HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.
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 WILL NOT SUPPORT HOOD.
REAR SPRINGS NOISY.
HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.
HOOD STRUTS FAILED.
HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT ROD WHEN OPENED , THE ROD FAILED. *AK
HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT ROD FAILURE, WHEN OPENED THE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
THE HOOD LATCH WEAK AND HOOD WOULD NOT STAY UP. *AK
THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED WHEN OPENING THE HOOD. *AK
HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE, HOOD WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE. *AK
UPON LIFTING HOOD EXPERIENCED HOOD ROD SUPPORT FAILURE, WHEN ENGINE HOOD WON'T STAY UP.*AK
THE HOOD SUPPORT LATCH FAILS, NEEDS TO USE A STICK TO PROP IT UP. *AK
FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSTION.*AK
HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD THE HOOD IN THE OPEN POSITION.
HOOD ASSEMBLY, THE SUPPORT ROD WILL NOT HOLD HOOD UP, WHEN RAISING THE HOOD IT CONTINUES TO FALL.*AK
THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP. THE SUPPORT STRUTS DO NOT WORK. *AK
HOOD ASSEMBLY SUPPORT ROD FAILURE, WHEN OPENING THE SUPPORT ROD WILL NOT HOLD THE HOOD UP. *AK
WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE; NOTICED AFTER OPENING HOOD STARTED SLIPPING, SLIPPED DOWN ABOUT A FOOT, ON ANOTHER OCCASION, HOOD FELL DOWN WITHIN SECONDS.*AK
WHEN CHECKIN GTHE OIL, THE HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP. *AK
HYDRAULIC HOOS SUPPORTS WILL NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD, CAUSING IT TO FALL ON THE PERSON WORKING ON THE ENGINE. *AK
HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, HOOD INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT STAY UP, OWNER WAS ADVISED TO HOLD HOOD UP MANUALLY.*AK
WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT ROD FAILED. *AK
HOOD SUPPORT ROD ASSEMBLY FAILURE, WHEN HOOD IS OPENED THE SUPPORT ROD WILL NOT HOLD HOOD UP. *AK *SLC
HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP, WILL DROP BACK DOWN WHILE UNDER IT.*AK
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, HOOD DOES NOT STAY UP, HOOD SUPPORTED BY STICK, FORTUNATELY, NO INJURIES.*AK
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, RESULTING IN HOOD IMMEDIATELY SLAMMING SHUT. *AK
THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT DOESN'T HOLD UP THE HOOD. *AK
UPON LIFTING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED.*AK
THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
FRONT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE . *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SLC
THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP UNLESS IT HAS SUPPORT. *AK
HOOD SUPPORTS DO NOT HOLD HOOD OPEN.
THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS. *AK *SLC
FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION PE96-040.*AK *SLC
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE HOOD UP WHEN YOU CHECK ANYTHING IN THE ENGINE. #PE96040. *AK
THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT DOES NOT KEEP THE ENGINE HOOD UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM
WHEN THE ENGINE HOOD IS OPENED THE HOOD MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE.
#PE96040, THE SUPPORT THAT HOLDS UP THE ENGINE HOOD HAS FAILED.*AK *SLC
HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED TO HOLD UP HOOD.
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE; HOOD WOULD NOT STAY UP, SLOWLY COLLAPSED, NO INJURIES, CONTINUOUS PROBLEM.*AK
HOOD SUPPORT FAILED, RESULTING IN HOOD SHUTTING UPON OWNERS HANDS WITH NO WARNING.*AK *SLC
THE ENGINE SUPPORT HOOD FAILS. *AK *SLC
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION PE96-040.*AK
THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILS. *AK
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION PE96-040.*AK
HOOD SUPPORT FAILS TO MAINTAIN AN UPLIFT POSITION WITH FIRST SIGN BEING A SLOW TO LOWER, . NOW HOOD WILL NOT STAY UP OR WILL SLAM SHUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
HOOD PANEL IS DEFECTIVE, FRONT WOULDN'T STAY UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT DOES NOT HOLD THE HOOD UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, HOOD FALLS DOWN WHEN LIFTED UP, FELL ON OWNER'S HEAD, NO SERIOUS INJURY.*AK *SLC
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