Toyota Camry Complaints (1998)

600 consumer complaints on file.

#609429September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES WERE SHAKING VIOLENTLY. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE ABS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609632September 8, 1999
TIRES
TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609672September 8, 1999
TIRES
TIRES. DOT ACUR2V1387GENERALP205/65R15.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609722September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES SCREECH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609738September 8, 1999
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
ALARM--SILENCER SECURITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609747September 8, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
RADIO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609752September 8, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUN VISORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609757September 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609135September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
BRAKE PADS DEFECTIVE. SHOCKS ARE NOISY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609164September 8, 1999
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
BACK SEAT BELTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710960September 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
STEERING WHEEL SHOOK ABOUT 2-3 TIME VIOLENTLY FOR A FEW SECONDS IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. HAD TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. WHILE DRIVING HEARD THUMPING NOISES AND SMOKE FROM FRONT LEFT TIRE. TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. DEALER'S CONCLUSION OF BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND REPAIRS TO THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM COSTING APPROX. $3,200. CONTACTED INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO SUPPOSEDLY ANALYZED THE BRAKE FLUID FOR CONTAMINATION, BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY. INSURANCE COMPANY BLAMES THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE ON MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HELP!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710597August 27, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED TO TOYOTA CAMRY, THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBANTS GOT EXTREMELY NOISY AND IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL BREAK ANY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE OVER A SMALL BUMP. I HAVE CONTACTED JIM COLEMAN'S TOYOTA IN BETHESDA MARYLAND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE AROUND 19000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL CAMRY'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA IS GOING TO MAKE A RECALL AND FIX IT. UP UNTIL TODAY THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. MY WARRENTY RANS OUT AT 36000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE AROUND 25000. SO I LIKE EITHER TOYOTA OR THE DEALER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710347August 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
PULLING VERY SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE, I SCRAPED THE METAL AROUND THE WHEEL OPENING OF THE CAR NEXT TO ME. HE HAD PAINT MARKS BUT THE SIDE FRONT DRIVER'S BUMPER WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548037August 19, 1999
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
A DEFECTIVE AXLE CAUSED THE WHEEL BEARING TO FAIL, & VIBRATION AT 60 MPH, IN STEERING COLUMN AND NOISE IN FRONT END. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845331August 18, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A SHARP CORNER OF THE DOOR THAT WHEN CLOSING HITS AND INJURES HER LEG. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710161August 18, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL AT RANDOM. IF YOU ENTER THE CAR, CLOSE THE DOOR, AND LOCK THE CAR USING THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, YOU CANNOT UNLOCK THE CAR DOORS UNLESS THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION. THIS IS CLEARLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609956August 16, 1999
TIRES
GOODYEAR INTERGRITY P195/70 R 14 WORN OUT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844792August 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL GRINDING. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. AFTER REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED, ABS LIGHT CAME ON & VEHICLE WOULD SKID WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BRAKES HAD BEEN MODIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844624August 9, 1999
SEAT BELTS
WHEN PARKED OR DRIVING ON AN UPWARD SLOPE, OR IF FRONT OF VEHICLE IS HIGHER THAN REAR, SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE PULLED. VEHICLE MUST BE ON LEVEL GROUND. DEALER CONTACTED AND AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709448August 1, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES
CAR DRIFTS TO LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS. REPORTED TO DEALER TWICE. 1ST TIME, ON 7/20/98 AT 3,300 MILES. DEALER CLAIMED STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER AND THEY REALIGNED IT. ALSO, DEALER STATED THAT AIR PRESSURE WAS UNEVEN IN ALL TIRES AND THEY CORRECTED THIS. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THEY HAD PUT 32 LBS IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, 30 LBS IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, AND 34 LBS IN THE TWO REAR TIRES. COMPLAINED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE CAR STILL DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. DEALER RESCHEDULED FOR 8/10/98 AND CAR WAS THEN SERVICED WITH 3,955 MILES. DEALER CLAIMED THEY CHECKED FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THEN ROTATED TIRES TO CORRECT FOR A RADIAL PULL. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES AND STATED THEY WOULD CORRECT THEMSELVES AFTER A FEW HUNDRED MILES WERE PUT ON WITH THE NEW ROTATION. TIRES WERE THEN ROTATED BY THE SAME DEALER AT 9,824 MILES ON 3/10/99, AND THE DRIFT TO THE LEFT IS AS BAD AS EVER. I BELIEVE SOMETHING OTHER THAN A RADIAL PULL IS WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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