Toyota Camry Complaints (1992)

565 consumer complaints on file.

#10112155February 25, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK SEAL BROKE CAUSING GAS LEAK WHICH COULD HAVE IGNITED FIRE WHILE DRIPPING OVER THE EXHAUST PIPE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101842November 30, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. GOODYEAR, 19570R13. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10079165July 2, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
IN THE YEAR OF 1992 APPROXIMATELY 7/92 THROUGH 1993 I WORKED IN THE MACHINING AREA FOR THE SPINDLE CONPONENT MADE FOR THE 1992-1993 TOYOTA CAMRY. DURING THAT TIME IN APPROXIMATELY THE MONTH OF OCTOBER OF 1992 THE SPINDLE UNIT WHERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN OVER HEATED AND HAD VERY DEEP CRACKS UPON WHERE THE BEARING UNIT WOULD BE SEATED. UPON FINDING THE PROBLEM MANAGERS COMPANY CARS WERE DISASSEMBLED FOR TRY TO TRACK BACK HOW FAR THE PROBLEM WENT BACK. THE MANAGERS CAR WERE ALSO FOUND TO HAVE CRAKS IN THEIR SPINDLE UNITS.THE COUNTERMEASURES TAKEN PLACE WAS TO PUT SAND BAGS IN THE TRUNKS OF THE CARS AFTER THEY WERE RE-ASSEMBLED AND DROVE ON THEIR TEST TRACK AT THEIR FECILITIES THERE IN GEORGETOWN,KY.. MANY PICTURES OF CONPONENTS WERE TAKEN AND PLACE ON A COMPUTER HARD DRIVE WITHIN THE QC DEPT. AREA TO DO AN COMPARISON WITH OTHER CONPONENTS. THE FAILURE OF THIS CONPONENT COULD CAUSE THE TIRES TO COME COMPLETE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THAT THE SPINDLE WOULD HAVE BROKEN.AS FAR AS I'M AM AWARE THERE WAS NEVER ANY RECALLS OR REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLES SOLD.PLEASE COMP;ETE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE OTHERS WHO STILL WORK WITHIN THE POWERTRAIN DEPT. THAT CAN VERIFY THIS STORY.AMOUNT OR NUMBER OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072771May 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1992 V6 3.0 CAMRY HISTORY OF MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND REPAIRS, GOOD MAINT. RECORD, NONE COVERED RECOGNIZED BY TOYOYA WARRANTY. ENGINE AND STEERING AND SUSPENSION IN THIS CAR AND MANY OTHERS IS LLISTED AS SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN RESEARCH REPORTS FOR A REASON. MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING DESIGN ALL PROBLEM AREAS. DRIVING CAR AT SLOW SPEED, HAD UNCONTROLLABE PULL TO LEFT AND SURGING CAR INTO A WALL. DRIVER AIRBAG AND SUSTAINED NONLIFE THREATENING INJURIES. PROPERTY DAMAGE TO WALL AND TO CAR SIGNIFICANT. INVESTIGATOR SAYS MOST LIKELY RACK AND PINION STEERING AT FAULT. READING UP ON TOYOTA CARS WITH V6 3.0 ENGINE AND DESIGN OF CAR, BELIEVE THIS CAR AND OTHERS SHARE THE SAME PROBLEMS, SO COMPLICATED, DIFFICULT COSTLY TO ADDRESS, TOYOTA CHOOSING TO IGNORE ADDRESSING PROBLEMS. THIS CAR IS XAMPLE OF ONE VEHICLE BEEN AROUND MANY YEARS AND WHAT ULTIMATELY CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE PROBLEMS NOT FIXED. BELIEVE DESIGN FLAWS SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD. BELIEVE IN THE V6 ENGINES AND STEERING DESIGN( SAME DESIGN SOME LEXUS AND OTHER TOYOTA MODELS ) ARE PERSISTANT PROBLEMS. ONLY MATTER OF TIME BEFORE LIVES WILL BE LOST DUE TO WHAT I THINK IS NEGLIGENCE IN ACKNOWLEDGING (NOT FIXING THE PROBLEMS WHICH MAY NOT BE FIXABLE WHICH IN THAT CASE THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED.OVERWHELMING COST, SEE WHY TOYOTA WOULD NOT WANT TO DO THAT.) UNFORTUNATELY, DOESNT STOP PROBLEMS RISKS FOR PEOPLE WITH THESE CARS. REALLY BELIEVE IF GET A LIST OF ALL THE CARS OUT THERE WITH THE V6 ENGINE AND THE STEERING DESING AS IN THIS CAMRY, YOU WOULD FIND THE SAME TYPE CONSISTENT PROBLEMS AND KEY TO WHAT REALLY IS CAUSING THEM TO SLUDGE, BLOW HEAD GASKETS, CATCH FIRE, BLUE SMOKE, SIEZE SURGE FORWARD PULL TO THE LEFT IN A MATTER OF ANYTHING FROM WANDERING TO UNCONTROLLABLE PULLING INTO HEAD ON TRAFFIC. PROBLEMS ARE CLEARLY NOTED AND REPEATED IN THE LITTLE TIME I HAVE SPENT REVIEWING COMPLAINTS. IT SHOULD BE MORE READILY AVAILABLE FOR TOYOTA TO LOOK INTO. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10062090March 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1992 CAMRY, V-6, EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN I EITHER PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE FROM PARK, OR IF I JUST TOUCH THE THROTTLE AND RELEASE IT, THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE OVER 1000 RPMS AND REMAIN HIGH FOR 15 SECS RATHER THAN DROPPING BACK IN SYNC WITH THE THROTTLE RELEASE. SIMILAR SYMPTONS WITH THE NEWER CAMRYS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059464February 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP THE ENGINE AND PLACED INTO REVERSE WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. (NAR) *LA *CB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10057583February 5, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. *NM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057356February 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WAS FULL OF A BLUISH COLOR SMOKE WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE ORIGINATION OF THE SMOKE WAS UNDETERMINED, BUT THE STRONGEST SMOKE SMELL WAS AT THE STEREO AMPLIFIER WIRING LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THERE'S A RECALL 93V147000 FOR THIS ISSUE BUT IT'S ON AN EARLIER MODEL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047249November 20, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR OBSTRUCTS VIEW TO THE RIGHT FOR TALL PEOPLE. I'VE ALMOST HAD 3-4 SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN MY 1992 TOYOTA CAMRY IS LOCATED RATHER LOW IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I'M 6'3", AND WHEN I LOOK TO THE RIGHT, THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CAUSES A LARGE BLIND SPOT AS IT IS DIRECTLY IN MY FIELD OF VISION. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC AT INTERSECTIONS AS IT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE RIGHT. PLEASE DO A STUDY OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TALL DRIVERS (MORE THAN 6'2" IN HEIGHT) AND SEE IF THERE IS AN INCREASED NUMBER AT INTERSECTIONS INVOLVING CRASHES WITH CARS COMING FROM THE RIGHT. THIS APPLIES TO MANY DIFFERENT BRANDS OF CARS. THE SOLUTION WOULD BE SOME SORT OF ADAPTER THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO SITUATE THE MIRROR CLOSER TO THE ROOF OF THE PASSENGER CABIN. BY THE WAY, I GOT TO THIS SITE USING GOOGLE. THIS SHOULD BE ONE OF THE OPTIONS ON YOUR FORM FOR REFERRAL SOURCE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048123November 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR CREATES A BLIND SPOT BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE AND LOCATION FOR TALL DRIVERS. CONSUMER IS 6 FEET 3 INCHES TALL. THIS CAUSES AN OBSTRUCTION WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO MERGE OVER TO THE RIGHT/LEFT. THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO PROPERLY SEE ONCOMING MOTORISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032263September 15, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHEN THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEAR TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING COLLIDING INTO A LIGHT POLE.*AK VEHICLE HIT A LIGHT POLE NO MORE THAN 8 FEET FROM START, JUMPED OVER A LOW WALL, WENT ONTO THE SIDEWALK, WENT DOWN A STEP INTO THE STREET TRAVELING IN THE DIRECTION OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDEWALK TO PREVENT A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. MECHANIC DISABLED THE CRUISE CONTROL. *PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029956August 22, 2003
TIRES:MARKINGS
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BRIDGESTONE, TURANZA T TIRES, P20565/15. THE UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING SYSTEM (UTQGS) WAS MISSING. UTQGS INCLUDES TREADWEAR, TRACTION, AND TEMPERATURE GRADES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW THE COMPLAINT. *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024837June 24, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016385April 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IF THE KEYS TO THE IGNITION ARE SHUT OFF IN MID-FLIGHT YOU HAVE NO STEERING OR BRAKES PERIOD. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020007October 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS OVER HEATING AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. TOOK TO TOYOTA AND THEY REPLACED RADIATOR, PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE HEADGASKET. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018051September 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH SIDE AIRS BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566640July 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER IS WRITING ON BEHALF OF SON (LUKE HIGH) WHO WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY. DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME FACIAL INJURIES AND IS EXPERIENCING TINNITUS AND SOUND SENSITIVITY IN HIS LEFT EAR. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#763249June 19, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE TURNING LEFT, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, HE HAS BEEN LEFT WITH INNER EAR DAMAGED THAT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A SPECIALIST AND COMPANY WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME OF ANY OTHER FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO 1992 CAMRY'S AND AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT? SOMEONE AT YOUR OFFICE TOLD ME THERE HAD BEEN SOME RECALLS DUE TO AIRBAGS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#754835November 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY CAR STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AND I WAS FIRST IN LINE TO PROCEED ONTO HIGHWAY #290. I WENT UP THE RAMP AND MY CAR TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN AND I COULD NOT BRAKE OR STEER MY CAR. CAR CRASHED INTO A TREE AND STOPPED. MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I WAS HURT FACIALLY AND I UNSTRAPPED MY SEAT BELT AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAT ON THE GROUND WAITING FOR HELP. CAR BEHIND ME STOPPED TO HELP AND CALLED 911 FOR AMBULANCE AND POLICE USING MY CELL PHONE. MY CAR WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURER. I DID NOT HAVE THE CAR CHECKED BY A MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS ADVISED IT COULD TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS TO BE HEARD IN COURT AND IN THE MEANTIME, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR STORAGE AND WOULD NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A DOWN PAYMENT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE ACCIDENT MY FAULT AND I HAVE BEEN HEAVILY SURCHARGED WHICH I AM IN THE PROCESS OF APPEALING. ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN SHARE WITH ME REGARDING SIMILAR PROBLEMS MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN MY FIGHT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#754188November 7, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVERS SEATBELT DOESN'T RETRACT. THIS STARTED QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. I DON'T RECALL EXACTLY WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED, BUT IT'S A PROBLEM. I NEVER THOUGHT OF REPORTING IT BEFORE UNTIL I SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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