Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#844106August 2, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
WIRES RUNNING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE TO TRUNK GET BENT WHENEVER THE TRUNK IS CLOSED OR OPENED, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL REAR LIGHTS. WIRES EVENTUALLY BROKE. DESIGN FLAW. DEALER'S ONLY SOLUTION IS NOT TO USE THE TRUNK. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709448August 1, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES
CAR DRIFTS TO LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS. REPORTED TO DEALER TWICE. 1ST TIME, ON 7/20/98 AT 3,300 MILES. DEALER CLAIMED STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER AND THEY REALIGNED IT. ALSO, DEALER STATED THAT AIR PRESSURE WAS UNEVEN IN ALL TIRES AND THEY CORRECTED THIS. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THEY HAD PUT 32 LBS IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, 30 LBS IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, AND 34 LBS IN THE TWO REAR TIRES. COMPLAINED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE CAR STILL DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. DEALER RESCHEDULED FOR 8/10/98 AND CAR WAS THEN SERVICED WITH 3,955 MILES. DEALER CLAIMED THEY CHECKED FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THEN ROTATED TIRES TO CORRECT FOR A RADIAL PULL. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES AND STATED THEY WOULD CORRECT THEMSELVES AFTER A FEW HUNDRED MILES WERE PUT ON WITH THE NEW ROTATION. TIRES WERE THEN ROTATED BY THE SAME DEALER AT 9,824 MILES ON 3/10/99, AND THE DRIFT TO THE LEFT IS AS BAD AS EVER. I BELIEVE SOMETHING OTHER THAN A RADIAL PULL IS WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709449August 1, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709451August 1, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709429July 31, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AUZILARY POWER BOX UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE. RADIO, CLOCK, AND INTERIOR LIGHT ARE KNOWN COMPONENTS NOT TO WORK. FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND WAS CONTAINED TO POWER BOX ONLY. LOTS OF SMOKE AND VAPORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843786July 29, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN THERE ARE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEATS, AND VEHICLEGOES OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE HITS THE GROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843505July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BEFORE IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547520July 26, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE WHICH RESULTED IN SMOKE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843332July 26, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REAR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS ARE LEAKING, ADHESIVE INSIDE THE DOORS CAME OFF. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843406July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID AND HAVE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843409July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND TRAVELING ON WET SURFACE, PRESSED THE BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING A COLLISION . CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709167July 26, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843087July 23, 1999
WHEELS
THE RIGHT MAG WHEEL HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE DEALER HAS TOLD OWNER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842993July 22, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE RADIO DOES NOT PLAY AND THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE RADIO. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED UNDER RECALL 93V 147000 EQUIPMENT: ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT RADIO: TAPE DECK, ETC ON JUNE 30, 1994. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843049July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CAR CAME TO FULL STOP AND WITH FOOT ON BRAKES THE CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE, AND THEN VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD .CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.BEEN HAVING BRAKES PROBLEM SINCE MILEAGE AT 217. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708974July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 1997 THE FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVE MADE A GROANING SOUND AND SLIPPED DURING HARD BRAKING. I TOOK THE CAR IN AT 20,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THESE VEHICLES AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. I JUST CHECKED WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE A BRAKE JOB (AT 34,500 MILES) AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS WIDESPREAD WITH THESE VEHICLES. APPARENTLY THE METALLIC DISC BRAKE PADS JUST DO THIS. TOYOTA IS OFFERING FREE REPAIRS (FOR EXAMPLE SEE WEB PAGE HTTP://WWW.SYMESPASADENA.COM/SYMES1.HTM) FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY BY REPLACING THE METALLIC BRAKE PADS WITH ONES THAT ARE SO SOFT THAT THE BRAKES ONLY LAST FOR ABOUT 8,000 MILES. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM, THIS IS THE MOST WIDELY SOLD CAR IN THE COUNTRY. THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES DO NOT JUST MAKE A NOISE, THEY SLIP AND FAIL TO GRAB WHEN HARD-BRAKING THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708916July 21, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
1. CRUISE CONTROL: DISENGAGES ITSELF WHILE IN USE AND CAR HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO WORK AGAIN 2. AM-FM-CASS-CD: FRONT PANEL DISPLAY LIGHTS OUT & CASS PLAYER DOESN'T PLAY SOMETIMES 3. POWER ANTENNA: SHORTED & STOP WORKING 4. EXTERIOR PAINT: PAINT STARTED CHIPPING IN VARIOUS PLACES ON BODY 120 DAYS INTO OWNERSHIP 5. RUBBER GASKET SEALS: AROUND DOORS & TRUNK PULLED LOOSE DURING HOT WEATHER LEAVING GLUE EXPOSED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547437July 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FAILURE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842631July 20, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, HITTING A DEER THEN A GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842642July 20, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH A TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FELL OUT AND DIDN'T INFLATE. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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