Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10029700July 18, 2003
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HIS KNEES WERE INJURED WHEN THEY HIT THE STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT HANDLE BAR. THE DESIGN OF THE ADJUSTMENT HANDLE BAR WAS NOT CORRECT AND STUCK OUT OVER 1 INCH TO FAR. PH *CB *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10028578July 18, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT AND CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE/DECELERATE UNTIL CRUISE CONTROL IS DISENGAGED. WHEN REACTIVATED, IT WORKS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT EPISODE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029663July 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 15 MPH, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND, COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022763July 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS A 3-4 INCH HOLE IN THE ENGINE WHICH LEAKED OIL AND IGNITED A FIRE. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR REPORTED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND NOT IMPROPER CARE. *AK THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE JUST EXPLODED WITH A BIG BANG AND THE BRAKES HAD GONE OUT. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021723July 18, 2003
TIRES, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE WHICH WAS IN THE TRUNK BLEW UP AND POPPED OPEN THE TRUNK AND CAUSED DAMAGE ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE CAR. ALSO THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 2 TIRE BLOW OUTS, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029546July 17, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER HAD TWO ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029558July 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND BRAKES FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028357July 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THREE TIMES CONSUMER WENT TO TOYOTA TO TELL THEM THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME, (MAY 3,03) WAS BRAKING SLOWLY AND 2002 CAMRY JUMPED AHEAD, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE SECOND TIME(MAY 28,03) I CONSUMERWENT IN, TOLD THEM BRAKE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPING FOR A LIGHT. 1993 CAMRY NEVER DID THAT. ALSO NO OHTER CAR I HAD DID THAT. THEY TESTED, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE THIRD TIMEON JULY 3, CONSUMERTOLD THEM, DO NOT TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES, DID NOT WANT TO HEAR IT! HE DROVE THE CAR AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW ON JULY 11, 2003, WHILE PARKED AT MACY'S MALL AT CROSS COUNTY, I AM BACKING UP SLOWLY OUT OF MY SPACE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE JUMPED AHEAD FLYING AND HIT TWO PARKED CARS FACING HER. ALL THE VEHICLES HAD DAMAGE. CONSUMER WILL NEVER DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN, COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
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
#10026004July 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY NEEDED IT'S SECOND CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. THE FIRST WAS AT ABOUT 33K AND NOW ANOTHER AT 78K. WHY ARE THE CLUTCH GOING SO FAST. WE HAVE ANOTHER VECHICLE 1993 ACCLAIM WITH 170K. WE HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL ALL OUR LIFE WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTILL THIS TOYOTA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025856July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING DESPITE NORMAL DRIVING, CAUSING SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING AND POSSIBLY COMPROMISING VEHICLE STOPPING ABILITY. IT OCCURRED AT 10,000 MILES. TOYOTA WARRANTY SERVICE ONLY PROVIDES FOR RESURFACING THE ROTOR RATHER THAN PART REPLACEMENT. IS THIS PROBLEM DUE TO DEFECTIVE ROTOR MATERIALS AND/OR FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022965July 11, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE STICKING. *AK THE THROTTLE STICKING WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER FELT THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINES SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THE 99 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 ENGINES. (RECALL # 01V012000) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024443July 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING MALFUNCTIONED. THIS RESULTED IN ALL ELECTRICAL OPERATED COMPONENTS FAILING AND BEING INOPERATIVE, WHILE DRIVING. *AK THERE WAS BREAKAGE OF THE WIRES THAT OCCURRED IN THE WIRE PACK WHICH CROSSED BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE TRUNK AND THE HINGE OF THE TRUNK COVER AT THE POINT WHERE THE WIRES WERE FLEXED DUE TO THE OPENING/CLOSING OF THE TRUNK COVER. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY FOUND DUE TO NO VISIBLE DETERIORATION OR DAMAGE TO THE WIRE PACK COVERING AT OR NEAR THE POINT OF BREAKAGE. THE BROKEN WIRES WERE ULTIMATELY FOUND BY USING A FAULTY LOCATOR DEVICE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER THE ITEMS WERE PLACED IN THE TRUNK, THE COVER CLOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR SIDE WINDOWS(WHICH WERE CLOSED AT THE TIME)COULD NOT BE LOWERED, THE SUNROOF (OPENED AT THE TIME)COULD NOT BE CLOSED, THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE INDICATORS WERE ALL INOPERATIVE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022839July 11, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
WHILE TRAVELING, THE CONSUMER FELT HOT AIR BLOWING FROM THE AIR VENTS WHILE THE UNIT WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TRAVEL WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AT ALL TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026942July 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE THE SAME HEIGHT AND CLOSE TOGETHER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025813July 10, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
IN 65,000 MILES THE FUEL SENSOR HAS FAILED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. CHECKED ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025702July 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1997 CAMRY XLE..OIL GEL PROBLEM. TOYOTA BLAMED PROBLEM ON US/LACK OF OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. IN 1999. CERT.USED CAR. NEEDED NEW ENGINE AFTER ONE YEAR. PROBLEM UNDETECTED AGAIN. IN FEB 2002 CAR BLEW ENGINE AFTER BEING CHECKED @TOYOTA. GOT LETTER IN JULY 2002 STATING THEIR WAS A GELLING PROBLEM. I SENT INFORMATION THEY NEEDED. NEVER A RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. I SENT ALL INFO AGAIN CERTIFIED MAIL. NO RESPONSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026950July 8, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *MR *TS THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10025530July 7, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS COMING OFF TRACK AND NOT GOING BACK UP ALL THE WAY. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER 4 TIMES.THREE OCCURENCES WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE LAST OCCURENCE THE COST WAS SPLIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Toyota Camry