1994 Toyota Camry complaints

THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN #EG94-002 ON THIS MECHANICAL COMPLAINT, I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IF TOYOTA ISSUES A "RECALL" ON THE DEFECT, THEY WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THE REPAIR. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT OR THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE ISSUED THE SERVICE BULLETIN. IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR MISTAKES, THEN THEY SHOULD PAY TO REPAIR THEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF DISGRUNTLED TOYOTA OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, AND I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD OWN UP TO A BAD DESIGN!ECT

WHEN TRYING TO LOCK DOOR WITH REMOTE CONTROL KEY, IT WOULD HANG UP. CAN HEAR HUMMING NOISE. ALSO, INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON & RUN DOWN BATTERY. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC UNHOOKED ALARM SYSTEM. CAN NOW OPEN BY USING KEY & NOT REMOTE. *AK

STEERING COLUMN VIBRATION DURING IDLING. VAVLES TAPPING SOUND BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM, WHEN ACCELERATING. OIL CHANGES EVERY 3K MILES.

PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH ANY INFO...THANK YOU

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WON'T GO INTO GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE TIMING BELT CAME OFF. *AK

JUST CHECKING IF ANYTHING HAD BEEN REPORTED ON THIS VEHICLE. BOUGHT USED.

WHILE UNLOCKING THE DOOR, THE CONSUMER'S MOTHER WAS OPENING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR, AND THE DOOR HANDLE LATCH BROKE FROM THE INSIDE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT.

WE TOOK OUR CAR INTO A FIRESTONE DEALER TO FIND OUT WHY THIS CAR WAS CHEWING UP TIRES. THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF TIRES WE HAVE PUT ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 63,000 OR SO MILES ON IT. THE LAST SET OF TIRES WAS PUT ON BY SAM'S AT 55,415 MILES AND THE HAVE ALREADY GONE BAD. THEY WERE TOP OF THE LINE TIRES AT 59.99 DOLLARS EACH. THEY WERE WARRANTEED FOR 50,000 MILES. THIS IS THE 3RD SET OF TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE AT 63,000 MILES. I THINK THERE IS A DEFECT THAT RUNS IN THESE CARS IN THE CV AXLE WHICH IS WHAT THE FIRESTONE DEALER TOLD ME WAS SHOT IN MY CAR AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS CHEWING UP THE TIRES. I HAVE HAD MY CAR ALIGNED, THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED REGULARLY ON THIS LAST SET OF TIRES AND THEY HAVE GONE BAD ANYWAY. THIS IS A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE WEARING QUICKLY AND UNEVENLY IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THEY ARE ALSO SPLITTING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 195/0HR14 )

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 TO 65 MPH THERE IS A LOST OF POWER STEERING AND THE STEERINGWHEEL VIBRATES, AND THE VEHICLE GOES FROM THE RIGHT LANE TO THE LEFT LANE. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

THE PLASTIC COVERING FOR THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIPPING OFF THE STEERING WHEEL, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO TURN THE COVER, BUT STEERING WHEEL REMAINS IN PLACE, MAKING IT HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAYS NEEDS GLUE TO REATTACH COVERING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES DOES NOT CLEAN WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *YC

WHEN IT RAINS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED THE FRONT WINDSHEILD SMUDGES THE WINDSHIELD. WIPER BLADES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND THIS STILL HAPPENS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

REAR DOOR GASKETS HAS SOME TYPE OF GREASE LEAKING FROM THE REAR DOORS. *AK

INTERMITTANT ENGINE/ELECTRICAL COMPLETE FAILURE. NO MATTER IF IDLE, ACCELERATING, OR DECCELERATING. WEATHER NOT A FACTOR. NO WARNING OF FAILURE, USUALLY STARTS BACK UP AFTER PULLING OVER. HAVE TAKEN IT TO MAITA TOYOTA ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. DEALER FAILED TO ENTER ORIGINAL INCIDENT (OCCURED APPRX 3-5 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE PRIOR TO WARRANTY END) IN THEIR SYSTEM. HAD THEM CHECK IT AT 15K CHECKUP.

BRAKES MAKE A GROUNDING SOUND AND VIBRATES EVEN SHORTLY AFTER NEW PADS....TIRES WERE DOWN AFTER 6MONTHS EVEN WITH BAL. AND ROTATION.

1. CRUISE CONTROL: DISENGAGES ITSELF WHILE IN USE AND CAR HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO WORK AGAIN 2. AM-FM-CASS-CD: FRONT PANEL DISPLAY LIGHTS OUT & CASS PLAYER DOESN'T PLAY SOMETIMES 3. POWER ANTENNA: SHORTED & STOP WORKING 4. EXTERIOR PAINT: PAINT STARTED CHIPPING IN VARIOUS PLACES ON BODY 120 DAYS INTO OWNERSHIP 5. RUBBER GASKET SEALS: AROUND DOORS & TRUNK PULLED LOOSE DURING HOT WEATHER LEAVING GLUE EXPOSED

REVERSE LIGHT WIRING SEPARATES. THIS CAUSES THE REVERSE LIGHTS NOT TO GO ON WHEN BACKING UP. THIS PROBLEM WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE ON 6/19/97 AND THIS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT EVER SINCE. OWNER QUESTIONS IF THE DEALER KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

THIS IS TESTING RECORD TO SEE IF FATALITIES COMING OK. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED IN SUMMARY. *AK

REPEATED, EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON INSIDE FRONT LEFT TIRE WHEN ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE. DEALER AND FACTORY REP BOTH STONEWALLED ON THIS. *AK

POWER WINDOW MOTOR NOT WORKING.WINDOW WILL NOT WORK.LOST ALL POWER WINDOW WILL GO COME UP.

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY "BURNED" OUT/FAILED, REDERING VEHICLE INOPERABLE.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

STEERING WHEEL DEVELOPED VIBRATION AFTER RECALL WORK PERFORMED TO HAVE STEERING WHEEL NUT TIGHTENED.

ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR WAS DONE BY MYSELF. ALL FLUIDS, FILTERS ETC., WERE CHANGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TOYOTA'S MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE EITHER ON SCHEDULE OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A RECEIPT FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGES WHICH I PERFORMED MYSELF SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW, TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE 5 YEAR, 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT WOULD BE OBVIOUS TO ANYONE WHO LOOKED AT MY CAR THAT IT HAS IN FACT, BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. IT IS 6 YEARS OLD, STILL LOOKS LIKE NEW INSIDE AND OUT AND ALL OTHER FLUIDS ARE CLEAN AND BEEN REGULARLY CHANGED AS WELL. I PURCHASED A TOYOTA BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE AND COMPANY REPUTATION. I THINK IT'S FAIRLY OBVIOUS WHAT I FEEL ABOUT TOYOTA'S SERVICE REPUTATION AT THIS POINT. I HAVE SENT SEVERAL REGISTERED LETTERS TO ALL COMPANY EXECS, CEOS, ETC. ALSO, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, THE DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ACTION LINE HERE IN CHARLESTON AS WELL AS A FEW OTHERS. THANKS TO ALL FOR LISTENING.

STARTER MOTOR FAILED CAUSING IT TO BURN.

BULB IN SHIFT INDICATOR FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING IN THE COLD WEATHER AND APPLYING THE BRAKES , BRAKE'S ARE VERY HARD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD UNLESS CONSUMER PUT BOTH OF HER FEET ON THE BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP TWICE, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK

GAS TANK IS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THERE IS A BULGE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE GAS TANK WHICH RUBBED AGAINST THE HEAT SHIELD, CAUSING A LEAK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE GAS TANK. EITHER THE TANK WAS DESIGNED TO BE TOO CLOSE TO THE HEAT SHIELD AND FRICTION OF THE GAS TANK AGAINST THE HEAT SHIELD CAUSED THE CRACK, OR THE CRACK IN THE GAS TANK IS FROM METAL FATIGUE. DEALER SAYS THAT THE OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. *AK.ET.

HORN HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE TWICE BEFORE. IT USUALLY GOES OUT A DAY AFTER BEING REPAIRED. *AK

POWER STEERING LEAKING, ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHEN GOING THOUGH WATER AND IS SPLASHED UP IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.ALSO, TWO POWER WINDOW REGULATORS INOPERATIVE. SAMETIMES WAS TOLD THE RUBBER SEAL WAS TOO TIGH., WATER PUMP LEAKING, ENGINE OVERHEATED CAUSE WATER CAP (1994). THE VALVE COVERS WAS LEAKING OIL IN 1998, COULD IT BE FROM OVERHEATING ? MY SON HAS THE SAME YEAR AND TYPE CAMRY AND HIS POWER STEERING PUMP/WATER PUMP LEAKED BUT WAS FOUND EAILER THAN MINE UNDER 60000 MILES. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPS AT A LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN AND PRESSURE IS RELEASED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT APPLYING GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE HAS TO BE PUT IN PARK IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CAN HEAR THE MOTOR MOUNTS JUMP. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL IS VIBRATING, CAUSING POOR STEERING. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLS WHEN CONSUMER IS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN OR A LEFT TURN. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN THEY APPLYING BRAKES, THEY GRIND AND SQUEAK. VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP UNTIL WHEN CONSUME R INITIALLY APPLIES THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TOYOTA IS MAKING ME CLAIM THE DAMAGE THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE OUT FOR THIS BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE ONE. THEY JUST STARTED GOING OUT IN DECEMBER. THIS WILL PAY FOR BODY DAMAGE, BUT WHAT ABOUT LOST RESALE VALUE, LOST WORK TIME ETC.?

CONSUMER HAS BOUGHT VEHICLE WITH CHROME ALLOYED WHEELS, AND THE RIMS HAVE DEVELOPED HAIR LINE CRACKS THAT GO THROUGH FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

RECALL 98V155000, STEERING WHEEL RECALL IN WHICH THE DEALER NEEDS TO TIGHTEN THE BOLT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH MAY BECOME LOOSE AND CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER STATES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO GET TO THE BOLT, AND CANNOT REMEDY THIS RECALL WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.832379 DUP OF 832805; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR, THE DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED *AK

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LOCK INTO PARK POSITION ON AN INCLINE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LOCK ON A FLAT SURFACE ALSO. THE PROLBEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED ON 11/3/98 FOR PROBLEMS BY DEALER.*AK

AN OVERDRIVE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO EXCEED 20 MPH. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEAKED, FOUND A STRIPPED BOLT IN THE CALIPER. DEALER CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES, REPLACED TIRES. COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, REPAIR SHOP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILS TO LOCK. IT ALSO DOES NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY. EVEN WHEN IT DOES LOCK, CANNOT BE OPEN UNLESS KEY IS USED. ALSO,. ALL OTHER DOORS CAN BE OPEN AT SAME TIME. *AK

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY BLEW UP, LEAVING A LOTS OF SMOKE IN THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING ACID TO SPILL ALL OVER THE INSTALLATION, BLOWING THE TOP OF THE BATTERY. THE ENGINE HAD ALL TYPES OF FUEL ON THE ENGINE . CONTACTED THE DEALER, WON'T DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS. *AK

STEERING WHEEL NUTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN DRIVING AND SITTING STILL,REARVIEW MIRROR AND SUNVISOR SHAKE SEVERELY. BBB CONTACTED, NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATING THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE. AFRAID VEHICLE WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY LIGHTING.

ENGINE HESITATION RESULTED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. (QC-AD)

DOOR WILL NOT REMAIN OPEN ON WINDY DAYS.