Toyota Camry Complaints (1998)

600 consumer complaints on file.

#887872May 9, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED COULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE. THEN, UPON STOPPING DISCOVERED A TREAD SEPARATION. TOYOTA, CAMRY, 1998, P-195/70R14. *AK CONSUMER STATESLEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM RIM, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744578April 26, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
SERVICE DEPT. SAID STRUT MOUNTS WERE BACKLOGGED AND WOULD PROBABLY TAKE MORE THAN 1 1/2 TO 2 MONTHS TO COME IN. DO NOT DRIVE CAR ON HIGHWAY BUT O.K. TO AND FROM WORK LOCALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744266April 19, 2001
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WATER LEAKS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR FLOOR WHEN RAIN OR CAR WASH. DEALER SAID THE SUNROOF 'S DRAINAGE WAS BLOCKED BY THE DEBRIS THE CAUSE THE LEAKS. BUT I HARDLY OPEN THE SUNROOF AND WHY THE TOP IS NOT WET JUST THE FLOOR. THEY CAN'T ANSWER. WHAT THEY KNOW IS ITS NOT COVER BY THE WARRANTY AND CHARGED ME $600 TO FIXED EVERYTHING> (TIRESIZE: 1957014)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 1957014 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886179April 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK. RECALL 01V012000 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884735March 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
WHENEVER VEHICLE RAN OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE, ETC., IT CAUSED HARD BANGING NOISE UNDER FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER SAYS STRUT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER DUE TO THE PROBLEM BEING NATIONWIDE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743266March 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSTANT BRAKE WEAR AND TEAR; MANUFACTURER PROVIDED BRAKE KIT TO NO AVAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743197March 28, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED RATTLING AT AROUND 40,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND REPAIRED THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS AT A COST TO ME OF $342.00. TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. I KNOW FROM NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND CONSUMER REPORTS DATA THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. HOWEVER, TOYOTA REFUSES TO COVER AS I AM OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY LIMIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884481March 28, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN APPLYE. VEHICLE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883632March 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND SHOES AND ROTATED ROTORS TWO TIMES. NOISE IS STILL PRESENT, AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT OPERATION OF BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883525March 20, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
01 V 012 000/ACCELERATOR CABLE: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE PARKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF INTO A FIELD AREA, RAN INTO VARIOUS THINGS BEFORE HITTING A WALL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882841March 13, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONSUMER THEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, RPMS FINALLY WENT DOWN AND ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882890March 13, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V012000. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COOPERATE IN SERVICING VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT ANOTHER DEALER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882692March 12, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742230March 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION
POOR BRAKING SYSTEM AND SUSPENSION; DISAPPOINTING FIRST TOYOTA BUY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882375March 7, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V012000/ THROTTLE CABLE, AND TRIED TO HAVE SERVICE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF SAID RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882273March 6, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
KEY FAILS TO UNLOCK EITHER TRUNK OR DOORS ON VEHICLE. PROBLEM IS NOT WEATHER RELATED. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.*AK THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED A NEW LOCK SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741900March 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TRAVELLING THE FREEWAY, I NEEDED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN I STARTED TO MOVE MY RIGHT FOOT, SOMETHING HELD IT IN PLACE. I LIFTED MY RIGHT FOOT AND PROCEEDED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE. I TWO-FOOTED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD SOMETHING CRACK AFTERWHICH THE PEDAL STARTED TO MOVE AND I RGAINED THE USE OF MY BRAKES. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED A PLASTIC DUCT WEDGED BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FLOOR BOARD. THE DUCT WAS PART OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WHICH HAD FALLEN OFF AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FLOOR BOARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881117February 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND BRAKES MADE NOISE, LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. DEALER HAD SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE ROTORS WERE BUILT TOO CLOSELY TO VEHICLE BODY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880698February 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED "T" BONED TOYOTA ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, SIDE DOOR AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. JAWS OF LIFE HAD TO BE USED TO EXTRACT DRIVER OUT OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#880503February 13, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHILE DRIVING COULD SMELL SMOKE, AND REAR SPEAKERS DID TURN OFF. THEN, COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM RADIO, A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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