Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#769167November 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON TWO OCCASION SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH) IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED STRONG TO AVOID A COLLISION YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL 180 DEGREES ACROSS THREE LANES OF FREEWAY AND ENDED UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE SHOULDER. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN THE DESCRIBED FASHION THE REAR OF THE CAR BEGINS TO SKID INTO AN OUT OF CONTROL SITUATION. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022000October 31, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES
CONSUMER STATES THE CRUISE CONTROL FAIL AT 70MPH CAUSING AND ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021915October 30, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021837October 29, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVER SEAT THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK TO THE OPEN POSITION AND SEAT BELT WILL STAY IN THE LOCK POSITION MAKING IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET OUT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021579October 25, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE DEALER HAVE REPAIR THE FRONT RIGHT DOOR THEY ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
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
#8021564October 24, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP, AFTER CUTTING IN FRONT OF HIM. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND REARENDED THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768775October 23, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE HAS FAILED 2 TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AT TOYOTA OF HUNTINGTON BEACH. FIRST TIME ON 3/23/2001 AND SECOND TIME ON 1/17/2002. IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS OF PAST FAILURES STARTING TO APPEAR AGAIN, AS OF ABOUT 10/1/2002. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021454October 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH INDICATING BRAKE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING. CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOUR TIMES. CONSUMER FEELS THERE A DEFECT IN THE BRAKES THAT ARE BEING PUT ON VEHICLE. MR MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM MET THE SATISFACTORY SPECIFICATIONS-DECLINED REPAIR. THE CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ELAPSED BRAKE WORK ON THE DATE OF 8/15/02 IN THE AMOUNT OF $659.44. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021504October 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND ACID SPILLED ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021365October 22, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELARATOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021269October 21, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG DEPLOY FOR NO REASON CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER AND THEY WAS FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG DEPLOY FOR NO REASON CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER AND THEY WAS FORCE TO PULL OVER. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021202October 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSIMISSION BEEN REPLACED SEVEREAL TIMES. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768579October 18, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS:AUTOMATIC
HAVE TO ACTUALLY GO BACK TO DEALER 4 TIMES IN ONE YEAR FOR THE SAME ISC VALVE PROBLEM, EVERYTIME THIS VALVE GO WRONG MY CAR WILL NOT START!! I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED SO OFTEN! COST $370 FOR THE VALVE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768593October 18, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ABS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND STAYED ON FOR TWO TRIPS. NEVER CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN THE CAR IS AT IDLE, THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, THE LGIHT GOES OUT. OIL LIGHT ONLY COMES ON WHEN CAR IS NEARLY STOPPED, OR STOPPED COMPLETELY. THERE IS A GREY SLUDGE OOZING OUT OF THE BOTTOM DOOR SEALINGS. THIS IS PRESENT ON ALL FOUR DOORS, BUT IS VERY HEAVY ON BOTH PASSENGER DOORS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR A FEW YEARS. CAR HAS BEEN FLAWLESS UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN THE IDLING PROBLEM OCCURED. 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
#768571October 17, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THIS SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM TO 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. ISC VALVE JUST DIE OFF FOR NO REASON AND NO SIGNS OF ANY BROKEN . CAR CAN NOT BE STARTED WHEN THIS VALVE IS DEFECTED. EVEN IF CAR CAN BE STARTED, IT WILL BE VERY SHAKEY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020848October 15, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROX 25-30MPH AND IN TURN COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020849October 15, 2002
SEATS
CONSUMER STATES WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROX 25-30 MPH AND IN TURN COLLIDED W/A VEHICLE IN FRONT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATS BUCKLED AND COLLAPSED BACKWARD. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERE WHIPLASH INJURIES AS A RESULT. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020857October 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING OCCASIONALLY WHITE SMOKE EXITS THE EXHAUST. CONSUMER STATES DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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