1993 Toyota Camry

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/1997· AIR BAGS

  OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING HIS AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. CLAIMS THAT HE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AT ALL. *AK

• 12/27/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT

• 12/23/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE/LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD

• 12/21/1998· SEAT BELTS

  THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THE CAR I HAD OWNED THE CAR FOR 12 MONTHS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT ANCHOR. I ASSUMED THAT I HAD A RECIEVED A RARE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT ANCHOR. I FELT COMPELLED TO REPORT THIS SECOND FAILURE SINCE I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE ANCHOR, AND THIS MAYBE MORE WIDE SPREAD. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FORM YOU.

• 12/20/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKING ON HARD APPLICATION HAS LONG EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD UPON APPLICATION. TT

• 12/17/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE P195, SIZE P19570R14 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER. SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT. THE FRONT AND SIDE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED UP THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 07/09/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, SHE NOTICED THE REMAINING TIRES WERE COMAING APART AS WELL. UPDATED

• 12/17/1998· TIRES

  FIVE (REGATTA) TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. 1- RUBBER CHUNKS COMING OUT/2,3,4 TIRE SEPARATION, AND 5- INNER SIDE OPENING. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS BUT STATED THESE TIRES WERE NOT IN THE SERIES OF PROBLEMS. *AK(GOODYEAR REGATTA DOT #: DOTM6RW3PHR385 TIRE SIZE: 195-70-R14). SB

• 12/17/1997· AIR BAGS

  FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.DUP OF 532939. *AK

• 12/14/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT TRAVELING AT 25MPH, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/11/2001· TIRES

  MICHELIN, RADIAL XSE, P195/70R14, DOT HNJ9B7LX0901, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 1800 MILES ON A 1993, TOYOTA, CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, AFTER PULLING OVER, NOTICED REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. NO INJURIES.*AK *YH

• 12/10/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK

• 12/09/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NUMBER ONE PISTON ROD EITHER CAME LOOSE OR BROKE, CAUSING APPROXIMATELY A 3 INCH HOLE IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK.

• 12/09/1998· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  DOME LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY BLOWS OFTEN CAUSING THE FUSE TO ALSO BLOW. YH

• 12/06/2002· TIRES

  CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL SIX TIRES SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRE TURNED INTO AN EGG AND WERE NOT DRIVABLE. TIRE INFO: YOKOHAMA-185R-14D/DOT #NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD REMAINING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN THE TIRES SEPARATED. (TOYOTA MOTOR HOME) SCC *JB

• 12/04/2001· VISIBILITY

  LEFT FRONT WINDOW ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING REGULATOR) FAILED TWICE (ORIGINAL + REPLACEMENT). THE PART WAS LAST REPLACED SETEMBER 25, 2000. *AK

• 12/04/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  VEHICLE SURGE UPON PUTTING IN REVERSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT TOTALLED. TT

• 12/01/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  1993 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *TS *NM

• 11/30/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

• 11/29/2000· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING THROUGH ANY SIZE PUDDLE STEERING DIED, IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC SAID THAT HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

• 11/29/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE UNDER THE HOOD CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED CAR. TT

• 11/28/2001· SEAT BELTS

  THE RETRACTOR ON THE RIGHT REAR SELT BELT NO LONGER WORKS; WHEN YOU PULL OUT THE SEAT BELT, THERE IS NO TENSION, SO IT DOESN'T PULL ITSELF BACK IN. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE OUR RIGHT REAR SEAT FOR THIS REASON. HAS THERE BEEN ANY SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS? WE HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER. *AK

• 11/25/2005· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  OUTSIDE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN HALF LEAVING IT INACCESSIBLE. I WAS UNABLE TO ENTER THE CAR USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. *JB

• 11/25/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE FAILED ON MY 1993 V6 3.0L CAMRY WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES, DUE TO ELECTROLYSIS ON THE CYLINDERS AND RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE COOLING SYSTEM AND ENGINE BLOCK. MY SECOND OPINION MECHANIC STATES THAT THIS IS THE SAME V6 ENGINE THAT WAS USED IN TOYOTA TRUCKS IN THE EARLY 90'S THAT HAD HEAD GASKET DEFECTS THAT LED TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT TOYOTA RECALLED AND REPLACED THESE GASKETS AND FIXED ANY RESULTING DAMAGE. TOYOTA OF SANTA BARBARA (WHERE I REGULARLY HAVE THIS CAR SERVICED) CLAIMS THAT THE SERVICE/PARTS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IF NOT, WHY WOULDN'T THEY BE, GIVEN THAT IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM? DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *LA

• 11/25/1996· STRUCTURE

  ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT DOES NOT HOLD UP HOOD, ESPECIALLY DURING COLD WEATHER, HOOD CAME DOWN ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK

• 11/22/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I BOUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY MODEL YEAR 1993 WAY BACK IN 1998. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE SOMEONE HAS JUST TRADED IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER HAD NOT LOOK INTO IT AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN CLEAN YET. I BOUGHT IT CAUSE I NEEDED THE CAR SO BADLY AND TOYOTA IS A GOOD CAR AND THE PRICE WAS NOT SO BAD. BUT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THERE IS A SMELL COMING OUT OF THE HEATER WHICH MAKE ME CHOKE SOMETIMES AND THE ENGINE ALWAYS SMOKING WHEN WE DRIVE A LONG WAY AND STOP. THE SMOKE IS SO SMELLY AND I DID TRY TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER BEFORE TO LET THEN SEE THE PROBLEM. ALL THEY SAY IS THAT MAYBE I SPILLED SOME OIL AND IT IS BURNING, BUT ITS BEEN 5 YEARS AND ITS JUST THE SAME. I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL OF ANYTHING FOR A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY, ELECTRICAL WIRING OR ANY ENGINE PROBLEM THAT MAKE THE CAR SMOKE SO STRONG. WE HAVE TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY TO STOP THE SMOKING YESTERDAY AS IT IS SO BAD. *JB

• 11/22/1999· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED. AFTER CAR STOPPED, CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THEN STARTED CAR BACK UP, AND CAR WOULD JUST CREEP ALONG ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH. CONSUMER CAR WAS TOLD OF A FLAT BED TO OAKLAWN TOYOTA DEALER. *AK

• 11/22/1995· STEERING

  WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. TT CONSUMER STATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT IS WHEN THE STEERING LOCKS UP OT JUST COMES TO A STOP, IF THE TENSION IS HELD ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT THERE WILL BE A LOUD POPPING NOISE, THE SOUND SEEMS TO BE TOWARD THE FRONT LEFT OR THAT IS WHERE IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.*JB

• 11/21/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVING NORTH ON THE TACONIC PARKWAY A CAR HITS ME ON MY PASSENGER SIDE FROM THEN I HIT A GUARDRAIL THEN FLIPPED THEN HIT A ROCK AND LANDED IN THE TREES THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT CAME OUT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE MY PASSENGER AIR BAG NEVER CAME OUT.

• 11/20/2000· TIRES

  THE FIRESTONE M&S FR680 TIRES (P195/70R14) WERE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND MAKE NOISE, THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRES DUE TO THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE A POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN, HOWEVER THE NEW TIRES, WHICH WERE THE EXACT SAME KIND, EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND AND THE PROBLEMS ENDED, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC

• 11/17/1995· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 55MPH, SUDDENLY HOOD FLEW UP AND DETACHED FROM VEHICLE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT *SLC

• 11/17/1995· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 55MPH, SUDDENLY HOOD FLY UP. TT

• 11/15/1999· SUSPENSION

  THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF TIRES BEING REPLACED. HAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

• 11/14/1996· SEATSCrash

  THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARD IN A REAREND COLLISION. *AK CONSUME STATES IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD.*JB

• 11/09/2009· POWER TRAIN

  1. APRIL 2, 2009. WE WERE DRIVING ON I-68 E LESS THAN 100 FROM OUR DESTINATION OF WASHINGTON, DC. WE WERE DRIVING AROUND THE HILLS THERE AND SUDDENLY, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR BUT IT DIDN'T SLOW THE CAR BUT DID HELP SO THAT CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAN THE 75+MPH IT HAD ACCELERATED TO FROM 60-65MPH. WE TRIED TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND OFF THINKING IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE BUT IT DIDN'T HELP AND IT WAS ON WHEN THE INCIDENT BEGAN. WE TRIED GOING INTO NEUTRAL BUT IT JUST REVVED THE ENGINE UP INTO THE RED, BUT FROM THERE WE WERE GOING TO PUT IT IN PARK, BUT GOING FROM NEUTRAL TO PARK WE PASSED THROUGH REVERSE AND SINCE THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING WE STARTED TAKING OFF IN REVERSE. WELL WE ENDED UP PERPENDICULAR TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN, BUT GOT THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK, THE WIRE OVER THE SPRING MECHANISM THAT PULLS THE THROTTLE WIRE BACK IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. IT WAS TAKEN OFF THE RETRACTING MECHANISM AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY INCIDENTS SINCE. 2. THIS HAPPENED ONCE ON THE DATE ABOVE. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. WE OR OTHER CAR PASSENGERS COULD HAVE DIED GOING AT THAT SPEED AND WITH THE LIMITED VISIBILITY FROM DRIVING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN/HILL. 3. THE THROTTLE WIRE WAS REMOVED FROM OVER THE RETRACTING MECHANISM. THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE SKIDDING DONE WHILE BRAKING. I NOW CHECK THE THROTTLE WIRE REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS PASSING AND NOT OBSTRUCTED. THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED BUT THEY ARE GOOD. I SAW THAT SOME NEWER TOYOTAS WERE RECALLED FOR ACCELERATING RELATED TO FLOOR MATS, BUT I DON'T HAVE ONE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR. IN THE LA TIMES I SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT THIS FAILURE AND I HOPE TO ADD TO THE DATA AVAILABLE. *TR

• 11/09/1998· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH AND A JUST GRAZING THE CURB, THE THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

• 11/05/2003· STEERINGCrash

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIE ROD FAILURE.*MR WHILE ENTERING THE ON RAMP THE VEHICLES TIE ROD BROKE. THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO THE GORE AND STRUCK A TRAFFIC POST. *PH *NLM

• 11/05/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IN REFERENCE TO EA93032, WHILE TURING THE IGNITION OFF, THE DEFECTIVE ORGINAL BATTERY EXPLODED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/05/1996· STRUCTURE

  WHEN LIFTING THE HOOD, THE ENGINE HOOD SUPPORT FAILED. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN RAISED, THE HOOD FALLS DOWN, SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY FELL ON MECHANIC'S HEAD WHEN OIL WAS BEING CHANGED.*JB

• 11/03/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND THE CONSUMER BROADSIDED THE OTHER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. AK

• 11/02/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES WERE FEELING & ACTING GRUBBY. BEEN TO SERVICE AREA & WAS INFORMED THE BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING. ALSO NEEDED CV BOOTS FOR BRAKES. IF NOT REPLACED, THE AXLE WOULD BREAK. THE AXLE DID BREAK SEP 99, A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. PLUG NOT REPLACED ON TRANSMISSION & WAS LEAKING FLUIDS. *YC

• 11/01/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *CJ

• 11/01/1999· STRUCTURE

  AUTOMATIC DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE ONLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKS UP. *AK

• 10/30/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,TIRES

  TIRES HAD VERY UNEVEN AND PREMATURE WEAR, CAUSED BY IMPROPER REAR END ALIGNMENT. COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED, AND DID NOT HAVE A SYSTEM THAT SHUTS THE ENGINE DOWN IN ORDER TO PROTECT ENGINE COMPONENTS. THUS, THE ENGINE ON MY VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND DAMAGED THE HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP, AND TIMING BELT. EACH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED ON ALL BUT ONE WINDOW, RITHT REAR, OF MY CAR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF 1993-94 TOYOTA CAMRYS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE DESIGN OF THIS REGULATOR IS SEVERLY FLAWED.( DOT NUMBER: )

• 10/30/1995· VISIBILITY

  REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT SHUT OFF AFTER WINDOW HAS CLEARED. IT STAYED ON AND CAUSED WINDOW TO SHATTER. TT *SLC

• 10/28/1996· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER DROVE OVER AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *AK

• 10/27/1999· POWER TRAIN

  COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. DEALER REPORTED NO PRIOR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. CLAIMS TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE REPAIRED. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT DONE.

• 10/26/2000· TIRES

  LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FIRESTONE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (FIRESTONE FR 680 P205-65-R15-92S DOT HYUR 256). NLM

• 10/26/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. 15 SEC LATER CAR LOST POWER AND FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ENGINE AREA. ENTIRE VEHICLE DESTROYED

• 10/26/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  POSSIBLE DESIGN DEFECT - LOCATION OF PCV HOSE & CLAMP TO FUEL THROTTLE LINKAGES EXCHANGE. WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY, ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO FLOOR AT FULL THROTTLE. WAS STUCK FOR TEN MINUTES. REACHED 5,000 RPMS AND 80 MPH. AVOIDED FATAL CRASH ONLY BECAUSE FUEL THROTTLE LINKAGES CONTROL BECAME DISLODGED FROM PCV HOSE CLAMP. TOYOTA ENGINEER VERIFIED THAT THROTTLE EXCHANGE BECAME STUCK ON PCV HOSE CLAMP.

• 10/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RINGS, AND VALVES, WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE BATTERY MOVED AROUND UNDER THE HOOS, THE LEAD WAS EXPOSED, THE REAR SIDE WINDOW FROZE IN THE DOWN POSITION, WENT UP AND THE FROZE AGIN, HAD TO DISBAN, THE AUTOMATIC TRANS. HAS TO BE REPLACED $2500.00, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, IF WE STOP IT WON'T GO ANY FARTHER. IF WE STOP TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT A MIN. IT WILL START AND GO UNTIL YOU HAVE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN, THEN YOU STOP AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE EXHAUST IS CLOGGED AND FUMES ARE MOVING INTO THE PASSENGER AREA.