Toyota Camry Complaints (1999)

501 consumer complaints on file.

#10066173April 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR
FRONT STRUT FAILURE ON XLE V6 CAMRY. NOISE BEGAN AROUND 32,000 MILES. STRUT PLATES REPLACED AT OWNER EXPENSE AT 42,000 MILES AND ALL FOUR STRUTS THEN REPLACED AGAIN AT OWNER EXPENSE AT 59,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND REFUSED ASSISTANCE "IN THIS CASE." INDICATION FROM OTHER REPORTS ON NET AND MANUFACTURERS' KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM THAT THIS WAS, INDEED, A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL YEAR AND STYLE OF CAMRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065216March 11, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
CONSUMER CONCERNED WITH ENTRAPMENT IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRONIC ACTUATOR FOR THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. *PH *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060238March 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 TOYOTA CAMRY 140,000 MILES ROUTINE OIL CHANGES THREW A ROD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALER CHARGED $127.00 TO PULL THE VALVE COVER. DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY THE ENGINE FAILED BUT IT WAS NOT OIL GELLING. THEY DENIED MY OIL GELLING CLAIM EVEN THOUGH I SHOWED RECEIPTS FOR THE OIL CHANGES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039985March 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE PASSENGER CABIN WHEN DRIVING UPHILL AT 30 TO 40 MPH. DRIVER EXPERIENCES DIZZINESS, HEADACHES AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. DEALER HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA CAMRY VEHICLES. DEALER SAID THAT IT'S THE TYPE OF FUEL USED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T CAME ON, DEALERSHIP WON'T BE ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060046February 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
STARTING IN DEC. '03, I HEARD FLUID CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE IN MY "99 TOY. CAMRY (V6), ESP. FROM A STOP. THE TOY. DEALER TOLD ME MY COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW, BUT FOUND NO LEAKS, AND ADDED MORE COOLANT. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE SOUND CAME BACK AND BECAME WORSE. THE CAR BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RAN HIGH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER TOY. DEALER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAD TO HAVE A NEW SHORT BLOCK INSTALLED, ALONG WITH A NEW OIL PUMP AND WATER PUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058779February 23, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AROUND 15 MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED A SET OF YOKOHAMA TIRES FOR MY TOYOTA CAMRY FROM MY TOYOTA DEALER AND AS SOON AS THEY PUT THEM ON I NOTICED DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS IN THE FORM OF STEERING SHIMMY. THE DEALER THOUGHT THAT ONE OF THE TIRES MUST HAVE TREAD SEPARATION SO THEY REPLACED THE SUSPECTED TIRE; ALTHOUGH I THOUGHT IT DROVE SOMEWHAT BETTER I STILL COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SHIMMYING. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 15 MONTHS I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN AND THEY REBALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES BUT IT HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN OVER TIME. SO I SUSPECT THAT ALL 4 TIRES SUFFER FROM THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD A RUN OF DEFECTIVE TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058640February 21, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN YOU FIRST START AND THEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THIS AND SUGGEST CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY EVERY 15000 MILES. THEY CHARGE $25 TO DO THIS IF THAT IS ALL YOU HAVE DONE. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS YOU HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL HARD TO GET IT TO RELEASE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TOLD MY TOYOTA DEALER MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM SEAMS TO ALLEVIATE ITSELF AFTER YOU HAVE DRIVEN A FEW MILES. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS JUST ONE DATE THIS OCCURRED. IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM. I ALSO OWN A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059388February 19, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WOULD STICK. *PH *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055779January 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, THEN COLLIDED WITH A STREET LIGHT POLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER BROKE HER STERNUM AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A WEEK. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD A GRANDSON IN THE VEHICLE THAT BROKE TWO FINGERS IN THE ACCIDENT. THE POLICE DID ARRIVE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT CITED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10054438January 19, 2004
AIR BAGS
ON GOING PROBLEM WITH AIRBAGS AND IT'S SENSORS COMING ON. WAS IN THE DEALERS ON TWO OCCASIONS. A WARNING ON BILL THAT A POSSIBLE RE CHECK WILL OCCUR. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054380January 18, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD AT LEAST 2 BRAKE REPAIRS PER YEAR SINCE THE INITIAL REPAIR DONE PRIOR TO 20000 MILES .ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND THIS IS THE MOST BRAKE REPAIRS I HAVE EVER HAD ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. THE LAST MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON THE CAR RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE CALIPERS BECAUSE THEY SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM IN THESE CARS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS IN THIS YEAR VEHICLE. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE WHEN MECHANICS ARE TELLING ME OTHERWISE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A TOYOTA ENTHUSIAST, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE APATHETIC RESPONSE I HAVE GOTTEN FROM THEM. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070833January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8/12/03 HEARD UNUSUAL NOISE SHORTLY AFTER GETTING ON A HIGHWAY. PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE AND STOPPED. FOUND OIL ALL OVER THE PLACE, INSIDE THE ENGINE AND OUTSIDE ON THE GROUND. A TOYOTA DEALER EXAMINED THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE "#1 CONNECTING ROD" WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT IS NOT CUSTOMER'S FAULT. WE BOUGHT TOYOTA CAMRY (4 CYLINDERS) IN 1999. WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AT THE SAME TOYOTA DEALER. EVEN 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN, WE HAD A MAJOR MAINTENANCE FOLLOWING THE ADVICE OF THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR PREVENTING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. AS THE MILEAGE IS OVER THE WARRANTE AMOUNT, TOYOTA DOESN'T PAY FOR THE REQUIRED ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND WE HOPE THEY DO. IT'S NOT FAIR TO LET US PAY AS WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071249January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY ENGINE SEIZED. I'VE RECEIVED 2 LETTERS FROM TOYOTA DATED 2/2002 AND 6/2002 REGARDING OIL GEL. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP- DEALERSHIP HAD CAR "INSPECTED BY A NO NAME TOYOTA DISTRICT REP" DEALERSHIP SAID NOT OIL GEL REP AGREES CONTACTED CORPORATE THEY AGREED WITH DEALERSHIP. SIGHT UNSEEN BY CUSTOMER. NAPERVILE TOYOTA 1ST GOODWILL REPAIR INCLUDED 50% OF PARTS AND SERVICE. AFTER PERSUING THEY AGREED TO LABOR COST. TOYOTA MASS PRODUCED AN ENGINE WITH SMALL VALVE AND LEARNED IT WAS A PROBLEM. CORRECTED IT AND THOUSAND OF CONSUMERS ARE BEING ACCUSE OF LOW LUBRICANT AND NOT MANITENANCE THERE AUTOMOBILE CORRECTLY .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071304January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. ENGINE MAKES NOISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069469January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OIL GEL IN ENGINE AND ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON. I HAVE ALL OIL CHANGES MADE ON TIME. TOYOTA DO NOT WANT TO OWN UP TO PROBLEM WITH OIL GEL. I CAN BE REACHED ON (202)708-0614 X2454. I WILL SEND ENTIRE LETTER IN MAIL TO YOU IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR REVIEW. THANKS. SANDRA EDWARDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069500January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SLUDGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069725January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP AT 107000 MILES. OTHER MANUFACTURERS DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA WANTS MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS/OIL PURCHASE RECEIPTS, PROOF OF OWNERSHIP. TOYOTA WANTS TO REIMBURSE, IF THERE IS AN OIL GELLING RELATED PROBLEM. HOW MANY DO-IT-YOURSELFERS KEEP OIL RECEIPTS? WITH TODAY'S OILS, SLUDGE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070244January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
APRIL 30, 2003 ON SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2003 - MY 1999 TOYOTA 2.2L 4CYL CAMRY LE VIN NUMBER [XXX] CEASED TO OPERATE AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE ENGINE WITH A VERY LOUD NOISE (SUCH HAS GEARS UNDER PRESSURE THAT JUST GAVE WAY) STOPPED ABRUPTLY WHILE SMOKE CAME OUT AND THE OIL SPILLED ALL OVER THE PLACE. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED BACK TO ROCKLAND TOYOTA THE NEXT DAY I LATER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT SIZED HOLE ON THE ENGINE AND WAS SHOWN BROKEN THE PIECES. THE CAR WAS ALWAYS SERVICED AT ROCKLAND TOYOTA SINCE ITS PURCHASE FROM TOYOTA NORTH (ALL BASED IN NEW YORK). MY CAMRY HAS HAD SYMPTOMS RELATING TO OIL SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. PERSISTENT DRIFTING/PULLING TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, UNEVEN WEAR OF TIRES WITH NEED FOR EARLY REPLACEMENT, PREMATURE BRAKE COMPONENT WEAR, INCLUDING REAR BRAKE DRUMS, AND VIBRATIONS, ESP. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH SINCE ITS PURCHASE IN 1999. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070250January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
INITIAL SYMTOMS: ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON; CAR RAN VERY ROUGH, AS IF MISFIRING; WHITE SMOKE BILLOWED; ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY VOID OF OIL; RESPONSE: MECHANIC FLUSHED OIL THROUGH ENGINE; REFILLED ENGINE WITH 4 QUARTS OIL; CHANGED FRONT 3 SPARKPLUGS; 1 WEEK LATER SAME SYMTOMS ABOVE RETURNED; ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY VOID OF OIL AGAIN;
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070425January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BLUE EXHAUST SMOKE AND ODD ENGINE NOICE DURING IGNITION. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO COBB COUNTY TOYOTA IN KENNESAW, GA. I TOOK ALL OF MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND SOME ARTICLES I'D PRINTED OUT REGARDING OIL GELLING, IN CASE THEY GAVE ME ANY HASSLE. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO DO A FLUSH - HE SAID THAT TOYOTA WOULDN'T ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT ANYHOW, AND THAT THEY WOULD BE TAKING IT APART. HE WOULDN'T EVEN SPECULATE WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS GELLING UNTIL THEY TOOK IT APART. AS SUCH, THEY WOULDN'T AGREE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR UNTIL THEY THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS GELLING. THEY DID TAKE IT APART AND FOUND THAT THE GELLING WAS LIMITED TO THE HEAD. WITHOUT ASKING FOR MAINTENANCE RECORDS (EVEN THOUGH I'D HAD MOST OF MY OIL CHANGES DONE BY 3RD PARTIES), AND COMPLETELY FREE OF COST TO ME, THEY CLEANED THE HEAD, AND REPLACED THE VALVE STEM SEALS, OIL PUMP, PICK-UP SCREEN, PVC VALVE, AND VALVE COVER. RUNS SMOOTH AS THE DAY I BOUGHT IT NOW (THOUGH I DID REPLACE THE TIMING BELT AS WELL, WHICH I'M SURE CONTRIBUTED SLIGHTLY TO THE IMPROVEMENT). NO RENTAL CAR WAS NECESSARY AS THEY HAD IT BACK TO ME BY THE END OF THE DAY (I'D TAKEN IT IN THE PREVIOUS EVENING). INCIDENTALLY, I TOOK IT IN 4 YEARS TO THE DAY SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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