Toyota Camry Complaints (1996)

417 consumer complaints on file.

#10070209January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IDLE PROBLEM. TAKEN TO MECHANIC TWICE. HAVE REPLACED ISC VALVE AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR SINCE 1996 (TWICE IN 1997 AND 1998), IN THE LAST YEAR CAR HAS STALLED WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN MIDDLE OF ROADWAY. ENGINE TAKES A FEW TRIES TO START AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070240January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOOK CAMRY TO DEALER (WORLD TOYOTA) DISCOVERED ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM, ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, CANNOT RE-BUILD.. NOTIFIED CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE AT TOYOTA MAIN OFFICE. STILL HAVE NOT RESOLVED ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070289January 15, 2004
STEERING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE ENGINE JUST DIES. USUALLY AT A STOP OR SLOW DOWN. PROBABLY 1X/MONTH FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS. PREVIOUSLY IT JUST HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES LAST YEAR. THE FREQUENCY SEEMS TO BE INCREASING. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED ONLY WITH CITY DRIVING. I DO 90% CITY DRIVING, BUT AM BECOMING NERVOUS ABOUT TAKING THE CAR OUT ON THE FREEWAY. OUR MECHANIC CANNOT FIND ANY HISTORY OF THESE STALLS ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY ISC VALVE EVER SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR. WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ISC VALVE EVERY YEAR. TOYOTA HAS PAID FOR IT, BUT IT IS ANNOYING NOT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM SOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070411January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10068750January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE ALWAYS MADE REGULAR OIL CHANGES, HOWEVER, THERE IS A DEFINITE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD ANY RECOURSE, BUT AFTER OTHER FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THEIR CAMRYS, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, AND LOW AND BEHOLD I CAME ACROSS THE EXACT PROBLEM MANY TOYOTA CAMRYS HAVE HAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068828January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OIL SLUDGED AT 77,000 MILES AFTER CAREFUL MAINTENANCE EVERY 3,000 - 4,000 MILES. ENGINE FLUSHED, VALVE COVER GASKET REPLACED, ETC. (MY COST) AND CONTINUED MAINTENANCE, NOW 89,000 ENGINE IS BLOW WHILE ON TRIP WITH 80 YEAR OLD MOTHER 400 MILES AWAY FROM HOME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068886January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SLUDGE BILL UP IN THE ENGINGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051829December 10, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN FAILURE OF POWER STEERING.*MR WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER HAD TO STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048680November 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
PROBLEMS WITH 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY.*MR A FEW YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA WHICH STATED IT WAS NECESSARY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TIMING BELT REPLACED BEFORE 60,000 MILES. THE LETTER INDICATED THAT IF THE BELT SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE VEHICLE COULD STOP RUNNING. SINCE RECEIVING THE LETTER THE CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS ADVERTISEMENTS REGARDING TIMING BELT REPLACEMENTS FROM SEVERAL LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SINCE TOYOTA SEEMED TO KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047400November 23, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WITH A PASSENGER, APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ON A SLIGHT INCLINE ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD, IN THE MID AFTERNOON. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA SANTA CRUZ, WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAMRY NEW IN 1996, AND THEY ESSENTIALLY DID NOTHING. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA'S REGIONAL OFFICE AND I MET WITH AN AGENT FROM THERE WHO INSPECTED MY CAR AT TOYOTA SANTA CRUZ. HE FOUND EVIDENCE A ROCK HAD HIT A STABILIZING BAR UNDERNEATH. I REPORTED HAVING NOT SEEN OR HIT A ROCK ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. I WAS TOLD TO AWAIT TOYOTA'S DECISION IN THE MAIL WITHIN 10 DAYS. THEY CONCLUDED MY AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED APPROPRIATELY. MY WITNESS AND I WROTE BACK TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, WHERE WE HAD BEEN REFERRED, DISPUTING THEIR CONCLUSION TWICE, AND BOTH TIMES THE RESPONSE WAS THAT THEIR CONCLUSION WAS FINAL. I AM CONFINED TO ONLY BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT BY MAIL. MEANWHILE, I AM DRIVING WITH NO AIRBAGS NOW FOR CLOSE TO 2 YEARS. TOYOTA HAS PROMPTED ME TO GET MY AIR BAG LIGHT FIXED SINCE THE DEPLOYMENT, BUT THAT IS ALL. AND MY HORN DOESN'T WORK NORMALLY NOW THAT THE VINYL IS RIPPED OPEN IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I INTENTIONALLY BOUGHT THE CAMRY FOR IT'S SAFETY RECORD. I AM IN DISBELIEF THAT TOYOTA CARES SO LITTLE FOR SAFETY. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10042192November 12, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN THAT OCCURRED, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM HAD SNAPPED.*AK *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044996October 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE BRAKING AT 20 MPH BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP. VEHICLE SWERVED INTO THE NEXT LANE, CAUSING AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TO HIT IT ON FRONT RIGHT HAND SIDE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041527October 9, 2003
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY, VID #[XXX]. SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE CAR SPUN OUT AGAINST A GUARD RAIL, TOTALING THE CAR. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG NOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WERE DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURY TO MY DAUGHTER WHOSE HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *LA 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
#10042631October 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE SEIZURE IN 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY.*MR THE ENGINE SEIZURE WAS DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE BUILD UP. *JB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041945September 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE LOST BRAKE AND STEERING POWER. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TIMING BELT JUMPED, AND THE ENGINE SEIZED UP BECAUSE OF AN OIL JELLYING PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040774September 26, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRE TREAD SEPARATION, SIZE# UNKNOWN, DOT# UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040193September 17, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ABOUT TEN MINUTES AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THE FUEL PUMP RELAY CONTINUED TO RUN. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED BY THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040085September 15, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034499August 15, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
1996 TOYOTA CAMRY POWER STEERING FAILURE.*MR POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE POWER STEERING WAS REPAIRED FOR $1398.56, IN WHICH THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED. TOYOTA WAS INFORMED OF THIS AND DECLINED THE CONSUMER FOR REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY. *PH *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032857August 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
SEVERAL PROBLEMS:FAULTY INTERIOR LIGHTING,POWER ANTENNA,BRAKE NOISE,FAULTY POWER WINDOWS,MAIN REAR SEAL LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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