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1996 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 1996 record →

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

START UP FUEL INJECTION FAILED.

Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

CASSETTE PLAYER FAILED.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

SEAT BELT FAILED.

Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

SHOCKS AND PADS FAILED.

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

RACK AND PINION FAILED CAUSING LEAK.

Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY FAILED.

Tires
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

TIRES FAILED.(GOODYEAR INVICTA- TIRE SIZE 195-70-R14).

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

SHIFT SOLENOID FAILED TWO TIMES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE.

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

OUTSIDE SIDE VIEW MIRROR FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

BRAKES FAILED.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

POWER WINDOW FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Oct 22, 1997CA

BRAKES FAILED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 20, 1997CT

REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Sep 22, 1997CA

ANTENNA SNAPPED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 19, 1997CA

COLD START VALVE FAILED.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 19, 1997CA

HIGH BEAM LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 19, 1997CA

ENGINE VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED.

Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Sep 11, 1997CA

DIGITAL CLOCK FAILED.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 11, 1997CA

DOOR SEALS FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Sep 10, 1997CA

THE SHIFTING OF GEARS IS EXTREMELY EASY, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS AN ACCIDENTAL MOVEMENT WOULD READILY CAUSE A CHANGE IN GEARS, (FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL). THIS CONDITION IS EXPLAINED AS BEING NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE.

Seat Belts
Filed Sep 10, 1997CA

SEAT BELT FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Sep 10, 1997CA

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 9, 1997CA

ENGINE IS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING, THE PROBLEM IS UNDIAGNOSED AND IS STILL PRESENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 9, 1997CA

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Sep 9, 1997CA

IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 8, 1997CA

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG CLEARANCE. THE DRIVER SITS VERY CLOSE TO STEERING WHEEL. (UNSPECIFIED).

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 8, 1997CA

BRAKES FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 3, 1997MD

SINCE THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASED THE AUTOMOBILE, IT HAS BEEN PULSATING/VIBRATING AND HESITATION WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM AND CONSUMER IS UNSATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE.

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Aug 29, 1997CA

IDLE MOTOR FAILURE.

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Aug 29, 1997CA

STARTER FAILURE.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 28, 1997CA

UNSPECIFIED: AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON DASH FAILED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 27, 1997TX

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 10 MPH SIDE IMPACT COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES. *AK *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 27, 1997CA

GAS GAUGE FAILED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 20, 1997CA

VEHICLE ACCUMULATED CARBON DEPOSITS . THE ENGINE IS TAKING A LONGER TIME TO WARM UP. DEALER REPLACED THE IAC VALVE. *AK

Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Aug 19, 1997OR

RADIO LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH.

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Aug 5, 1997MA

IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL ALSO, EGR VALVE FAILED TWICE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 31, 1997FL

WHILE DRIVING HIT A ROCK AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ROCK HIT A SENSOR UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 31, 1997OH

ENGINE SURGES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 29, 1997CO

DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS & GOING DOWN HILL W/FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE. COMPUTER SENSORS CAN NOT TELL IF ACCELERATOR IS ON/OFF. TOOK TO DEALER & COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM 1ST TIME; MECHANIC TOOK FOR TEST DRIVE & SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM. OWNER HAS ARBITRATION PAPERS. *AK

Structure › Body1 injured
Filed Jul 7, 1997MN

THERE IS A LIFE ELECTRICAL CURRENT RUNNING THROUGH THE DOOR, AND THE OWNER SUFFERED A REAL BAD SHOCK, AND NOW CANNOT NOT USE HIS HAND AS WELL. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Jun 26, 1997SC

WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT, AIRBAG WARNING COMES ON, REMAINS ON. ACCORDING TO DEALER, COULD EXPLODE, REPLACED AIRBAG MODULE, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

Tires
Filed Jun 16, 1997MD

WHEN IT RAINS THE CAR SLIDES AND HYDROPLANES EXCESSIVELY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed May 8, 1997VA

VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. IT WAS RAINING, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WAS GOING DOWN HILL. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle BarCrash
Filed May 7, 1997NJ

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL OPERATION, DRIVING 65 MPH OR LOWER, TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 29, 1997CA

BRAKES FAILED.

Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Apr 29, 1997CA

PLASTIC PANELS AND BUMPERS ARE CHEAPLY MOLDED/UNSAFE.

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 29, 1997CA

SUPPORT FOR ROOF RACK IS POORLY INSTALLED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 29, 1997CA

ENGINE OIL LEAKS.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Apr 29, 1997CA

ENGINE AUTOMATIC CHOKE FAILED.

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