1996 Toyota Camry complaints

THE LEFT FRONT DUNLOP DAYTONA TIRE FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WHICH ALSO CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURY. *SLC

THE FLEXIBLE PIPE INCLUDING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FROM THE EXHAUST FAILED, DEALER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR THE DEFECT. *SLC

MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER MOTOR BLEW DUE TO SADDLES THAT HOLD THE ROD CAP IN PLACE WERE OVER TIGHTENED. *AK THE ROD CAME LOOSE AND WENT THROUGH THE MOTOR BLOCK, CONSUMER WANTS SOMEONE ELSE TO LOOK AT THE MOTOR. AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. *SLC

STARTER PANEL FAILED TO WORK. THIS WOULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT FOR NO REASON OR WARNING. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. *AK

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE (DOT NUMBER: W2RW AKA 3 TIRESIZE: P195 70R14)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS AT GAS STATION TO FILL HER VEHICLE, AS SOON AS SHE OPENED GAS TANK FLAMES BURST OUT. VERY LITTLE FUEL WAS LEFT IN TANK , FIRE BURNED OUT QUICKLY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO TOLD HER CAR WAS FINE. STATIC HAD CAUSED FIRE. ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT CANCEL WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. DEALER ADVISED IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH WHICH CONTROLED BRAKE LIGHTS & CRUISE CONTROL WAS BAD, PAID DEALER TO REPLACE BUT CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED OR COULD EXPERIENCE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS DEFECT.

BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR DOORS HAVE A GLUEY STICKY SUBSTANCE THAT IS LEAKING FROM THE DOOR.IT IS LEAKING ALL AROUND THE INSIDE FRAME AND HAS MELTED THE MOLDING ON THE ACTUAL BLACK CAR MOLDING THAT IS PART OF THE CAR. IF YOU TOUCH ANY PART OF THE DOOR OR FRAME, THE BLACK SUBSTANCE STICKS TO YOU.LOCAL DEALER UNWILLING TO FIX IT. SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME. HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE MARCH 2000.

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. *SLC

TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THE PAINT ISSUE FOR SINCE AUGUST 1999, TOYOTA WILL ONLY REPAINT PART OF THE VEHICLE (HOOD, TRUNK, DECK) AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RECEIVE SATISFACTION FROM THE LOCAL TOYOTA (TORRANCE, CA). I KNOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I WANTED TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ERRATIC SURGES WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHICH CAUSED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, AND RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THERE WERE MINOR DAMAGES TO VEHICLE, AND NO REPORTED INJURIES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

MECH SAID FAILURE OF NEOPRENE WASHER CAUSED TRANS FAILURE

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS BADLY SMASHED, HOWEVER THE FRONTAL AIR BAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT. *MJS

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN APPLYING GEAR. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED, AND PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *AK THE FAILURE ALWAYS OCCURS AFTER HALF HOUR OF STOP AND GO IN TOWN DRIVING. *YH

INSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MAIN WINDOW SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD LATCH TO LOWER THE WINDOW THEN WOULD NOT UNLATCH TO RAISE THE WINDOW EVEN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND OPENING THE DOOR. DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST $300+ TO REPLACE THE MAIN WINDOW CONTROL BOARD. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SWITCH QUIT AND NEITHER SIDE (RIGHT OR LEFT) SWITCH WOULD WORK. CANNOT LOWER WINDOW AT ALL AND FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE WINDOW HAD TO BE OPENED IN AN EMERGENCY.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, IT HAS A COLD START UP/SOMETIMES IT WON'T START, AND THERE IS ROUGH IDLING. *AK

LEFT REAR WHEEL IS MAKING A NOISE AND LEAKING OIL. RIGHT SIDE IS LEAKING OIL ALSO, BUT IS NOT MAKING NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS WHEEL MAY COME OFF. DEALER REPLACED THE HUB AND BEARING THAT WAS MAKING NOISE. *AK *ML

BELIEVE MANUFACTURER MADE DEFECTIVE PARTS ENCLOSED IN WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY-LEFT REAR WHEEL MAKING NOISE FROM BEARING, BOTH ARE LEAKING GREASE-PREMATURE FAILURE. *AK

CONSUMER HEARS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, PLACED IN REVERSE, PLACED IN DRIVE AND WHILE BRAKING. NLM

TURN SIGNAL FAILED, REPAIRED WIRING TO THE HAZARD SWITCH, HOWEVER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE AFTER REPAIR. *MJS

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO QUICKLY STOP AT HIGH SPEEDS (50+ MPH), THE FRONT BRAKES GROAN/GRIND AND VIBRATE. THIS INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE BY A FACTOR OF 2 AND IS UNSAFE. PADS AND ROTORS WHERE REPLACED BY DEALER AT MY COST BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. TSBBR002-96 DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT HELP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH POTENTIAL OF SERIOUS INJURY. *AK

STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER, ONLY IN WET CONDITIONS IS STEERING NORMAL. DEALER IS AWARE, AND WILL ONLY REPAIR UNDER RAINY CONDITIONS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. EVERY 7-8 MONTHS IT SHOWS SYMPTOMS OF INSTABILITY DURING IGNITION. THE RPM NEEDLE IS ALSO VERY UNSTABLE, ESPECIALLY ON COLDER DAYS. *AK *ML

VEHICLES OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SURGE AND DIE UNLESS THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY WARM. *ET

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION. (99V-307) *MJS

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLSION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

EXHAUST PIPE ASSEMBLY REPLACED, FAILURE CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE. MJS

ON THE DATE OF FAILURE, DURING A ROUTINE VISIT TO A TOYOTA SHOP, MY FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE MEASURED TO BE 8MM. SINCE THAT TIME, AND WITH TOYOTA TECHS TAKING THE MEASUREMENTS, THEIR SIZE HAS NOT REDUCED MORE THAN 0.5 MM. SINCE THE REAR PADS SEEM TO BE WEARING AT A QUICKER-THAN-EXPECTED RATE (THEY WERE 10MM NEW, 6MM ON THE ABOVE DATE AND 3.5MM CURRENTLY), I AM CONCLUDING THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ARE NOT BEING EMPLOYED PROPERLY, AND THIS CONDITION IS PUTTING ME AND MY PASSENGERS AT A GREAT SAFETY RISK. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO TOYOTA SHOPS, AND HAVE HAD THEIR DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER INVOLVED, BUT TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THE BRAKES ARE GOOD BECAUSE THE LINE PRESSURE READINGS ARE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. I HAVE NOT WITNESSED THESE TESTS NOR HAVE THEY TOLD ME WHAT THE READINGS SHOULD BE, SO I CAN'T BE SURE THAT THE TESTS WERE PERFORMED. THEY HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED A REPAIR, AND WON'T DO SO, BECAUSE "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG" AND IF THERE WAS, IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE WARRANTY. THEY TELL ME THAT I JUST HAVE VERY GOOD BRAKES. THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS HOW THE BRAKES CAN BE WORKING, BUT NOT WEARING. SINCE I HAVE HAD THEM INSPECT THE BRAKES AT LEAST THREE TIMES, I HAVE PAID FOR AT LEAST ONE INSPECTION, THEY HAVE TOLD ME TO TAKE MY COMPLAINT TO ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WARRANTY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE TOYOTA PEOPLE CAN TELL ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY WITHOUT SHOWING ANY WEAR. THEY WORK BY WEARING. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BRAKE S

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN REACHING A SPEED ABOVE 55 MPH, ALSO ON HIGHWAY DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT AND/OR LEFT AT TIMES, DEALERSHIP INDICATES NO PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY WILL ONLY TEST THE VEHICLE ON SIDE ROADS, AS OPPOSED TO HIGHWAY DRIVING WHICH IS WHAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR. THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN ENGAGED, IF YOU HIT THE BRAKES, WHILE THE TIRES ARE STILL TORQUED MAKES AN EXTREMELY LOUD BANG, AND THE VEHICLE AT TIMES TENDS TO SPEED UP THEN SLOW DOWN. *AK

BOTH PASSENGER DOORS HAVE A GLUE STICKY SUBSTANCE THAT IS LEAKING FROM THE WEATHER STRIPPING INSIDE THE DOOR. A DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $60.00 PER DOOR TO FIX. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OFTEN THEN THERE SOUND LIKE A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM IN THE WEATHER STRIPPING OR SOME OTHER COMPONENT WITHIN THE DOOR. THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURING AROUND NOV. 1997 ALMOST TWO YEARS AFTER THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW. CAN YOU HELP ME IN THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

VEHICLE MALKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHEN IDLING. DEALER SAID VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TIMING BELT. *AK

1. IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE FAILED CAUSING COLD START PROBLEM ( VERY LOW RPM OR ENGINE DIES). TOYOTA OF CERRITOS CLAIMED THERE IS A DEFECT ON THE VALVE IT SELF. TOYOTA KEEP SUPPLING THEM WITH OLD/DEFECTIVE VALVE FOR SERVICE. PER SERVICE MANAGER, IF TOYOTA KEEPS DOING THIS, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT AWARE OF SUCH A PROBLEM. 2. TIRES WERE CUPPED AT 20000 MILES UNDER NORMAL SURFACE STREET AND FREEWAY DRIVING. GOODYEAR CLAIMED ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: M6RW TIRE SIZE: P195/70R14 )

SEAT SLIDE/TRACK FAILED. MJS

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT FAILED. TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. ENGINE MOUNT BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS WHEN THE FRONT TIRE STRUCK CONCRETE, BUMPER WAS NOT STRUCK AND VEHICLE WAS ONLY TRAVELING 5-10 MPH. YH

NO SUMMARY.

WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO MAKE A STOPBY APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE GRINDS/ SQUEAKS, AND THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

POWER DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE TO LOCKING POSITION INDEPENDENTLY AND OFTEN CONTINUALLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER A MINIMUM OF TWO TIMES TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER DETECTED A LOW VOLTAGE PROBLEM AND REPLACED BATTERY. DOOR LOCKS CONTINUE TO SELF LOCK. DEALER UNABLE TO GET DOOR LOCKS TO SELF INITIATE THEREFORE DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT UNABLE TO DETECT PROBLEM. DEALER UNWILLING TO DO ANY MORE FOR OWNER. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ENGAGE LOCKING MECHANISM WHILE IN USE. TRANSPORTING CHILDREN IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF MECHANISM LOCKS CHILD/CHILDREN INSIDE.

DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT MOVES, THE ANCHOR IS LOOSE WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED ,CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *AK

MY WIFE, VARDHANI MURTY, WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, HIT AN UNEVEN SPOT ON THE ROAD, AND THE CAR SWERVED VIOLENTLY RIGHT TO LEFT AND LEFT TO RIGHT A FEW TIMES AND REMAINED STUCK PULLING RIGHT, WAS HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER ON LEFT REAR SIDE, STOPPED BY GUARD RAIL; SUFFERED INJURIES AND FRACTURES

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING HIGH SPEED , THERE WAS GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE CRASH. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE TRAVELING 72 MPH. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS ATTACHED WERE THE WIRES. NO INJURIES. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. *AK

RESERVOIR BOTTLE FAILED PREMATURELY. BOTTLE DETERIATED AND LEAKS COOLANT ONTO THE EXHAUST.