1989 Toyota Camry Electrical Problems

The contact owns a 1989 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and his wife noticed smoke coming from under the driver's side of the hood. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact stated that when he opened the hood, he noticed that the battery had caught on fire and the fire was expanding. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with the assistance of the fire department. The vehicle was then pushed to the side of the road. There was no injury sustained. There was no police report filed. There was no fire department report filed. The contact stated that the battery was a 24 months Group 25-24 battery, made by Battery Energy Group, and purchased on February 15, 2022. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 144,000.

NHTSA ID

11532767

Incident

Jul 1, 2023

Mileage

144,000 mi

PASSENGERS DOOR WILL MOT UNLOCK. EITHER BY ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK OR BY PULLING UP THE UNLOCK BOTTON. 1989 TOYOTA CAMRY RECALL - #92V135000 RECALL FOR LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES : DOORS : LATCH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FOR THE POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM CAN FAIL, CAUSING THE CONTACTS TO "WELD", AND RESULTING IN DOOR LOCK SOLENOID DAMAGE, WITH FAILURE OF THE DOOR TO LOCK OR UNLOCK, EVEN UNDER MANUAL OPERATION.

NHTSA ID

11191391

Incident

Mar 19, 2019

Mileage

198,315 mi

I BOUGHT A 1989 TOYOTA CAMRY ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT NOW HAS 250,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR I'VE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. I DID NOT SEE THIS YEAR LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST. YOU REALLY HAVE TO PUSH HARD ON IT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. WAS THIS PARTICULAR YEAR RECALLED? I'M ALSO HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW POWER SWITCH YOU HAVE TO SQUEEZE THE WHOLE PLASTIC PIECE TO GET IT TO WORK, AND WHAT ABOUT THE AIRBAGS? I REALIZE THE CAR IS OLD BUT I'VE HEARD THAT TOYOTA'S RUN FOREVER AND MECHANICALLY IT'S BEEN GREAT SO FAR (EXCEPT FOR A LITTLE RUST). PLEASE LET ME KNOW ABOUT THESE ISSUES ASAP.......THANKS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10659447

Incident

Sep 12, 2011

Mileage

235,000 mi

MY CAR ALSO HAS SOME WEIRD ELECTIRCAL PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS AND LIGHTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

741431

Incident

Jul 24, 2000

CAR DIES IN IDLE AFTER FREEWAY RUN. THREE YEAR HISTORY OF PROBLEM, SINCE 90,000 MI. NOT FIXED BY VALVE JOB, DISTRIBUTER CAP/ROTOR REPLACEMENT, OR TUNE UP. CAR ALSO SURGES SOMETIMES AT IDLE WITH A/C ON.

NHTSA ID

739113

FUSES ON THE CAR BLOW WHEN CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE, ELECTRICAL SEEMS TO HAVE GONE WACKO BRAKE LIGHT FUSE BLOWS WITH NO APPARENT REASON AND WHEN DRIVING ON 03/01/00 HEADLIGHTS WENT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. NO ACCIDENT LUCKILY ALL CAME BACK AFTER REPLACING FUSES. *AK

NHTSA ID

719584

CONSUMER HAS A FAULTY STARTER ON VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE SYMPTOM OF STARTING PROBLEM IS A GRINDING AND A STARTER MOTOR WINDING WITHOUT PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF CAR ENGINE, TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS REQUESTED THE RING GEAR BE REPLACED, NO ONE IS SURE OF EXACT PROBLEM. *SLC

NHTSA ID

815536

Incident

Jan 26, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SORT OF SLOWED DOWN, ENGINE REVVED UP TO HIGH RPM'S, MADE POOF SOUND, ENGINE SHUT OFF, STARTING SMOKING. FOLLOWED BY FIRE UNDERHOOD; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID

815145

Incident

Aug 2, 1997

GAS TANK CRACKED AT NOZZLE FOR FUEL LINE.

NHTSA ID

519363

Incident

Apr 17, 1997

IGNITOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *SD

NHTSA ID

505765

Incident

Jun 24, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING REPLACEMENT OF THREE BATTERIES. *AW

NHTSA ID

482297

Incident

Oct 1, 1989