Toyota Camry Complaints (1998)

600 consumer complaints on file.

#8000563December 11, 2001
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING THE AND ALIGNMENT IS OFF. DEALERSHIP WILL BE AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755312December 5, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED. RUBBER IS TORN FROM 1 INCH INTO SIDEWALL TO 2 INCHES INTO TREAD. HOLE WHICH CAUSED FLAT IS IN THE SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/70R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898171October 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS THERE WAS VIBRATION IN VEHICLE, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898176October 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS /PADS OVERHEATED, HAS TO CHANGE THEM EVERY 8000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753571October 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN
ALL THREE OF THE REAR SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. I TRIED TO PUT A CHILD RESRAINT SEAT IN THE LEFT REAR SEAT, I PULLED THE BELT ALL THE WAY OUT AS MY TOYOTA MANUEL SAYS TO DO IN ORDER TO LOCK THE CHILD SEAT INTO PLACE AND THE BELT WOULD NOT FEED BACK INTO THE RETRACTER. I THEN TOOK THE SEAT OUT AND PUT IT IN THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED. THAT WAS IN MAY 2001. A FEW DAYS AGO THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DID THE SAME THING, LEAVING MY CHILD WITH NO SEAT BELT IN THE BACK AND MY ONLY OPTION IS TO PUT HIM IN THE FRONT SEAT WHICH IS NOT SAFE EITHER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFATURER OF TOYOTA AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST ABOUT $190.00 PER SEAT BELT TO GET THEM REPLACED. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS IN A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. I HAVE A HIGH AMOUNT OF MILES ON MY VEHICLE BUT MOST OF THOSE MILES DID NOT EVEN HAVE ANYONE USING THE REAR SEAT OR SEATBELTS SO THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS SOME OF WHICH I HAD FOR 10 YEARS AND LONGER. NEVER HAVE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753135October 12, 2001
AIR BAGS
INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT, EVENTUALLY FAILED CONTINUOUSLY ON, DEALER REPAIRED/REPLACED CABLE ASSEMBLY, FAILED AGAIN IN SAME MANNER WITHIN 12 MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896499September 19, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN STABLIZER BAR SPLIT, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK AS A RESULT OF THE STABILIZER BAR BREAKING THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896435September 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK AT FIRST START, NOT AFTER VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP. HAS TO PRESS HARD TO GET PEDAL TO UNSTICK. DEALER WAS NOT CONCERNED WHEN TOLD ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896331September 14, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A VEHICLE IN THE OTHER LANE TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE REASON THEY FAILED. CONSUMER RECEIVED NECK INJURIES, AND 2 INDIVIDUALS IN OTHER VEHICLE WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#751641September 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKING THE CAR MAKE'S A LOUD PLANE NOISE AND A CLICKING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895399August 29, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A GAS STATION. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING. DEALER STATED THERE COULD BE A CARBON BUILD UP IN FUEL INJECTION, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RECALL 01-V-012-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 10A HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894734August 20, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM THAT CAUSES HARD STARTING AND LOW IDLE RPMS, CONSUMER FEELS THE IDLING AIR CONTROL VALVE COULD POSSIBLE BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893133July 23, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A MAIN STEEET TO GET TO HIGHWAY. HE WAS WAS TRAVELING SLOW, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR , PEDAL WAS STUCK. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL, AND HIT A VEHICLE AT INTERSECTION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748158July 9, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V307000.... REGARDING SSC-X06 1995-1998 JAPAN BUILT TOYOTA CAMRY STEERING WHEEL SET NUT SAFETY RECALL - I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT THROUGH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE (1-800-331-4331) FOR REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE AFOREMENTIONED NOTICE. I CALLED ON 28 JUNE'01 (TOYOTA SERVICE REFERENCE # 200106280784) AND TOYOTA SCHEDULED ME FOR SERVICE WITH MICHAELS' TOYOTA OF BELLEVUE, WA, 120 116TH AV. NE, BELLEVUE, WA 98004 (PH: 425-455-9500) IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BUT I DIDN'T GET A CALL BACK FROM MICAHEL'S TOYOTA FOR THE SERVICE DATE. AS A FOLLOW-UP, I CALLED TOYOTA AGAIN AND THEY FLAGGED A SERVICE CALL FOR MICAHEL'S TOYOYTA TO SCHEDULE SERVICE WITHIN 24 HOURS. BUT TILL DATE, THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED. I HAVEN'T BEEN CALLED BY THEM FOR SCHEDULING A SERVICE. I TOOK THE CASE AGAIN WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE AGAIN NOTIFIED MICHAELS' TOYOTA TO SCHEDULE THE SERVICE. I FEEL I'M JUST WASTING MY TIME CALLING THEM UP AND THOUGHT OF BRINGING THE ISSUE WITH NHTSA SO AS TO MAKE THEM AWARE THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING THESE RECALLS SERIOUSLY AND NOT GIVING ENOUGH IMPORTANCE TO THIS ISSUE. I'M QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T TAKE IT AS A PRIORITY - MAYBE BECAUSE IT'S A FREE SERVICE. THEY'RE NOT GETTING PAID FOR THIS AND MYBE CONSIDERING THIS AS A WASTE OF TIME. HOPE SOME MESAURES WILL BE TAKEN IN FUTURE SO THAT MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS DO NOT TAKE PEOPLE FOR A RIDE AND FOLLOW NHTSA GUIDELINES. P.S. I BOUGHT MY CAR THRU' KEARNY MESA TOYOTA, SAN DIEGO AND MOVED TO BELLEVUE, WA IN MAY, THAT WAS THE TIME WHEN I GOT THIS RECALL NOTICE AND SCHEDULED THE SERVICE WHEN I SETTLED IN MY NEW APARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TO READ THIS MESSAGE AND TAKING ANY NECESSARY ACTIONS THAT MAY DEEM FIT. THANK YOU AGAIN - RAKESH KAPUR (PH: 425-922-9680).NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561908July 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WAS INSTALLED WITH A NON-TOYOTA, AFTER MARKET ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DEVELOP A SLUDGE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BEING IMMOBILE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT TOYOTA HONOR THE WARRANTY AND PAY THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE. NLM CONSUMER IS REQUESTING SOME RESTITUTION FOR SOME OF THE REPAIRS AND FOR SOME OF THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747133June 20, 2001
TIRES
ON BOTH CAMRY'S I HAVE OWNED I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE STREETS ARE WET THE TIRES TEND TO SPIN WHEN I FIRST BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AND THEY HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING TRACTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889307May 29, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH DRY PAVEMENT, ANOTHER DRIVER MADE A QUICK TURN RIGHT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CONSUMER WAS HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND KNOCKED OFF THE ROAD, AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND KNEE INJURIES, AND PASSENGER BROKE LEFT FOOT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#745307May 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ON A TRIP, A GRINDING SOUND CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTURAL AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE I OBSERVED TRANSMISSION OIL POURING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745143May 10, 2001
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
SINCE BUYING MY TOYOTA IN APRIL OF 1998, I HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES. I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SCREECHING AND GRINDING NOISES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS NOISE HAS BEEN A NOTED PROBLEM. I FIND THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR A "NEW" CAR, I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TO AVOID MAKING REPAIRS AND I HAVE MADE MORE ON THIS TOYOTA AND ITS BAD BREAKS THAN I WOULD HAVE SPENT ON KEEPING MY USED RODEO. I MEAN WITH REGULAR MAINANTENCE CHECK, OIL CHANGE, CAR PAYMENTS, $200 BRAKE JOBS EVERY 8 TO 12 MONTHS, THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH CLUNKING NOISES COMING FROM MY FRONT SUSPENSION, ESPECIALLY IF I GO OVER A ROUGH ROAD. FOR A COMPANY THAT HAS A REPUTATION FOR SUPERIOR CARS, THIS HAS BEEN A DISAPPOINTING FIRST BUY AS I FIND THE CAR TO HAVE A VERY, VERY POOR BRAKING SYSTEM AND SUSPENSION. FROM READING YOUR TECHNICAL BULLETINS, THERE HAS BEEN 90 REPORTED COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKES AND 31 REPORTED COMPLAINTS ON THE SUSPENSION. HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE FILED BEFORE A RECALL ON THESE BRAKES ARE DONE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887801May 9, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WAS BRAKNG AT A STOP SIGN ENGINE STARTED RIVVING, AND VEHICLE STARTED MOVING THROUGH INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THEN, LAST TIME WAS ON APRIL 27, 2001. TOYOTA DEALER BELIEVED CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF BRAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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