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1993 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 1993 record →

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jun 3, 1998NY

HEAD LIGHTS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED VERTICALLY.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 1, 1998PA

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE THERE WAS INDICATIONS OF MOVEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed May 29, 1998TX

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP AND THE SEAT LATCH FAILED CAUSING CHILD SAFETY SEAT TO FALL.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 13, 1998MA

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed May 12, 1998NY

THE HEADLIGHTS, ON LEFT AND RIGHT SID EOF VEHICLE, CANNOT BE ADJUSTED UP OR DOWN. MECHANISMS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 22, 1998UN

PAINT IS PEELING FROM VEHICLE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Apr 9, 1998VA

HAD PRESSED ON BRAKES FOR EMERGENCY. DID NOT FEEL ANY PULSATION. DID NOT PUMPING BRAKES. ABS BRAKES JUST FAILED. LOCKED UP WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE HIT 2 CONCRETE BARRIERS. HAS PICTURES OF SKID MARKS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Apr 9, 1998VA

ABS MODE SOLENOID SENSOR FAILED DUE TO RUSTING.

Air Bags1 injured
Filed Mar 20, 1998MA

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG, CAUSING ACCIDENT.526822 DUP OF 532939; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
Filed Mar 17, 1998FL

CASINGS FOR BUSHINGS CRACKED CAUSING LEAKAGE.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Mar 13, 1998FL

HOOD OF VEHICLE FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Mar 10, 1998FL

RADIATOR CRACKED EXPELLING TRANSMISSION FLUID

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 20, 1998VA

REAR BRAKES FAILED.

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Dec 29, 1997CA

OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING HIS AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. CLAIMS THAT HE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AT ALL. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Dec 17, 1997MA

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.DUP OF 532939. *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Nov 5, 1997NY

IN REFERENCE TO EA93032, WHILE TURING THE IGNITION OFF, THE DEFECTIVE ORGINAL BATTERY EXPLODED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Constant Velocity Joint
Filed Oct 24, 1997NV

CV BOOTS FAILED.

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Oct 14, 1997NY

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW JUMPS OUT OF TRACK.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Oct 4, 1997NY

INTAKE MANIFOLD DEFECTIVE.

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Sep 29, 1997ID

AIR BAG PREMATURELY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AUTO DID NOT HIT OR BUMP ANYTHING, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 19, 1997CA

TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 25, 1997CA

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 9, 1997CA

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ANY TYPE OF WEATHER OR SPEED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

Tires
Filed May 21, 1997MA

THE GOODYEAR INVICTA GL TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED FLATS AND BLOWOUTS. (P19570R14)

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed May 19, 1997TX

ENGINE OVERHEATED/FAILED.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed May 14, 1997NY

WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, AT INTERVALS THE PEDAL WILL STICK WHICH REQUIRES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO GET THE PEDAL TO MOVE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 17, 1997UN

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE IN GEAR AND STOPPED, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE VIBRATION.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 15, 1997NM

AFTER HITTING A ROCK, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CAUSING AN INJURY. *AK

Air Bags2 injured
Filed Mar 25, 1997MA

AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING SCAR ON LEFT CHEEK AND DAMAGE TO LEFT EAR.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Mar 18, 1997MA

STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE GEAR IS IN DRIVE.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Mar 4, 1997FL

DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE REAR PASSENGER'S ELECTRICAL WINDOWS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 22, 1997IN

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT ABOUT 10 MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A CRUNCHY NOISE AND THEN IT JUST LOCKED UP, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN. *AK

Air Bags1 injured
Filed Jan 9, 1997TX

UPON STRIKING OBJECT IN ROADWAY, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURY.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Dec 10, 1996PA

GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Nov 25, 1996FL

ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT DOES NOT HOLD UP HOOD, ESPECIALLY DURING COLD WEATHER, HOOD CAME DOWN ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 14, 1996KS

THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARD IN A REAREND COLLISION. *AK CONSUME STATES IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD.*JB

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Nov 5, 1996LA

WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN RAISED, THE HOOD FALLS DOWN, SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY FELL ON MECHANIC'S HEAD WHEN OIL WAS BEING CHANGED.*JB

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Oct 28, 1996TX

CONSUMER DROVE OVER AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Oct 25, 1996IL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON.

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Oct 25, 1996NY

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN/CLOSE IMMEDIATELY.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Oct 25, 1996NY

BATTERY FAILED.

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Oct 24, 1996NY

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

Air Bags
Filed Oct 21, 1996NY

OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Oct 18, 1996NY

WATER PUMP LEAKED, CAUSING TIMING BELT TO JAM.

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Oct 17, 1996FL

HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN OPEN POSITION.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 7, 1996KY

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Sep 30, 1996FL

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING HOOD LATCH SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK

Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Sep 3, 1996TX

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

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 2, 1996FL

FAILURE OF POWER WINDOWS, ELECTRICAL SHORT, WINDOWS WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. *AK

Tires
Filed Jun 12, 1996FL

THE FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE IS WEARING OUT, DEALER SAID IT IS TIRE, MANUFACTURER SAID IT THE CAR MANUFACTURER. PLEASE DESCRIBE *AK

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