1999 Toyota Camry complaints

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, SHE APPLIED GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ROAR AND SLOWDOWN. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, BUT VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS HIT BY ONCOMING TRUCK. VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A MONTH AND A HALF. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

OIL LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO STATION ADDED OIL, HAD OIL CHANGED W/I 2 DAYS TOLD PCV VALVE BAD, HAD CHANGED, CAR SMOKED, TOOK TO DEALER TOLD OIL IN VALVES COULD HAVE BEEN ANTIFREEZE IN OIL OR WHEN TOLD OIL WAS CHANGED IT WAS NOT, MAUNFACTURE SAYS IMPROPER MAINTANCE WILL ONLY COVER $1000 OF APPROX. $4000 REPAIR. OIL CHANGED AT LEAST EVERY 7500 AS RECOM. IN MANUAL. SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED BY WARRANTY. *AK

THE POWER WINDOWS IN THE FRONT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES GO OFF TRACK AND WILL NOT COME DOWN. MY DEALER SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON THE 1999 CAMRYS BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN THE NORTH EAST IN BAD WEATHER. IT ALSO MAKES US VULNERABLE TO A CAR JACKING OR THEFT. MY DEALER SAID HE FIXED BUT WINDOWS BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. WHY DOESN'T THE GOVERNMENT ORDER A RECALL. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER MY WARRENTY IS OVER? THERE IS A REAL DESIGN DEFECT WITH THESE CARS, SO WHY ISN'T SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? WHAT ABOUT THE HOURS ON END THAT I MUST WASTE WAITING FOR REPAIRS AND THE LOST HOURS OF WORK. WHO IS SUPPOSE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR LOST PAY?*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND APPROACHING A GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WAS MAKING LEFT TURN, AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING HEAD-ON, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT AN TREE HEAD-ON AT 20 TO 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO BACK/NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED, EVEN AFTER DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG EQUIPMENTS ON 5-26-00. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER RECEIVED WHIPLASH IN NECK AND LOWER BACK. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHENEVER YOU TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. SOMETIMES IT EVEN ILLUMINATES AT ACCELERATION. *AK

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH TO DESTROYED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON/OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE STRUCK A UTILITY POLE HEAD-ON AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WAS REPORTED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ADDTIONAL DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

REAR STRUT IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACT UP. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS 3/4 FULL, VEHICLE WILL MAKE A THUMPING SOUND. ESPECIALLY WHEN BACKING UP & ACCELERATING. DEALER KNOWS OF PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT SEAT PADDING ON THE BACK REST IS MATTED DOWN, RESULTING IN BACKSIDE GETS INTO BOTTOM CLOSURE OF SEAT, WHICH IRRITATES WHILE DRIVING

BRAKE FLUID LOW AND ADJUSTMENTS NOT CORRECT CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BRAKES REPAIRS COMPLETED 11-99. NLM

BRAKES WORE PREMATURELY. NLM

VEHICKLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH WITH POWER CONTROL MIRRORS AS STATED ON WIDOW STICKER. HOWEVER, POWER CONTROLLED MIRRORS FAILED. TOYOTA HAS NOT RESOLVED TO THIS DATE. *AK

GENERAL XP2000GT TIRE FAILED DUE TO SMALL WOOD SLIVER IN THE SIDEWALL. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING WEST BOUND ON 84 50MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE, A 1989 HONDA IMPACTED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT WHEEL ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, DRAGGED VEHICLE INTO A CONCRETE WALL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER . *AK *ML

VIBRATION AND GRINDING SOUND THORUGH STEERTING COLUMN PARTICULARLY WHEN TIGHT TURNING RIGHT; SPORADIC SOUND OF A SPRUNG "RUBBER BAND" THROUGH STEERING COLUMN; ON 4 OR 5 OCCASIONS STEERING WHEEL MOMENTARILY BOUND UP (DID NOT UNWIND) TOOK MINIMAL PRESSURE TO RETURN WHEELS TO STRAIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH CONSUMER HYDROPLANED INTO A SPIN AND HIT A WALL HEAD-ON, CONSUMER WAS THROWN FROM THE WALL INTO A TRACTOR TRAILOR. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SAID CONSUMER DID NOT HIT HARD ENOUGH. *AK

STRUTS HAVE A DIMINISHED CAPACITY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOUNCE. NOISE DIES DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND BOTTOMS OUT . DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN AT A LIGHT SIGNAL ANOTHER DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR AT THE LEFT FRONT AIR BAG CENSOR AT ABOUT 50-57 MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML

I HAVE RETURNED MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERS ON FOUR OCCASIONS,THREE TIMES FOR A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BODY, TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND PROCEDED TO PUT USED TIRES FROM A DEMO WITH 5000 MILES ON TO MY VEHICLE, I THEN LOST THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY DUE TO PUMP FAILURE.I TOLD TOYOTA I WOULD FILE FOR ARBITRATION AND THEY TOLD ME WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE FORMS THEY WILL THEN TRY FOUR NEW TIRES AND RIMS AS A LAST TIME REPAIR. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH TOYOTA AND BELIEVE IF THIS VIBRATION IS NORMAL THEN TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS UNABLETO ADJUST PROPERLY. LEFT SIDE ALWAYS APPEARS TO BE ADJUSTED TOO FAR DOWN, MORE THEN THE RIGHT SIDE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING CAN BE FOUND WRONG. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS ON ANY SORT OF INCLINE. THE TRANSMISSIONS WILL NOT HOLD THE CAR ON A HILL EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. DEALER STATED THIS WAS A "NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ZERO DRAG FOR BEST GAS MILEAGE AND IS NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD CAR WITHOUT THROTTLE PRESSURE." THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE RAN INTO THE BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE SEAT BELTS DISCONNECTED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER'S CHILD TO BE THROWN FORWARD AND HIT HER HEAD. ALSO WIFE'S LEFT UPPER ARM WAS INJURED ON STEERING WHEEL. *AK

CONSUMER TRIED TO INSTALL A CHILD SAFETY SEAT INTO THE VEHICLES REAR SEAT, VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITH SWITCHABLE SEAT BELTS AND WHEN THE CHILD SEAT BECOMES SECURE AS TO NOT MOVE AN INCH EITHER WAY THE SWITCHABLE SEAT BELT RELEASES. *ET

TIRE BLOWOUT AT A LOW SPEED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

CONSUMER FEELS A VIBRATION, ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON REMOVING THE STEEL WHEEL RIMS AND PUTTING ON ALLOYED WHEEL RIMS VIBRATION STOPPED. GENERAL MOTORS STEEL WHEEL RIMS ARE NOT PERFECTLY ROUND. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND HAS TO BE REPUMPED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

BRAKES MOAN LOUDLY. TOYOTA SERVICE REPLACED AND SOUND IS MINIMIZED. MECHANIC COMMENTED THIS A PROBLEM FOR 1999 CAMRYS. SINCE REPLACED, SOUND IS MINIMIZED BUT STILL THERE. DEALER DID NOT STATE PROBLEM DURING BUYING PROCESS.

CONSUMER ENCOUNTERED A FRONT END COLLISION WHICH PUSHED THE FRONT HOOD BACK TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH DRIVER SIDE/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG'S EXPERIECED NO DEPLOYMENT DURING COLLISION. PASSENGER OF THE VEHCILE SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOT PROTECTING THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL ALSO, BRAKE WOULD PULSATE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, IT GOES TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSES A RUMBLE, BEFORE IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH AND HIGHER. VIBRATION MOST APPARENT AT 60MPH AND HIGHER. WHEN STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, CAR FEELS UNSAFE/UNSTABLE. VIBRATION IS VERY APPARENT THROUGHOUT THE CAR. HANDS SHAKE AND CAN FEEL IN ARMS AND LEGS. VIBRATION CAUSES MY LOWER BACK TO HURT EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. NEVER HAD BACK PROBLEMS BEFORE. DEALER STATES THAT THEY REBLANCED THE WHEELS. CLAIMS THE VIBRATION IS THE ROAD. HOWEVER, NO OTHER CAR I'VE EVER DRIVEN HAS HAD SO MUCH VIBRATION. CAN EVEN SEE PASSENGER SEAT CONSTANTLY VIBRATING. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. SECOND TIME DEALER STATES THAT THEY RECHECKED THE WHEEL BALANCE AND PHASE MATCHED FRONT TIRE. LEFT CAR AT DEALER FOR THREE DAYS THEY DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE CAR. HELP! HELP! HELP!

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BAN. ,AFTER PULLING OVER CONSUMER NOTICED THERE HAD BEEN AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE. *AK

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, GIVING NO RESPONSE. IT WAS LIKE PEDAL WAS NEVER BEING PUSHED. VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING AT FULL SPEED, AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SUNVISOR WAS FLIPPED DOWN TO BE USED. IT FAILED TO STAY IN PLACE. WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, WOULD HIT DRIVER'S HEAD. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WOULD DISAPPEAR AFTER 500 MILES. THE WHEELS WERE NOT BALANCED. AT THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR WHEELS. BOTH REAR WHEELS COULD NOT BE BALANCED.

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE (1ST FAILURE) ABS VALVE AND (2ND FAILURE) MASTER CYLINDER LEAKAGE. THE SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE IF ONE UNIT FAILS, THEN OTHER WILL ENGAGE, WHICH DID NOT HAPPEN. MJS

STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO VIBRATE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 AND 68 MPH, AND USUALLY STOPS BEYOND THAT RANGE. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO JEOPARDISE THE SAFETY BUT IS WORRYSOME AND ANNOYING CONSIDERING A BRAND NEW CAR OF THIS MAKE.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND UNEXPECTEDLY ENGAGED CAUSING CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. YH

WHILE DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS DOWN A HILL AND WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AT ABOUT 10 MPH, BRAKES SEEMED TO GIVE WAY. CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS FOOT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. CAR STOPPED MIDWAY BEFORE INTERSECTION. *AK

ON INCLINE OR HILL ,WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO ROLL BACKWARDS ABOUT 20 FEET, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK