Toyota Camry Complaints (1996)

417 consumer complaints on file.

#10291132November 5, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTING ACCELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE REACHED SPEEDS OF 60-80 MPH WHILE RUNNING TWO STOP SIGNS. HE HAD TO CRASH INTO A TREE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT ARM. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 96E001000 (ROSTRA PRECISION CONTROLS). HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO SIX CYLINDER VEHICLES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,500. UPDATED 01/12/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 2 NIGHTS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE CRUISE CONTROL CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10269779May 23, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE CAR WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. THE LEFT REAR WAS FIRST TO FAIL AT ~100K MILES, THE DRIVER HANDLE FAILED LAST AT 139K MILES. THE LOCAL DEALER OFFERED A 10% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR, TOYOTA OF AMERICA CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WOULD OFFER ANYTHING BETTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263242March 27, 2009
AIR BAGS
1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A 5 MPH ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR HE REAR ENDED, YET THE TOYOTA WAS TOTALED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPON RESEARCH ON THIS SITE, TOYOTA CAMRY 1996 HAS A ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF AIRBAGS THAT DO NOT DEPLOY. MY SON HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10244456October 5, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. ITS LIKE SOMEONE JUST FLOORS THE GAS PEDAL WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR FOOT ISN'T ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237370August 7, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE-TOYOTA-CAMRY-1996 AND 1993 PROBLEM: CRUISE CONTROL WE OWN 1996, MY MOM OWNS 1993, BOTH HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. NEITHER OF US HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE, SO WE DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE/REMEDY. WE HAVE INSTEAD STOPPED USING. INTERMITTENTLY, REPEATEDLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING. A SUDDEN EXTREME DECREASE IN SPEED OCCURS DUE TO FAILURE. SWITCHES AND LIGHTS INDICATE IT IS STILL ON AND WORKING PROPERLY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON FREEWAYS AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THAT IS ALSO WHEN NORMAL USE OF CRUISE CONTROL IS MOST LIKELY/MOST OFTEN BEING USED. THIS POSES AN ENORMOUSLY HIGH RISK OF BEING HIT FROM THE REAR OR THE CAR FOLLOWING TO SWERVE AND IT EITHER HITTING, OR BEING HIT BY, ANOTHER VEHICLE. HUGE POSSIBILITY OF MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILE UP. BECAUSE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALMOST ALWAYS BEING USED WHEN IT THE MOST DANGEROUS TIMES FOR IT TO FAIL, THE URGENCY OF THIS PROBLEM CAN NOT BE OVER EMPHASIZED. MORE LIKELY TO FAIL ON INCLINES MAKES IT EVEN MORE DANGEROUS AS THE RATE OF SPEED DROPS EVEN FASTER. STARTS VERY INTERMITTENTLY AND FAR BETWEEN, AS TIME GOES ON OCCURS MORE AND MORE OFTEN. EVENTUALLY FOUND THAT IT OCCURS MORE OFTEN ON INCLINE, BUT NOT ALWAYS, WITH A LESS AND LESS INCLINE AS TIME GOES ON. HAPPENED ON CROWDED FREEWAY AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH BIG RIG FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND. ALMOST HIT BY IT! HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED ON A CROWDED FREEWAY, OTHER VEHICLES CLOSE ALL AROUND, BARELY AVOIDED NIGHTMARE PILE UP! I CAN NOT OVER EMPHASIZE HOW DANGEROUS THIS PROBLEM IS! WITH BOTH OURS AND MOM'S CAMRY HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM, THERE MAY VERY WELL INDICATE PATTERN/PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235652July 24, 2008
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WENT TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY AFTER HAIL DAMAGED HIS VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER'S 96V037000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHT) AND 99V307000 (STEERING WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,800. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226996May 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 1996 CAMRY VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. LATER LEARNED FROM TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219404February 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY IN HIS HAND AND THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1997 MODEL REGARDING THIS SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 03/26/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10215240January 17, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP, AND NOW THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW'S WILL NOT GO UP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204325September 27, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BOTH PASSENGERS WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS, BUT ONE WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, BUT COULD STILL BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10198753August 7, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH COOPER DEAN ALPHA 365 TIRES, SIZE P195/70R14. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE SPUN 180 DEGREES AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BURN TO THE LEFT INSIDE FOREARM CAUSED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE AFTER THE CRASH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05T015000 IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,900. THE DOT NUMBER AND VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10196934July 12, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER HAS A ODOMETER READING CONCERN. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED IN APRIL OF 2005 HE AND HIS WIFE WERE TAKING A TRIP AND HIS WIFE NOTICED THAT THE ODOMETER WAS NOT IN SYNC WITH THE MEASURED MILE SIGNS. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE ODOMETER WAS READING IN KILOMETERS AND NOT MILES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA OF CANADA AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ODOMETER ISSUE. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EARMARKED AT THE FACTORY AS TO WHAT COUNTRY THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO AND THE PROPER ODOMETER IS INSTALLED. THE REPRESENTATIVE WHAT HAPPENS TO CARS IF THEY ARE RETURNED AND HE STATED THERE ARE SOLD IN AUCTIONS AND IS IT POSSIBLE THAT CARS COME TO AMERICA WITH KILOMETER ODOMETERS AND THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED, "YES". THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE NEEDS A SOLUTION TO THIS DILEMMA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195923July 9, 2007
TIRES
DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ONE EVENING WHEN I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. PULLED THE CAR OVER TO SEE THAT THE TIRE HAD VIOLENTLY BLOWN OUT RELEASING THE HUB CAP AND ACTUALLY BENDING THE RIM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED AS IF SOMEONE HAD PUT EXPLOSIVES UNDER IT. I PLACED THE SPARE ON THE WHEEL WELL AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, THE ALIGNMENT MADE SUCH DIFFICULT. THE CAR WAS TOWED, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF THIS TIRE EXPLOSION I WOULD NEED A NEW AXLE, STRUT, KNUCKLE, MUD FLAP, AND OBVIOUSLY A TIRE. HE ALSO SAID I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ON THE RODE ALONE AT THE TIME AND AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT I COULD HAVE HIT AS A RESULT OF LOSING CONTROL OF STEERING . CAR IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. AND I HAVE SAVED THE DAMAGED TIRE, AS WELL AS HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE SENT TO THE INSURACE COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195480July 6, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED HER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NHTSA RECALL # 96E001000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS FOUND. THE MECHANIC HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192366June 4, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH HER VEHICLE WHEN SHE TOOK IT TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC PERFORMING THE OIL CHANGE STATED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS MOTOR FAILURE, HOWEVER SHE STATES OTHERWISE. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN STARTED, SOUNDS LIKE A TRACTOR, AND SHE SMELLS DIESEL FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183614February 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A STICKY SUBSTANCE AROUND THE VALVE COVER GASKET. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THISWAS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,578. *AK THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS RE-SEALED, THE TIMING BELT AND AXLE SEALS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183747February 22, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CUSTOMER WOULD LIKE RECALL INFORMATION ON HER 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. *CC *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181288February 1, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
GASOLINE LEAK FROM FUEL TANK NECK. BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM METAL LINE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180932January 28, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR HANDLES KEEP BREAKING ON MY 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY AND COST $50 EACH TIME FOR USED HANDLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172605November 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8/2003 BOUGHT CAR. AT 75.000 MILES, FREEZE PLUGS STARTED TO GO. ONE AFTER THE OTHER. LEAVING ME STRANDED MANY TIMES. AFTER WE REPLACED THE FREEZE PLUGS, 76.000 MILES THE CAR STARTED DUMPING ITS COOLANT THROUGH THE OVERFLOW TANK.. COULD NOT GET ANSWERS FROM PHILLIPS TOYOTA. STARTED LOOSING OIL. THE OBD LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. THE CAR RUNS QUITE AND SMOOTH. MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CORPORATION, BUT THEY WILL NOT HELP. ALSO, THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS MADE LOUD NOISES, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. CAR HAS NOW, 130000 MILES ON IT, AND ALL I CAN DO, IS ADD WATER EVERY 25 MILES OR SO. NONE OF THE SHOPS WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO CAN TELL US WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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