. 73,000 IS TOO EARLY FOR THE RACK AND PINION TO HAVE AN INTERNAL LEAK. CAR HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED AN NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. COST TO REPAIR THE R&P $1500, COMPANY AGREED TO ADJUST IT BY $241. BLACK TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE LEAKING OUT OF BACK DOORS. DON'T KNOW IF IT CAN BE REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880685February 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30-35 MPH IMPACT AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559500February 7, 2001
TIRES
ALL FOUR OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, FIRESTONE DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE TIRE WARRANTY (FIRESTONE FR-14-195-70-14, FR-1416800). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879125January 26, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
POWER ANTENNA WAS CAUSING SHORTAGES IN RADIO. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED ANTENNA. AT PRESENT, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ANTENNA DOES NOT CONTRACT IN VERY COLD WEATHER, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878463January 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739320January 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS SLUDGE ENGINE WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE. TOYOTA NOT BACKING THE WARRANTY. THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WORLDWIDE HERE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738841January 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE DID NOT HOLD IDLE WHEN STARTED. ISC MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 2.5 YEARS. EACH REPLACEMENT LASTED 1 OR 2 MONTHS MORE THAN THE LENGTH OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738734January 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STALLS WHEN STARTING COLD. IDLE SPEED CONTROL MOTOR FAILED 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED, ALMOST ONCE A YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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