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1987 Toyota Camry Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Fuel system reportsComplaints 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.
11
Latest May 22, 2001
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
19%
of 58 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1987 Toyota Camry submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed May 22, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
745717
EngineFuel system
Filed Oct 5, 1998
Fire reported

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE AND WHEN PUTTING TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE AND THEN IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. UPON STARTING UP AGAIN THE VEHICLE BLEW UP, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MELT. A FIRE BROKE OUT. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND SAW A BIG HOLE IN THE TANK, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THE GROUND. *AK

NHTSA ID
828576
Incident
Sep 27, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Mar 3, 1998

WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, FUEL LEAKS FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. FUEL ALSO LEAKS WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN HILL. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
821342
Incident
Jan 30, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Feb 24, 1998

EA97008, THE DEFECTIVE INLET FILLER IN THE FUEL TANK CRACKED, ALLOWING THE FUEL TO LEAK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
818188
Incident
Nov 1, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Feb 13, 1998

FUEL TANK LEAKING OUT WHERE THE TANK NECK AND TANK MEET.

NHTSA ID
530515
Incident
Jan 30, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Feb 3, 1998

EA97008, LEAKING FUEL TANK; WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED IT LEAKS. THE FUEL TANK ALSO LEAKS WHEN DRIVING UP OR DOWN HILL. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
821092
Incident
Jan 31, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Dec 4, 1997

SMELL OF RAW GAS WHENEVER GAS TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL. LEAK IS WHERE THE FILLER VENT PIPE ENTERS GAS TANK.

NHTSA ID
526452
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Sep 30, 1997

VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE GAS TANKS SINCE OWNERSHIP, DUE TO LEAKS.

NHTSA ID
522802
Incident
Sep 9, 1997
Fuel system
Filed May 14, 1997

FUEL TANK LEAKS.

NHTSA ID
517216
Fuel system
Filed Jun 12, 1995

STRONG FUEL ODOR PRESENT AT ALL TIMES, REPLACE THE FUEL CAP AND RETURN FUEL PUMP. TT

NHTSA ID
966683
Fuel system
Filed Mar 24, 1995
Fire reported

CONSUMER WENT TO GAS STATION OPEN THE GAS CAP AND THERE WAS A FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
962565
Incident
Mar 22, 1995

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

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