Toyota Camry Complaints (1999)

501 consumer complaints on file.

#877489January 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR AT 50 MPH, PUSHING VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHCLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAR DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK FRONT AND REAR ENDS OF TH VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERABLY DAMAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT AND PASSENGER WAS INJURED. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#877496January 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN PUT IN PARK, AND BEFORE CONSUMER SHUTS OFF ENGINE, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD, HAPPEND 3 TIMES, ONCE IT WENT THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877157December 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END. FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR. *AK THE BRAKE PADS FAILED AT 12000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 16200 MILES. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKE SAFETY ON LONG TRIPS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877039December 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE PROBLEMS EMERGED PRIOR TO BEING TOLD THAT POWER BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE BAD. ALSO, HAD NO BRAKE PADS, AND HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED. VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876822December 20, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE CAR WILL JUMP BACKWARDS, AND CONSUMER IS VERY SCARED TO DRIVE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876758December 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER HAS TO TAKE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKES EVERY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AT THIS POINT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR, MASTER CYLINDER WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, ROTORS WERE REPLACED. VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE THE WATER PUMP CAME APART AND BROKE THE TIMING BELT. *SLC *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737739December 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
RUNNING ON 3RD PAIR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS & 2ND FRONT ROTORS @ 29K MI. GROANING NOISE WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGH SPEEDS APP. 50+ MPH REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876255December 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN MAKING A STOP BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOORBOARD TO MAKE A FULL STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876195December 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 25 MPH. THERE WAS EXSTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#558286December 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
BRAKES HAVE EXPERIENCED GRINDING NOISE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PADS BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURED, FINALLY THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT A PIN WAS OFF-SHIFT AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED, CONSUMER OPENED ARBITRATION CASE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737350December 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE ROAD PROPERLY. THEY HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD PROPERLY AND ARE A SAFETY CONCERN. FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES AGGRESIVELY (OFTEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) MAKING DRIVING VERY DANGTEROUS. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT BY DEALER. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ALL FOUR TIRES WORE COMPLETELY OUT IN LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. FRONT END PULLED STRONGLY TO RIGHT. DEALER TRIED TO CORRED SEVERAL TIMES. FRONT END NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT. REAR END "BANGS" AND "BOTTOMS OUT" OFTEN WHILE AT SPEED. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THIS SAFETY CONCERN IS "TYPICAL" OF THIS CAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TO HOLD CAR WHILE ON AN INCLINE AT LEAST TWICE. WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE FOR DEALER. REAR DOOR HAS NEVER CLOSED PROPERLY. DEALER HAS ATTAMPTED SEVERAL REAPIRS. DOOR STILL "CREEKS AND POPS" WHEN OPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875990December 5, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIMMED, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, CONSUMER FEELS THE LIGHTS ARE TOO FAR BACK. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736982November 28, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE CAR IS PRODUCING HEAT, BUT SOMEHOW OBSTRUCTED TO GET INTO THE CAR. SO IS IS FREEZING FOR THE FIRST 10-15 MINUTES INTO THE TRIP. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. WHAT SHOULD I DO ? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#875081November 16, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHEN VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN A CRASH, HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FIRST, VEHICLE CHANGED DIRECTION AND HIT A POLE HEAD-ON. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL OR SIDE AIR BAGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#735620November 2, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874248October 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS; AT 10,000 MILES DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. CURRENTLY, AT 21,000 MILES, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT NOT ALIGNED. DEALER INFORMED THAT VEHICLE MET MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION AND NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. ALSO, WATER PUMP FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS BEING MADE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS NOT GOOD AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO TEST THE FLUIDS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556434October 26, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE COOPER TIRES (SEARS STEEL BELT PI 95/70R14) ON THE VEHICLE ALL WERE DEFECTIVE, ONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556780October 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THERE WAS A BRAKE FAILURE, DEALER FOUND THE CALIPERS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS, IN THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT AND THE SEATBELTS DID NOT WORK, PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#734800October 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734428October 16, 2000
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MULTIPLE TIMES CAR WILL NOT START. THE ONLY TIME FIALED AT DEALER SUSPECT PART WAS THE ALARM SYSTEM. REPLACED ALARM BUT PROBLEM CAN BACK 9 MONTHS LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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