Toyota Camry Complaints (1999)

501 consumer complaints on file.

#10284942September 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES
MY FIRST COMPLAINT IS THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE. WHEN I SET IT TO OVER 50MPH AND THEN TRY TO TURN IT OFF, MY PEDAL STICKS A LITTLE AND ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO RELEASE. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS THE BURNING OF OIL SMELL THAT COMES WITH THE PEDAL STICKING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE ONLY THINGS THEY FOUND WAS A LOOSE HOSE. IT WAS RETIGHTEND. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL PARTS ON MY REAR VIEW MIRRORS. THEY ARE ALL OPPOSITES. UP IS DOWN RIGHT IS LEFT ETC. I HAD GOTTEN A VEHICLE CAR FACTS ON THE CAR AND ONLY ONE OWNER AND REAR ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED. ALSO I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY FRONT TWO TIRES WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASE AND IT MAKES A SCRAPING NOISE WHENEVER THE CAR IS IN MOTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284196September 16, 2009
EQUIPMENT
FLOORMAT OF 2009 FLOORMAT PREVENTS PROPER BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273689June 13, 2009
SEAT BELTS
REAR DRIVER-SIDE PASSENGER SEAT-BELT HAS FAILED. AUTOMOTIVE: TOYOTA CAMRY CE, 4 DR, 1999 MODEL, BLACK. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272574June 1, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS TOLD THAT BELT BREAKAGE CONTRIBUTED TO MY TIRES BEING OUT OF ROUND AND EGG SHAPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268453May 12, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY STARTED BLOWING BLUE SMOKE OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THIS WAS AFTER REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT 3,000 MILES. FINALLY, WHILE ON A BUSINESS TRIP AND AFTER OIL WAS CHANGED, MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT THE ENGINE, WHO STATE THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN PAID TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED 200 MILES TO MY HOUSE WHERE MY MECHANIC ALSO STATED THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR OVER A YEAR TO FIND A COST EFFECTIVE ENGINE WHEN AT LAST I FOUND A WEB SITE THAT EXPLAINS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD WITH SLUDGE OIL PROBLEMS CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. WHY HAS THE NHTSA NOT ISSUED ANY RECALL? I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THE NHTSA IS NOT LOOKING OUT FOR THE CONSUMER? WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET SOME HELP FOR THE HARD WORKING CONSUMER AGAINST THE AUTO GIANTS WHO KNOW GOOD AND WELL THEY HAD A VERY SILENT CLASS ACTION NOTIFICATION WHICH DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE MAJORITY OF THE CONSUMERS. THAT ACTION MIGHT BE GOOD FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS AND STOCKHOLDERS BUT ISN'T THE NHTSA SUPPOSED TO LOOK OUT FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262833March 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 CYLINDER WITH 83,500 MILES (ONE OWNER) BLEW A PISTON THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AS A RESULT OF ACCELERATING FROM ABOUT 69 TO 73 MPH ON A BUSY TURNPIKE, COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE ENGINE AND SENDING BLACK SMOKE AND OIL ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAD BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND THERE HAD NEVER BEEN ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS NOR WAS OIL GEL/SLUDGE EVER NOTICED AS AN ISSUE BY THE MECHANICS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260331February 28, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT
THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. THIS IS THE HISTORY OF THE 1999 CAMRY (PROBLEM: ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EACH TIME): 1/24/2007 GOODYEAR AUTO--REPLACED CHARCOAL CANISTER AND CONTROL VALVE $549.19 7/12/2007 GOODYEAR AUTO--REPLACED PURGE VALVE $134.24; CHARCOAL CANISTER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 11/8/2008 TOYOTA DEALERSHIP--REPLACED CHARCOAL CANISTER AND PURGE VALVE (TOYOTA SAYS THEY STILL HAVE TO CHARGE FOR THIS REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPLACED EARLIER) $656.75 2/9/09 TOYOTA DEALERSHIP--REPLACED CONTROL VALVE--$142.34 IN SUMMARY, CHARCOAL CANISTER WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, PURGE VALVE REPLACED 2 TIMES, CONTROL VALVE REPLACED 2 TIMES--ALL IN A SPAN OF 2 YEARS. TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIFIES IT BY SAYING IT IS A "REVISED" PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255446January 17, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED AND FOOT BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND HAS ALREADY OCCURRED 5 TIMES. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE REALLY HARD TO AVOID HITTING ANYTHING. IT OCCURRED ALSO ONE TIME WHEN IN REVERSE IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248031November 8, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM ON 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY COMPONENT: STRUCTURE:DOOR ASSEMBLY:LATCHES AND LOCKS POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM CAN FAILED, CAUSING THE CONTACTS TO "WELD", AND RESULTING IN DOOR LOCK SOLENOID DAMAGE, WITH FAILURE OF THE DOOR TO LOCK OR UNLOCK, EVEN UNDER MANUAL OPERATION. CONSEQUENCE: IF THE DOOR FAILS TO OPEN AFTER ECU FAILURE, VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE INCREASED DIFFICULTY EXITING THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246613October 24, 2008
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PROPERLY LATCH INTO THE BUCKLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $200 TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246005October 18, 2008
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT BROKE WHEN INSTALLING CHILD CAR SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242708September 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE WAS DEAD SO MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE HAS HOLE DUE TO MAJOR ENGINE MECHANICAL FAILURE. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR 2000 TOYOTA AND THEY WERE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239722August 25, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE OUTER BELT OF THE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 15 NEAR BAKER, CA , TOWARDS LAS VEGAS, AT 7:30 PM. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT IN THAT BUSY HIGHWAY. I RECEIVED A CITATION FROM THE HIGHWAY PATROL BECAUSE I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK TO REMOVE THE CAR. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE LIBERTY MUTUAL'S APPRAISER. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THESE TIRES HAD BEEN RECALLED ON NOV '06, BUT NEITHER PEP BOYS (THE SELLER) NOR THE TIRE MANUFACTURER, COOPER TIRES, HAD EVER CONTACTED ME ABOUT THE RECALL. MOREOVER, PEP BOYS HAD FAILED TO INFORM ME OF THE SERIOUS CRASH RISK OF THESE TIRES, EVEN WHEN I TOOK MY CAR ON MAR 30TH, 2008 FOR TIRE ROTATION !!! BOTH COMPANIES PEP BOYS AND COPPER TIRES HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO MY COMPLAINTS AND CLAIMING THE OTHER AS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY IN THIS CASE. BY THE WAY, I'M STILL WITHOUT A CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237880August 12, 2008
TIRES
ON SIX OCCASIONS IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA I HAVE EXPERIENCED TIRE FAILURE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. ON TWO OF THESE OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF ROAD ON FOUR OTHERS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE COMPANY WHERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES. THE TIRES INVOLVED WITH THESE FAILURES HAVE BEEN ON TWO SEPARATE CARS BOTH OF THEM ARE 99 TOYOTA CAMRY'S. THE TIRES ARE THE SAME MANUFACTURE AND MODEL BUT DIFFERENT SIZES. THE COMPANY WHERE I PURCHASED THESE TIRES FROM HAS WORKED WITH ME AND HAS REPLACED THESE TIRES ON ALL OCCASIONS. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT NOW BECAUSE I HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH TWO TIRES ON ONE OF MY CAMRY'S AND ONE TIRE ON THE OTHER CAMRY AND I FEEL THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233990July 11, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS FROM THE CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10233510July 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE BLEW OUT ON FREEWAY. ENGINE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AS SLUDGE BUILD UP LEADING TO THROWN ROD AND CRANKSHAFT. ROD BUSTED THROUGH CRANKCASE. MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS ONE OF TOYOTA'S FLAWED ENGINE DESIGNS SUFFERING FROM A KNOWN OIL GEL BUILD UP PROBLEM - *5S-FE FOUR CYLINDER AND 1MZ-FE V-6 ENGINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10221635March 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAMRY SHOWED THE EXACT 3 SIGNS OF OIL GEL LIST IN SETTLED CLASS ACTION SUIT: EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, BLUE SMOKE, & ENGINE LIGHT ON. SETTLED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT SAYS TOYOTA SHOULD FIX/PAY. TOYOTA INC. DENIED CLAIM. CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT CLEARLY INCLUDES MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY 4CYL. TOYOTA SHOULD AUTHORIZE THE $3000 OF REPAIRS NEEDED ON MY CAMRY AND SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THEY WERE DIRECTED TO BY A COURT OF LAW. I'M JUST GLAD I NOTICED THE 3 SIGNS OF OIL GET & BROUGHT IT TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY. IN MINNESOTA LAST WEEK, ONE CAMRY-OWNING FAMILY WAS NOT AS FORTUNATE: DURING RUSH-HOUR ON ONE OF MINNESOTA'S BUSIEST HIGHWAYS, A TOYOTA CAMRY CAME TO A FULL STOP AND WAS REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI. AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED WHEN THE FAMILY'S CAMRY WAS REAR-ENDED, A 4 YEAR OLD GIRL DIED. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAMRY WAS ONE OF THE CAMRYS COVERED IN THE OIL GEL LAWSUIT. I DO KNOW THAT IF IT'S ONE OF THE TOYOTA CAMRYS THAT HAS ENGINE DAMAGE THAT, IF UNDETECTED BY OWNER, WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THESE CAMRYS DO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON FREEWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217849February 12, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
A RATTLING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE CAR. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REPAIR IT INCLUDING REPLACING ALL STRUTS. NOISE HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE SINCE THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES. MUCH MONEY WASTED ON INEFFECTIVE REPAIRS. RATTLE CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215026January 11, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH ENGINE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND OIL AND GASOLINE ODOR WAS PRESENT. CONSUMER THEN PULLED OVER AND ENGINE FAILED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214103January 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
RE: TOYOTA CAMRY ENGINE FAILURE ON 12/21/07 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY LE DECEMBER 31, 2007 DEAR SIR, ON DECEMBER 21, 2007 AT 11:30AM PT, MY WIFE KIM LY NGUYEN DROVE OUR 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY LE ON THE 405 SOUTH FREEWAY. AS SHE WAS ABOUT TO PASS THE BRISTOL ST. EXIT IN COSTA MESA, MY WIFE SUDDENLY HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISY SOUND AND DETECTED THE STRONG SCENT OF OIL AND GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY, MY WIFE MANEUVERED OUR CAR TO THE RIGHT-HAND SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. ONCE MY WIFE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT RE-START. OUR CAR WAS TOWED BY 21ST CENTURY INSURANCE TO ACCU AUTO SERVICE (23253 MADERO #A-104, MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691) FOR REPAIR. SINCE WE ARE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON OUR CAR TO COMMUTE TO WORK EVERY DAY, IT WAS CRUCIAL THAT WE RECEIVED IMMEDIATE SERVICE ON OUR CAR. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC EXAM, ACCU AUTO SERVICE DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND TOTAL FAILURE (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURES) AND WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AND SERVICED. SINCE WE BOUGHT OUR TOYOTA CAMRY LE ON 4/10/99, IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THROUGH THE ?GOLD SEAL MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN SERVICES CONTRACT LIMITED, AND WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU CAN HELP US WITH A REIMBURSEMENT OF OUR REPAIR COSTS. DUE TO THE DEPENDENCY ON OUR CAR FOR SURVIVAL, WE HAD TO AUTHORIZE AN IMMEDIATE REPAIR. THROUGH THE LIFE OF OUR TOYOTA CAMRY LE, WE HAVE MAINTAINED A GOOD MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND UPKEEP, WHICH CAN BE VERIFIED THROUGH LEW WEBB'S IRVINE TOYOTA, INC. (30 AUTO CENTER DR., IRVINE, CA 92618) AT 949-768-0688 OR ACCU AUTO SERVICES AT 949-859-9637. WE HOPE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND OUR SITUATION AND ARE ABLE TO HONOR OUR WARRANTY BY GRANTING US A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DEFECTIVE CAR ENGINE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND TIME. SINCERELY, LIEM NGO & KIM LY NGUYEN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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