Toyota Camry Complaints (1993)

260 consumer complaints on file.

#10046557November 5, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIE ROD FAILURE.*MR WHILE ENTERING THE ON RAMP THE VEHICLES TIE ROD BROKE. THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO THE GORE AND STRUCK A TRAFFIC POST. *PH *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038862September 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
OUR CAMRY RAN FINE UNTIL FIRESTONE DID A RADIATOR FLUSH/OIL CHANGE ETC. THEY USED RECYCLED ANTIFREEZE. 8 DAYS LATER OUR WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT/RADIATOR CRACKED/HEAD GASKETS BLEW. THERE WAS NO WATER/FLUID EVIDENCE AT BREAKDOWN. MECHANIC THINKS FIRESTONE DID IMPROPER FILL/DID NOT FILL RADIATOR. FIRESTONE SAYS HEAD GASKETS WENT OUT. AGAIN NO FLUID IN RADIATOR AT ALL, NOTHING ON ROAD. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP!!! WE TRAVELED ABOUT 800 MILES IN 8 DAYS FOLLOWING FIRESTONE'S WORK. NO TEMP. LIGHT WENT ON. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038868September 14, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR REGULATOR CABLES SNAPPED, CAUSING WINDOWS TO DROP. UNABLE TO CLOSE WINDOWS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028794July 22, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
OWNER OF A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH MALFUNCTIONING SEATS BELTS. ONE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR RETRACTABLE SEATBELT DOES NOT WORK . I INFORMED TOYOTA OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT ASSIST IN THE MATTER BECAUSE THE BELTS WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. BELTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR NOT 6 YEARS 60,000 MILES LIKE THEY STATED . I HAVE ONE YOUNG CHILD AND ONE ON THE WAY. AND BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS CANT COME UP WITH THE ALMOST THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS REQUIRED TO FIX THE ONE BELT. I AM VERY UPSET THAT EVEN SAFETY COMES WITH A PRICE TAG. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022500June 5, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010143March 8, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OIL/FLUID LEAKS FROM FOUR SPOTS (TRANSMISSION AREA, VALVE COVER GASKETS, POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK & PINION) MYSTERIOUSLY OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME AND ALMOST SET THE VEHICLE ABLAZED WHEN THE OIL DRIPPED ONTO EXHAUST PIPE JUST BELOW THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR DEALERS SERVICEMAN ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY LONGER UNTIL IT IS FIXED BECAUSE IT WILL SURELY BE ON FIRE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768860October 24, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, HOOD RELEASED, FLIPPED AGAINST WINDSHIELD. HOOD STRUCK ROOF, AND LANDED IN ROADWAY. NO PREVIOUS MALFUNCTION OF HOOD LATCH OR SAFETY CATCH. NO PRIOR WARNING OF PROBLEM, HOOD WAS SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. HOOD AND VEHICLE ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021102October 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE CONSUMER CAN STRONGLY SMELL CHEMICAL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018076September 6, 2002
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH AND WITH NO WARNING RADIO AMPLIFIER LOCATED UNDER RIGHT PASSENGER'S SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER, THE CONSUMR WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND AS A RESULT SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE HAND.*AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#762274May 25, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TRUNK AND FRONT HOOD DO NOT STAY OPEN; INJURY RESULT OF TRUNK CLOSING ON MY NECK WHILE UNLOADING TOYS FORM TRUNK. ALSO, SON IN TRUNK WHEN TRUNK CLOSED AND LOCKED HIM TRUNK. WITH THE MOMENTUM OF TRUNK CLOSING COULD HAVE DEHEADED CHILD OF CUT OFF ARM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8008418April 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT A QUICK STOP ABS BRAKES STILL WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759119March 8, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, SHORT TO POWER MASTER SWITCH IN L/F DOOR, REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN HARNESS TO POWER MASTER SWITCH. *AKY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564429February 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATED ENGINE HAD TOO MANY LEAKS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002995January 28, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND TOUCHING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BACKWARDS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000571December 11, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MICHELIN, RADIAL XSE, P195/70R14, DOT HNJ9B7LX0901, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 1800 MILES ON A 1993, TOYOTA, CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, AFTER PULLING OVER, NOTICED REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. NO INJURIES.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755277December 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
LEFT FRONT WINDOW ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING REGULATOR) FAILED TWICE (ORIGINAL + REPLACEMENT). THE PART WAS LAST REPLACED SETEMBER 25, 2000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755023November 28, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE RETRACTOR ON THE RIGHT REAR SELT BELT NO LONGER WORKS; WHEN YOU PULL OUT THE SEAT BELT, THERE IS NO TENSION, SO IT DOESN'T PULL ITSELF BACK IN. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE OUR RIGHT REAR SEAT FOR THIS REASON. HAS THERE BEEN ANY SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS? WE HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785724October 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THERE IS A PERSISTENT OIL LEAK PROBLEM THAT BEGAN AT 89000 MILES AND IS UNFIXABLE. THE VALVE COVER, OIL PAN, AND OIL FILTER GASKETS WERE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 93000 MILES AND 9000 MILES LATER PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, PLUS THERE IS A SMOKE SMELL PERMEATING THE CAR CABIN. YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752958October 5, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
MECHANISM SUPPORTING HOOD FAILED. THERE IS NO BACKUP SUPPORT, SUCH AS A ROD, THAT HOLDS UP THE HOOD. HOOD SLAMMED CLOSED ON CONSUMER'S HAND, CAUSING INJURY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#563139September 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 85000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP IN REVERSE, WHEN THE REVERSE GEAR WENT, THE OVERDRIVE DISENTEGRATED AND THERE WAS TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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