THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
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 →
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN BURNS TO FACE AND ARM.
REAR SUSPENSION FAILED CAUSING BANGING.
ENGINE FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.
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 BAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED.
EXPERIENCES CONSTANT SHAKING WHEN GEAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. EACH TIME DEALER OFFERS A DIFFERENT EXPLANATION FOR THE SHAKING.
DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL UPON EXITING HIGHWAY. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. *AK
DEALER STATES CAMRY HAS PROBLEM WITH WATER GETTING INTO WIRES CAUSING SHORT CIRCUIT TO ABS MOTOR.
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
DOOR LOCKS FAILED. NLM
REAR SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AS PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER (FRACTURED RIBS).
ENGINE RING, GASKET AND OIL COOLER LINE FAILED.
ENGINE SHAKES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.
CONSTANT ENGINE SHAKING WHEN GEAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.
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
VEHICLE'S ENGINE LOCKED UP AND FAILED.
WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED IT INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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
LABELS, MANUAL AND STICKER FOR THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ERROR OF THE TIRE PRESSURE.
HOOD HYDRAULIC LIFTS FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL DOWN.
INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE WEATHER IS FREEZING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DRIVER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. *AK
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
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH.
BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED, ALSO REPLACED TAIL LIGHTS. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT OWNER'S MANUAL INFORMATION REGARDING CHILD SAFETY SEAT POSITIONING IS A SAFETY HAZARD.
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
TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO UNDER INFLATION.
BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN A MINOR COLLISION, ALSO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING BREAST INJURY/SCRAPES IN FACE.
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.
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
.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
BATTERY EXPLODED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. BATTERY WAS TAKEN CARE OFF, LEVELS CHECKED FREQUENTLY. *AK
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
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.
THE ACCELERATOR JAMMED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, ALSO AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE, RESULTING IN INJURY.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
ALL DOORS HINGES FAILED.
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
INTERMITTENT STALLING. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE.
POWER WINDOWS FAILED.
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
AFTER RUNNING OVER A SHOVEL ON THE ROAD, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK
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 WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
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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