1998 Toyota Camry complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED COULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE. THEN, UPON STOPPING DISCOVERED A TREAD SEPARATION. TOYOTA, CAMRY, 1998, P-195/70R14. *AK CONSUMER STATESLEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM RIM, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *JB

SERVICE DEPT. SAID STRUT MOUNTS WERE BACKLOGGED AND WOULD PROBABLY TAKE MORE THAN 1 1/2 TO 2 MONTHS TO COME IN. DO NOT DRIVE CAR ON HIGHWAY BUT O.K. TO AND FROM WORK LOCALLY.

WATER LEAKS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR FLOOR WHEN RAIN OR CAR WASH. DEALER SAID THE SUNROOF 'S DRAINAGE WAS BLOCKED BY THE DEBRIS THE CAUSE THE LEAKS. BUT I HARDLY OPEN THE SUNROOF AND WHY THE TOP IS NOT WET JUST THE FLOOR. THEY CAN'T ANSWER. WHAT THEY KNOW IS ITS NOT COVER BY THE WARRANTY AND CHARGED ME $600 TO FIXED EVERYTHING> (TIRESIZE: 1957014)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 1957014 )

INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK. RECALL 01V012000 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE RAN OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE, ETC., IT CAUSED HARD BANGING NOISE UNDER FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER SAYS STRUT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER DUE TO THE PROBLEM BEING NATIONWIDE. *SLC

CONSTANT BRAKE WEAR AND TEAR; MANUFACTURER PROVIDED BRAKE KIT TO NO AVAIL.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN APPLYE. VEHICLE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED RATTLING AT AROUND 40,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND REPAIRED THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS AT A COST TO ME OF $342.00. TOYOTA REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. I KNOW FROM NHTSA COMPLAINTS AND CONSUMER REPORTS DATA THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. HOWEVER, TOYOTA REFUSES TO COVER AS I AM OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY LIMIT. *AK

THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND SHOES AND ROTATED ROTORS TWO TIMES. NOISE IS STILL PRESENT, AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT OPERATION OF BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

01 V 012 000/ACCELERATOR CABLE: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE PARKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF INTO A FIELD AREA, RAN INTO VARIOUS THINGS BEFORE HITTING A WALL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. CONSUMER THEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, RPMS FINALLY WENT DOWN AND ENGINE STOPPED REVVING. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V012000. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COOPERATE IN SERVICING VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT ANOTHER DEALER. *YH

ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK. *AK

POOR BRAKING SYSTEM AND SUSPENSION; DISAPPOINTING FIRST TOYOTA BUY.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V012000/ THROTTLE CABLE, AND TRIED TO HAVE SERVICE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF SAID RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

KEY FAILS TO UNLOCK EITHER TRUNK OR DOORS ON VEHICLE. PROBLEM IS NOT WEATHER RELATED. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.*AK THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED A NEW LOCK SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH

TRAVELLING THE FREEWAY, I NEEDED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN I STARTED TO MOVE MY RIGHT FOOT, SOMETHING HELD IT IN PLACE. I LIFTED MY RIGHT FOOT AND PROCEEDED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE. I TWO-FOOTED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD SOMETHING CRACK AFTERWHICH THE PEDAL STARTED TO MOVE AND I RGAINED THE USE OF MY BRAKES. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED A PLASTIC DUCT WEDGED BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FLOOR BOARD. THE DUCT WAS PART OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WHICH HAD FALLEN OFF AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE FLOOR BOARD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND BRAKES MADE NOISE, LIKE GRINDING METAL TO METAL. DEALER HAD SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE ROTORS WERE BUILT TOO CLOSELY TO VEHICLE BODY.*AK

ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED "T" BONED TOYOTA ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, SIDE DOOR AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. JAWS OF LIFE HAD TO BE USED TO EXTRACT DRIVER OUT OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD SMELL SMOKE, AND REAR SPEAKERS DID TURN OFF. THEN, COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM RADIO, A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURRED. *AK

WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE IN USE, DRIVER CANNOT SEE ANY MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET IN FRONT GOING DOWN A HILL. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER, AND PARTS WERE REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *SLC

FAILURE OF MANUAL CLUTCH, WARRANTY COVERAGE DECLINED, WITH 40+YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE WITH MANUL TRANSMISSIONS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, TRADING IN (3RD TOYOTA)1968 TOYOTA CAMRY, MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 120,000+MILES EXPERIENCING NO PROBLEMS,, AFTER JUNE/000 30,000 CHECK-UP FINDING NO TRNSMISSION PROBLEMS, DEALER DECLINED APPLYING WARANTY-CONCLUSION OF DEALER, I AM A LOUZY DRIVER.*AK

SIDEWALL COMPLETELY DISENTERGRATED AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE. ROTATED/BALANCED/GOOD TREAD REMAINING. NO CUT / PUNCTURE. DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ACRW2W5377 TIRESIZE: P195/70R14)

FLAT TIRE DUE TO OLD, CUT, SLOW LEAKING VALVE STEM. *CJ

DASHBOARD TROUBLE LIGHTS -- BULB OUT, CHECK ENGINE, REVERSE INDICATOR ON GEAR SELECTOR ( WHILE IN PARK OR ANY OTHER SETTING) CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A LICENSED MECHANIC WHOM I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN YEARS. HE EXAMINED CAR AND FOUND THAT THE REAR WIRING HARNESS IN THE TRUNK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE TRUNK HINGE HAD BEEN STRETCHING TO THE POINT WHERE THE WIRES WERE TEARING, MELTING THE INSULATION, POPING FUSES, AND SHORTING OUT THE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUITS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AFTER THE REPAIR AND I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND THEIR FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMED NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SUCH INCIDENT EVER HAPPENING. *AK

STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHEN DRIVING ON DRY, CLEAR, DAY. CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT, WENT RIGHT, THAN HEAD ON WITH ONCOMING VEHICLE. *AK

BOTH FRONT TIRES EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL TREAD WEAR ON THE INSIDE, THE WORST OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES WAS WORN TO THE CASING AND WAS DISCARDED WHEN IT DEVELOPED A LEAK, POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE TIRES OR THE FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM. NLM

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, REPLACEMENT/ ROTORS TUNE ARE NEEDED EVERY 8,000 MILES; DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH 2 CHILDREN & LUGGAGE CAR "BOTTOM OUTS" WHEN GOING OVER HIGHWAY DIPS. *AK

GENERAL NATION GENERAL TIRES (P195 70 R14) ARE TREADLESS AND BACK TIRE ON RIGHT SIDE IS CRACKING. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON A STEERING PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK AT IT.*AK

BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE CORRODED/PITTED. REPAIRS BEING MADE AT INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE PROBLEM ( BRAKE ROTORS CORRODING). *YH

FIRST INCIDENT, ENTERING HIGHWAY ON RAMP AND TIRE BLEW UP. SECOND INCIDENT, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY NOTICED AN UNEVEN RIDE AND REAR NOISE. TOOK TO TOYOTA, SENT TO TIRE KINGDOM AND CHARGED $46 FOR REPLACEMENT.GOT OFF AND CHECKED, FOUND BUBBLE, TOOK TO TOYOTA, SENT TO PAN AMERICAN TIRE CHARGED $60 FOR REPLACEMENT. THIRD TIME UNEVEN RIDE, LOUD ROAD NOISE ON HIGHWAY, FOUND BUBBLE.WILL TAKE TO TOYOTA. ALL THREE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH CAR, SAME BATCH. CONCERNED FOR SAFETY AND DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO BE CHARGED FOR MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. WOULD LIKE REFUND AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: ACRW2W5297 TIRE SIZE: 195X70R14 )

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITION WHEN WINDOWS STARTED TO FOG, CONSUMER NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT BLINKING AND IT WAS NOT WORKING, CONSUMER HAD POOR VISION DUE TO THE RAIN AND FOGGED WINDOWS. *SLC

BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY EVEN THOUGH A BRAKE KIT WAS INSTALLED AT 4,000 MILES. NEW MASTER CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED AS WELL. AT TIMES BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DOES NOT STOP. SUDDENLY LOUD NOISE HAPPENS AND CAR JERKS AND STOPS. ALL STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND SOLVED CRUNCHING NOISES. RELAY SWITCH INSTALLED TO SOLVE LOCK PROBLEM. CAR IS FALLING APART BEFORE MY EYES!!

DEALER WANTS 80$ TO TELL US IF GAS TANK PURGE VALVE IS UNDER WARRENTY OR NOT. ALSO DEALER STATES THAT DOOR HANDLE CLIP BREAKING IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

EITHER THE FRAME IS OUT OF LINE OR SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT PARTS AS THE FRONT END CANNOT BE ALIGNED ACCORDING TO SPECS. THEY REPLACED BOLTS IN THE FRONT END FOR ALIGNMENT & THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF FRONT END SHIMMY AND TIRE WEAR.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE PARKING WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES . WHEN CONSUMER EASED OFF THE BRAKES VEHICLE TOOK OFF. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING A/C PROBLEMS. NLM

NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION. *MJS

WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES WILL EXPERIENCE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK DEALER WOULD MAKE SO CALLED ADJUSTMENTS, HOWEVER WOULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM, A BRAKE SPECIALIST DETECTED BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT PROBLEM, CONSUMER FEELS BRAKES ARE UNMATCHING PARTS OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES THAT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR REPAIR, THE DEALER HAS ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES, REPLACED BRAKE PADS, MACHINED ROTORS, REPLACED REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS TOO LOW TO THE GROUND, VEHICLE WOULD SCRAPE THE GROUND WHILE ENTERING AND EXITING DRIVEWAY THAT HAD A VERY SMALL PEAK, DEALER STATED STRUSTS WERE FINE, CONSUMER FEELS STRUTS ARE DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE HAS A LOUD ENGINE NOISE AND IDLES HIGH ON A COLD START, DEALER ADJUSTED THE TIMING BELT. LEFT SUN VISOR IS LOOSE, DEALER TIGHTENED, VISOR MIRRORS WERE CRACKEDM DEALER REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONER HAS AN ODOR WHEN IN USE. TIRES KEEP LOSING AIR, FOUND TIRES WERE MISSING A VALVE STEM. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED AIR FUEL SENSOR, ENGINE STALLS AT TIMES WHEN STARTING, DEALE REPLACED THE IAC VALVE. RIGHT HEADLAMP IS DIM, DEALER ORDERED NEW BULB ASSEMBLY, BULB SHORTED. CONSUMER CONTACTED PREVIOUS OWNER OF VEHICLE WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE MANY BRAKE PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX, MANUFACTURER TOLD HER THAT SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE MADE WITH AN ILL FITTING PART THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BE RECALLED, PREVIOUS OWNER HAD RETURNED VEHICLE DUE TO THESE BRAKE P

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILED. SEAT BELT CAME APART AND WON'T GO BACK IN PLACE. *AK

DEFECTIVE FRONT & REAR STRUTS. DEALER HAS ADDED STRUT PLATES & REPLACED ALL 4 STRUTS. CAUSED FRONT TIRES TO FAIL @ 12,000 MI. STRUTS ARE LOOSE & RATTLE. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS IS A "DESIGN DEFECT" OF THE 1998-1999 CAMRY. MULTIPLE TSB'S AND COMPLAINTS EXIST FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER SAID HE HAS A ONE MONTH LEAD TIME ON ORDERING FRONT STRUT PLATES SINCE SO MANY VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM. TOYOTA USES THE STRUT PLATES AS A QUICK FIX INSTEAD OF REDESIGNING THE SUSPENSION. NO REAL SOLUTION EXISTS FOR PROBLEM DUE TO DESIGN LIMITATIONS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/65R15 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

REAR PASSENGER'S WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

IN 18 MONTHS 8 ALIGNMENTS AND 3 SETS OF TIRES AND THE CAR STILL VIBRATES. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL/REAR END COLLISION AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. INSPECTOR FROM TOYOTA SAID THAT AIG BAGS WORKED AS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO. *AK *ML

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION/ ON WET OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT, BRAKES DO NOT HOLD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHP, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML

THE TOP PLATE ON THE STRUT FAILED AND THE DEALER HAS NO PARTS TO REPAIR, THIS PROBLEM CAUSES TIRES TO WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE. NLM