Toyota Camry Complaints (1997)

555 consumer complaints on file.

#830758November 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKES. WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKES SOUND AS IF IT IS METAL TO METAL GRINDING. VEHICLE INSPECTED, AND BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND CONDITION STILL A OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830475November 9, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, STRUCTURE:BODY
THERE IS SHAKING IN THE TIRE, AND THE TIRERS ARE OUT OF BALANCE. ALSO, THERE IS A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE STRUCTURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830231November 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, IT MAKES A LOUD CHATTERING NOISE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FEB/97. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542384November 3, 1998
STEERING:COLUMN
DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE CAUSES THE DRIVER KNEE TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTER LEVER MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL GO UP AND DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700298November 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
BRAKES MAKES LOTS OF NOISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829819October 30, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700142October 27, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE HYDROPLANED @ APPORX. 65-70 MPH HITTING A CONCRETE BRIDGE WHICH TURNED THE VEHICLE 180 DEGREES AND THE FRONT HIT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED SPINNING. NIETHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#541982October 15, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT DESIGN DOES NOT LIGHT EFFICIENTLY RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828925October 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ANYTIME VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE VEHICLE WOULD GO FOWARD AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND CONDITION STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828927October 14, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALONG THE STREET WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING FROM PARKING AREA DRIVEWAY ONTO STREET STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539626October 10, 1998
CHILD SEAT:RETRACTOR
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 3-YEAR OLD, WHO WAS SEATING IN A CAR SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT, RAPPED REAR SHOULDER BELT AROUND HIS NECK WITH TENSION SET, ALMOST WAS CHOKED BY BELT. POLICE OFFICER HAD TO CUT SEAT BELT OFF SON'S NECK WITH A KNIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#781075October 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS REPLACED DUE TO GRINDING, RESULTED IN RIGHT SIDE CALIPERS FAILING/INSIDE PAD GROUNDING INTO ROTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828742October 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MR. SALO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY QUITS PULLING WHEN THE GEAR SHOULD BE SHIFTED FROM THE SECOND GEAR TO THE THIRD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828502October 2, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT LANE. ALSO, WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL, CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE WINDOW IS WET THE OCCUPANT CANNOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDOW. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780646October 2, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY PULLS WHEN THE GEAR SHOULD BE SHIFTED FROM THE 2ND GEAR TO THE 3RD GEAR, CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN ENTERING BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541791September 29, 1998
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 5MPH AND WAS IT HIT HEAD ON BY A 90 FORD TAURUS STATIONWAGON GOING 35MPH. SPEED LIMIT ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD WAS 30MPH. PASSENGER SPENT 5 DAYS IN PARKLAND TRAUMA CENTER DUE TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT . PASSENGER WAS 5'4" WHITE FEMALE WEIGHT 115LBS WAS SITTING IN FURTHEST POSTION AWAY FROM AIRBAG AND WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#828296September 28, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS PULLING ONTO THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHCLE HEAD-ON AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OR MORE MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, CAUSING AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO PASSENGER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#827836September 11, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT ABOUT 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540771September 11, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED IT PULLED TO THE LEFT. AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED TWO ALIGNMENTS, THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE BELTS ON ONE OF THE TIRES WERE FLATTENED, AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR NOW RATTLES AT ALL SPEEDS AND THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOW WEARING ON THE INSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827790September 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, MOSTLY IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS, VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. ALSO BRAKES MAKE GROWLING NOISES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE HAS VISUAL PROBLEMS; HEADREST , BLOCKS VIEW WHEN LOOKING OUT OF REAR WINDOW. PROBLEM IS WITH ALL 4 HEADRESTS. HEADREST ARE TOO WIDE AND HIGH. POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. DEALERS ARE AWARE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DEATAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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