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1994 Toyota Camry

Safety ratings

1994 Toyota Camry 4-DR.

Not ratedOverall
Not ratedFrontal crash
Not ratedSide crash
Not ratedSide pole
Not ratedRollover
Frontal, driver: 4★Frontal, passenger: 3★Rollover risk: 0.0%
  • Lane departure warningNo
  • Forward collision warningNo
  • Electronic stability controlNo

Crash test videos & photos

Crash test #1NHTSA test 2038

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Crash test #2NHTSA test 2094

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Recalls (3)

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCampaign 06E049000 · 24/05/2006

    CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

    Risk: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

    Fix: CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCampaign 06E026000 · 23/03/2006

    CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

    Risk: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

    Fix: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

  • STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BARCampaign 98V155000 · 08/07/1998

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT IN JAPAN. THE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED CAUSING STEERING VIBRATION AND LOOSENESS.

    Risk: THE NUT CAN EVENTUALLY COME OFF ALLOWING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING SHAFT, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

    Fix: DEALERS WILL RETIGHTEN THE STEERING SET NUT.

Owner complaints

309
Complaints
60
Crashes reported
10
Fires reported
56
Injuries
8
Deaths

Most-reported areas

  • SERVICE BRAKES44
  • AIR BAGS44
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING42
  • HYDRAULIC41
  • STEERING31
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL30
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM23
  • POWER TRAIN23
Read individual complaints (50 most recent)

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

  • 12/30/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    REAR BRAKES SQUEAK/LOCK UP. *SKD

  • 12/29/1998· STEERING

    RECALL 98V155000, STEERING WHEEL RECALL IN WHICH THE DEALER NEEDS TO TIGHTEN THE BOLT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH MAY BECOME LOOSE AND CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER STATES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO GET TO THE BOLT, AND CANNOT REMEDY THIS RECALL WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.832379 DUP OF 832805; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

  • 12/29/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *AK

  • 12/27/2001· AIR BAGS

    CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JG

  • 12/23/2000· SUSPENSION

    BUSHING PROBLEM. *AK

  • 12/23/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

    WHILE DRIVING REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE AIR BAG TRIED TO DEPLOY BUT FAILED FOR SOME REASON. *AK

  • 12/14/1994· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

    SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK

  • 12/13/1994· EQUIPMENT

    CD PLAYER FAILED. *SKD

  • 12/13/1994· AIR BAGSCrash

    NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTED IN INJURY. *SKD

  • 12/12/1996· AIR BAGS

    AFTER RUNNING OVER A SHOVEL ON THE ROAD, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY REASON. *AK

  • 12/10/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

    ENGINE STARTS,THEN DIES;STARTER CONTINUES TO CRANK AFTER KEY REMOVED&IGNITION TURNED OFF. ENGINE CHECK LIGHTSTAYS ON WHOLE TIME ENGINE RUNNING. *AK

  • 12/07/1995· SUSPENSION

    VEHICLE'S ALIGNMENT WAS OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON TIRES. TT

  • 12/06/2001· VISIBILITY

    BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED WITHIN ONE MONTH OF EACH OTHER.*AK

  • 12/05/1997· SUSPENSION

    VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONSTANT SHAKING WHEN GEAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, BUT DOES NOT SHAKE WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. ALSO WHEN STOPPING AT TRAFFIC SIGN AND PLACED INTO DRIVE/REVERSE IT SHAKES. *AK

  • 12/05/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    WATER PUMP FAILED, CAUSING FLUID LEAK. *AK

  • 12/03/1996· AIR BAGS

    DURING VEHICLE OPERATION AT 10 MPH, A CURB WAS HIT HEAD-ON, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, IT IMPAIRED THE DRIVER'S HEARING PERMANENTLY. *AK

  • 12/01/1994· VISIBILITY

    EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS STICK OUT TOO FAR. *SKD

  • 11/28/1997· VISIBILITY

    VANITY MIRROR FAILED. NLM

  • 11/26/1994· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

    PROBLEM WITH BACK SEAT PLASTIC COVER STRIP. *AK

  • 11/25/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

    AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.

  • 11/23/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

    CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR, THE DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *ML

  • 11/23/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *SKD

  • 11/21/1994· EQUIPMENT

    STEREO CASSETTE FAILURE. *SKD

  • 11/19/1994· POWER TRAIN

    TRANSMISSION FRONT PUMP SEAL REPLACED. *SKD

  • 11/17/1997· SEAT BELTS

    REAR SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AS PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER (FRACTURED RIBS).

  • 11/15/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM A REST STOP, DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION, THE AUTOMOBILE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELARATING. IT TOOK BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF TO FINALLY BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. BRAKES WERE SMOKING.*AK

  • 11/15/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL GEL'S UP THE ENGINE AND ON THIS CASE CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL BUILDING UP ON THE ENGINE AT THIS TIME THERE IS A RECALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THIS RECALL IS ONLY ON YEARS 97 AND UP WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. TS

  • 11/15/1994· WHEELS

    NOISY FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS.

  • 11/13/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    BATTERY FAILED.

  • 11/13/1996· STEERING

    CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF.*AK

  • 11/13/1994· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

    PASSENGER'S SIDE LIGHT BULB FAILED. *AK

  • 11/12/1994· POWER TRAIN

    NEUTRAL SWITCH FAILED. *AK

  • 11/11/1994· EQUIPMENT

    STEREO CASSETTE DECK FAILED. *AK

  • 11/10/1998· STEERING

    WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED *AK

  • 11/09/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    KEY IN IGNITION WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED UNLESS TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. WHILE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK KEY WAS REMOVED FROM IGNITION. VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. POLICE NOTICED SHIFT LEVER WAS STILL IN PARK. SAFETY FEATURE: KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED UNLESS IT WAS IN PARK AND NO OTHER GEAR. *AK

  • 11/09/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    WATER PUMP LEAK. *AK

  • 11/06/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    FRONT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED HARD FOR ABRUPT STOP. *SD

  • 11/05/2003· TIRESCrash

    VEHICLE'S PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *MR THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT WHICH SENT THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO WARP AND LUG NUTS TO BREAK. *SCC

  • 11/05/1999· STEERING

    WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE AND FELL OFF,CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1994 CAMRY BUT NOT FOR THIS 1995 CAMRY ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

  • 11/05/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    ENGINE RING, GASKET AND OIL COOLER LINE FAILED.

  • 11/03/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    JUST READ ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE HONDA'S THAT LET THE IGNITION KEY BE REMOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK. I HAVE A 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WHICH HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES PER MONTH I PARK THE CAR AND REMOVE THE KEY. WHEN I RETURN AND THE CAR WON'T START, I NOTICE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED. DATE SUBMITTED BELOW IS NOT ACCURATE. I ENTERED IT SO THAT I COULD CONTINUE. *LA

  • 11/02/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

    ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WERE NO BRAKES WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TT LOST BRAKE POWER COMPLETELY AND PUMP THE PEDAL BUT NOT BRAKES AT ALL. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND MEMORY LOSS DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

  • 11/01/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINECrash

    "TAKATA RECALL" MY BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A DIRT ROAD TO GET HOME. INSTEAD I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A DITCH. MY AIRBAGS INFLATED. NOW MY MUFFLER SOUNDS LIKE ITS RATTLED AND A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE ALWAYS OCCUR WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE DUE TO THE CRASH. ONLY INTERNAL AND PRIOR TO THIS, MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME OFF AND ON. I WAS TOLD THAT IT JUST MEANT THAT MY BRAKE SENSOR HAD A GLITCH. OTHER THAN THAT MY BREAKS WORKED JUST FINE WITH NO WARNING SIGNS OF THEM GOING OUT SOONER.

  • 11/01/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    CARBON MONOXIDE IS COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. TT

  • 11/01/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

    NOISY BRAKES. *AK

  • 10/29/1998· POWER TRAIN

    THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LOCK INTO PARK POSITION ON AN INCLINE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LOCK ON A FLAT SURFACE ALSO. THE PROLBEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED ON 11/3/98 FOR PROBLEMS BY DEALER.*AK

  • 10/28/1999· STEERING

    STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND IDLEING

  • 10/28/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    CONSTANT ENGINE SHAKING WHEN GEAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.

  • 10/28/1997· SUSPENSION

    ENGINE SHAKES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE.

  • 10/27/1999· POWER TRAIN

    THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN #EG94-002 ON THIS MECHANICAL COMPLAINT, I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THAT IF TOYOTA ISSUES A "RECALL" ON THE DEFECT, THEY WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THE REPAIR. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT OR THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE ISSUED THE SERVICE BULLETIN. IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR MISTAKES, THEN THEY SHOULD PAY TO REPAIR THEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF DISGRUNTLED TOYOTA OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, AND I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD OWN UP TO A BAD DESIGN!ECT