Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#898250October 25, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#898152October 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
AT ANY SPEED BRAKE PEDAL IS REALLY MUSHY, AND ONE TIME IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898171October 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS THERE WAS VIBRATION IN VEHICLE, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898176October 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS /PADS OVERHEATED, HAS TO CHANGE THEM EVERY 8000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753571October 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN
ALL THREE OF THE REAR SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. I TRIED TO PUT A CHILD RESRAINT SEAT IN THE LEFT REAR SEAT, I PULLED THE BELT ALL THE WAY OUT AS MY TOYOTA MANUEL SAYS TO DO IN ORDER TO LOCK THE CHILD SEAT INTO PLACE AND THE BELT WOULD NOT FEED BACK INTO THE RETRACTER. I THEN TOOK THE SEAT OUT AND PUT IT IN THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED. THAT WAS IN MAY 2001. A FEW DAYS AGO THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DID THE SAME THING, LEAVING MY CHILD WITH NO SEAT BELT IN THE BACK AND MY ONLY OPTION IS TO PUT HIM IN THE FRONT SEAT WHICH IS NOT SAFE EITHER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFATURER OF TOYOTA AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST ABOUT $190.00 PER SEAT BELT TO GET THEM REPLACED. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS IN A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. I HAVE A HIGH AMOUNT OF MILES ON MY VEHICLE BUT MOST OF THOSE MILES DID NOT EVEN HAVE ANYONE USING THE REAR SEAT OR SEATBELTS SO THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS SOME OF WHICH I HAD FOR 10 YEARS AND LONGER. NEVER HAVE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753529October 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753532October 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
LEFT FRONT ROTOR WARPED AT 20,000 REPLACED, RIGHT FRONT WARPED AT 12,000 REPLACED BEFOR BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897806October 16, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, DRIVER'S RIGHT LEG HIT BOTTOM CORNER OF DOOR, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY HALF WAY BETWEEN ANKLE AND KNEE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#897821October 16, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, SEATS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
UPON STARTING VEHICLE AT IDLE SPEED, THE CONTROL VALVE STICKS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP, AND CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK BRAKES EXPERIENCE GRINDING, SQUEAKING, AND VIBRATION, ROTORS WERE WARPED AND BRAKE PADS WERE GLAZED, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM THAT IS CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERAL ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS, MOTOR MOUNTS WERE WEAK CAUSING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, 16 VALVE SEALS CAME APART DUE TO BEING INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, WATER PUMP LEAKED, TIMING BELT FAILED, VALVE COVER LEAKED, AND CAM SEAL WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS, RIGHT OUTER AXLE BOOT WAS SPLIT AND LEAKING GREASE, CV BOOTS FAILED TWICE, SHIFTER WAS HARD AND WAS MAKING NOISES, DEALER FOUND THE SHIFTER LEVER PLATE WAS BROKEN, TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. THE CAR JACK WAS MISSING FROM THE TRUNK AND THE ANTENNA WAS INOPERABLE. DEALER FOUND AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE BATTERY. CONSUMER NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT, DEALER SECURED SEAT SLIDE ADJUSTER HOOK, TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FUEL RELATED PROBLEMS, THE EGR VALVE ASSEMBLY, EGR MODULATOR, IDLER CONTROL VALVE, IDLE AIR SPEED CONTROL, DISTRIBUTOR O-RING, IDLER BEARING, ISC VALVE, AND VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED, BLUE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST, DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, FUEL INJECTION, AND RECALIBRATED THE FUEL SENSOR, VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND STALLING DUE TO FAULTY EGR VACUUM MODULATOR, DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE WOULD DEFAULT IF THERE WAS TOO MUCH OIL ADDED, THE VALVE IS TOO SMALL SO IT WILL STICK OR BECOME CLOGGED UP WITH CARBON BUILD UP. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753282October 16, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT 32,000 MILES, THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING LOW OIL PRESSURE CAME ON. THE OWNER TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR, AS IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION REFUSES TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY WORK BECAUSE OF 'ENGINE SLUDGE'. AFTER ONLY CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL AND PULLING THE VALVE COVERS OFF OF THE ENGINE, THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS 'OWNER NEGLECT'. AND WILL ONLY LOOK INTO POSSIBLE CAUSES AT THE OWNERS'S COST. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THE OWNER HAS FOUND SEVERAL CASES OF 'ENGINE SLUDGE' NOT ONLY IN THE TOYOTA CAMRY'S PRODUCED IN 1999 THROUGH 2001 BUT IN THE TOYOTA TRUCK'S SIENNA MODEL, AS WELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897790October 16, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH, PASSENGER'S DOOR OPENED ENOUGH THAT DOOR WAS AJAR AND LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003890October 15, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:VALVE
AFTER LEAVING A PAVED ROAD AT 35MPH "DOUBLE FINE ENFORCED" CONSTRUCTION ZONE, WHEEL RESPONSE TO STEERING BECAME ERRATIC AND THE CAR VIBRATED, STEERING AND SUSPENSION CHECK OUT FINE, TWO TIRES HAS A BULGE AND TWO HAD CRACKS IN THE TREAD GROOVES, TIRE REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED. ONE OTHER TIME A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR IN A TIRE, RESULTED FROM A VALVE STEM EXTENSION MALFUNCTIONED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004737October 15, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DUPLICATE OF 9003890
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753232October 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER SIDE. FRONT AND REAR DOORS SEVERELY DAMAGED. DRIVER SIDE SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753211October 14, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CRACKED . HANDLE WAS RARELY USED. TWO MONTHS LATER, DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR HANDLE CRACKED. THE PART COST OVER $90, INSTALLATION ABOUT $90. TOTAL FOR 2 HANDLES ALMOST $400. I'M THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE CAR, 55 YRS OLD, TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785730October 13, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER SAID, WHEN HE SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 55 MPH AND TRAVELING ON LEVEL GROUND OR UPHILL IT HOLDS THIS SPEED PERFECTLY. BUT IF HE START DOWN HILL THE SYSTEM DOES NOT SENSE PROMPTLY THAT THE CAR IS ACCELERATING. IT ALWAYS TAKES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 SECONDS BEFORE IT SENSES THE INCREASED SPEED AND RELEASES THE THROTTLE. BY THEN THE CAR IS TRAVELING 8 TO 14 MPH FASTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753135October 12, 2001
AIR BAGS
INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT, EVENTUALLY FAILED CONTINUOUSLY ON, DEALER REPAIRED/REPLACED CABLE ASSEMBLY, FAILED AGAIN IN SAME MANNER WITHIN 12 MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753167October 12, 2001
SUSPENSION
RIGHT FRONT STRUT BUSHING NEEDS REPLACED. DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF GIVEN THE NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785724October 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THERE IS A PERSISTENT OIL LEAK PROBLEM THAT BEGAN AT 89000 MILES AND IS UNFIXABLE. THE VALVE COVER, OIL PAN, AND OIL FILTER GASKETS WERE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 93000 MILES AND 9000 MILES LATER PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, PLUS THERE IS A SMOKE SMELL PERMEATING THE CAR CABIN. YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563663October 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED UP CAUSING THE KEY TO NOT TURN IN THE CYLINDER, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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