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1994 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 1994 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 24, 1998NY

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 9, 1998NY

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN BURNS TO FACE AND ARM.

Suspension
Filed Apr 23, 1998MN

REAR SUSPENSION FAILED CAUSING BANGING.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 14, 1998CA

ENGINE FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
Filed Feb 19, 1998NH

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THE LOW BEAM THEY ARE RARELY ADEQUATE. THE POWER OF LIGHT OUTPUT IS VERY LOW THAT THE ROAD CANNOT BE SEEN. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Feb 18, 1998VA

AIR BAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 17, 1998NY

EXPERIENCES CONSTANT SHAKING WHEN GEAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. EACH TIME DEALER OFFERS A DIFFERENT EXPLANATION FOR THE SHAKING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jan 20, 1998NY

DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL UPON EXITING HIGHWAY. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 15, 1998KY

DEALER STATES CAMRY HAS PROBLEM WITH WATER GETTING INTO WIRES CAUSING SHORT CIRCUIT TO ABS MOTOR.

Suspension
Filed Dec 5, 1997NY

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONSTANT SHAKING WHEN GEAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, BUT DOES NOT SHAKE WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. ALSO WHEN STOPPING AT TRAFFIC SIGN AND PLACED INTO DRIVE/REVERSE IT SHAKES. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Nov 28, 1997NY

DOOR LOCKS FAILED. NLM

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage1 injured
Filed Nov 17, 1997MD

REAR SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AS PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER (FRACTURED RIBS).

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 5, 1997IL

ENGINE RING, GASKET AND OIL COOLER LINE FAILED.

Suspension
Filed Oct 28, 1997NY

ENGINE SHAKES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 28, 1997NY

CONSTANT ENGINE SHAKING WHEN GEAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 16, 1997CO

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE PROBLEMS DO TO THE ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK TOYOTA REFUSED TO DO AN INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THEY DID NOT SEE THE DAMAGED VEHICLE PRIOR TO REPAIRS. *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 23, 1997MD

VEHICLE'S ENGINE LOCKED UP AND FAILED.

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit
Filed Sep 16, 1997CA

WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED IT INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor1 injured
Filed Sep 9, 1997CA

LEFT REAR PASSENGER RESTRAINT LOOPED AROUND A CHILD'S NECK AND RETRACTED. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CHILD FROM CHOCKING, OWNER HAD TO CUT THE RESTRAINT BELT. MAUNFACTURER WAS CONTACTED . A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH TOYOTA USA. *AK THE MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF SEAT BELT UNIT AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *YH

Equipment › Other › Owners/Service/Other Manual
Filed Sep 8, 1997NC

LABELS, MANUAL AND STICKER FOR THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ERROR OF THE TIRE PRESSURE.

Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Jul 11, 1997CA

HOOD HYDRAULIC LIFTS FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL DOWN.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jul 7, 1997VA

INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE WEATHER IS FREEZING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DRIVER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Jun 27, 1997TN

ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jun 26, 1997NY

THE STEERING WHEEL HAS NOT DISENGAGED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT SOME MOVEMENT IS NOTICED WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL CONNECTS TO THE SHAFT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Jun 20, 1997FL

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jun 18, 1997GA

BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED, ALSO REPLACED TAIL LIGHTS. *AK

Equipment › Other › Owners/Service/Other Manual
Filed Jun 17, 1997MD

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT OWNER'S MANUAL INFORMATION REGARDING CHILD SAFETY SEAT POSITIONING IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 16, 1997VA

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN (35) MPH BOTH OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO RUN INTO THE BACK END OF A TRUCK. DRIVER'S FACE WAS INJURED IN CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

Tires
Filed Jun 11, 1997NC

TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO UNDER INFLATION.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 9, 1997NY

BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN A MINOR COLLISION, ALSO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING BREAST INJURY/SCRAPES IN FACE.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed May 22, 1997FL

THE PLASTIC MOLDING ON INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE ARE BROKEN. THE HINGE SPRING IS NOW EXPOSED, CAUSING THE HANDLES TO BE LOOSE. DOOR HANDLES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED.

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Apr 22, 1997PA

PASSIVE SEAT BELTS IN VEHICLE ARE RETRACTING TOO TIGHT ON PASSENGER. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS ARE SLIPPING LOOSE AND CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. PASSENGERS' SIDE SEAT BELTS CAUSED 3 PASSENGERS TO ALMOST CHOKE TO DEATH. DEALER INSISTS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH SEATBELTS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 22, 1997CA

.CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO COLLISIONS AT 35 MPH, FRONTAL CRASH AND A UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED REAREND CRASH. THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Apr 17, 1997FL

BATTERY EXPLODED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. BATTERY WAS TAKEN CARE OFF, LEVELS CHECKED FREQUENTLY. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Apr 17, 199700

MID TO UPPER 30'S AND OR HIGHER PLUS RAIN, OR IF WASHING VEHICLE AND TEMPERTURE DROPS THE LOCKS WILL FREEZE. WHENEVER TEMPERATURE IS UP & DOWN THE LOCKS ARE SUBJECT TO FREEZE @ 30 DEGREE AND LOWER, SOMETIMES THE KEY WOULD NOT FIT IN KEY HOLE. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Apr 9, 1997CA

OWNER CONCERNED ABOUT IMPACT DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT - DOES NOT WANT THE AIR BAG DISABLED, BUT A SAFER AIR BAG DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN VEHICLES WHERE DRIVERS, DUE TO HEIGHT LIMITATIONS, HAVE TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT PULLED IN THE FOREMOST POSITION.

Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages
Filed Apr 1, 1997FL

THE ACCELERATOR JAMMED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, ALSO AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE, RESULTING IN INJURY.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 6, 1997FL

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.

Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Mar 4, 1997NY

ALL DOORS HINGES FAILED.

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash
Filed Feb 3, 1997WA

WAS IN A CRASH, CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND REAR SEAT FELL FORDWARD . *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 30, 1997NJ

INTERMITTENT STALLING. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jan 27, 1997FL

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Jan 22, 1997FL

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Jan 22, 1997MD

VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jan 12, 1997IL

POWER WINDOWS FAILED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 23, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE AIR BAG TRIED TO DEPLOY BUT FAILED FOR SOME REASON. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Dec 12, 1996IL

AFTER RUNNING OVER A SHOVEL ON THE ROAD, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Dec 3, 1996NJ

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT 10 MPH, A CURB WAS HIT HEAD-ON, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, IT IMPAIRED THE DRIVER'S HEARING PERMANENTLY. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Nov 25, 1996CA

STEERING WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Nov 13, 1996CA

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF.*AK

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