THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOESN'T LOCK SOMETIMES AND THE FRONT HOOD SUPPORT FAILED . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *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 →
HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO KEEP HOOD IN OPEN POSITION.
HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, WHILE CHECKING OIL, HOOD CAME DOWN ON CONSUMER.*AK
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT BROKE . *AK
UPON LIFTING ENGINE HOOD, EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILURE. HOOD WON'T STAY UP, ABRUPTLY DECSENDING.*AK
THE HOOD DOES NOT REMAIN UP BY ITSELF/SOMEONE HAS TO HOLD THE HOOD UP, OTHERWISE IT WILL FALL BACK AGAIN. *AK
THE ENGINE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. *AK
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.
HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.
HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.
HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN OPEN POSITION.
THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS. *AK
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. #PE96040. *AK *JB
WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING SERVICED THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK *SLC
HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT ROD FAILURE, WHEN HOOD IS OPENED THE SUPPORT ROD WILL NOT PROPERLY SUPPORT THE HOOD, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL DOWN. *AK
THE FRONT SUPPORT FAILED, HAD TO REPLACE IT. *AK
THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUPPORT STRUTS ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK
WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING HOOD LATCH SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK
HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.
HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO KEEP HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING INJURY.
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORTS ARE WEAK AND WILL NOT HOLD HOOD UP. *AK
WENT TO CHANGE THE OIL AND THE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK
HOOD ROS SHOCKS LEAKING, FRONT HOOD WOULDN'T STAY UP. *AK
THE HOOD SUPPORT HAS FAILED. *AK
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING HOOD LATCH SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK *SLC
HOOD DOES NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION.
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO SLAM SHUT/INJURY.
HOOD FAILED TO STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.
HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, NOT KEEPING HOOD LIFTED. *AK
VEHICLE'S FRONT HOOD LATCHES HAVE BECOME INOPERATIVE AND FAILED. *AK
HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, PE96-040. *AK *SLC
HOOD SUPPORTS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT HOOD.
THE FRONT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE . *AK
EXPERIENCED ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILURE WHEN LIFTING HOOD, IT ABRUPTLY DESCENDED, IN DDITION, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER CAR FIRST USED. *AK
FAILURE OF THE HOOD, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT IS BROKEN, THE HOOD CANNOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, PE96-040.*AK *SLC
EXPERIENCED ENGINE HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILURE WHEN HOOD WOULDN'T STAY UP. *AK
HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, DOES NOT HOLD HOOD UP, OWNER HAS TO HOLD HOOD UP MANUALLY*AK.
THE HOOD SUPPORT STRUTS DO NOT WORK. *AK
THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP, THE SUPPORT STRUTS FAILED. *AK
THE ENGINE HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP/HOOD HAS TO BE PROPPED OPEN WITH A STICK OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. *AK *AK
EXPERIENCED ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, UPON LIFTING HOOD, FALLS BACK DOWN.*AK
UPON LIFTING HOOD HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SUPPORT ROD FAILS, RESULTING IN HOOD FALLING DOWN.*AK
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS TO KEEP HOOD LIFTED UP. OWNERS MUST USE A CHUNK OF WOOD. *AK
WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK HOOD HIT CONSUMER IN THE HEAD, BUT DID NOT CAUSE INJURY. *SLC
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK
SUPPORT ASSEMBLY OF HOOD FAILED.
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