Toyota Camry Complaints
19,642 consumer complaints on file.
- #10020607May 28, 2003STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
CONTINUAL WATER FLOODING REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT RUG AND FLOOR. DRAIN PLUG WAS MISSING FROM FACTORY AND REPLACED AFTER 3 TRIES. FLOODING STILL OCCURRING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10020248May 28, 2003AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK CONSUMER HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF HER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *CB *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10021768May 28, 2003VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA# 01-V-012-000 THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HOUSING COULD BE DEFORMED AT THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR-TO-THROTTLE BODY CONNECTION. THE ACCELERATOR INNER-CABLE COULD WEAR AWAY AND EVENTUALLY BREAK. CONSUMER HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10021790May 28, 2003AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOY. *TT
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10021792May 28, 2003SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAD A FRONT COLLISION. DUE TO A FAULTY ABS SYSTEM, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TOOK LONGER TO STOP. *TT
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10022255May 27, 2003AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. *MR PH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10020566May 27, 2003SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES DON'T HOLD ON A HILL. ALSO WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP THE AUTO WILL STOP THEN THE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10021619May 27, 2003SUSPENSION: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
- #10019214May 24, 2003SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT. HAVE HAD FRONT BELTS REPLACED ON MY 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY TWICE AND PROBLEM COMES BACK. BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT AND HANG OUT DOOR OR ON ME AFTER RELEASING. *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10020464May 23, 2003ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE TRIED TO START UP ON ITS OWN AND THEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10019178May 23, 2003ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXPERIENCED A TEXT BOOK CASE OF WHAT HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE "TOYOTA SLUDGE ENGINE" PROBLEM. CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT SPA PROGRAM WHO REFERRED ME TO THE LOCAL DEALER. HE SAID UNLESS I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES (MANUAL SAYS 7500) THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SAID THAT I DID NOT "HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON" AND I WAS "SCREWED." ONCE REPAIRS ARE DONE AND PAID FOR I PLAN TO SUBMIT A CLAIM WITH ALL PAPERS TO TOYOTA.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10019138May 22, 2003STRUCTURE
DURING COLD WEATHER THE PISTON THAT RELEASES THE GAS HATCH DOOR FROZE TO THE HOUSING. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE GAS DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE PISTON BROKE IN HALF. SINCE THE PISTON WAS FROZEN IN PLACE, THE GAS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. OWNERS MANUAL DID NOT REFERENCE HOW TO DEFEAT THE MECHANISM AND DRIVER COULD NOT FILL WITH GAS. *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10019045May 21, 2003SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. OCCURRED JUST AFTER 60,000 MILES AND DEALER SAID NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW 109,672. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10020255May 21, 2003SEAT BELTS
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP. *JB MADE ATTEMPT TO CONTACT CONSUMER 10/16/07, NO ANSWER *LJ RETURN USPS, MADE 2ND ATTEMPT 07/16/07 FAILED. *BF
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10019034May 20, 2003SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE BRAKES ON MY '03 CAMRY LE. WHEN CONTINUED OR STRONG PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ON SAID DATE I REAR-ENDED SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFICIT. TOYOTA LEGAL GOT INVOLVED AND SAID IT WAS 'NORMAL'. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS VERY DANGEROUS & MISLEADING! *NLM
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10020104May 19, 2003STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE DOORS AND WINDOWS WERE CLOSED. *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10020108May 19, 2003ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SEVERAL TIMES OIL WOULD BACKUP INTO THE ENGINE OR EXCESSIVE OIL WOULD BE USED. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A GAS STATION THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS QUESTIONABLE AND THE DEALERSHIP NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10020111May 19, 2003ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT RAISE OR LOWER WHEN THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON WAS PUSHED FROM EITHER CONSOLES. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SUN ROOF. *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10018795May 16, 2003SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2002 CAMRY LE. BRAKES WERE FINE UNTIL ABOUT 1K MILES. PEDAL BEGAN SINKING TO THE FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKES STILL GO TO FLOOR WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE. THEY ARE MUSHY, INTERMITTENTLY GRAB, AND FADE QUICKLY. SOMETIMES GRABBING. THE FEEL SEEMS TO VARY. DEALER SAYS ALL IS NORMAL. *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10019932May 15, 2003TIRES
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROADS THE VEHICLE SLID SEVERELY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRE PER THE DEALERSHIP. *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0