Suspension › Front
Filed Sep 24, 1996SC
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCES FRONT SUSPENSION INSTABILITY WHEN VEHICLE WANDERS UNCONTROLLABLY TO EXTREME LEFT, DLR HAS REALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES, AND REPLACED MANY PARTS, PROBLEM PERSISTS.*AK
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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 →
Suspension › Front
Filed Sep 24, 1996SC
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED FRONT SUSPENSION INSTABILITY, WHEN VEHICLE WANDERS UNCONTROLLABLY TO EXTREME LEFT, DLR HAS REALIGNED FRONT SUSPENSION SEVERAL TIMES, AND REPLACED MANY PARTS, PROBLEM PERSISTS.*AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 24, 1996CA
ENGINE SURGES.
Suspension › Front
Filed Sep 11, 1996TX
MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DRIFT TO LEFT/RIGHT, ALSO STEERING WHEEL CROOCKED AND REPLACED FRONT TIRES. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash3 injured
Filed Sep 10, 1996CA
AFTER A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT, ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS ON THE VEHICLE DISCONNECTED OR UNBUCKLED. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Aug 23, 1996CA
RUST ON THE REAR UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE.
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Aug 6, 1996CA
FILM BUILDS UP ON WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601568)*SD
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jul 30, 1996NH
FRONT SEAT BELT DESIGNED TO LOCK UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS DUE TO CHILD SEAT REQUIREMENTS, HOWEVER IS ANNOYING TO OTHER OCCUPANTS.
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jul 5, 1996AR
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND COULDN'T STEER THE CAR , PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 25, 1996NC
BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN APPLIED, CAUSED ACCIDENT, HIT STEELE POLE; DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Jun 11, 1996PA
METAL TAB ON RIGHT REAR SHOULDER/LAP BELT TWISTED, DIFFICULT TO FASTEN, BELTS NOT FLUSH AGAINT OCCUPANTS CHEST, IN A REVERSE LIKE POSITION, COULD CAUSE INJURY.
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 29, 1996NY
UNDER CARRIAGE OF ALL FOUR DOORS CORRODED. *DSH
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 17, 1996NC
WHILE IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Mar 25, 1996WI
NOTICED STARTING PROBLEM, THEN NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL DEVICES WORKING, THEN WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 25MPH AND DOWN TO 10MPH. *AK
Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 19, 1996MD
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SD
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Feb 26, 1996KS
WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ACCELERATOR GOES TO THE FLOOR AND STAYS THERE FOR A MINUTE BEFORE IT SELF CORRECTS THE SITUATION. ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR IS LOST. *AK
Tires
Filed Feb 21, 1996CO
FIRST CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AFTER REAR TIRES WAS PUT ON FRONT THEN VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. *AK
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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