Toyota Camry Complaints (1998)

600 consumer complaints on file.

#551123February 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND INJURY. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551089February 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
FRONT BRAKES MAKE RUMBLING NOISE AFTER BEING FIXED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551061February 23, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
RIGHT FRONT STRUT FAILURE CAUSING FRONT END NOISE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855557February 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING CAR WENT DEAD AND BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL, THIS WAS A VERY BUSY ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY, REPLACED BATTERY. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE MILEAGE DISAPPEARED, AND CAR WENT DEAD AGAIN. CONSUMER TOOK CAR BACK TO TOYOTA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718604February 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM SURGED CAR INTO WALL WITH DRIVERS FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856707February 10, 2000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT TO FIT AROUND SELF OR ANYONE ELSE THE SAME SIZE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856475February 8, 2000
SUSPENSION
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE STRUT IS VERY LOOSE WHICH MAY CAUSE THE STRUT TO COME OFF, AND CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH. THERE IS TSB BULLETIN ON THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718485February 8, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISE OVER BUMPS. THE DEALER THAT I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT TODAY, CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE STRUT MOUNTING BRACKETS. HE HAD OVER 14 SETS ON BACK ORDER TODAY. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT THEY ARE HAVING AND YOU ARE RECEIVING TOYOTA SHOULD DO A RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT A RECALL MIGHT HAPPEN. THE COST TO CORRECT WOULD BE INEXCESS OF $300. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855028January 18, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE POOR VISABILITY AT NIGHT, THE LEFT SIDE HAS DARK SPOTS. HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED THREE TIMES, AND THERE HAS BEEN KNOW CHANGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717501January 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISE OVER BUMPS IN PAVEMENT. HAD REPLACED ON 1/17/00 AT COST TO ME OF $132.XX PLUS 1 1/2 HOURS LABOR. THE PARTS IN QUESTION ARE THE FRONT STRUT MOUNTS. TOYOTA MUST ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS, AS THEY ACCELERATE THE WEAR OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND PROVIDE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716686December 31, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE BRAKES ARE MAKING GRINDING NOISE. THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED ONCE BY THE DEALERSHIP AT 13000 MILES, AND THEN AT 27000 MILES THEY WERE AGAIN CHANGED BY SEARS. BUT THE BRAKES ARE GETTING WORN OUT EASILY AND THE GRINDING SOUND WILL NOT STOP. THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT BELTS HAVE BOTH FAILED AT 20000 AND 27000. THEY GET STUCK AND WONT COME IN OR OUT. THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY THE DEALER *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716594December 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES EXCESSIVE NOISE OVER BUMPS. DEALER SAYS VERY COMMON PROBLEM BUT NO SOLUTION AVAILABLE. REFERNCE TSBS: NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: SB602177 & SB602531. REFERENCE ODI ID: 545483, 706991, 712064, & 714862. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854013December 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER COULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR TO SLOWDOWN VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES WON'T WORK, AND MAKE NOISE L GRINDING METAL TO METAL NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854016December 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549913December 10, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
IGNITION SYSTEM, CABORATOR AND STARTER FAILED IN THE 1998-99 MODEL CAMRY'S. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853930December 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT STOPPING DISTANCE EFFECTIVENES .WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THEY FEEL MUSHY THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715085November 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION
STEERING COLUNM PULLS TO RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT 70MPH FUMES FROM ENGINE GO THROUGH VENTS INTO CAR CAUSE HEADACHES AND UPSET STOMACH. BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN STOPPING LOUND NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549632November 18, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION. ( 4 AIRBAGS 2 FRONTAL AND 2 SIDE). YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#714862November 16, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
STRUTS BAD ON FRONT END AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549513November 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONS. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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