Toyota Camry Complaints (1997)
555 consumer complaints on file.
- #527783January 3, 1998EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820213January 2, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE AIMED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. WINDSHIELD SPARKLES, CAUSING IT TO BLIND THE CONSUMER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527256December 30, 1997AIR BAGS
DURING FRONT END COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN INJURIES TO CONSUMER.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #605704December 30, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527585December 29, 1997SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS DO NOT PROTECT FRONT END OF CAR. FRONT END HITS ROAD WHEN VEHICLE CROSSES SHALLOW DIPS IN ROADWAY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527544December 25, 1997SUSPENSION
VEHICLE SITS TO LOW TO THE GROUND. VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT ON SPEED BUMPS WITH 4 ADULTS RIDING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527001December 22, 1997VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS RESULTED IN A COLLISION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #525657December 4, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
SOLENOID SHIFT INTERLOCK CONNECTOR FAILED, ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #526433December 3, 1997SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION MAKES ROUGH NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH SURFACES AT SPEEDS 20-30 MPH.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #819521November 28, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #523497November 25, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT END MAKES A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE UPON APPLYING BRAKES AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #819322November 20, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A LEVEL STREET, CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE AND THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED FORWARD AND HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HAS SLIPPED INTO GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE LEVER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. *AK *SLC
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #523954November 18, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES AND COMING TO FULL STOPS, BRAKES HAVE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE NOISE IS INTERMITTENT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #818872November 12, 1997SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK LOCKING MECHANISM DISENGAGED SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, ALLOWING DRIVER'S SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD/BACKWARD. DRIVER MADE SUDDEN STOP, SEAT SLID FORWARD, LAP BELT SQUEEZED DRIVER'S BELLY, RUPTURIED AMNIOTIC SACK. DEALER HAS NO PART TO CORRECT PROBLEM. REPORTED BY LAWYER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #819866November 12, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE EACH TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TALKED TO DEALER & MANUFACTURER, BUT NOTHING WILL BE DONE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #818520November 7, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE CAN TAKE THE IGNITION KEY OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL ON. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #524328November 5, 1997AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #818102October 31, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
OWNER CLAIMS THAT THE CAR HAS LOUD SOUNDS COMING FROM THE BRAKE AREA WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT AFFECTS THE WAY THE CAR STOPS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #818104October 31, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN CONSUMER COMES TO A STOP BRAKES GRIND. MECHANIC HAS TOLD HER AFTER 4 TIMES, IN FOR REPAIR, THAT IS NORMAL. CONSUMER STATES METAL TO METAL GRINDING IS NOT NORMAL. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #817767October 28, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER KEY IS INSERTED. DILEMMA: OWNER ROCKED STEERING TO RELEASE MECHANISM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0