Toyota Camry Complaints (1997)

555 consumer complaints on file.

#548449September 9, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONT END COLLISION WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES (FRONT), NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847348September 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609508September 8, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NOTHING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609528September 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
KEY INTERLOCK AND SOLENOID SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609623September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES PULSE WHEN PRESSING PEDAL. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED AFTER TAKING TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609729September 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
IGNITION LOCK SYSTEM--SOLENOID. RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609195September 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH/LOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847176September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. THE MOTOR THAT CONTROLS THE WINDOW JUST DIED. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S COST BY A BODY SHOP. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846981September 7, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
AFTER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR A FEW MILES THE LUGS: NUTS BECOME EXTREMELY HOT. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847048September 7, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING COLLISION AIRBAG'S EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, CAUSING THE DRIVER AND HIS WIFE TO SUSTAIN SOME INJURIES. *YC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#846610September 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES KEEPS GRINDING AS IF IT WAS METAL TO METAL , CAUSING FRONT END TO VIBRATE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846081August 30, 1999
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845779August 25, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH A POPPING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD BEFORE THE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710271August 20, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY CORRODES, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709706August 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER A HEADGASKET REPAIR @ GRESHAM TOYOTA WHEN THE VEHICLE AC IS TURNED ON ENGINE SPEED INCREASES 500 RPMS EACH TIME THE AC PUMP CYCLES ON , MOSTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INTERMITENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS AT A STOP THE VEHICLE CAN LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING POSING A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. ALSO BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATING ENGINE SPEED (EVERY 30 SECONDS AT STOP & EVERY 10 SECONDS WHILE IN MOTION ) IT IS CAUSING UN-NECESSARY WEAR & TEAR ON OTHER VEHICEL COMPONANTS IE. BRAKES,TRANSMISION AC COMPRESSOR COOLING FANS (RADIATOR) ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709661August 6, 1999
CHILD SEAT
THE EXTENDABLE FOOT USED TO ADJUST THE ANGLE OF THE CENTURY SMART FIT PLUS INFANT SEAT HAS BROKEN DURING NORMAL USE/INSTALLATION. THE PLASTIC GUIDES ALONG WHICH THE FOOT MOVES UP AND DOWN HAVE BEEN BENT TOWARD THE REAR OF THE INFANT SEAT BASE, ALLOWING THE FOOT TO COLLAPSE AND LETTING THE SEAT-BASE COMBO SETTLE TO AN IMPROPER ANGLE. IT APPEARS THAT THE ACT OF TIGHTENING THE SEAT BELTS ACROSS THE BASE EXERTED ENOUGH PRESSURE TO BEND THE GUIDES. THE PRDUCT WAS A CENTURY SMART FIT PLUS, SER. #4529, MANUFACTURED 4-21-98. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY, AND IS REPORTED HERE BY, OFFICER MARK BERGIN, ALEXANDRIA VA POLICE DEPARTMENT CHILD SEAT SAFETY CORDINATOR, 703-838-4763
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
#842515July 16, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CAR WRECK.AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. CONSUMER OBTAINED POLICE REPORT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841942July 8, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841292June 28, 1999
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUN ROOF EXPLODED UNEXPECTEDLY FOR NO REASON, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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