BRAKES GRIND. *SD
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 →
SPEEDOMETER FAILED. *AW
IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION THE VEHICLE BROKE IN HALF, AND ALL THE OCCUPANTS WERE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE WEARING SEAT BELTS. TT
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. TT
INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR BLOCKS VIEW OF VEHICLE COMING ON THE RIGHT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
CONSUMER HAD CAR TUNE UP WENT TO PICK CAR WAS DRIVING CAR HOME START TO GET OFF THE EXIT THERE WAS NO BRAKE (ABS ANTI-LOCK) DEALER SAY NO MESS WITH THE BRAKE.
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. TT
DEFOGGER DOES NOT WORK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL VISIBILITY, CAUSING A HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS. TT
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED WHEN PUT INTO RESUME, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SKD
TOUCHED BRAKED PEDAL LIGHTLY HEARD GRINDING NOISE AND STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLIED EXPERIENCE BRAKE LOCKUP, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 65 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
FIVE MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF IGNITION, SUDDENLY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, POPPED HOOD FOUND BACK WALL OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE. TT
HAD AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLO. "DUP: SEE 961441". TT
ESTIMATED SPEED 25 MPH, PASSENGERS AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
LEFT REAR DOOR SEAL FAILED, CAUSING NOISE. *SKD
BRAKE FAILURE OF ROTORS AND CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND THEN EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
CLOCK/RADIO/CASSETTE PLAYER FAILED. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479192) *SKD
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD
GENERAL TIRES DO NOT HOLD IN SNOW. *SKD
AIR CONDITIONING BELT SLIPS WHEN WET, CAUSING AIR CONDITIONING TO STOP AND WINDOWS TO FOG. *TW
FRONTAL COLLISION DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HIT VAN BROADSIDE. TT
TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. TT
WHEN CUTTING CAR ON THE DOOR LOCK THAT GO BUT WHEN CUT THE CAR OFF SOME CAN GET IN THE CAR AND KILLS ME THAT NOT SAFE. TT
EXIT PORT SO AIR CAN COME IN AND GO OUT OF THERE IS NO WAY THE AIR CAN GET OUT OF THE CAR. TT
FRESH AIR DOES NOT FLOW INTO/OUT OF PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DUE TO LACK OF VENTS, ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO STAY IN VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE VIRBRATES. *SKD
VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE VENTILATION. TT
VEHICLE NOISY/RIDES ROUGH. *SKD
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT 12:00 COLLISION. TT
ENGINE OIL PAN/DRAIN PLUG FAILED. *SKD
4 STRUTS ON VEHICLE FAILED. *SKD
EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. *AK
SUNROOF RATTLES. *AK
BRAKE SHOES FAILED TO RELEASE FROM DRUM, RESULTING IN FRONT BRAKE BURNING DOWN TO ROTOR. *AK
DISC BRAKES FAILED. *SKD
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT 12:00. TT
WINDOWS SHATTERED INWARD TOWARD PASSENGERS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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