Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#8013511July 9, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT MOVES FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE OR TAKING OFF. CONSUMER FEARS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT SEAT WILL COME COMPLETELY OUT.*AK THE DRIVER SEAT PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE AND THE CONSUMER HAS FILED A CLAIM WITH THE DEALER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013519July 9, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES
STEERING WHEEL NUT IS LOOSE, AND COULD CAUSE STEERING FAILURE. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013543July 9, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
AT A STOP WITH BRAKES APPLIED VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. ENGINE RACED AND RPM'S WENT UP TO 6000. CONSUMER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763967July 8, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
TWO DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAMRY, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK. AT FIRST, IT WAS A SLIGHT SOUND BUT GRADUALLY BECAME VERY LOUD TO THE POINT THAT IT IS SCARY TO DRIVE THE CAR. TODAY, EXACTLY ABOUT A MONTH SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE NOISE IS UNBAREABLE. IT IS EXTREMELY LOUD AND IT HAPPEN EVERYTIME I PRESS THE BREAK PEDAL,THE BRAKES WAS ALSO VERY HARD TO BRAKE. I HAVE TO PRESS REALLY HARD TO GET IT TO WORK. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TOYOTA REGIONAL OFFICE. THEY DIDN'T HELP AT ALL BUT JUST BLAMING THE GOVERNMENT ON THE NEW BRAKE REGULATION. I AM VERY STRESSED OUT ABOUT THIS. PLEASE HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013354July 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISIONS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, DID NOT HAVE SOLUTION FOR OCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763846July 5, 2002
SUSPENSION
LOUD METTALIC RATTLING NOISE OCCURS AT HIGH SPEED (70+MPH), OR WHEN DRIVING IN WINDY CONDITIONS AT SLOWER SPEEDS. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 TIMES. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNDER CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO DUPLICATE NOISE (SLOWER SPEEDS WHEN WINDY, OR HIGHER SPEEDS ANYTIME).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013213July 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKES FAILED WHILE PARKING. VEHICLE JUMPED FOWARD AND CONSUMER HIT A METER. TOOK VEHICLETO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL 97V156000 FOR BRAKE VACUUM HOSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763759July 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH FAILURE - MANUAL CAR HAS 15000 MILEAGE, AND DEALER WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013137July 2, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, PUT VEHICLE ON MACHINE, AND SAW NO PROBLEM. WHILE BACKING OUT VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763675July 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 4/16/01 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM ON 4/19/01 AND REPLACED AIR FUEL RATIO (AFR) SENSOR. ON 6/26/02 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM ON 6/29/02 AND AGAIN REPLACED AFR SENSOR. IT COST OVER $700.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ARE THERE PROBLEMS WITH AFR SENSORS? --- ABOUT MAY, 1999, THE VEHICLE STARTED PRODUCING VISIBLE EXHAUST SMOKE AT START UP. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TODAY. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN STARTING A COLD ENGINE (WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS NOT RUN FOR FEW HOURS). VEHICLE RECENTLY PASSED A SMOG CHECK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. ARE THERE KNOW PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE PRODUCING EXHAUST SMOKE WHEN STARTING A COLD ENGINE? IS THE EXHAUST SMOKE RELATED TO AFR SENSOR FAILURE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763666June 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
ROTTEN EGG SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE CAB SINCE I LEASED IT , BEEN IN SHOP 5 TIMES THEY ASKED ME TO DO THINGS LIKE PUT BLUE PLANET GAS IN IT AND DRIVE IT FOR ALONG TIME NONE OF THIS SEEM TO WORK LAST TIME WAS THEY SWAPED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND CONVERTERS FROM ANOTHER 2002 CAMRY AND THE GAS SMELL IS STILL THERE. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING..THE SMELL IS TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAKES MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE HEADACHES. AT ONE POINT I HAD TOYOTA TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME....IM NOT SURE IF MY CAR HAS A DEFECT DUE TO SOME OTHER REASON IT SEEMS FUNNY TO ME THAT THEY JUST DONT KNOW WHATS WRONG WITH THIS CAR.THERE IS ALSO A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STERRING THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL TOO? NOT SURE ABOUT WHATS GOING ON .....AND THOUGHT SOMEONE ELSE LIKE YOU GUYS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT. THANKS TAMMY COLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763616June 28, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
APPARENTLY SOME PART OR PARTS HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO OPEN DOORS. OFTEN THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN A DOOR FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SIMULTANEOUS FAILURES COULD RESULT IN BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012913June 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION KEY TO START VEHICLE AT THAT MOMENT THERE WAS A EXPLOSION UNDER HOOD. BATTERY HAD EXPLODED, TOYOTA BRAND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012924June 28, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THERE IS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN FRESH AIR SYSTEM. A HOLE EXISTS FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT INTO AIR DUCK IN WHICH MICE OR RATS CAN FIT, BRINGING IN DEBRIS OR EVEN CARBON DIOXIDE. CONSUMER PLUGGING UP HOLE . *AK DEALER SAY THIS IS A COMMMON COMPLAINT. *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763519June 26, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:LINKAGES
THERE IS A SQEAK COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN I GO OVER SMALL BUMPS/DIPS IN THE ROAD. TOYOTA RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT OF TIE RODS, WHICH DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THE NOISE CONTINUES AND HAS INCREASED IN SEVERITY. THE AIR CONDITIONER SMELLS WHEN USING IT. IT SMELLS LIKE MOLD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT ALL THEY DO IS SPRAY IT WITH FRIGI-FRESH, WHICH ONLY MASKS THE SMELL FOR A SHORT WHILE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566251June 25, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE SPLIT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. (CONTINENTAL TIRE P205/65R15) *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012537June 25, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AT ANY SPEED, MORE AS SPEED INCREASES. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE, STATED THAT WAS HOW VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012484June 24, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V155000 CONCERNING STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAS CONFIRMED RECALL WITH MANUFACTURER. HAS TAKEN RECALL NOTICE AND VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP HAD REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566172June 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER BUMPED THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT. THE DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012323June 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLED AT 60 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE.*AK THE A/C AND THE FUN SELECTOR MALFUNCTIONED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE STARTS AND STALLS IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW CIRCUIT OPENING REALY AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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