THE TRUNK LATCH FAILED CAUSING THE TRUNK LID TO POP UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTON WITHOUT THE REMOTE TRUNK RELEASE BEING TOUCHED. NLM
1991 Toyota Camry complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →
BOTH REAR DOOR HINGES ARE STIFF, THE RIGHT SIDE IS WORSE THAN THE LEFT, LUBRICATION HAS NOT HELPED. NLM
WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS IN USE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES MOMENTARILY, CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DISENGAGES WITHOUT CONSUMER HITTING PEDAL. NLM
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN COLLISION. PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE/A RUPTURED SINUS AND EYE DAMEGE DUE TO AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE LOCKS ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. ALSO, SEATBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
EA 92 013/ STUCK POWER DOOR LOCK: VEHICLE EXPEREINCED POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE FROM THE INSIDE OF DRIVER SIDE SWITCH PANEL. THIS COULD LEAD TO FATALITY IF UNABLE TO GET OUT VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE. *YC
CAR/ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING. NO PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR. ONCE, CAR DIED ON DRIVE BUT OKSY ON REVERSE
WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE SEATBELT GOES FOWARD IN THE CAR, AND NEVER COMES BACK TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER. THS HAPPENS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS TO HAVE OIL INSTALLED ALMOST EVERYTIME ITS BEING DRIVEN. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
BRIDGESTONE RE900 P185/70R14 TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR DUE TO DEFECT IN THE INTERNAL TIRE CASING/PLIES WHICH ARE CRACKING AND SPLITTING ALONG A FRABRICATION SEAM. MJS
SEATBELT COMPUTER MODULAR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE SEATBELT SLIDES FROM THE DOOR FRAME. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK
MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT. THE WIRING UNDER THE SEAT HAD A SHORT.
THE RADIO DOES NOT PLAY AND THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE RADIO. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED UNDER RECALL 93V 147000 EQUIPMENT: ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT RADIO: TAPE DECK, ETC ON JUNE 30, 1994. *AK *ML
TOOK CAR TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED BROKEN TRACK FOR MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS. COST TO ME $247. ISN'T THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT MUST BE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER?AK
WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. *AK
RADIO CAUGHT ON FIRE. RADIO HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL AND REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. OWNER REPLACED RADIO AT OWN COST, SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *AK *ML
AUTOMOBILE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER 3 TIMES. NO PERSONELL COULD GIVE A REASON FOR CONDITION, HAD TO TRADE CAR IN FOR A NEW ONE BECAUSE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AT THAT POINT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLIANTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 1991 CAMRYS, AND 1987-1990 CAMRYS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 1991 MODELS. *AK
FUEL METALLIC HOSE, ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK, HAS A PIN HOLE WHICH CAUSES A FUEL LEAK. MAY RESULTING IN A FIRE. DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. WOULD NOT SLIDE UP OR DOWN WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. HAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE RECALL BECAUSE RADIO INOPERATIVE, PRIOR TO REPAIR.
RADIO FAILED.
UPON OPENING THE FUEL TANK THE CONSUMER FELT EXTREME HEAT AND LOOKED DOWN TO SEE THAT HER HAND AND ARM WERE COVERED IN FLAMES TO THE ELBOW, THE CONSUMER SAYS SHE DIDNT NOTICE A SPARK PRIOR TO OPENING THE TANK. *AK *NLM
SHOULDER BELT TIGHTENED IN A PANIC STOP AND DID NOT HOLD. THE BELT MADE A GRINDING NOISE, AND THEN RELEASED INSTEAD OF TIGHTENING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THEY WILL REPLACE THE BELT AND PAY FOR COST OF BELT, OWNER WILL PAY FOR LABOR. *AK *ML
CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE THAT NIGHT AND RETURNED NEXT MORNING AND FOUNDED DASHBOARD MELTED AND WINDSHEILD CRACKED. FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED. NHTSA RECALL # 93V- 147, ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IN RADIO SHORTED OUT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER COULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. A CRASH WAS THE RESULT. *AK
THE SHOULDER BELT FITS RIGHT ACROSS THE OWNER'S NECK. DEALER SUGGESTS LOCKING CLIPS. *AK
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILS TO ACIVATE APPROX. 50% OF THE TIME. AT TIMES IT WILL ACTIVATE AFTER THE DRIVER SITS DOWN AND BEFORE IT IS SLIPPED OVER THE HEAD WITH SOME FORCE AND HAS SRIPPED GLASSES OF DRIVER'S FACE.
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT OPEN ELECTRONICALLY.
IGNITION MODULE AND COIL FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO FAIL.
DISTRIBUTOR MODULE FAILURE. THIS IS THE THIRD ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT HAS FAILED SINCE APRIL, 1997.
COMPUTER MODULE FAILED AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.
COMPUTER MODULE FAILED AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.
ANTI LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER FAILED.
THREE FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED.
TIMING BELT FAILED CAUSING ENGINE VIBRATION. MJS
LEFT FRONT AUTOMATIC POWER WINDOW FAILED.
MOTORBELT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY.
'VEHICLES FUEL TANK HAD PIN POINT LEAKS ON TOP OF THE TANK AND LEAKS ON THE HOSE CONNECTION. *AK
VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK HAS LEAKAGES AT TOP OF TANK AND A FUEL CONNECTION HOSE LEAKED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC POWER DOOR LOCK WILL UNLATCH WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ENTIRE FRONT END OF CAR IN THE COLLISION, CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES.
WHILE DRIVNG ON THE FREEWAY SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AND GET OUT SAFELY. AT THAT TIME THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP. CANNOT STATE CAUSE OF FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THIS IS A COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE. *AK
ELECTRICAL FAILURE RESULTED IN TAPE CASSETTE, REMOTE CONTROL ENTRY, AND HOOD FAILURE.
WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID RESERVOIR WILL NOT LET FLUID OUT, CAUSING VISUAL PROBLEMS. *AK
MOTORIZED SEATBELT INOPERATIVE.
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE THROTTLE GETS STUCK, TO MAKE IT GO INTO CLOSE POSITION, STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL REAL HARD TO UNSTICK IT. *AK
SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING A CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
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