Toyota Camry Complaints (1997)

555 consumer complaints on file.

#749993August 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOICE. DEALER REPLACED A 2-PAGE LIST OF PARTS AT 22K MILES. THE NOISE IS BACK AT 44K MILES. ANY ADVISE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562023July 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING TO THE FLOOR, DEALER REPAIRED FRONT BRAKES. CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER STATES 2 FRONT STRUTS NEED REPLACED, ALSO AXLE BOOTS LEAKED AND DEALER REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START AND THEN WOULD DIE, DEALER REPLACED THE ISC VALVE. WATER PUMP LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747768July 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000-4000 MILES. I PREVIOUSLY HAD HONDA ACCORD WITH 186000 MILES AND NO PROBLEMS. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WITH THIS ENGINE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747388June 26, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR MORE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BOUNCES SIDEWAYS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE STEERING CORRECTIONS CONSTANTLY IN ORDER TO AVIOD ACCIDENTS. WHILE DRIVING IN WYOMING AT 72 MPH , THE REAR WHEELS HIT A CRACK IN THE PAVEMANT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE SIDEWAYS AND SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND OFF THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE SINCE VISITED THE DEALER AND LEARNED THAT THE SHOCK MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND LOOSE. I REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND MOUNTS/SUPPORTS AT A COST OF OVER $1000 AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH AND CONSIDERING SELLING IT AND BUYING A SAFER VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561687June 19, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER STATES A CROSSING OF TWO WIRES IN THE TRUNK AREA CAUSED ENGINE MODULE AND INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH TO SHORT OUT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889902June 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
AS CONSUMER TRIED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. DEALER FOUND SHIFTER CABLE HAD STRETCHED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746388June 4, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT MOUNT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY FOWLER TOYOTA TO BE BROKEN. IT ONLY HAS 31,000/WARRANTY IS 36,000/3 YEARS. FOWLER TOYOTA SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN WITH A CAR WITH THAT MANY MILES. I CONTACTED THE DISTRICT MANAGER TO ASK THAT TOYOTA WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. HE REFUSED BECAUSE IT WAS PAST THE 36 MONTHS. HE SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY FACTOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746158May 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN REVERSE IT HESITATES AND THEN BACKS SLOWLY. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO STERLING MCCALL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON TEXAS FOR ALL THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE MILAGE INTERVALS. ON ONE OF THE INVOICES I HAVE IT SHOWS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLUSHED WHEN I TOOK IT THE 60,000 SERVICE MAINTAINENCE. I HAVE PAID FOR SEVERAL MAJOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE VISITS AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON MY CAR STILL EXIST. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP ,ON BEHALF OF THEIR NEGLIANCE , INSPITE OF ALL MY SERVICE VISITS, MY TRANSMISSION HAS WORSENED. PLEASE HELP! INVESTIGATE AND ARBITRATION. IF YOU NEED FURTHER DETAILS, YOU MAY CONTACT ME ANYTIME HOME OR WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561322May 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THE FAILURE RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION AND A HOLE IN THE ENGINE, THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR WAS FOR 60000 MILES, THE DEALER REFUSED TO ABIDE BY THE WARRANTY STATING THAT THE OIL WAS NOT CHANGED PROPERLY RESULTING IN SLUDGE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLES SLANTED ENGINE COULD POSSIBLE IMPEDE THE FLOW OF OIL AS IT RETURNES TO THE OIL CHAMBER THUS RESULTING IN SLUDGE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888218May 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE WAS COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THAT DETERMINED THAT AN O-RING WAS ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK FROM ENGINE, WHICH WAS BURNING UP ON ENGINE/EXHAUST SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745303May 14, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
HAVE PICTURES OF 1ST TIRE FAILURE- 2ND TIRE IS STARTING TO SEPARATE INTERNALLY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: E2J957AT36 TIRESIZE: 195/70R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#745119May 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION MAKES A NOISE WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE OR PLACED IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE DIES LEADING TO BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560908May 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY EMISSION SYSTEM, THE FUMES AND SMOKE ARE BAD, CONSUMER STATES THIS CAUSES UNCONCIOUSNESS AND ACCIDENTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744479April 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
EXPERIENCING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, SOUNDS LIKE STRUTS, OR SUSPENSION IS GOING OUT, ROUGH SOUND. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS, HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL? HAVE NOT TAKEN IN FOR SVC YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560880April 23, 2001
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885352April 9, 2001
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING A RUBBING SOUND WHEN TURNING WHEEL, NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743471April 3, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
FRONT REAR STRUTS DEFECT. DEALERSHIP NOT GOING TO REPLACE AT THEIR OWN COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884736March 30, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS LEAKING. NOTICED PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT NEEDED THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741886March 4, 2001
SUSPENSION
NOISE IN FRONT END GOING OVER BUMPS, TOPS OF STRUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741462February 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY SQUEALING, I WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL....THE CAR KEEPS DYING WHEN I AM COMING TO SLOW DOWN TO TAKE RIGHT HAND TURN. HAS BEEN DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I DRIVE THROUGH TWO ROTARYS, IT HAS STAULED AROUND THEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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