1998 Toyota Camry complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AND HIGHER, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FREQUENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DEALER HOWEVER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH HIS SAFETY WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE HE POTENTIALLY COULD NOT CONTROL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TOYOTA CUSTOMER AND OWNER WITH UNFORTUNATE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR DRIVEN NORMALLY IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF THE DAY AS AN ELDER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED, THE OIL LEAKS, THE FLOORMAT INTERFERES WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STICKS, INTERFERING WITH BRAKING EXPERIENCED RECENTLY ON THE NY-CT HIGHWAY. I PAID TO REPAIR THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND OIL LEAKS AND STILL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS INDICATED FOR EXAMPLE BY THE DASHBOARD WHICH IS CONTINUOUSLY LIT UP, I.E. IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I WROTE TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. 19001 SOUTH WESTERN AVE. DEPT. WC11 TORRANCE, CA 90501 CC: NANCY FEIN, VP CUSTOMER SERVICE TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA INC., PO BOX 10054 TOLDEO OHIO 43682-4419. *TR

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

1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN THE SECONDS THE VEHICLE LEFT THE STREET, IT JUMPED THE CURB, RAN OVER A SMALL TREE TRUNK, CROSSED TWO DRIVEWAYS AND HIT A 25 YEAR OLD DOGWOOD HEAD-ON. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY THE TREE BEING UPROOTED BECAUSE THE SOIL WAS SATURATED FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS. THE TRESS AND BRANCHES DESTROYED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST AFTER IT HIT THE SECOND DOGWOOD TREE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS INTACT, HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB UPDATED 03/24/10.*JB

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHILE DRIVING OR MOVING AFTER A STOP SIGNAL . IT DOES EVERYDAY WHEN I DRIVE . TOLD THE DEALER , THEY SAID MY VEHICLE YEAR IS NOT IN RECALL BY TOYOTA NOW. NO REPAIRS DONE NOW. ALSO LIGHTING SYSTEM IT BLOWS LIGHT BULB , ALWAYS ONE HAS TO BE OUT OR ELSE IT WILL BLOW OUT COUPLE HOURS. *TR

CAR HIT A GUARD RAIL AT AROUND 40 MPH OR HIGHER, CAR WRECKED, NO AIR BAGS INFLATED. CAR WAS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

WHILE SLOWLY EXITING A DRIVE THROUGH AT 5MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, SHOT ACROSS A STREET, AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL HITTING A SNOW DRIFT AND FENCE. BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT. DAMAGE TO CAR AND PROPERTY. DRIVER HAD TO CRAWL OUT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE VIN BEGAN WITH A LETTER J. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127000.

GAS PEDAL STICKS AT A FULL STOP AND TO ACCELERATE THE DRIVER MUST PRESS HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR THAT CAUSES JERKING MOTION IN VEHICLE. WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD, AN EXTRA HARD STOMPING OF ACCELERATOR IS REQUIRED TO GET THE GAS PEDAL TO WORK. *TR

OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO, I HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHERE THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 98 CAMRY BECOMES HARD TO DEPRESS AFTER SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN. TAPPING THE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES FINALLY ALLOWS THE PEDAL TO RELEASE. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES CAUSE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS ONLY AFTER COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION, BUT SUSPECT THAT MAY BE NEXT. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED YELLOW. I PUT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC CROSSING THE ROAD HAD NOT STARTED. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND IT DID NOT STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, (THIS BEING YEAR #3), I HAVE HAD MY GAS PEDAL SERVICED BECAUSE IT STICKS, USUALLY AFTER STOPS AND WHILE IN TRAFFIC IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND RE-ENGAGE. TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE ON THE LIST AND IT SHOULD BE! AS OF THIS DATE, MY ACCELERATOR IS STICKING AGAIN AND I WILL HAVE TO ,AGAIN, PAY FOR IT. I THINK THIS PROBLEM GOES BEYOND THE CURRENT LIMITATIONS OF THE EXISTING RECALL LIST AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. FURTHERMORE, I DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER REGARDING THIS RECALL NHTSA 01V012000- "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL" AND ACCORDING TO MY VIN#, I SHOULD HAVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OF 110 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCES WERE INTERMITTENT DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO MASSIVE FLAMES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 03/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECAME STUCK AND WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. SHE HAD TO STOMP ON IT SO THAT THE PEDAL WOULD COME LOOSE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR 3 MONTHS. TOYOTA HAS BEEN NOT CONTACTED BUT WILL BE CONTACTED TO REPORT THIS FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS AT THIS MOMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 172,311. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF UPDATED 12/29/10

PROBLEM WITH STICKY GAS PEDAL OFF AND ON FOR 1 YEAR. HAVE BEEN PRESSING HARD TO GET PEDAL TO WORK PROPERLY. SO FAR, NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED ON 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. ALSO STEERING PROBLEMS IN 2008; TOOK TO DEALER WHO ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT RESPOND UNTIL THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 102,378.

OUR 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS WHAT WE HAVE CALLED A "STICKY" GAS PEDAL, BUT IT HASN'T GOTTEN "STUCK". THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN OUR MINDS WAS THE AGGRAVATION OF THE "STICKINESS" WHILE DRIVING. NOW I AM WONDERING IF WE SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD IT CHANGED YEARS AGO. I JUST ASSUMED WE COULD PULL OVER SAFELY IF IT WERE TO BECOME STUCK WHILE DRIVING. COULD THIS BE A PART OF THE SAME ISSUE THEY ARE HAVING WITH THE NEWER CARS? WHAT ACTION SHOULD WE TAKE, IF ANY? *TR

MY MOTHER'S 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY EXPERIENCED THE GAS PEDAL STICKING ON HER CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS, IN 2006, TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF AFTER A STOP OR AFTER STARTING UP THE CAR. THIS WAS EXPERIENCED OVER A 3 MONTH PERIOD WHEREIN IT WOULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE THE GAS PEDAL WOULD WORK TO TAKE OFF FROM THE STOP POINT. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL 12/06 AT WHICH TIME THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SHE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM THE STOP POINT FOR OVER 30 MINUTES UNTIL SOMEONE PHONED THE POLICE TO REPORT THAT SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT TAKE OFF. THE POLICE SHOWED UP AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WITH NO SUCCESS. THE CAR WAS THEN PUSHED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHO REPAIRED THE GAS PEDAL. SHE WAS CHARGED $50 FOR THE REPAIR. THE TOYOTA RECALL COVERS ONLY THE CARS FROM 2007-2010, BUT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON CARS PRIOR TO 2007 AS THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY MOTHER'S 1998 CAMRY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA ON MODELS PRE-2007 AS THERE IS UNCERTAINTY THAT THE REPAIR TO MY MOTHER'S GAS PEDAL IS A PERMANENT FIX. *TR

I DRIVE A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY CE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM AN IDLE, LOW RPM, OR LOW MPH. THE STICKY ACCELERATOR CAN BE CURED BY COMING OFF THE PEDAL 100% AND GRADUALLY DEPRESSING IT AGAIN. FOR SOME REASON, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOES NOT STICK THE 2ND TIME. PLEASE ADVISE HOW I SHOULD DEAL WITH THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

EGR VALVE BROKEN AND VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE NOT WORKING. ENGINE DIES (SOMETIMES TOTALLY DIES AND SOMETIMES DIES AND STARTS AFTER A MOMENT) AFTER TAKING EXIT FROM HIGHWAYS AND SOMETIMES ON HIGHWAYS AT 65 M/HR. STEERING GETS LOCKED (CANNOT TURN) BECAUSE ENGINE DIES OUT. FORTUNATELY DIDN'T INVOLVE IN MAJOR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. HOWEVER THERE WERE MINOR ACCIDENTS WITH NO DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY INCLUDING MY VEHICLE. PROBLEM RESOLVED AFTER REPLACING EGR & VSV ASSEMBLIES. VERY FORTUNATE I DIDN'T INVOLVE IN ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AS SEVERAL TIMES MY VEHICLE STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN ON HIGHWAYS AT AROUND 60 M/HR. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE TACHOMETER WOULD RACE HIGHER AS THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT REGISTER. THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN AND I HAD TO RAPIDLY PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL FOR SPURTED ACCELERATION NOT UNDER MY CONTROL. IF I WAS USING THE SPEED CONTROL DEVICE, IT WOULD SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BETWEEN 2004-2007 AND ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR IN JANUARY. WHEN I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN EARLIER YEARS, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY THING WRONG AND IT DIDN'T REPEAT ITSELF WHEN THEY DROVE IT. *TR

GAS PEDAL IN MY 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY BECOMES HARDER TO PRESS. I HAVE TO TAP MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL TO MAKE IT WORKS. IT WORKS FINE FOR FEW TIMES AND AGAIN IT BECOMES HARD. THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACT DATE WHEN I HAD NOTICED THIS BUT IT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT FOR PAST THREE YEARS. I HAD NOT REGISTER COMPLAINT THINKING IT IS JUST MY MODEL BUT SINCE THIS HAS BEEN WIDE SPREAD IN MANY TOYOTAS I THOUGHT I SHOULD REGISTER MY INCIDENT TOO. *TR

CAMRY GAS PEDAL SELF-ACCELERATING. WE HAD A TOYOTA CAMRY 1998 (BOUGHT IN TOYOTA, MORRISTOWN, NJ IN FEB, 1998). BY ABOUT 2003, THE GAS PEDAL BEHAVED A LITTLE FUNNY. WHEN THE CAR WAS STANDING STILL, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN YOU PRESS ON IT. BUT IT WOULD JERK AND SUDDENLY SPEED UP WHEN YOU KEEP PRESSING ON IT. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT LIKE THE 'POPULAR GAS PEDAL STUCK' THING DESCRIBED. WE LIVED WITH THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS BEFORE THE CAR GET CRASHED AND TOTALED (NOT FOR THE PEDAL REASON). IT WAS MY HUSBAND'S CAR, WHEN I OCCASIONALLY DROVE IT, IT'S UNSAFE WHEN I STOP FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS, SINCE IT SUDDENLY SPED UP. BUT MY HUSBAND WAS USED TO IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHE NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL SLIGHTLY BECAME STUCK AND REQUIRED MORE THAN NORMAL PRESSURE IN ORDER TO PRESS THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,960.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 1997. HE STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY REMAIN STUCK IN POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXHIBITED MOST FREQUENTLY WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MATS WERE CAUSING THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED WHEN ALL MATS WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INVESTIGATED FURTHER BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT WAS 110,000.

I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE EDDIE BAUER EB ADJ BOOSTER CAR SEAT (MODEL 22880-MTTA) IN 3 DIFFERENT CARS AND IT SIMPLY WILL NOT TIGHTEN INTO PLACE. IT'S AS IF THE SHAPE OF THE CAR SEAT IS AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND THUS WILL NOT FIT INTO THE SEAT OF THE CAR. IF THE BASE SITS FLAT ON THE SEAT OF THE CAR, THE HEAD SITS STRAIGHT UP, LEANING FORWARD FROM THE SEAT OF THE CAR ABOUT 6 INCHES. TIGHTENING IT WITH A BELT DOES NO GOOD BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL INCHES FROM FRONT TO BACK OR EVEN FROM SIDE TO SIDE. EVEN THE LATCH SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE IT ONLY PULLS THE CARSEAT BACKWARDS, LEAVING A GAP OF SEVERAL INCHES BETWEEN THE BASE AND SEAT OF THE CAR. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS DESIGN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE EXITING THE DRIVE- WAY AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION INTO THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS MODERATELY DAMAGED, BUT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BUILDING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 149,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY WIFE STARTED UP HER 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY, SLOWLY MADE A RIGHT TURN WHEN SUDDENLY THE AUTOMOBILE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED, JUMPED THE CURB, KNOCKED OVER A PARKING METER AND HIT THE SIDE OF AN APARTMENT HOUSE. SHE WAS NOT HURT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DESPITE THE IMPACT. TOYOTA, WHICH HAD JUST SERVICED THE CAR TWO WEEKS BEFORE, REPAIRED THE CAR (WITH MY INSURANCE). WE INSISTED ON A FULL INVESTIGATION BY TOYOTA, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FLOOR MAT JAMMED THE ACCELERATOR. WE DO NOT BUY THAT STORY IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS AND WHAT HAPPENED TO US. AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE WRITING NOW TO SHOW THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR A WHILE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FLOOR MAT ADVISORY IS NOT RELATED TO THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,900.

THE BALANCE SHAFT HIT THE OIL PAN AND MADE A HOLE IN THE ENGINE AND THE OIL SPREAD ALL OVER THE ENGINE THAT LED TO LOT OF SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. *TR

REAR PASSENGER BELT STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL CONDITIONS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED DAMAGES WITH HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/18/09.*JB

CRASH. MY DAUGHTER DRIVING MY CAR ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A LEFT TURN AGAINST TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. ONCOMING LARGE SUV. LOST IN SHADOW OF LARGE TREE SUV DARK GRAY GOING 30 MPH APPROX. HIT HEAD ON WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY LE 1998. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,700.

I BOUGHT 98 TOYOTA CAMRY 3MOS AGO, THE CAR PULLS ACROSS ROAD, I FIGURED NEEDED ALIGNMENT AND I KNEW IT NEEDED STRUTS,, I HAD STRUTS , AXLE REPLACED THEN NEW TIRES AND BROUGHT TO RUSTY WALLACE FOR ALIGNMENT. THEY DID ALIGNMENT, I LEFT CAR STILL PULLS I BROUGHT BACK AND THEY RECHECKED STILL PULLS SAID THERE NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO.. I HAVE ROTORS REPLACE AND BRAKES CHECKED AND NOTHING, I SEEN RECALL BOUT STEERING ON MY YEAR CAMRY BUT TOYOTA SAYS NOT MY CAR! I SEEN IT ON NHTSA WEB PAGE BUT THE 800 # TELLS ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO>? SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM IM HAVING WHY WILL THE CAR NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT? *TR

THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT SUDDENLY WILL NOT RETRACT. THE REAR SIDE SEATBELTS SEEM TO GET STUCK EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. MY BROTHER PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM OUR MOM (WHO HAS BEEN THE ONLY OWNER) LAST YEAR, AND WERE WONDERING IF SHE MISSED A RECALL. *TR

1. FRONT SPRING RETAINER COLLAPSED INTO TIRE AND SHREDDED TIRE IN MOTION, LOST CONTROL, REPLACED SHOCK ABSORBER ASSY' 2. REAR STABILIZER BAR SPLIT IN HALF, REAR WHEEL WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY CONDITION, TEMPORARY WELD, MUST BE REPLACED, PART AVAILABLE. *TR

I HAVE A '98 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WITH A FRONT-END RATTLING NOISE EMANATING FROM THE SUSPENSION. WHEN I DRIVE OFF IN THE MORNING (COLD) OVER A MODERATELY BUMPY ROAD, ITS SOUNDS LIKE MY FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. THIS RATTLE IS DEFINITELY TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT AND DRIVING ME CRAZY. LOOKING AT THE WEB FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM ALSO ON CAMRYS AND AVALONS FROM '97-'99. *TR

ON 2/21/2008 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY AUTO BURST INTO FLAMES. MY AUTO IS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY 4CYL. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO STATING THAT TOYOTA HAS AN ENGINE OIL SLUDGE DEFECT ON CERTAIN MODELS. MY AUTO IS ONE OF THEM. ADDITIONALLY THE NOTIFICATION I RECEIVED STATED THAT I CAN TAKE MY AUTO INTO TOYOTA TO BE REPAIRED. OVER ABOUT TWO YEARS I TOOK MY AUTO IN WITH ALL THE PAPER WORK/DOCUMENTS AND EACH TIME TOYOTA STONEWALLED ME. ALSO I JUST WENT INTO TOYOTA FOR THE SAME REASON AND WITH ALL THE PAPER WORK ON 2/14/2008 AND AGAIN TOYOTA TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I AM VERY MUCH LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED THIS INCIDENT ON 2/21/2008. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM MY HUSBAND'S 70 YEAR OLD PARENTS LAST YEAR. THERE ARE 82,000 MILES AS OF 1/08. THERE ARE TWO BROKEN SEATBELTS IN THE BACK SEAT(PASSENGER SIDE AND MIDDLE), AND BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS EITHER DO NOT RETRACT OR HAVE TO BE MANUALLY FED BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR. IS THERE ANY KIND OF RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE? *TR

STEERING IS LOOSE CAR WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT. RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING. SEEMS TO BE TO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE RACK AND PINION FAILURES AND THE COST OF REPAIR. TOYOTA YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET YOUR ATTENTION? *TR

AIR INDUCTION HOSE ON 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE JAPAN BUILT IS FAILING. THE AIR INDUCTION HOSE FROM THE AIR FILTER BOX THAT LEADS TO THE THROTLE BODY IS CRACKING. AND I HAVE CHECKED INTO THIS MATTER FROM READING USER REVIEWS OF THIS YEAR MODEL CAR AND IM THE ONLY ONE WHO IS EXPERENCING THIS ISSUE. THE CAR IS STILL FUNCTIONAL HOW EVER IT HAS A VERY DIFFUCULT TIME STARTING IN THE MORNING. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, SHE STRUCK AND DESTROYED A BICYCLE AND ON ANOTHER, SHE STRUCK THE REAR END OF A VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. SHE DAMAGED HER VEHICLE'S BUMPER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,750.

FOR GENERAL TIRE ALTIMAX HP - DOT 65UV 3T4 2707, THE LAST FOUR DIGITS (2707) OF THE DOT TIRE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ARE ONLY MOLDED INTO ONE SIDE OF THE TIRE; YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE TIRE OR LIFT THE VEHICLE TO SEE THE FULL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, INCLUDING THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE, WHICH IS NEEDED TO REGISTER THE TIRE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, IN ORDER TO BE NOTIFIED IN CASE OF A RECALL. *TR

1998 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH ENGINE AND IGNITION COIL PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED IGNITION COILS. *KB

MY DAUGHTER HAS 2 1998 TOYOTA CAMRYS BOTH HAVE HAD MASSIVE ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE BY THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT, ONE RESULTED IN A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. HER FIRST CAMRY I HELPED HER BUY IT USED ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO (THIS CAR WAS ACTUALLY TITLED IN MY NAME) AND APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE BLOCK CAME APART BY THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT SPRAYING OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH PROCEEDED TO CATCH ON FIRE, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT AND THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS PARTS OF THE ENGINE BLOCK, AND BOLTS AND OIL SCATTERED ON THE HIGHWAY. THAT CAMRY WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. WE FOUND HER ANOTHER 1998 CAMRY ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND THIS ONE SHE BOUGHT ALL ON HER OWN AND IT IS TITLED IN HER NAME. WELL A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO HER NEW 1998 CAMRY HAD MASSIVE ENGINE BLOCK FAILURE AT THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE OTHER CAMRY. THERE WAS NO FIRE INVOLVED ON THIS ONE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO BOTH SCENES, AND THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALLED ON THE FIRST INCIDENT. THIS FORM DOES NOT HAVE INPUT FOR 2 VEHICLES. THE SECOND 1998 CAMRY IN MY DAUGHTERS NAME. WE DO STILL HAVE POSSESSION OF BOTH VEHICLES AND IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE DAY THEY STOPPED WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER SIGMA REGENT TIRES, SIZE P225/60R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CONSTANTLY UNDER-INFLATED AND HAVE ACCELERATED AIR LOSS. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A BUMP IN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE FAILURE CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON COOPER SIGMA REGENT TIRES (00T011000), BUT NOT INCLUDING THE CONTACT'S TIRE SIZE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN RECALL # 99V307000 (STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND FEARS THAT A CRASH MAY OCCUR IF HE DRIVES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TWO REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT PROPERLY. HE IS UNABLE TO PULL THEM BACK INTO THEIR REGULAR POSITION OR PUSH THEM IN ANYMORE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 135,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THERE WAS NO PRIOR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE CAR FIRE. THE DAY OF THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. AS THE CAR WAS TRAVELING, IT DECREASED AND INCREASED IN POWER QUICKLY AND FREQUENTLY. WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 80 THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, AND THE GAS WOULD NOT INCREASE THE SPEED OF THE CAR. WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD , AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT HOOD OF THE CAR. WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND QUICKLY SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. WE COULD NOT GET THE HOOD OPENED BECAUSE THE FLAMES WERE TOO CLOSE. WE ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE BY USING FOUR FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FROM PEDESTRIANS. BEFORE THE FIRE FIGHTERS GOT TO THE SITE. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.*AK WE NOTICED ABOUT 50 YARDS OF FLUID ON THE GROUND PRECEDING THE SITE OF THE FIRE. THE FLUID WAS DARK AND RESEMBLED OIL. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT WE WERE MOVING THAT DAY, SO WE LOST A LOT OF PERSONAL ITEMS IN THE FIRE (CLOTHING, ELECTRONICS, PICTURES). WE ONLY HAD LIABILITY AUTO INSURANCE, SO THE CAR WAS NOT REPLACED. THERE WAS TOO MUCH DAMAGE TO REPAIR THE CAR.

PRIOR TO DRIVING CAR MY WIFE NOTICED TIRES APPEARED TO BE FINE BEFORE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED MY WIFE NOTICED CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. GRADUALLY DROVE OFF TOWARDS SHOULDER. TIRE SEPARATED AND LANDED ABOUT 20 FEET IN BACK OF CAR ON ROAD. NO INJURIES. WE HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO DEALER YET. TIRE SIZE IS P195/70R14 (UNABLE TO SELECT THIS SIZE ON YOUR FORM). *NM