Toyota Camry Complaints (1996)

417 consumer complaints on file.

#10031312July 29, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT UNLOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030022July 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILURE ON 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY.*MR WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING. *TS. THE TIMING BELT AND RADIATOR HOSE WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027235July 14, 2003
TIRES
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TEN MONTHS AGO IT HAD FOUR NEW TIRES. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES ABOUT A MONTH AGO. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS WEARING OUT THE TIRES TOO FAST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023532June 22, 2003
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING AS I'M DRIVING...VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WITH A SMOOTH ACTION...MY MECHANIC HAD ANOTHER TOYOTA IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT! *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023320June 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COMPLAIN I OWN A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT RECENTLY EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO THE BUILD-UP OF OIL SLUDGE BEFORE 80,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS THE SAME 2.2L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AS THEIR CAMRY 1997-2001 MODELS, WHICH TOYOTA AGREED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRING THOSE ENGINES. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME ENGINE AND IT WAS PRODUCED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT TIME FRAME, BECAUSE IT IS IN A 1996 MODEL, TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRING IT. THERE IS NO DISPUTING THAT THE FAILURE OF THOUSANDS OF THESE ENGINES AS A RESULT OF A BUILD-UP OF OIL SLUDGE CAN BE ATTRIBUTABLE ONLY TO THE FACT THAT THESE ENGINES ARE DEFECTIVE. AS SUCH, IT IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS THAT TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR OF SOME OF THESE DEFECTIVE ENGINES AND NOT OTHERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. PETER XU. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023144June 16, 2003
AIR BAGS
FRONT AIRBAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, SERIOUSLY INJURING DRIVER, WHEN FRONT TIRE BUMPED CURB WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY. CAR WAS MOVING UNDER 5 MPH WHEN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10021023June 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE SEIZURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020888June 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
MY 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021619May 27, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE TO MOVE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND FRACTURED THE END OF THE SPRING AND SCORED THE TIRE WALL. *NLM *AK THE MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION OF THE FRACTURED SURFACE SHOWED DARK CRYSTALS EMBEDDED IN THE STEEL. *SCC THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT BLOW COLD AIR, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONDENSOR AND RECEIVER DRYER *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016092April 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BOOM NOISE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN AND HAD 2 LARGE HOLES IN IT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014148April 8, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVES ON TWO 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY'S SOLD IN CALIFORNIA, FAIL EVERY 20,000 TO 30,000 MILES, AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $425.00 PER REPLACEMENT. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR IN OTHER CARS SOLID IN CALIFORNIA. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE FAILURES PER CAR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015162April 4, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013903April 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
AS OF THIS WEEK THE FLEX PIPE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DETERMINED TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. THIS CAUSED EXHAUST GASES TO BE EMITTED UNDER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THIS PART WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE CONVERTER BECAUSE HE SAYS THAT THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY IS A SINGLE ASSEMBLY ATTACHED TO THE MALFUNCTIONING "FLEX PIPE".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014978April 1, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE, WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011428March 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING/STARTING PROBLEMS, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE EGR VALVE, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE, WHICH WERE ALL REPLACED, THE TIRES EXPERIENCED UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, THE BRAKES FAILED, THERE WERE TRANSMISSION, DRIVELINE AND STEERING PROBLEMS, THE O-RING WAS REPLACED, AND ALSO THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT ENGINE OIL SLUDGE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009863March 21, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTIES STARTING. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED AND WAS REPLACED 7 MORE TIMES. THE CONSUMER FOUND INFORMATION ON A TOYOTA REPORT WHICH INDICATED THAT THE EGR VALVE AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WERE PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010748March 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT RECENTLY EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE BUILD-UP OF OIL SLUDGE AFTER ONLY 80,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS THE SAME 2.2L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS SLUDGE PROBLEM. IN RECOGNITION OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES, TOYOTA AGREED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRING THOSE ENGINES IN THEIR 1997-2001 MODELS. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE FACT THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME ENGINE AND IT WAS PRODUCED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT TIME FRAME, BECAUSE IT IS IN A 1996 MODEL TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRING IT. THERE IS NO DISPUTING THAT THE FAILURE OF THOUSANDS OF THESE ENGINES AS A RESULT OF A BUILD-UP OF OIL SLUDGE CAN BE ATTRIBUTABLE ONLY TO THE FACT THAT THESE ENGINES ARE DEFECTIVE. AS SUCH, IT IS ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS THAT TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR OF SOME OF THESE DEFECTIVE ENGINES AND NOT OTHERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. GARY LEVINE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011465March 18, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO START. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010660March 18, 2003
STEERING
STEERING HAS A DEAD SPOT ALSO WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN AFTER MAKING A TURN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011210March 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT HAD BLOWN OUT SEVERAL TIMES, THE MECHANIC FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE SHORTED OUT THE TAIL LIGHTS.8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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