1999 Toyota Camry

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

• 12/30/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP OR SLOW ROLL. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A HARD STOMP TO BREAK FREE OR TO HOLD DOWN BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT SAME TIME WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. PERSONALLY CHECKED COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PEDAL BUT CANNOT FIND ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. SEEMS TO STICK WHEN ENGINE IS UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *NM

• 12/30/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 12/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END. FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR. *AK THE BRAKE PADS FAILED AT 12000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 16200 MILES. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKE SAFETY ON LONG TRIPS. *YH

• 12/27/2007· VISIBILITY

  MOTOR REGULATORS FOR THE WINDOWS ARE FAILING. LR REGULATOR CASTLED HINGE PIN MAL-FORMED AND DISLODGED FROM THE ASSEMBLY. POWER WINDOW WAS THEN NON-FUNCTIONAL AND WINDOW WOULD FALL WHEN MANUALLY RAISED UP, CREATING A SECURITY ISSUE, AND POTENTIAL WEATHER ISSUE. POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 12/27/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PROBLEMS EMERGED PRIOR TO BEING TOLD THAT POWER BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE BAD. ALSO, HAD NO BRAKE PADS, AND HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED. VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 12/26/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT LENS DETERIORATE TO POINT VEHICLE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER DARK. DUE TO IMPROPER MATERIAL USED IN HEADLIGHT LENS THE MATERIAL BECOMES DARK UNTIL NO LONGER SAFE TO OPERATE. *JB

• 12/23/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HWY WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING TIMING BELT AND IDLER TO ALSO FAIL AND DAMAGE TO OIL PUMP.

• 12/22/2021· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  aftermarket drive side corner light will not stay on and work

• 12/22/1999· SUSPENSION

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/21/2021· SEAT BELTS

  Front passenger seatbelt does not latch.

• 12/21/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHILE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES BUT THAT NEVER ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEM. *NM

• 12/20/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE CAR WILL JUMP BACKWARDS, AND CONSUMER IS VERY SCARED TO DRIVE CAR. *AK

• 12/19/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.*AK

• 12/19/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER HAS TO TAKE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKES EVERY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AT THIS POINT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR, MASTER CYLINDER WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, ROTORS WERE REPLACED. VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE THE WATER PUMP CAME APART AND BROKE THE TIMING BELT. *SLC *AK

• 12/16/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY ONTO THE ON RAMP TO THE VETERANS EXPRESSWAY, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE.THE ENGINE STOPPED! I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 1999,AND IT ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS IN SUPER CONDITION, EXCEPT NOW IT HAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!! A CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PISTON ROD CAP BOLT HAD BROKEN AND THE ROD BLEW A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA NATIONAL SAID THAT I MUST PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW ENGINE!!I FEEL THAT IT MUST BE A DEFECT OR THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 44,000 MILES.I HAVE ALWAYS HAD ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS DONE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A DANGEROUS DEFECT, BECAUSE IF YOUR CAR SEIZES UP AND STOPS IN TRAFFIC, YOU DO NOT STAND A CHANCE. I'VE READ WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T TOYOTA RECALLED THIS? IT IS CERTAINLY JUST AS DANGEROUS AS THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY DID RECALL CARS FOR. *TR

• 12/12/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RUNNING ON 3RD PAIR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS & 2ND FRONT ROTORS @ 29K MI. GROANING NOISE WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGH SPEEDS APP. 50+ MPH REGARDLESS OF PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL

• 12/12/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON SINCE 150 MI. RESET, FAILURE RECURRED IN 30 MI. NO SPECIFIC INFROMATION FROM TOYOTA ABOUT PLANNED REPAIR OR DATE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. *MJS

• 12/11/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN MAKING A STOP BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOORBOARD TO MAKE A FULL STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/10/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

• 12/09/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DUE TO A FAULTY GAS CAP. *BF THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND DID NOT COME BACK UNTIL 31,602K MILES. *SC WHEN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE EMISSIONS CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

• 12/09/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY UPON BRAKING WITH NO IMPENDING SKID RESULTING IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND DOG BEING STRUCK. PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT IF THE CAR DID NOT HAVE OVERLY SENSITIVE ABS BRAKES. I COMPAINED TO THE SELLING DEALER ABOUT THIS WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL AND NOT A PROBLEM. THE ABS HAS ACTIVATED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS WHEN IT SHOULDN'T HAVE CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL BUT NO ACCIDENT. ABS SHOULD BE REPROGRAMMED TO ONLY ACTIVATE WHEN THERE IS AN IMPENDING WHEEL LOCKUP. *AK

• 12/08/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER PARKED VEHICLE AND PULLED THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AND LATER STOPPED ON ITS OWN. A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTERWARDS, SHE INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THE BATTERY CABLES MELTED BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. *AK

• 12/08/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 25 MPH. THERE WAS EXSTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *SLC

• 12/05/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WATER PUMP BURST AND BELT POPPED. NLM

• 12/05/2000· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE ROAD PROPERLY. THEY HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD PROPERLY AND ARE A SAFETY CONCERN. FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES AGGRESIVELY (OFTEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) MAKING DRIVING VERY DANGTEROUS. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT BY DEALER. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ALL FOUR TIRES WORE COMPLETELY OUT IN LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. FRONT END PULLED STRONGLY TO RIGHT. DEALER TRIED TO CORRED SEVERAL TIMES. FRONT END NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT. REAR END "BANGS" AND "BOTTOMS OUT" OFTEN WHILE AT SPEED. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THIS SAFETY CONCERN IS "TYPICAL" OF THIS CAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TO HOLD CAR WHILE ON AN INCLINE AT LEAST TWICE. WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE FOR DEALER. REAR DOOR HAS NEVER CLOSED PROPERLY. DEALER HAS ATTAMPTED SEVERAL REAPIRS. DOOR STILL "CREEKS AND POPS" WHEN OPENED.

• 12/05/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIMMED, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, CONSUMER FEELS THE LIGHTS ARE TOO FAR BACK. *AK *SLC

• 12/04/2002· VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  RE: STRUTS 3 SERVICE CENTERS, INCLUDING ANTWERPEN, CHECKED. ALL 3 AGREE ON RR STRUT AND MOUNT. THE OTHER TWO ADDED THAT THE OTHER STRUTS WERE LEAKING. ANTWERPEN SAYS THAT'S "NORMAL" FOR TOYOTA. HOWEVER, A CHECK AT THE SERVICE CENTER OF 2 OTHER TOYOTA'S REVEALED NO LEAKS. AFTER CUSTOMER CALLED A "WISE ASS" BY TOYOTA REP, EFFORTS TO SPEAK TO MANAGERS REVEALED THEM UNAVAILABLE FOR THE ENTIRE DAY (THIS AT 8:30 A.M.) RE: POWER WINDOW. WHEN IT WAS FIRST REPORTED, THE WINDOW BECAME OPERABLE BEFORE I COULD GET IT INTO THE SHOP. IN AUG. 2002 I KEPT THE MOTOR RUNNING AND DROVE DIRECTLY THERE. ANTWERPEN SAID IT WAS THE POWER MOTOR AND THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PART. ALTHOUGH I HAVE CALLED SEVRERAL TIMES AND MENTIONED IT AGAIN DURING THIS INCIDENT, THAT HAS NOT YET "COME IN" FROM TOYOTA IT'S NOW 4 MONTHS LATER. DT

• 12/02/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAD MY CAR SERVICED BEFORE LEAVING FOR OUR TRIP TO FLORIDA AND WITHIN 2 HOURS OF DRIVING FROM MY HOME THE WATER PUMP WENT AND BLEW THE ENGINE. WE HAD TO LEAVE OUR CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP IN WATERTOWN AND RENT A CAR FOR OUR TRIP. IN 2004, WE ALSO FAILED THE EMISSION TEST TWICE. *NM

• 11/30/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR IS GETTING STUCK REPEATEDLY IN MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS STUCK I HAVE TO EITHER FORCE HARDER ON THE PEDAL OR I HAVE TO RELEASE MY FOOT AND THEN HIT THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN WITH A GREATER FORCE TO REMOVE THE PEDAL FROM THE STUCK POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE HIGHLY WHEN THE PEDAL GETS RELEASED AND WITH MY GREATER FORCE ON PEDAL. I HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS FOR SOMETIME BUT THIS ISSUE IS FREQUENTLY HAPPENING SO I WANTED TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO YOUR NOTICE AS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY CAR. BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I DON'T DRIVE MY KIDS IN THIS CAR AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND THE PASSENGERS IN IT. *TR

• 11/30/2001· EQUIPMENT

  CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE AIR CONDITION CONTROL SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING FROM OUTSIDE AIR TO RECIRCULATED WITH OUT ANY INTENDED ACTION, IN THE RECIRCULATED MODE THE MOISTURE CONTENT SEEMS TO INCREASE RAPIDLY CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *JG

• 11/28/2004· AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN NOT WOKING, NEED TO REPLACE STEERING PAD ASSEMBLY AND ORDER LEFT AIR BAG MODULE. THEY STATED DUE TO HORN, AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG/HORN. *AK

• 11/28/2000· EQUIPMENT

  THE CAR IS PRODUCING HEAT, BUT SOMEHOW OBSTRUCTED TO GET INTO THE CAR. SO IS IS FREEZING FOR THE FIRST 10-15 MINUTES INTO THE TRIP. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. WHAT SHOULD I DO ? *AK

• 11/25/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  1999 CAMRY BATTERY KEPT DYING. THEN ONE DAY, THE CAR STOPPED WORKING DURING DRIVING, AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, I SAW THAT THE CABLES AND BATTERY HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE BATTERY CABLES AND BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. OLD PARTS WERE DISCARDED. *TR

• 11/25/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO HEAR A CRACKLING SOUND. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THE FIRE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A FAULTY IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

• 11/25/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WHILE TRAVELING ON 287 NORTH AROUND EDISON, NJ, MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FIRE STARTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME THE FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED, 60 PERCENT OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ENGULFED ON FIRE. *LA

• 11/24/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH APPROX. 89,000 MILE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I AM TOLD THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 294 PARTS AND 190 LABOR. UPON CHECKING THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THIS WAS A LEGITIMATE REPAIR IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT ON MANY TOYOTA MODELS INCLUDING MINE. *NM

• 11/23/1999· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 11/22/1999· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  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

• 11/20/1998· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN SPEEDS OF 65 MPH AND HIGHER,DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR 4 TIMES AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.

• 11/19/2014· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES ENGULFED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

• 11/19/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEFECTIVE PART ON TOYOTA CAMRY 1999. CHARCOAL CANISTER. MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSES OIL TO GEL, RESULTING IN BLOWN MOTOR.*AK

• 11/19/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THIS FORCED DRIVER TO PULL OF THE ROAD. THEN, CALLED TRIPLE AAA, AND TOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. TECHNICIAN STATED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. CONSUMER HAD NAVIGATED IN DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND FOUND 5000 IDENTICAL PROBLEMS.*AK

• 11/17/2009· TIRES

  ANEW SET OF GOODYEAR VIVA, P195/70R14 WAS PURCHASED AT WALMART SORE 1195, WAVELAND, MS ON 5/8/08. I NOTICED A PRONOUNCED PULL TO THE LEFT AND ON 5/12/08 I TOOK THE CAR TO LEGGETT'S TIRE & AUTO FOR ALIGNMENT. AFTER THE ALIGNMENT PULL TO THE LEFT WAS STILL PRESENT. I RETURNED TO LEGGETT'S AND AFTER CHECKING THE ALIGNMENT, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT IN THE ALIGNMENT BUT WAS DUE TO A TIRE PULL. I WENT BACK TO WALMART AND AFTER CHECKING THE BALANCE THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. I HAVE ROTATED TIRES ABOUT EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE AND THE PULL TO THE LEFT IS PRESENT AFTER EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE. I HAVE HAD ALIGNMENT DONE FOR THE THIRD TIME RECENTLY AT A& A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR IN OCEAN SPRINGS, MS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PULL WAS NOT IN THE ALIGNMENT BUT WAS A TIRE PULL WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SEPARATION. I WENT TO WALMART STORE 2715 IN D'IBERVILLE TO EXPRESS MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DEFECT IN THE TIRES AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD RESEARCH IT. DOT CODES ARE: RIGHT FRONT, M6RWH6HR1408; LEFT FRONT, M6RWH6HR_____; LEFT REAR, M6RWH6HR1608;RIGHT REAR, M6RWH6HR_____. *TR

• 11/17/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE PEDAL DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY. WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT MOVE. AT OTHER TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. A LOCAL MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. *NM

• 11/17/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING TRACTION CONTROL AT 65000 MILES FAILED. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, AND HE RESET IT. THEN, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, LIGHT CAME ON WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER BOUGHT THE PART; HAD IT PUT ON. WITHIN A MONTH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE MECHANIC THEY FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE.*AK

• 11/16/2001· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING OUTSIDE SIDEWALL ON LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT INTO SEVERAL PIECES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK *SLC

• 11/16/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN A CRASH, HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FIRST, VEHICLE CHANGED DIRECTION AND HIT A POLE HEAD-ON. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL OR SIDE AIR BAGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 11/15/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL BLINKS VERY RAPIDLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. SPEED RETURNS TO NORMAL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURN. SIGNALS OPERATE NORMALLY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF. *NM

• 11/15/2005· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT HAS MALFUNCTIONED THREE TIMES IN THE FOUR YEARS WE'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. PREVIOUS TWO TIMES IT WOULD SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ADJUSTMENT, BLAST EITHER HOT OR COLD AIR. WE COULD USUALLY STOP IT, BY A LOT OF MANIPULATION OF THE THERMOSTAT KNOB, AND IT WAS "FIXED" BOTH TIMES BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN THE THIRD (CURRENT) INCIDENT THE TEMPERATURE IS STUCK ON 76 DEGREES. NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT WARMER OR COOLER. *NM

• 11/15/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WITHOUT WARNING, I.E. SQUEALING, SOUNDS, ETC., I EXPERIENCED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. WHEN I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER/SERVICE, THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT PADS ARE METAL TO METAL. THE CAR HAS 89,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES AND PORTIONS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON AVERAGE EVERY 8,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN THE ELEVENTH TIME THAT THERE HAS BEEN BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE BEING WORN PREMATURELY. THERE IS USUALLY A LOT OF BRAKE DUST AND CRYSTALLIZED OR SOLID MATERIAL FALLING FROM THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THE DEALER/MECHANIC/SERVICE HAS STATED VARIOUS REASONS FOR THE BRAKE FAILURES EACH TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM IS NEVER RESOLVED. THIS CAR HAS ABS. *LA