Toyota Camry Complaints (1996)

417 consumer complaints on file.

#713756October 23, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849809October 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO MAKE A STOPBY APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE GRINDS/ SQUEAKS, AND THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849610September 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712169September 26, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
POWER DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE TO LOCKING POSITION INDEPENDENTLY AND OFTEN CONTINUALLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER A MINIMUM OF TWO TIMES TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER DETECTED A LOW VOLTAGE PROBLEM AND REPLACED BATTERY. DOOR LOCKS CONTINUE TO SELF LOCK. DEALER UNABLE TO GET DOOR LOCKS TO SELF INITIATE THEREFORE DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT UNABLE TO DETECT PROBLEM. DEALER UNWILLING TO DO ANY MORE FOR OWNER. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ENGAGE LOCKING MECHANISM WHILE IN USE. TRANSPORTING CHILDREN IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF MECHANISM LOCKS CHILD/CHILDREN INSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846013September 23, 1999
SEATS
DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT MOVES, THE ANCHOR IS LOOSE WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847757September 15, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED ,CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#710948September 5, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES
MY WIFE, VARDHANI MURTY, WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, HIT AN UNEVEN SPOT ON THE ROAD, AND THE CAR SWERVED VIOLENTLY RIGHT TO LEFT AND LEFT TO RIGHT A FEW TIMES AND REMAINED STUCK PULLING RIGHT, WAS HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER ON LEFT REAR SIDE, STOPPED BY GUARD RAIL; SUFFERED INJURIES AND FRACTURES
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843082September 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING HIGH SPEED , THERE WAS GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE CRASH. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#846176August 30, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE TRAVELING 72 MPH. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS ATTACHED WERE THE WIRES. NO INJURIES. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845139August 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
RESERVOIR BOTTLE FAILED PREMATURELY. BOTTLE DETERIATED AND LEAKS COOLANT ONTO THE EXHAUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709451August 1, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
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
#842123July 12, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH TIRE SLIGHTLY HIT A CURB, CAUSING DUAL AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT AIRBAG CAUGHT ON FIRE , RESULTING IN 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO THE DRIVER , BUT THERE WAS NO PASSENGER SEATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#838214June 17, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE AND FELL ONTO THE ROAD, WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706987May 29, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT DELAMINATION ON ROOF OF CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT DISCUSSED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706442May 12, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVERS SIDE HAS BROKE OFF, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO RAPIDLY EXIT THE CAR. PASSENGER SIDE HAS CRACKS AND SPRING HAS WORN THROUGH. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY 48 Y/O WOMEN (MY WIFE). MY CONCERN IS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO GET OUT WITHOUT JAMMING A SCREWDRIVER IN IT, OR ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE FACT THAT BOTH SIDES ARE FAILING LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. SINCE THE ONE PLASTIC PIECE COSTS $33.00, I WILL PROBABLY LOOK FOR ONE IN THE JUNK YARD, (WHICH MAY ALSO HAVE PREMATURELY AGED). WE LIVE IN FLORIDA SO PERHAPS THE U/V RAYS CONTRIBUTE TO ITS DEMISE. NONETHELESS IT IS CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION AND I COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706321May 7, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN 4 DIFFERENT TIMES, 3 TIMES TO MODERN TOYOTA AND ONCE TO ANOTHER DEALER. ON 05-06-1999, RON HOLBROOK OF MODERN TOYOTA IN WINSTON-SALEM (336)785-1411 STATED THAT AT LEAST 25 OTHER 1996 CAMRYS HE KNOWS OF HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER IS WORKING ON IT . PLEASE RESPOND WITH WHAT I NEED TO DO. THANKS, MICHAEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706299May 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO COLD/FAST IDLE, CAR STALLS WHEN STARTING COLD, IDLE ERRATIC, GOES LOW HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS SO IT WON'T STALL,3 TRIPS TO THE DEALER, EACH TIME DEALER CLAIMED CAR WAS REPAIRED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NO HELP, WHEN CONTACING DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME, THEY SAID THEY'D GET BACK TO ME. WON'T RETURN MY CALLS. THIS IS GOING ON FOR A MONTH, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705251April 3, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE ACCELERATED WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE... CAR DID NOT STOP. RAN INTO THE HOUSE. HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION TO STOP ENGINE ACCELERATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705042March 29, 1999
CHILD SEAT
COSCO TURNABOUT INFANT CAR SEAT (CAME WITH THE "ROCK N' ROLLER STROLLER) MODEL NUMBER 01-654 (IF THE STROLLER AND CAR SEAT HAVE THE SAME NUMBERS) DOES NOT FIT SECURELY IN THE CAR SEAT. IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH THE SEAT WOULD BECOME DISLODGED, AS IT CAN SLIDE LEFT AND RIGHT. I HAVE TO PIN THE SEAT BEHIND THE BACK OF THE PASSENGER SEAT TO IMMOBALIZE IT. I HAVE EVEN HAD A POLICE OFFICER LOOK AT IT AND HE TOOK NOTICE IT DIDN'T SEEM TOO SAFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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