HEAD LIGHTS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED VERTICALLY.
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 →
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE THERE WAS INDICATIONS OF MOVEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP AND THE SEAT LATCH FAILED CAUSING CHILD SAFETY SEAT TO FALL.
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
THE HEADLIGHTS, ON LEFT AND RIGHT SID EOF VEHICLE, CANNOT BE ADJUSTED UP OR DOWN. MECHANISMS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK
PAINT IS PEELING FROM VEHICLE.
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
ABS MODE SOLENOID SENSOR FAILED DUE TO RUSTING.
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG, CAUSING ACCIDENT.526822 DUP OF 532939; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
CASINGS FOR BUSHINGS CRACKED CAUSING LEAKAGE.
HOOD OF VEHICLE FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
RADIATOR CRACKED EXPELLING TRANSMISSION FLUID
REAR BRAKES FAILED.
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
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.DUP OF 532939. *AK
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
CV BOOTS FAILED.
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW JUMPS OUT OF TRACK.
INTAKE MANIFOLD DEFECTIVE.
AIR BAG PREMATURELY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AUTO DID NOT HIT OR BUMP ANYTHING, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK
TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ANY TYPE OF WEATHER OR SPEED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
THE GOODYEAR INVICTA GL TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED FLATS AND BLOWOUTS. (P19570R14)
ENGINE OVERHEATED/FAILED.
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
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE IN GEAR AND STOPPED, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE VIBRATION.
AFTER HITTING A ROCK, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CAUSING AN INJURY. *AK
AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING SCAR ON LEFT CHEEK AND DAMAGE TO LEFT EAR.
STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE GEAR IS IN DRIVE.
DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE REAR PASSENGER'S ELECTRICAL WINDOWS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK
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
UPON STRIKING OBJECT IN ROADWAY, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURY.
GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT DOES NOT HOLD UP HOOD, ESPECIALLY DURING COLD WEATHER, HOOD CAME DOWN ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARD IN A REAREND COLLISION. *AK CONSUME STATES IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD.*JB
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
CONSUMER DROVE OVER AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON.
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN/CLOSE IMMEDIATELY.
BATTERY FAILED.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT FAILURE, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, PE96-040. *AK
OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
WATER PUMP LEAKED, CAUSING TIMING BELT TO JAM.
HOOD SUPPORT FAILED TO HOLD HOOD IN OPEN POSITION.
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR. *AK
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING HOOD LATCH SUPPORT FAILURE. *AK
FAILURE ON ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD SUPPORT, THE HOOD WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION PE96-040.
FAILURE OF POWER WINDOWS, ELECTRICAL SHORT, WINDOWS WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. *AK
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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