1993 Toyota Camry complaints

AT A QUICK STOP ABS BRAKES STILL WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY.*AK

POWER WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, SHORT TO POWER MASTER SWITCH IN L/F DOOR, REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN HARNESS TO POWER MASTER SWITCH. *AKY

CONSUMER STATED ENGINE HAD TOO MANY LEAKS. *YH

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND TOUCHING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BACKWARDS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN.*AK

MICHELIN, RADIAL XSE, P195/70R14, DOT HNJ9B7LX0901, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 1800 MILES ON A 1993, TOYOTA, CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, AFTER PULLING OVER, NOTICED REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. NO INJURIES.*AK *YH

LEFT FRONT WINDOW ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING REGULATOR) FAILED TWICE (ORIGINAL + REPLACEMENT). THE PART WAS LAST REPLACED SETEMBER 25, 2000. *AK

THE RETRACTOR ON THE RIGHT REAR SELT BELT NO LONGER WORKS; WHEN YOU PULL OUT THE SEAT BELT, THERE IS NO TENSION, SO IT DOESN'T PULL ITSELF BACK IN. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE OUR RIGHT REAR SEAT FOR THIS REASON. HAS THERE BEEN ANY SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS? WE HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER. *AK

THERE IS A PERSISTENT OIL LEAK PROBLEM THAT BEGAN AT 89000 MILES AND IS UNFIXABLE. THE VALVE COVER, OIL PAN, AND OIL FILTER GASKETS WERE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 93000 MILES AND 9000 MILES LATER PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, PLUS THERE IS A SMOKE SMELL PERMEATING THE CAR CABIN. YD

MECHANISM SUPPORTING HOOD FAILED. THERE IS NO BACKUP SUPPORT, SUCH AS A ROD, THAT HOLDS UP THE HOOD. HOOD SLAMMED CLOSED ON CONSUMER'S HAND, CAUSING INJURY.*AK

AT 85000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP IN REVERSE, WHEN THE REVERSE GEAR WENT, THE OVERDRIVE DISENTEGRATED AND THERE WAS TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NLM

DRIVER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO POSITION. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

SEAT RETRACTORS ARE FAILING. THIS IS THIRD SEAT BELT THAT CONSUMER IS REPLACING. SPRING OR COVER OVER THE SPRING FAILS TO PULL BACK OVER THE MECHANISM. DEALER WILL NOT TAKE PART IN REPAIRS. CONSUMER IS TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE.*AK

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE, P205/70R14 93 M+S, EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, CLAIM 55-S275-458. *SLC

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE, P205/70R14 93 M+S, EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, CLAIM 55-S275-458. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 40-45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HOOD DISCONNECTED FROM FRAME AND FLEW BACK OVER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT HAS NOT GIVEN CONSUMER A REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

INOPERATIVE BACK UP LIGHT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

BOTH BACK SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING,CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

HIT PARKED VEHICLE AT 30 MPH FORCING AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, FORCE OF AIRBAG SEVERLY FRACTURED LEFT ARM AND BURNED FACE. AIRBAG CAUSED MUCH GREATER INJURY THAN IMPACT OF CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL VIBRATED, NO BRAKING ACTION. PEDAL KEPT VIBRATING, CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. A FEW MINUTES PRIOR BRAKES WORKED FINE. DEALER REPLACED RELAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A WET HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH NMOTOR JUST STOPPED, AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON UNTIL MOTOR STOPPED. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF SOMEONE WAS BEHIND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A WATER PUDDLE, POWER STREEING DIED DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THERE.*AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER CHARGED POWER STEERING BELT, HOWEVER DID NOT RETURN FAILED PARTS TO CONSUMER. *SLC

RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR DEALER FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WTE. *AK

THE 6 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR REPLACEMENT SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 53,731 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. NLM

SUDDEN ACCELERATON WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT VARIOUS THINGS, AND RUN INTO A WALL. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER TRIED. THE FIRST GEAR SLIPS WITH A LOUD NOISE AS SOON AS IT IS ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS WITH OR WITHOUT THE CAR IN MOTION. SECOND GEAR IS USED INSTEAD. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR IT AND WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, THEY HOWEVER, REPLACED THE CLUTCH AT THAT TIME. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE FIRST GEAR PROBLEM.*AK

HOOD WOULD NOT STAY UP PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED HOOD TO FALL ON CONSUMER'S HEAD ON TWO OCCASIONS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS USING A STICK TO HOLD THE HOOD UP WHILE CHECKING UNDER HOOD. *YH

TOYOTA CLAIMS ENGINE FAILUE WAS DUE TO SLUDGE FORMATION IN THE ENGINE. THEY POINT TO NEGLECTED OIL CHANGES WHICH IS UNTRUE. I AM SPECULATING SLUDGE WAS CAUSED BY WATER IN THE OIL /HIGH TEMPERATURE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF EITHER THAT I KNOW OF. THE CAR WAS TRADED IN AT THOMPSON TOYOTA, EDGE WATER, MD. I NO LONGER RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH ANY SIZE PUDDLE STEERING DIED, IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC SAID THAT HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKE MATERIAL WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER REAPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. *SLC

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *CJ

LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FIRESTONE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE FR 680 P205-65-R15-92S DOT HYUR 256). NLM

WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE IGNITION WAS NOT TURNED OFF WHEN THIS OCCURED. *YH

THIS YEAR OF CAMRY WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT A TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT. SINCE THIS CAR DOESN'T HAVE A WARNING LIGHT OR AUDIBLE ALARM, AND SINCE THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY TO COMPENSATE FOR LOST POWER, THIS CAR COULD OVERHEAT AND CATCH ON FIRE BEFORE THE DRIVER WOULD KNOW IT WAS OVERHEATING. THIS AND THE FACT THAT TOYOTA'S RADIATOR IS MADE OF PLASTIC (DEALERS WILL NOT REPLACE THEM WITH AN OEM PART), LENDS TO MY EXPERIENCE OF THE CAR OVERHEATING AND THE ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTING (A $4500 PART, NEW) - I SPENT $3480 FOR A USED ENGINE. I FEEL THAT A MISSING WARNING LIGHT IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THE CAR SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.

THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME APART WHILE TRYING TO SECURE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING WAS STOPPED BY POLICE BECAUSE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE TAIL LIGHTS. THEN, A TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT RELAY LIGHT BOX WAS BURNING, AND THAT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

INSURANCE COMPANY DEMANDED ONLY USE OF GENERIC PARTS ON REPAIRS OF VEHICLE. GENERIC HOOD AND LATCHING SYSTEM FAILED PRIOR RELEASE TO US ROADWAYS. *AK

WHILE DRIVNG ALONG DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND AFTER HE WAS ALMOST FINISHED PUTTING EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER, A CUSOTMER OF HIS WHO OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA HI LUX TRUCK TOLD HIM THAT THE HEAD GASKETS IN HIS TRUCK WERE RECALLED AND THAT THE TOYOTA SERVICE STATION TOOK CARE OF IT. HE ALSO HAD A V6 ENGINE IN HIS TRUCK, THE SAME AS MINE. IF HIS ENGINE IS THE SAME AS MINE, I'M WONDERING IF WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE THE ENGINE COMPONENTS OF MY CAR WERE ALSO . *AK

WHILES DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 IN RAINY CONDITIONS VEHICLE LOCKED UP. DEALER SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION. ALSO, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A SQUEAKING AND KNOCKING NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS IT IS THE BRAKES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, THERE WAS A FRONT SIDE LIGHT OUT. DEALER CHANGED LIGHT AND CHANGED THE OIL. WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP CAR THERE WERE NO TAIL LIGHTS. DEALER SAID ALL BULBS BLEW OUT. CONSUMER THINKS MECHANIC MAY HAVE BLOWN OUT THE BULBS. ALSO, MECHANIC SAID THAT CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW OIL PAN. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED AND BLEW A HEAD GASKET. *AK

STARTED VEHICLE UP, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON THE DASH. ALSO, BACKUP LIGHTS FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY.. CONTACTED DEALER.

DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY WHEN DRIVER'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF BRAKE AND ONTO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE ACCELERATED, HITTING HOUSE AND CRACKING THE FOUNDATION. ALSO, CAUSING $4500 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER STERNUM CRACKED. *AK *ML

THE DEFECTIVE RELAY LOCATED IN THE TRUNK AREA CAUSED THE TAILLIGHTS TO GO OUT. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH OIL PAN BOLT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE BACK UP LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS DUE TO WIRING THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE HINGES OF THE TRUNK,WHICH COULD BECOME DAMAGED BY OPENING AND CLOSING THE TRUNK. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OBVIOUS PROBLEM W/ TOYOTA V6 ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FROM 88' OR NEWER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED. AFTER CAR STOPPED, CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THEN STARTED CAR BACK UP, AND CAR WOULD JUST CREEP ALONG ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH. CONSUMER CAR WAS TOLD OF A FLAT BED TO OAKLAWN TOYOTA DEALER. *AK