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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 →

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Apr 28, 1997CA

TURN SIGNAL FAILED.

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Apr 24, 1997CA

IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 24, 1997CA

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT STEPPING ON GAS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 18, 1997CA

BRAKES GRIND WHEN APPLIED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW..

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Apr 18, 1997NC

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Apr 17, 1997CA

IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE FAILED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 killed
Filed Apr 16, 1997CA

VEHICLE HIT CAR IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Apr 14, 1997CA

FRONT PADS AND DISCS FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

AFTER DEPRESSING RELEASE BUTTON FOR GEAR SHIFT, BRAKES FAIL.

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

LEFT TURN SIGNAL BULB BLEW OUT.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

DEFOGGER INOPERATIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

CLOCK INOPERATIVE.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

AIR CONDITIONER DIVERTER VALVE FAILED.

Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

ANTENNA MAST FAILED.

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

DRIVER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR FAILED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

IDLER MISADJUSTED.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

BATTERY LEAK.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 31, 1997CA

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING GRINDING NOISE.

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly › Pressure Relief Devices
Filed Mar 17, 1997CA

OWNER STATES THAT THE FUEL RETURN VAVLE IS DEFFECTIVE AND IS CAUSING PROBLEMS, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT SHE HAD VAVLE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO JERK, DEALERS CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM, OWNER IS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Feb 25, 1997DC

THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY IN THE OPEN POSITION. INTERMITTENTLY, IT WILL COME DOWN WITHOUT BEING SHUT BY ANYONE. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Feb 21, 1997CA

TURN SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Feb 20, 1997CA

TRANSMISSION BLEW, CAUSING TORQUE CONVERTER BURNT/CLUTCHES MELTED.

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Feb 20, 1997CA

TURN SIGNAL LAMP FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

FRONT BRAKE NOISE.

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

WINDSHIELD 'WIND NOISE'.

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

STARTER FAILED.

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

STARTER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

Wheels › Rim
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

WHEEL RIMS DEFECTIVE.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 28, 1997GA

WHILE AT A STANDSTILL THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR, AND THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS HIT, CRASHED INTO THE END OF A BUS AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 14, 1997PA

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE SYSTEM WILL FAIL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 10, 1997DC

VEHICLE STALLS MOMENTARILY THEN JERKS FORWARD, SIMULTANEOUSLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS ALSO.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Jan 3, 1997TX

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 65-70MPH, WHEN REACHING ACROSS, CONSOLE SHIFT GEAR SLIGHTLY TOUCHED OR BUMPED AGAINST IT, WILL MOVE LEVER FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Dec 17, 1996CA

WIND NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WINDOWS, ALSO FRONT WINDOWS LEAK WATER.

Service Brakes, Air › Drum › Drum
Filed Dec 12, 1996CA

THE AUTOMATIC CHOKE FAILED AND THE BRAKES AND DRUMS OVERHEATED AND BURNED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 6, 1996CA

POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE DURING HARD PANIC STOPS, A VIBRATION AND GRINDING NOISE IS EXPERIENCED. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Nov 29, 1996MD

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES AND UNDER THE HOOD FIRE BROKE OUT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 27, 1996NY

VEHICLE BUCKS WHILE DRIVING.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Oct 29, 1996NY

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE.

Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 24, 1996OH

LEASED VEHICLE. VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT THEN AT ABOUT 500 FT IT SHOOTS VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 22, 1996FL

THERE'S A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION ABOVE 63 MPH. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Oct 21, 1996CA

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN PANIC SITUATIONS, THEY DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Oct 21, 1996MA

DUNLOP TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. . (SIZE P195/70R14904)

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Oct 21, 1996NY

FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Oct 15, 1996NY

DEFROSTER DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY , CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 10, 1996CA

PURCHASED CAR WITH 320 MILES ON IT, THE FRONT ROTOR WAS CRACKED. *AK CONSUMER STTES WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS NOT RIGHT, THE SALESMAN HAD THE SERVICE DEPT LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THE BRACKET WAS BROKEN ,CONSUMER HAD HIS MECHANIC TO INSPECT VEHICLE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE CRACKED.*JB

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Oct 10, 1996CA

PASSENGER LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL OVERRETRACT AND CANNOT GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 7, 1996RI

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD CLUCKING NOISE WHEN OPERATED FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO FORWARD GEARS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 1, 1996CA

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

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