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1995 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 1995 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash4 injured
Filed Apr 9, 2002LA

VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN A REAR END COLLISON DUE TO ABS FAILURE. CONSUMER PHYSICALLY APPLIED BOTH FEET TO BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH

Equipment › Electrical1 injured
Filed Apr 8, 2002FL

WHILE DRIVING CIGARETTE LIGHTER POPPED OUT WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED. . CIGARETTE LIGHTER ROLLED BENEATH SEAT, DISTRACTING AND CAUSING SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO CONSUMER'S HAND. TOYOTA DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INDICATED THAT WHEN VEHICLE GOT OLD SOCKETS AND THEY BECAME DEFECTIVE. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Mar 22, 2002LA

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AUTOMATICALLY. *AK THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND COVERED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER LOST HER VISION AND THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROADWAY AND INTO A DITCH, THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Mar 20, 2002PA

CONSUMER THINKS IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE SHE IS ABLE TO REMOVE HER KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE IT IS STILL IN DRIVE.*AK TIMING BELT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch1 injured
Filed Mar 12, 2002NJ

UPON STARTING VEHICLE BY PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE THEN BACKING OUT, WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE BACK INTO PARK, VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY WENT BACK INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. *AK THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN THE DRIVEWAY ON ITS OWN AND CAUSED AN ACCEDENT. *YH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock SwitchCrash
Filed Feb 26, 2002NJ

WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN SIDE, HITTING HOUSE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *JG

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 11, 2002CA

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 4, 2002TN

FAILURE OF TWO ENGINE MOUNTS, CAUSING SHIFTING OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 21, 2001GA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE: WENT FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT ENGAGING. TOYOTA - SPLIT TRANSMISSION COST - FINDINGS WERE METAL IN TRANSMISSION. FRONT AXLE: CV BOOTS WERE DRYROTTED AND WHOLE AXLE ON FRONT HAD TO BE REPLACED. 2 MOTOR MOUNTS BUSTED - CAR ONLY 6 YEARS OLD.

Air Bags › Side/WindowCrash
Filed Nov 6, 2001MD

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT WHILE PULLING TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE HAD STOPPED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG HAD A DELAYED DEPLOYMENT AND NOT ALL THE WAY OUT.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Oct 29, 2001CA

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT WILL STALL, VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY STARTED, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IDLE CONTROL VALVE WAS FAULTY. *AK *YD

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 25, 2001AL

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Tires › Sidewall
Filed Oct 15, 2001KY

AFTER LEAVING A PAVED ROAD AT 35MPH "DOUBLE FINE ENFORCED" CONSTRUCTION ZONE, WHEEL RESPONSE TO STEERING BECAME ERRATIC AND THE CAR VIBRATED, STEERING AND SUSPENSION CHECK OUT FINE, TWO TIRES HAS A BULGE AND TWO HAD CRACKS IN THE TREAD GROOVES, TIRE REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED. ONE OTHER TIME A SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR IN A TIRE, RESULTED FROM A VALVE STEM EXTENSION MALFUNCTIONED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 15, 2001KY

DUPLICATE OF 9003890

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 13, 2001NM

CONSUMER SAID, WHEN HE SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 55 MPH AND TRAVELING ON LEVEL GROUND OR UPHILL IT HOLDS THIS SPEED PERFECTLY. BUT IF HE START DOWN HILL THE SYSTEM DOES NOT SENSE PROMPTLY THAT THE CAR IS ACCELERATING. IT ALWAYS TAKES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 SECONDS BEFORE IT SENSES THE INCREASED SPEED AND RELEASES THE THROTTLE. BY THEN THE CAR IS TRAVELING 8 TO 14 MPH FASTER.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Oct 10, 2001MS

IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED UP CAUSING THE KEY TO NOT TURN IN THE CYLINDER, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. NLM

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Sep 19, 2001FL

99 V 307 000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # SSCX06 CONCERNING STEERING WHEEEL: BEFORE REPAIRS WERE DONE THERE WAS A CLICKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER REPAIRS DONE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE. DEALER, THOMASVILLE TOYOTA, THOMASVILLE, GA; PHONE# 229-228-0555 NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS OKAY. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 10, 2001WA

CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY "SPIKES" (UNINTENDED ACCELLERATION) WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch1 injured
Filed Jul 26, 2001CA

WHEN TRY TO START THE CAR, THE CAR TOOK OFF BY SELF. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 25, 2001AL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 50MPH, A BOLT HOLDING ROD CAP CAME OFF & FELL INTO OIL PAN. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO LOCK UP ON FRONT WHEEL DRIVE IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ENGINE WAS NOT STRIPPED. A FRIEND TOOK OIL PAN OFF. *AK CONSUMER WHO USED TO WORK IN TOYOTA'S DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO FINDA ONE ROD TAP THAT HAD NEVER BEEN TIGHTENED AND A LOCK CAP THAT WAS NEVER INSTALLED. *SLC

Structure › Body › Door
Filed May 29, 2001FL

ELECTRONIC DOOR ACTUATOR THAT CONTROLS THE OPENING OF THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE FAILED, DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE TO OPEN DOOR.

Tires
Filed Apr 12, 2001FL

VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED FOUR TIRE REPLACEMENTS, APPROXIMATELY EVERY 10,000MILES,SINCE OWNERSHP HAVE HAD ESCALATING PROBLEMS OF VEHICLE PULLING RIGHT,NEW TIRES HAE BEEN INSTALLED BECAUSE OF UNEVEN WEAR AT 30,445,38,800, 47,649 AND NOW 59,097 MILES, VEHICLE ALIGNMENT IN THE PAST HAS NOT SOLVED PROBLEM, CONSUMER WAS ADV THAT TIRE ROTATION WOULD CORRECT THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE,BY ROTATING THE TIRES BACK TO THE WAY THEY WERE, AND WAS ADV TO COME BACK IN AT 7,500 MILES THEN ROTATE TIRES AND DO AN ALIGNMENT, CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE TYPE OF TIRES, TIRE WEAR COULD BE RELATED TO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM OR TIRE PROBLEM. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Drum
Filed Mar 23, 2001AZ

VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP IN TIME, STOPPING DISTANCE IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD BE. CONTACTED DEALER,AND DEALER CHANGED CALIPERS/ DRUMS, AND MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Mar 21, 2001NC

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS NOISE PRESENT. ALSO, A LACK OF CONTROL IN STEERING. DEALER SAYS RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Mar 14, 2001FL

DEFECTIVE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodCrashFire1 injured
Filed Feb 5, 2001MA

VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT END, IT STARTED A FIRE, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Dec 22, 2000CA

PURCHASED USED VEHICLE FROM DEALER AND AIRBAG AND SEATBELT INDICATOR LIGHTS ALWAYS ON. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Dec 11, 2000TX

ALL COMPONENTS OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAVE FAILED. THE RACK IS LEAKING IN 3 PLACES, THE PUMP IS LEAKING AS IS THE HOSE. TOYOTA WILL NOT HELP PAY FOR THIS ($2500). WHY DID THIS SYSTEM FAIL IN ITS ENTIRETY ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY MAINTAINED? *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 8, 2000NC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED KNOCKING AND LOST POWER, THEN IT STALLED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED WHERE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHAT WAS THE CAUSE, BUT THEY HAD FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN TRANSMISSION. *AK *SLC

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Dec 8, 2000LA

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED 4-5 TIMES. WHILE DISCONNECTED, KEY WAS RELEASED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Dec 8, 2000LA

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND KEY WOULD COME OUT OF IGNITION. BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED 4-5 TIMES. WHILE DISCONNECTED, KEY WAS RELEASED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *AK

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Nov 8, 2000LA

PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED SLIGHT VIBRATION . RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. HE CONTACTED FIRESTONE, TIRE WASN'T ON RECALL.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Nov 6, 2000GA

FUEL TANK LEAKS FROM TOP, AND THE GASOLINE POURS ONTO EXHAUST PIPE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 29, 2000NY

NO SUMMARY

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 26, 2000VA

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE STEERING REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 99V307000. DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 2 MONTHS TO GET VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 20, 2000FL

WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN TWO PIECES. DOOR HANDLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO. OWNER WAS ABLE TO GLUE THAT HANDLE TOGETHER. DRIVER IWAS NOT ABLE TO GLUE DRIVER'S SIDE HANDLE.*AK

Tires
Filed Oct 12, 2000NY

GOODYEAR INVICTA TIRES P195/75R14 EXPERIENCING CUPPING AND UNEVEN WEAR, WHICH CAUSES A NOISE WHILE DRIVING, TIRES WERE REPLACED. FAULTY SENDING UNIT, CAUSING GAS GAUGE TO ALWAYS REGISTER 3/4 TANK FULL. *SLC

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Sep 28, 2000IL

THE PASSINGER SEATBACK SHIFTS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES, CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR THE PASSINGER IN A FRONT END COLLISION SHOULDTHE AIRBAG DEPLOY. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 3, 2000PA

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BRIGHTNESS TOO LOW, ESPECIALLY UNDER NIGHT/RAIN CONDITIONS. CONSIDERED EXTREMELY LIKELY TO CAUSE EVENTUAL NIGHT COLLISION, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVER IS INEXPERIENCED OR OLDER ADULT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 29, 2000TX

NO SUMMARY

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Aug 17, 2000IL

ON TWO OCCASIONS BATTER EXPLODED WHILE TRAVELING. DEALER NOTIFED, AND REPLACED BATTERY AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 31, 2000LA

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONTAL COLLISION FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE AT AN IMPACT OF 60-65 MPH, WHICH CAUSD VEHICLE TO SPIN A FEW TIMES, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jul 28, 2000MN

SEAT BELT JAMMED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. *MJS

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Jun 2, 2000CA

THE VEHICLE'S IDLE SPEED AFTER MORNING START, IS VERY LOW BECAUSE THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE WAS STICKING. YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 24, 2000CA

CONSUMER HAS BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS ON SIDE & FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER & NO WARRANTY. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO COVER COST. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed May 18, 2000NY

WHEN DRIVING STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED/LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, RECALL 99V307000 DEALT WITH SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. *AK *ML

Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed Apr 27, 2000AL

WHEN STARTING FROM DEAD STOP,ACCELERATOR LINKAGE HANGS UP AND WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ENOUGH TO EFFECT RELEASE, ENGINE IS IN HIGH RPM, CAUSING CAR TO LURCH SUDDENLY FORWARD. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 28, 2000OH

THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPRING WAS SEVERED INTO 2 PIECES WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PUNCTURED. REPLACEMENT REQUIRED SPRINGS AND SHOCKS ON BOTH SIDES AS WELL AS BALL BEARINGS AND A NEW TIRE ON LEFT SIDE. ALSO FRONT END REALLIGNMENT. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT TIME THIS HAPPENED OR COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH POSSIBLE INJURIES AND LOSS OF LIFE. I AM TROUBLED BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND LOW MILES. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A PROBLEM ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. *AK

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Mar 20, 2000VA

REAR DOORS WOULD BE LEAKING ADHESIVE GLUE. ALSO, ADHESIVE GLUE WAS DRIPPING FROM REAR WINDOW/TRUNK AND INSIDE OF DOOR PANEL. HAS HAPPENED SINCE JULY. *AK

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Feb 29, 2000MD

MOULDING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS GLUED ON AND IS MELTING. IT GETS ALL OVER PASSENGER'S CLOTHES. *AK

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