Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#8011537June 11, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT WHILE DRIVING, THE FASTER IT WENT THE MORE IT PULLED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS , AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE FOUND, AND THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762926June 11, 2002
SUSPENSION
THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS EXCESSIVELY SHAKY. IT VIBRATED AND MADE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH ROAD. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THIS SUBJECT AT THE NHTSA WEB SITE, THERE ARE 52 REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY MODEL. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT A DEALERSHIP IN LOUISIANA. THEY REPLACED THE STRUT MOUNTS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AT A COST OF $420.82. THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL BY TOYOTA. IT IS MY WISH THAT TOYOTA BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE '98 CAMRY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762882June 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES
I BRAKED AND SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A METAL TANK THAT JUST FELL OFF A TRAILER IN FRONT OF ME, HIT THE TANK ON THE RIGHT FRONT, THEN DISCONTINUED BRAKING. THEN THE RIGHT FRONT, LEFT FRONT, AND RIGHT REAR TIRES COLLAPSED OFF THE RIMS. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, SWERVED INTO THE MEDIAN/DITCH, CAR TURNED 180 DEGREES AND ROLLED BACK (ALMOST ROLLED OVER). CAR SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT BODY AND UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. DUE TO SEAT BELT USAGE, MY PASSENGER AND I SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES ONLY. I WAS TRAVELLING 50 MPH ON A 4-LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. WEATHER WAS 90 DEGREES, SUNNY, AND DRY. IF THE TIRES HAD NOT FAILED, I WOULD HAVE HAD MINOR BODY DAMAGE ONLY. COMPLETE DOT NUMBER IS BFRWTU410202.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8011315June 7, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK RIGHT, WILL DRIFT TO LEFT. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DRIVER MUST MAKE A SLIGHT CORRECTION IN STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM DRIFTING LEFT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011333June 7, 2002
STEERING
WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL WILL JUMP AND WILL PULL VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762767June 7, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WIFE REPORTS STEERING LOCKS SOMETIMES DURING RIGHT TURNS. SHE TOLD ME LAST WEEK. I JUST HAD DEALER REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP BUT THAT MAY NOT BE PROBLEM. IT MAY BE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND INFREQUENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011274June 7, 2002
STEERING
WHEN A RIGHT TURN IS MADE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP . AFTER TURN IS COMPLETED STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKS AND RETURNS TO NORMAL CONDITIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565992June 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
(LAWYER ON BEHALF OF DECEASED VEHICLE OWNER WILMA RAHAIM) PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT FULLY INFLATE IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THE PASSENGER, THERE WAS ALSO 2 INJURIES. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#565971June 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD BY ITSELF, CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT IT DID NOT WORK, CONSUMER PULLED THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR TO REVERSE AND THEN THE PARK POSITION IT STILL DID NOT MOVE FOWARD UNTILTHE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS UNTIL IT HIT A PARK CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011001June 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERIING AND POWER BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK. THE DEALER STATED WHEN THEY OPENED THE HOOD, THEY FOUND NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD STICKING THROUGH THE BLOCK, THEY ALSO FOUND A PIECE OF THE BLOCK STICKING INTO THE HOOD INSULATION AND AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THERE WAS OIL AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE HOLE IN THE BLOCK, THE DEALER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED IMPROPERLY, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVER REV AND CAUSED THE CONNECTION ROD TO BREAK AND ALSO TO CATCH ON FIRE, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO DOWNSHIFTING INVOLVED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011003June 4, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY AND CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762611June 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
LARGE AMOUNTS OF CO ARE ENTERING INSIDE THE CAR, MY WIFE HAS PASSED OUT OVER A DOZEN TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. WE USED A CO DETECTOR AND IT REGISTERD OVER 999PPM. I FEAR THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM THAT GOES UNDETECTED. MY WIFE HAD AN EEG, EKG AND AN ELECTRO CARDIOGRAM PERFORMED, ALL TESTS CAME BACK NORMAL. WE FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT SHE WOULD ONLY PASS OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAMRY AND THIS IS WHAT PUSHED US TO TEST THE CO LEVELS. I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND HOPE THAT THIS MAY HELP OTHERS THAT MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH THIS CAR OR OTHER CARS. NO SAFETY DEFECTS MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762559June 2, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNAL BLINKS VERY RAPIDLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. SPEED RETURNS TO NORMAL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURN. SIGNALS OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF. I'VE NOTICED THIS ON MY FATHER'S 1998 CAMRY AND ON ANOTHER DRIVER'S CAMRY (1998-2001 MODEL?- SAME BODY STYLE AS MINE). I'M AFRAID THE SIGNALS WILL STOP WORKING, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY WORRISOME IN TRAFFIC OR AT NIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762566June 2, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK 9/7/2005 - ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND IN A STATIONARY STATE. THE OPERATOR APPLIED THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STATIONARY. THE ENGINE RETURNED TO A NORMAL STATE AFTER THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. EACH INCIDENT LASTED ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANUFACTURER. NO FAULTS WERE DETECTED, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ALL THREE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 3,000 MILES OF OPERATION. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 22,000 MILES AND HAS NOT HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT AS OF THIS DATE. *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010784May 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010794May 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT OIL AND OTHER COOLANTS SLUDGED UP IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. MECHANIC INDICATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762486May 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE WITH MY NEW CAMRY THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING. WHILE DECENDING DOWN A HILL ( BETWEEN 40 AND 45) AND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE CAR WILL DOWN SHIFT VERY (CAN EVEN HEAR/FEEL A CLUCK) HARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN AND IS NOT NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010651May 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 60 MPH, ENGINECHECK LIGHT CAME ON. OWNER EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT ENGINE HAD SEVERE OIL LEAKAGE AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010689May 29, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND EVEYTHINGS LOCKED UP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IGNITION LOCK; BUT, PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762395May 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE PROBLEM IS WITH BOTH FRRONT AND BACK BRAKES. CHRONOLOGY OF PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES: WHEN THE ODOMETER REACHED ABOUT 400 MILES, THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK INTERMITTENTLY. ON MAR. 28, 2002, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO HERB CHAMBERS TOYOTA OF BOSTON SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY FOUND THE BRAKES SHOES WERE GLAZED UP AND DID THE REPAIR. ASSURED THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK, I DROVE HOME. TWO BLOCKS DOWN THE STREET, I COULD HEAR THE BRAKES SQUEAKING AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS WERE DELIVERED. AFTER THEY NOTIFIED ME OF THE DELIVERED PARTS, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON APRIL 4, 2002. ONE HOUR LATER, THEY TOLD ME THAT BOTH ROTORS WERE CRACKED! AGAIN, THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THEM THE NEXT DAY. MEANWHILE I HAD TO GET A RENTAL TO GO HOME, WHICH THEY PAID FOR. NEXT MORNING, I CALLED THEM TO CHECK ON THE STATUS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT COME IN FOR ANOTHER WEEK. SO THEY PLANNED TO TAKE ROTORS OFF FROM ANOTHER "BRAND NEW" CAMRY AND PUT THEM ON MINE. THE REPAIR WAS FINISHED AROUND NOON TIME. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THE SERVICE ADVISOR REASSURED ME THAT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE.AFTER DRIVING FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, I STARTED TO HEAR SQUEAKY BRAKES AGAIN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE NOISE CAME FROM OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. AS THE SQUEAK GOT LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT, I KNEW THE NOISE WAS FROM MY NEW CAMRY. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. ON MAY 8, 2002. WITHIN ONE HOUR, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX IT, PENDING ADVICE FROM TOYOTA.. SHE DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD GET IT BUT SAID THAT SQUEAKY BRAKES SHOULD NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE.I DO NOT THINK THE DEALER IS TAKING THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING BADLY. SOME UNKNOWN REASON HAD CAUSED THE ROTORS TO CRACK BEFORE, CAN ANYONE GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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