1995 Toyota Camry complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE 190-N APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM MY HOME, MY HOOD DID POP OPEN AND WAS EJECTED FROM MY VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 100 FEET STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION CAUSING DAMAGE TO SAME. MY MECHANIC DID STATE THAT THE LATCH WAS EXTENSIVELY COVERED IN RUST. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOOK AT THE DAMAGE AND INVESTIGATE AS TO THE REASON MY LATCH DID NOT WORK RELEASING MY HOOD. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED MANY FATALITIES HAD IT BEEN A BUSY WEEK DAY. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD SON, THANK GOD I KEPT A CLEAR HEAD AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE PULLING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THAT WAS HIT DID STOP AVOIDING THE HOOD FROM STRIKING HIS WINDSHIELD BY INCHES DEFINITELY SAVING HIS LIFE. I NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SOMETHING FELL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THE TIRES EXPLODED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

STRESS FRACTURE OF FUEL TANK - LEADING TO LEAKAGE ABOVE THE HEAT SHIELD/EXHAUST PIPE.*AK

MVOQ COMPLAINT RECEIVED FOR 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY. PROBLEMS WERE NOT LISTED ON COMPLAINT FORM. *MR *NM

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE BLOW OUTS WHILE DRIVING. *PH ONE BLOWOUT WAS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THE OTHER ONE WAS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. . *NM

VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THERE WERE BEARINGS IN MY OIL PAN. THEY SAID THAT SLUDGE PROBABLY PLUGGED UP THE OIL FLOW. I CAN\\'T BELIEVE A SIX CYLINDER TOYOTA ENGINE SHOULD FAIL AT 110,000 MILES.

ENGINE SEIZED WITH OIL STICK STILL SHOWING OIL. 1,000 MILES LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. CAR STILL STALLED AFTER NEW TRANSMISSION. REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR CAP, NO LUCK. TIGHTENED LOSE IGNITION WIRE, NO LUCK. REPLACE IGNITION WIRE CONNECTION, FINALLY NO PROBLEMS. NOW I NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN TOYOTA PRODUCTS.

ALTHOUGH I HAD TIMELY OIL AND FLUID CHANGES AND INSPECTIONS, THE TECHNICIANS REPORTED I HAD OIL SLUDGE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WITHOUT NOTICE, IN NOV, 2002, CAR SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. SYMPTOMS WERE SMOKING AND LEAKY RADIATOR. DURING INSPECTION TECH NOTED: "VEHICLE HAS ALOT OF SLUDGE IN VALVE COVER/ OIL DRAINS SLOWLY & OVER FLOWS W/FILLED TOO FAST."

WHILE TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE DRIVER LEFT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS STARTING TO ROLL. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM VEHICLE'S IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.*MR

TOOK 1995 CAMRY TO DEALER (HEISER TOYOTA, MILWAUKEE) TO FIX THE LOOSE STEERING WHEEL UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 99V307000 AND WAS ADVISED A RECALL DOES NOT EXIST FOR THIS VEHICLE

FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH AND/OR DO NOT ILLUMINATE FAR ENOUGH AHEAD OF THE CAR FOR ME TO FEEL SAFE. MY HUSBAND RAISED THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. SO I USUALLY DRIVE WITH MY LIGHTS ON. *JB *PH

SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE WHEN START VEHICLE. THICK BLACK OIL SLUDGE, BUILD-UP IN OIL CONTAINER. CAUSING CAR TO RUN BAD AND BURN OIL. CAR IS A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 LE WITH ONLY 69,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT! HAD OIL CHANGED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, STILL HAPPENING! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS COMING ON! TOOK TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG? *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

VEHICLE MANUAL SHIFT CLUTCH HAS FAILED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES BEFORE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

UPON FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS IT LEAKED AND SMELLED OF GAS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. PROBLEM STILL EXITS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMOKED, AND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HAD TO BE REDONE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES SQUEAK AND GRIND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD BEEN CHANGED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS. *AK

VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT AND CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE/DECELERATE UNTIL CRUISE CONTROL IS DISENGAGED. WHEN REACTIVATED, IT WORKS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT EPISODE. *JB

LEFT WHEEL SPRING BROKE ON VEHICLE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *MR AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED A FLAT TIRE. THE CONSUMER'S SON TRIED TO FIX THE TIRE, WHEN HE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPRING HAD BROKEN WHICH HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FRONT WHEEL, SPRINGS, AND THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WHEEL WHICH NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED. *SCC *JB

NHTSA:99-V-307-000: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. STEERING WHEEL SET NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED,CAUSING STEERING VIBRATION AND LOOSENESS. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO VIN.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BRAKES LOCKED UP. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

NORMAL OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE TRUNK LID HAS CAUSED THE BACKUP WARNING LIGHT WIRING HARNESS TO BE WARN AND SEVERED, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF BACKUP LIGHTS. *NLM

THE KEY COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR NEUTRAL. *NLM

THE STRAPS ON CAR SEAT WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE FOR SMALLER BABIES (EVENFLO ON MY WAY 207106P2, MANUFACTURED MAY 15, 1997). *MR *PH *NLM

ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, DASH, OVERHEAD, TROUBLE LIGHTS, ETC, HAVE INTERMITTENTLY WORKED AND THEN NOT WORKED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHTS STOP WORKING, I CAN HIT THE DASH AND THEY COME ON. IF THE INTERIOR LIGHT GOES OUT, I CAN SHAKE SEVERAL COMPONENTS AND IT COMES ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, THEN GOES OUT. THE "D" ON THE GEAR LIGHTS (INDICATES CAR TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE) GOES OUT, I AGAIN HIT DASHBOARD, AND IT COMES BACK ON. *NLM

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB

NAR 03/05/2003 THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH LEFT FRONT SPRINGS, LEAVING THE CAR INOPERABLE. *CB

THE TRUNK LID FELL ON TOP OF THE CONSUMER, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES. THE LID HAS HIT THE CONSUMER ON THE BACK, HEAD AND NOSE.*JB

THE LATCHES ON ALL FOUR DOORS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO WEAK PLASTIC. IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM, BUT A PASSENGER OF MINE, A CHILD, CUT HER FINGER ON THE EXPOSED METAL. I HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIPS TO GET THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED BUT HAVE JUST BEEN LAUGHED AT AND BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE SO, BECAUSE I HAVE PURCHASED TOYOTA VEHICLES IN THE PAST AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP BEFORE. THIS INCIDENT MAY DETER ME FROM BUYING ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. CURRENTLY, I AM IN THE MARKET FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE.

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ENGINE OVERHEATED, AND SHUT DOWN. IT WILL NOT RESTART. IDEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE OIL RUNS FROM BACK OF ENGINE. VAL COVER GASKET WAS REPLACED. CAN'T FIND OIL LEAKS, OIL SENDING UNIT REPLACED.SUSPECT OIL RUNNING FROM HEAD GASKETS.

TIRE SIDEWALL FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. FAILURE OCCURRED ON INNER SIDEWALL. NO ABRASIONS OR OTHER SIGNS OF DAMAGE, JUST A 2-1/2" SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE FINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TS

POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING OUT. TOLD BY MECHANIC THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DT

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER FROM BEHIND, PUSHING THE VEHICLE INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER. TS THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HIT THE CONCRETE WALL HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JG *JB

THE INSIDE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF. TS *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE STEERING FELL OFF. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

ABS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND STAYED ON FOR TWO TRIPS. NEVER CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN THE CAR IS AT IDLE, THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, THE LGIHT GOES OUT. OIL LIGHT ONLY COMES ON WHEN CAR IS NEARLY STOPPED, OR STOPPED COMPLETELY. THERE IS A GREY SLUDGE OOZING OUT OF THE BOTTOM DOOR SEALINGS. THIS IS PRESENT ON ALL FOUR DOORS, BUT IS VERY HEAVY ON BOTH PASSENGER DOORS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR A FEW YEARS. CAR HAS BEEN FLAWLESS UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN THE IDLING PROBLEM OCCURED. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE MOTOR BLEW AND NOW IT IS CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH MADE HER LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO GET INTO A CAR CRASH .DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTORY AND THERE IS ALSO A RECALL OUT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE MANUFACTURY STATES THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE HER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTOR.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THREE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. AS A RESULT OF THE FATIGUE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR IS CRACKED AND IT IS NOW IN NEED OF REPLACMENT. THE ENGINE O RINGS WERE LEAKING AND WERE REPLACED. *JG

THE TOYOTA CAMRY 1995 WAS IN FOR 90,000 SERVICE ON 5/23/02. THE SERVICE TECH AT SCHAUMBURG TOYOTA REPORTED THAT I NEEDED 3 ENGINE MOUNTS. SINCE HE STATED THE WORK IS NEEDED FOR SAFETY REASONS I CONSENTED. THEN, AT THE TIME OF PICKING THE CAR UP, HE STATED THAT I WILL NEED AN EXHAUST PART . I FOUND OUT THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CRACKED. I WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAD THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS. NLM

CONSUMER REPORTED TO THE DEALER THAT THREE OF THE DOOR HANDLES WERE BREAKING FROM THE SPRING THAT FLIPS THE HANDLE BACK. THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. CONSUMER'S WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE DOOR HANDLE. *JG

THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE BREAKS DOWN EVERY ABOUT TWO YEARS. IN COLD STARTING, ENGINE DOES NOT START. REPLACEMENT IS EXPENSIVE AT $400. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THIS INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE PART. MY PROBLEM BEGAN IN 1997, 1999 AND 2002.*AK

FROM A DEAD STOP CAR LURCHED WHEN GAS WAS APPLIED.ALSO, FRONT AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS DISPLAYED FAILURE FROM METAL FATIGUE*AK

SHOULDER HARNESS CROSSES NECK OF 5'0" DRIVER OR PASSENGER, EVEN AT EXTREME SETTINGS OF SEAT AND HARNESS ANCHOR POINTS. HARNESS SHOULD CROSS SHOULDER OVER BONE, RATHER THAN SOFT TISSUE. SEAT BELT EXTENDERS HAVE BEEN USED BY THIS OCCUPANT IN OTHER BRAND VEHICLES WITH SUCCESS. THESE EXTENDERS WERE FURNISHED BY THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA MANUFACTURES AND OFFERS THIS DEVICE, THEY WILL ONLY PROVIDE IT ON THE BASIS OF OBESITY SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT BUCKLING THE HARNESS; THERE IS NO PROVISION IN THEIR WRITTEN GUIDELINES FOR SHORT STATURE USERS OF NORMAL GIRTH. TOYOTA FURTHER STATES THAT THEIR ENGINEERING DATA INDICATES THAT PASSING THE BELT ACROSS THE NECK IS AN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION. AS AN ENGINEER I TAKE EXCEPTION TO THIS STATEMENT AND BELIEVE THAT ALL SIMILAR TOYOTA SHOULDER HARNESS ASSEMBLIES ARE EQUALLY DEFECTIVE. I REQUEST A FORMAL REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. ---- THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I BRAKED AND SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A METAL TANK THAT JUST FELL OFF A TRAILER IN FRONT OF ME, HIT THE TANK ON THE RIGHT FRONT, THEN DISCONTINUED BRAKING. THEN THE RIGHT FRONT, LEFT FRONT, AND RIGHT REAR TIRES COLLAPSED OFF THE RIMS. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, SWERVED INTO THE MEDIAN/DITCH, CAR TURNED 180 DEGREES AND ROLLED BACK (ALMOST ROLLED OVER). CAR SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT BODY AND UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. DUE TO SEAT BELT USAGE, MY PASSENGER AND I SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES ONLY. I WAS TRAVELLING 50 MPH ON A 4-LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. WEATHER WAS 90 DEGREES, SUNNY, AND DRY. IF THE TIRES HAD NOT FAILED, I WOULD HAVE HAD MINOR BODY DAMAGE ONLY. COMPLETE DOT NUMBER IS BFRWTU410202.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED, DEALER CONTACTED.*JB.*TT

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP CONUSUMER HIT ON ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE HESITATED TO GO. THEN, IT LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK