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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 →

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jun 23, 1997NJ

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 23, 1997MS

VEHICLE WAS IN 40 TO 45MPH CRASH IN THE RAIN. THE CAR FLIPPED OVER AND THE REAR AND DRIVER SIDE HIT A TREE AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Filed May 21, 1997FL

UPON CHANGING A FUSE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON ANYTIME, CAUSING ABS TO BE UNARMED. COULD RESULT IN PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. DUE TO SENSORS THEY WOULD NEED TO RESET EACH TIME. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed May 19, 1997MD

VEHICLE HAD UNWANTED SUDDEN ACCELERATION; WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE POSITION IT OVERRODE THE BRAKING SYSTEM, ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HIT A POLE AND FLIPPED OVER. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed May 13, 1997MD

ENGINE HOOD LATCH SUPPORT FAILURE. THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS FAILED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO RELEASE FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION. OWNER SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed May 7, 1997NY

ENGINE HOOD LATCH SUPPORT FAILURE, THE HOOD RELEASED FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Apr 16, 1997KY

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 4, 1997NY

WHILE DRIVING, WAS MAKING "U" TURN, TOW HOOK TOUCHED SIDEWALK, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE. DID NOT KNOW AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Apr 4, 1997NY

FRONT HOOD STRUTS ON LEFT SIDE FAILED.

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Apr 1, 1997FL

HOOD DOES NOT REMAIN HELD OR STATIONERY WHEN DRIVEN DUE TO DEFECTIVE SPRINGS. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Mar 18, 1997HI

WHEN THE ENGINE HOOD WAS LIFTED THE HOOD WOULD COME DOWN SLOWLY, AND WOULD NOT STAY UP. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Mar 13, 1997LA

VEHICLE'S HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT MECHANISM DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING GREAT DIFFICULTY IN HOLDING THE ENGINE HOOD AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Feb 19, 1997OR

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND WENT INTO REVERSE. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Feb 11, 1997FL

HOOD ON VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY UP. TOOK IN FOR REPAIRS BUT THE COST WAS TOO MUCH FOR REPAIR WORK. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Feb 6, 1997CO

WHILE DRIVING WAS TRYING TO MERGE ON HWY, VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY, WOULD NOT START, MOVED TO SIDE OF ROAD, VEHICLE STARTED 10 MINUTES LATER; TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES & COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM; NEW BRAIN COMPUTER WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Suspension › Front › Stabilizer Bar
Filed Feb 4, 1997NJ

RIGHT REAR STABILIZER BUSHINGS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO WEAK MATERIAL.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Feb 3, 1997OR

WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR, THE THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING AN INCREASE IN SPEED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jan 28, 1997FL

# PE96 040, THE TWO SMALL HOOD SUPPORTS WHICH HOLD THE HOOD OPEN HAVE FAILED, HOOD FALLS CLOSED INSTEAD OF STAYING IN THE UP POSITION. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jan 28, 1997AR

THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP.

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jan 24, 1997MA

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO KEEP HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Jan 22, 1997DC

OWNER STATES THAT UPON RASING THE HOOD IT FALLS, OWNER IS CONCERNED OF INJURIES SHE SUFFERED DUE TO FAULTY HYDRAULIC SUPPORTERS. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jan 22, 1997NJ

BOTH FRONT HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD HOOD UP.

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Jan 17, 1997MA

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Jan 16, 1997FL

ENGINE DEPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE; LATCH FAILED TO HOLD HOOD OPEN, CAUSED HOOD TO COLLASPE. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jan 14, 1997NY

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 13, 1997NY

ABS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMES INTERMITTENTLY, PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 13, 1997NY

ABS LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jan 9, 1997VA

WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE HOOD, THE HOOD WOULD NOT STAY UP WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT DUE TO DEFECTIVE SHOCKS. PE96-040. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Jan 9, 1997MA

HOOD SUPPORT ROD FAILED.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Jan 7, 1997NJ

#PE96-040, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT LATCH FAILED. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jan 6, 1997CA

ODOR COMES FROM A/C.

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Jan 3, 1997VA

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Jan 2, 1997MA

OWNER STATES THAT HOOD LATCHES ARE FAULTY WHICH RESULTS IN HER HOOD FALLING DOWN EVERY TIME IT IS RAISED, SHE FEARS THAT SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Dec 31, 1996TX

ENGINE HOOD LATCH SUPPORT FAILURE, THE HOOD RELEASES FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE HAS TOO USE A BROOM STICK HANDLE TO HOLD UP HOOD.*JB

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 30, 1996NJ

HOOD SUPPORT HAS FAILED, NOT KEEPING HOOD FROM SLAMMING SHUT, ALSO WHEN RAISED IT WILL NOT STAY UP. *AK *JB

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Dec 26, 1996MD

#PE96-040 ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE . **AK

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Dec 20, 1996VA

THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT IS INOPERATIVE. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 19, 1996NJ

HYDRAULIC LIFTS THAT SUPPORT THE ENGINE HOOD COLLAPSED.*AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 18, 1996AL

EXPERIENCED ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILURE, WHEN RAISED HOOD WON'T STAY UP AND DESCENDED ABRUPTLY. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/FittingsFire
Filed Dec 18, 1996TX

ENGINE FIRE, DUE TO LEAK IN THE LINE RUNNING TO THE HYDRAULIC COOLING FAN MOTOR.

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Dec 17, 1996NJ

FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT, THE HOOD WIL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, PE96-040. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Dec 17, 1996TX

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Dec 17, 1996NY

#PE96-040, ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE . *AK

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Dec 17, 1996FL

HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED.

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 12, 1996TX

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 12, 1996NJ

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Dec 10, 1996NY

DRIVING VEHICLE 60 MPH, SUDDENLY AIR BAG DEPLOYED, LIKE A SHOTGUN, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VISION, FILLED VEHICLE WITH SMOKE & CHEMICALS, DRIVER LOST SOME HEARING IN EAR. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Dec 5, 1996TX

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK *JB

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Dec 4, 1996MD

HOOD SUPPORT DOES NOT STAY UP WHEN DOING WORK UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Dec 4, 1996NY

ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, PE96-040. *AK

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