HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE, WHEN OPENING THE HOOD, THE SUPPORT ROD WILL NOT HOLD THE HOOD UP PROPERLY. *AK
1992 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 1992 record →
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK *SLC
ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE FRONT HOOD WOULDN'T HOLD UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
THE FRONT HOOD WOULDN'T STAY UP, HAVE TO HOLD IT TO KEEP IT UP.*AK *JB
UPON LIFTING HOOD, EXPERIENCED ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINGER SUPPORT ROD FAILURE, RESULTED IN HOOD ABRUPTLY DESCENDING. *AK
FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT, PE96-040.*AK
WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE TWO HOOD SUPPORTS BECAME WEAK AFTER 30 MONTHS, DEALER REPLACED PROBLEM WITH NO CHARGE. *SLC
WENT TO OPEN THE FRONT HOOD, IT WOULD OPEN BUT NOT STAY UP, DEALER SAID IT IS THE SUPPORT PISTON . PLEASE DESCRIBE .AK
YOU CAN OPEN THE HOOD BUT IT WOULDN'T STAY UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
EXPERIENCED FAILURE IN HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT BRACKET WHICH ALLOWS HOOD TO FALL ON HEAD, CAUSING INJURY.*AK
THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT DOESN'T HOLD THE HOOD UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO VIEW ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUPPORT STRUTS DO NOT FUNCTION.*AK
ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, PE96-040.
PE-96-040 ACTIVE, WHEN RAISING THE HOOD, HOOD SUPPORT STUDS FAILED. *AK
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHECK ENGINE, THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS FAILED.*AK *SLC
EXHAUST PIPE BROKE PREMATURELY WHERE IT CONNECTS TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO CONNECTION RUSTING. *AK
BATTERY FAILED.
FRONT STRUT-LIKE HOOD CYLINDER CAME OFF. *AK
STRUTS WHICH SUPPORT HOOD FAILED, NEARLY CAUSING HOOD TO FALL ON OWNER. *AK
VEHICLE FIRE. *DH
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE VEHICLE, WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. *AK
CLUTCH REPLACED. *SD
OTHER: AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WENT ON DUE TO SOMETHING SPILLING ONTO COMPONENT. *SD
HOOD HYDRAULIC ARMS FAILED, PUSHING OWNER INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE CHANGING OIL. *DH
THE TRUNK WAS OPENED AND CAME DOWN FORCEFULLY ON THE OWNERS HEAD AND BACK, CAUSING INJURY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR STICKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
SEAT BELT BUCKLE PLASTIC TAB BROKE. *SD
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, VEHICLE SLID INTO MOTORHOME. *AK
SPLIT EXHAUST PIPE WHICH ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. *AK
THE OWNER PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP, WHEN SHE TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF PISTONS WHICH HOLD HOOD UP, ALLOWED HOOD TO FALL DOWN ON HEAD. *AK
COLLISION LEFT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT FILLED COMPARTMENT W/SMOKE. OWNER HEARD FRYING SOUND TURNED IGNITION OFF. SMOKE REOCCURED W/IGNITION ON. *AK
BRAKE LIGHT SIGNAL ON THE DASH, COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TT
HOOD SUPPORT CYLINDERS WORN, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL INTO THE 'CLOSED' POSITION. *SD
WATER IS COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FIREWALL ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. TT
HOOD STRUTS FAIL TO HOLD HOOD UP, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL ON HEAD. *DSH
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED INJURIES TO DRIVER. TT
TRUNK LID NOT DESIGNED WITH LATCH OR SUPPORT TO KEEP LID UP WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT PARKED ON LEVEL SURFACE, CAUSING TRUNK LID TO FALL DOWN/INJURY. *SD
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
POWER WINDOWS CABLE ARE DISMANTLING/COMING OFF TRACK; WINDOWS COME DOWN ON THEIR OWN. TT
FRONT DOOR REGULATORS FOR THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED, STICKING THE WINDOWS IN THE DOWN POSITION. TT
WIRING HARNESS GOING FROM TRUNK LID TO CHASSIS INSTALLED TOO TIGHT; WHEN LIFT TRUNK LID, PULLS APART; CREATES FIRE HAZARD; NO TAILLIGHTS; CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT.
BUSHING THAT HOLDS THE SWAY BAR IN POSITION WENT BAD TWICE, REPLACE SWAY BAR BUSHING ONCE, GETTING READY TO REPLACE AGAIN. TT
TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING IN FORWARD MOTION . TT
WHEN THE POWER WINDOW CABLE BREAKS, THE WINDOW FALLS INTO THE DOOR AND CANNOT BE REACHED. TT
THERE IS UNEVEN TREAD WEAR . TT
DOOR FRAME BROKE ON BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER RESULTING IN OCCUPANTS NOT ABLE TO ENTER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
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