Toyota Camry Complaints (1997)

555 consumer complaints on file.

#607923February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH IGNITION KEY ASSEMBLY OCCURS, FORCE KEY TO TURN ON ENGINE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606924February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607891February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
KEY INTERLOCK SOLENOID FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607912February 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
FUEL DOOR FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607027February 1, 1999
AIR BAGS
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS RESULTING IN BURNS ON HAND AND BRUISING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#607582February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
HINGE LOOSE ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607601February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701377January 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I STILL HAVE THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM AND UNEVEN STOPPING POWER/GRIND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543371January 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
HAD FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE, CHANGED GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE, AND WHILE FOOT WAS STILL ON BRAKE THE CAR STARTED ROLLING AND CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT HIT A TREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701995January 7, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CAR LOCKS & UNLOCKS ITSELF, VERY ANNOYING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701730December 30, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE IS A NOTICEABLE RUMBLING SOUND COMING FROM THE FLOOR OF MY 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE DURING ACCELERATION, BUT CAN BE DETECTED WHILE TRAVELING AT CONSTANT SPEED. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT IN NATURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832299December 15, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
FRONT STRUT FAILING TO OPERATE BETWEEN 6000 -7000 MILES OF WEAR. WHENEVER VEHICLE HIT A BUMP THE STRUT WOULD BOTTOM OUT/ METAL TO METAL ARE HITING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832215December 11, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NO SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. MFR. NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE THE ONLY CONSUMER COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS GOING TO SEND AN ENGINEER OUT, BUT HE NEVER SHOWED UP. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831843December 4, 1998
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS IN WHICH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON BOTH OCCASIONS. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831726December 3, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO ACCIDENTS. 1ST. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE SIDE. 2ND ACCIDENT INVOLVED A HEAD-ON COLLISION. ON BOTH OCCASIONS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED OF THE THE 1ST ACCIDENT. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE SIDE. ON THE SECOND ACCIDENT DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THE TIME. 831843 DUP OF 831726; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831623December 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE SIEZED AT 21,000 MILE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN #. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831647December 2, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER WAS REARENDED BY A VEHICLE GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ,DRIVER SEATBACK TRACK BROKE, CAUSING HER TO MOVE FORWARD, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700919November 26, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE CAR FRONT SUSPENSION IS VERY LOW. THE FRONT (UNDER) OF THE CAR SCRAPES THE CEMENT WHEN BACKING FROM A DRIVEWAY OR WHEN DRIVING OVER SOME DIPS IN THE STREETS. MY NEIGHBOR HAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF THE CAR AND HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831160November 23, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE FRONT END WAS CRUSHED. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700668November 17, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE FRONT BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND PRODUCE A GRINDING SOUND WHEN APPLIED WITH NORMAL PRESSURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT TOYOTA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT CAN'T FIX IT. MY REGULAR MECHANIC HAS HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH TOYOTAS FROM HIS CUSTOMERS. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT CAN'T BE FIXED. 2) ON MY 25,000 MILE SERVICE I COULD NOT HAVE MY BACK TIRES ROTATED BECAUSE THEY WERE CUPPED. I WAS TOLD THIS IS BECAUSE OF WEAK SHOCKS ON THE CAR. MY WIFE WHO WEIGHS 100 POUNDS IS THE ONE WHO DRIVES THIS CAR 85% OF THE TIME AND WITH MY TWO KIDS THE TOTAL WEIGHT IS LESS THAT 300 POUNDS. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD BOTTOM OUT BUT DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE POORLY PERFORMING SHOCKS. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THESE TWO PROBLEMS TO THE POINT THAT I WONDER WHERE ELSE TOYOTA CUT CORNERS ON QUALITY. IF THIS REPORT IS GOING TO TOYOTA, PLEASE PASS ON THAT THE CHANCES OF THIS CONSUMER BUYING ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS IS ZERO. ALSO, THE CHANCES OF A BAD REFERRAL IS HIGHLY PROBABLE. AT THE MINIMUM, IT IS BETTER THAN TOYOTA COMING UP WITH A SOLUTION TO A KNOWN PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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