Toyota Camry Complaints (1996)

417 consumer complaints on file.

#10432246October 20, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL BUT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 5000. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE POSITION AND REMAINS STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,257.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416263July 29, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR, SIMILAR TO A THUMP. THE STEERING THEN BECAME DIFFICULT AND THE CONTACT BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTIES STEERING THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SWAY BAR AND FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE SPRINGS AND STRUTS WERE FRACTURED, AN OIL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,510 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,555.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404166June 2, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE HAD A SITUATION DESCRIBED BELOW. I SHALL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SHED SOME LIGHT ON IT. THIS INCIDENT INVOLVES TOYOTA CAMRY 1996. IT IS A CRITICAL SITUATION. YOUR ASSISTANCE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. [XXX] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT: MONDAY (4/25/2011) WAS THE TRASH COLLECTION DAY AT OUR DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE TWO CARS: CAMRY AND LEXUS. WE HAD TO PULL ONE CAR OUT TO BRING THE TRASH CAN IN. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY AROUND 6 P.M. MY WIFE VOLUNTEERED TO PULL THE CAR OUT, SO THAT I COULD BRING THE TRASH CAN IN. MY WIFE PULLED THE CAR OUT ON THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKED, STILL HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. AS SHE WAS BRINGING THE GEAR TO DRIVE, AS SOON AS IT REACHED THE REVERSE GEAR, THE CAR SPEEDED BACKWARD IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED AND WITH IN SECONDS IT HIT AND SHATTERED OUR NEIGHBOR?S MAIL BOX AND ITS METAL POST. THE CAR STOPPED. I WAS STANDING AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE WAS IN OUR NEIGHBOR?S LAWN, AND WANTED TO BRING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS SOON AS SHE BROUGHT THE GEAR TO THE DRIVE, IT AGAIN RACED FORWARD IN HIGH UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED AND HIT OUR BRICK WALL OF OUR HOUSE AND WAS PINNED DOWN AND STOPPED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, WRECKING THE FRONT AND THE BACK WITH TWO IMPACTS. BOTH AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. SHE HAD HER SEAT BELT ON. THESE TWO DEVICES PROBABLY SAVED HER LIFE. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. POLICE ARRIVED AND ACCOMPANIED US TO THE HOSPITAL. WE SPENT FOUR TO FIVE HOURS IN THE HOSPITAL. REPORT ENCLOSED. SHE HAS SEEN HER PERSONAL PHYSICIAN. SHE HAS SEEN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON. SHE IS ALSO GOING TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10386228March 2, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, PARKING BRAKE, STEERING
MY HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT CRASHED AT THIS POINT BUT I HAVE SWERVED AND AT NEAR ACCIDENT SITUATIONS. I CANNOT SEE IN THE DARK AND I AM FORCED TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS. AROUND SUMMER OF 2010, I CRASHED M Y CAR ON A CURVE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO, CA ON HIGHWAY 85. AS I WAS ABOUT TO CURVE I SLOWLY WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 25 MPH OR A BIT LOWER TO CURVE CORRECTLY. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CURVE APPROPRIATELY SO MY CAR CONTINUED STRAIGHT AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE CURVE (LUCKILY IT WAS BLOCKED BY A STEEL HIGHWAY FENCE). I REPLACED THE DRIVERS DOOR AND FRONT BUMPER WITH AN AWFUL OFF COLOR PAINT JOB. I DID NOT MAKE A POLICE REPORT AND I DID NOT CONTACT MY INSURANCE. I FIXED MY CAR AND NOW I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. PROPERTY DAMAGE OF MY CAR WAS DONE. MY WINDOW NO LONGER WORKS AND MY KEY ENTRY IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AS WELL DUE TO THE CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371946December 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WHEN I HAVE OCCASIONALLY, ACCIDENTALLY, AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN THE DRIVE POSITION I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION (WHILE IT WAS STILL IN GEAR), AND IT ROLLS. IT IS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY LE V6. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364128November 5, 2010
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN RADIAL TIRES. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN ONE OF THE REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND PUT THE SPARE ON. TWO DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE SECOND REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED 17 YEARS AGO. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,664. UPDATED 1/25/11 *CN UPDATED 04/18/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352798August 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY, THE CAR RUNS GREAT BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT SOMETIMES STARTS TO SELF ACCELERATE. THE PEDAL GETS STUCK IN PRESS MODE AND THE CAR JUST PICKS UP INCREDIBLE SUDDEN SPEED. IN PRIOR OCCASIONS I HAVE SUDDENLY JUST PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 6500 RPM. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES ARE REALLY HOT. ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS I HAVE CAME VERY CLOSE IN BECOMING INVOLVED WITH AN ACCIDENT. IN THESE SCENARIOS I HAVE EVEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUTTING IT DOWN. I HAVE EVEN OPENED THE HOOD MANY OF TIMES AND HAVE SEEN THAT THE CARS ACCELERATOR WIRE IS FULLY CLINCHED TO THE MAX. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND HAS ENDANGERED MY LIFE MANY OF TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING REGARDING A 1996 CAMRY AND ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. THIS IS INDEED A VERY BIG ISSUE AND IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THIS PROBLEM OF ACCELERATORS DO EXIST FROM LONG TIME BEFORE AND NOT JUST IN THE RECENT CAMRY'S. I DO NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN ANY SORT OF ACCIDENT AS I'VE COME VERY VERY CLOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325898April 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON APRIL 12, 2010. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (A DISTANCE OF 26 MILES) I ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND GAVE MY CAR GAS TO MOVE INTO THE SECOND FROM THE LEFT HAND LANE. AFTER GETTING INTO THE PROPER LANE, THE CAR BEHAVED IN THE SAME WAY AS A CAR AFTER PRESSING THE RESUME BUTTON, AFTER DISABLING CRUISE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED AT 4:30P DURING THE START OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE ONLY WAY I COULD KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TO FLOOR THE BRAKE. AT ONE POINT THE CAR RACED TO SPEEDS OF 65-75 MPH. I COULD TELL THAT AT THE 75 MPH RANGE THAT I WAS VERY LIKELY TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TO PREVENT THIS I BRIEFLY PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN SWITCHED IT INTO REVERSE TWICE IN QUICK SUCCESSION. THE CAMRY MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE, BUT DID SLOW DOWN AFTER THAT. THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE UNABLE TO ENGAGE PROPERLY FROM THAT POINT, POSSIBLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE USE. I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THAT. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE CAR, TEST DROVE IT AND STATED THAT THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. STATEMENT FROM SPOUSE: AS A RECENTLY RETIRED ENGINEER FROM A LARGE RESEARCH LABORATORY, I'D LIKE TO ADD MY COMMENTS: I SPENT 33 YEARS DESIGNING LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO RUN SAFELY AND RELIABLY. OVER THOSE YEARS, I FORMED THE OPINION THAT LAB EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE DESIGNED SO THAT MALFUNCTIONS CAUSE ONLY MINOR PROBLEMS, NOT MAJOR ONES. SINCE TOYOTA'S PROBLEMS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SEEM TO AFFECT VEHICLES OF VARIOUS AGES AND DESIGNS, I SUSPECT THE ROOT CAUSE IS NOT A SPECIFIC PIECE OF HARDWARE, BUT RATHER A FAILURE TO DESIGN THEIR EQUIPMENT SO THAT MALFUNCTIONS CAUSE ONLY MINOR PROBLEMS, NOT MAJOR ONES. PERHAPS THERE ARE COMPONENTS OF THEIR VEHICLES THAT FAIL IN A WAY THAT GIVES THE VEHICLE FULL POWER, WHEREAS A SAFER FAILURE MODE WOULD BE HAVE NO POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323236March 31, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE STOPPED AFTER DRIVING 5 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321991March 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RE: INSPECTION OF 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY INVOLVED IN 2006 FATAL CRASH, 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 DOOR, MODEL LXS (MINNESOTA VEHICLE LICENSE KJL 696) STATE OF MINNESOTA V. KOUA FANG LEE(CRIMINAL VEHICULAR HOMICIDE). *TWX UPDATED 9/29/11*CW THE DRIVER OF THE TOYOTA WAS CONVICTED IN 2007 OF CRIMINAL VEHICULAR HOMICIDE-GROSS NEGLIGENCE WHICH KILLED THREE PEOPLE AND SEVERELY INJURED TWO OTHERS. THE DEFENDANTS ATTORNEY HAS RAISED CONCERNS THAT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION DEFECT IN THE TOYOTA CAMRY MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CRASH. UPDATED 03/30/10. (COUNTY ATTORNEY REQUESTED THAT NHTSA PARTICIPATE IN THE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE) UPDATED 04/07/10 RECEIVED FOLLOW-UP LETTER. UPDATED 04/07/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
3
#10320362March 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND PROCEEDED TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO FINALLY STOP THE VEHICLE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, OBSERVED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD COLLAPSED IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO RELEASED THE WEDGED ACCELERATOR CABLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE FOR THE PREVIOUS FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE ONE ADDITIONAL TIME WHILE TRAVELING IN SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE AND HAD A RELATIVE FOLLOW HER HOME IN CASE OF ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320253March 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD REPEATEDLY. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315960March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I ENTERED THE FREEWAY ON-RAMP AND ACCELERATED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I KICKED THE PEDAL DOWN A COUPLE TIMES TO GET IT UNSTUCK. INSTEAD OF COMING UNSTUCK, IT STUCK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. (THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT. I THINK THE ACTUAL PEDAL CAME BACK UP TO THE IDLE POSITION.) THE BRAKES SLOWED THE CAR SOME WHEN I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET WITH MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND STANDING UP SO ALL MY WEIGHT AND STRENGTH WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE BRAKES SMELLED OF BURNING AND I THOUGHT FOR A SECOND THAT MAYBE I WAS GETTING IT UNDER CONTROL. HOWEVER, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER, IT READ 95 AND THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING AND SMELLING QUITE STRONG. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE. IT SLOWED DOWN TO MAYBE TO 65 OR SO. BY THEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SO FAST I THOUGHT IT WOULD BLOW UP AND IT WAS NIGHT ON A RELATIVELY DESERTED FREEWAY SO I PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR AND CONTINUED THIS PATTERN FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES - SPEEDING UP TO WAY PAST 95, RIDING THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY SMOKED AND SMELLED TOO MUCH (I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BECOME USELESS IF I LET THEM BURN UP) PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND SLOWING DOWN FOR AS LONG AS I THOUGHT WAS OK BEFORE BLOWING THE ENGINE, REPEAT, ETC.. JUST PRIOR TO MY EXIT, THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION STOPPED AND I GOT OFF ONTO THE SIDE STREETS. WHEN I ACCELERATED AFTER A STOP SIGN, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK BUT I IMMEDIATELY PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN SHUT THE KEY OFF, STOPPING THE ENGINE. IT DID THIS TWO MORE TIMES. THE REPAIR SHOP CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS IN THE ARMY INFANTRY DURING THE 60'S BUT HAD NOT HAD A FLASHBACK FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I HAD FLASHBACKS OF THIS EXPERIENCE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP. IT WAS A MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND LOGICALLY IS GREATLY DIMINISHED UNDER THAT HIGH STRESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314472February 26, 2010
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1996 CAMRY WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THEN SURGED FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY A MOTORCYCLE AND PICK-UP TRUCK. CAMRY AND MOTORCYCLE BOTH TOTALED. AIRBAGS IN CAMRY DIDN'T DEPLOY ON IMPACT BUT HAD A DELAY. POLICE INVOLVED WITH CASE. CAMRY DRIVER CITED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD TO A RED LIGHT WHICH DRIVER WAS STOPPED AT INITIALLY. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION. WITH TOYOTA IN THE NEWS, FOUND REPORTS OF OTHER 1996 CAMRY'S WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION SO FILED THIS COMPLAINT. FAMILY MEMBER WAS OWNER AND DRIVER OF CAMRY. MOTORCYCLE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT RESULTED IN DEATH 5 YEARS LATER. *TR UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 07/08/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
1
#10314319February 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW DURING THE MONTHS OF MAY THROUGH JULY 2009, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. OFF AND ON, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WAS A STRANGE ODOR COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD GENERALLY HAPPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING A ROUTINE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEN ON AUGUST 19, 2009, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED; THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AS THE CONSUMER DESPERATELY SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL, SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO WEAVE IN BETWEEN CARS AS THERE WAS NO PLACE FOR HER TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CRASHING. SHE PUT ON HER HAZARD LIGHTS AND BEEPED THE HORN TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. SHE THEN SWUNG INTO A WIDE PARKING LOT ENTRANCE AND SLAMMED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313607February 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1996 TOYOTA CAMRY DEVELOPED PROBLEMS STALLING OUT IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD BUCK LIKE A BRONCO SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING (BEFORE STALLING). DEALERSHIP REPAIRS COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO GET FROM HERE TO THERE IN THIS VEHICLE. TECHNICIANS KEPT TAKING THE CAR BACK DOWN TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA REQUESTING THEY EXAMINE THE INVOICES AND REPAIRS ON A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE SENT A LETTER BACK. ONE LINE-"NOTHING IN THESE INVOICES IS UNDER WARRANTY" TOYOTA WAS NOT INTERESTED IN FIXING THEIR MISTAKES AND WAS NOT INTERESTED IN LEARNING FROM THEM. THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. I KNEW AT THAT TIME THEY WERE INTERESTED IN GROWTH AND PROFIT AND LET IT BE KNOWN TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BUY TOYOTA VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304592February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN PLACING HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. BY PUTTING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE, SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ONLY ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECENT RECALL FOR TOYOTA. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE . THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 101046. UPDATED 03/09/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/14/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302346January 26, 2010
STEERING
THIS IS A REPAIR SHOP IN THE BETHESDA MARYLAND AREA AND THE CUSTOMERS CAR IS A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY STATION WAGON. THE CAR HAS APPROX. 135,000 MILES. WE DID MAJOR REPAIRS TO THE CAR INCLUDES REPLACE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND RIGHT FRONT AXLE. THE CUSTOMER CALLED AND SAID THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FOLDED UNDER THE CAR. WE HAD CAR TOWED TO SHOP AND FOUND THE CASTLE RETAINER NUT FOR THE RIGHT OUTER TIE WAS COMPLETELY MISSING AND THE TIE ROD END CAME OUT OF STEERING KNUCKLE. THE COTTER KEY WAS STILL INSIDE OF THE HOLE, WHICH INDICATED THE NUT DID NOT UNTHREAD BUT CAME APART- I WENT BACK WHERE THE CAR WAS TOWED FROM BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PART OF THE CASTLE NUT. WE REPLACED BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS FOR SAFETY AND DID FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AT NO CHARGE TO CUSTOMER. WE FOUND NO CRACKS OR PROBLEMS WITH THE CASTLE NUT FROM THE OTHER SIDE, BUT BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS CAME WITH NEW CASTLE NUTS. WE ARE FILING THE PROBLEM TO SEE IF ANY OTHER CAMRY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED , AT CUSTOMERS REQUEST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291216November 6, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1996 TOYOTA CAMRY, CA DXLESEXLE CRUISE CONTROL RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ALONG AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY INCREASED SPEED (OCCURRENCE DATE OCT 18 2009) AND I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL GOT THE SAME RESULT, CONTINUOUS INCREASE OF SPEED UNTIL TURNED OFF. CHECKED FOR RECALL, AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 1996 CAMRY IN REFERENCE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, HOWEVER THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED THE VIN AND SAID THAT IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, AND TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TOOK MY INFO AND ALSO TOLD ME THE VIN IS NOT ON THE LIST. THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS IN THE RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS PEOPLE MAY THINK THEY ARE UNDER CRUISE AND NOT REALIZE THEY ARE ACCELERATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291270November 6, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OUR 1996 CAMRY, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN SAFETY CHECKED AND HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON, BEGAN TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP IT BY USING THE BRAKES, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRING, BUT IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. OUR MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SINCE THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAS BEEN IN THE PRESS WITH OTHER TOYOTA'S WE DECIDED TO REPORT THIS SAME EXPERIENCE. I REALIZE THE CAR IS OLDER, BUT IT OTHERWISE FUNCTIONS WELL. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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