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1984 Toyota Camry Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 23, 2010
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1984 Toyota Camry, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Seat belts444.4%
  • Interior & seats222.2%
  • Brakes111.1%
  • Driver assistance111.1%
  • Engine111.1%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN CONSUMER DURING ACCIDENT RESULTING IN CONSUMER'S HEAD HITTING TOP OF VEHICLE, SEAT BROKE AND COLLAPSED DURING ACCIDENT ALSO, INJURY TO CONSUMER DUE TO FAILURES. MJS

NHTSA ID 549844 · filed Dec 6, 1999

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM BELT BUCKLE WHEN PRESSING THE RED RELEASE BUTTON. *AK

NHTSA ID 809299 · filed Mar 18, 1997

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Interior & seats

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN CONSUMER DURING ACCIDENT RESULTING IN CONSUMER'S HEAD HITTING TOP OF VEHICLE, SEAT BROKE AND COLLAPSED DURING ACCIDENT ALSO, INJURY TO CONSUMER DUE TO FAILURES. MJS

NHTSA ID 549844 · filed Dec 6, 1999

DOOR LOCK/LATCHES FAILED AFTER FRONT DOORS WERE LOCKED. *AK

NHTSA ID 506774 · filed Aug 5, 1996

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

BRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE. ROTORS/BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED MORE THEN OUNCE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID 885087 · filed Apr 4, 2001

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I HAD A RUN AWAY TOYOTA CAMRY IN 1984. OF COURSE IN THOSE DAYS THE CAUSE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE OPERATOR ERROR. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT TOYOTA IS FINALLY ON THE HOT SEAT. THEIR ACCELERATION PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID 10313323 · filed Feb 23, 2010

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD

NHTSA ID 506485 · filed Jul 13, 1996

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .