Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Toyota Camry submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR HINGES CRACKED CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL OFF WHEN OPENING. NO LONGER ABLE TO UTILIZE REAR PASSENGER SEATS BECAUSE OF FEAR OF DOOR SUDDENLY OPENING AND CAUSING INJURY. NOT REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AND PAID FOR BY TOYOTA. *JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE DEALER HAVE REPAIR THE FRONT RIGHT DOOR THEY ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
CHECKED ON RECALL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1990 TOYOTAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT AM TOLD THIS VEHICLE NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH THE RECALL NUMBERS. HOW CAN SAME MADE YEAR BE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THIS VEHICLE?*AK
CONSUMER WENT OUTSIDE TO WARM VEHICLE UP AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULDN'T OPEN . HE PULLED UP ON HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND IT MOVED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT ELECTRICAL DOOR RELAY WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
8 WIRES IN DRIVER DOOR BROKE DUE TO NORMAL USE CREATING VERY UNSAFE CONDITIONS: POWER WINDOWS FOR ENTIRE CAR INOPERABLE, POWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE, DRIVER MOTOR BELT INOPERABLE. HARNESS DESIGN UNSAFE! BETTER, SAFER HARNESS DESIGN NEEDED. MANUFACTURER NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR CONTACT TO MAKE REPORT DIRECTLY AND SEEK COMPENSATION FOR FAILURES AND REPAIR COSTS. *AK
BOTH DRIVER / FRONT PASSENGER REAR ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING THE DOOR LOCK SOLENOID TO FAIL, AND PREVENTING THE OCCUPANTS FROM ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL LISTED FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, RECALL 92V135000. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK
ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCK SYSTEM WHICH IS ROUTED IN THE DASH BY THE A/C SYSTEM VENTS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSNG A FIRE IN THE DASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK.
ALL POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED . OCCUPANTS CANNOT GET INTO VEHICLE OR EXIT FROM VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT MAY CAUSE INJURIES IF THE OCCUPANT NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. DEALER SAID CONSUMER NEEDS TO REPLACE ALL DOOR LOCKS. *AK
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #.
CONSMER OPENED THE REAR DOOR AND THE METAL PLATE CRACKED AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE HINGES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID WHEN SHE GETS AN OIL CHANGE SHE NEEDS TO GREASE THE DOORS. THE PAINTED, NOT BRASS BEARING, WAS THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD BOTH REAR DOORS REPAIRED, CURRENTLY, BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE HARD TO OPEN, AND CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO OPEN THE DOORS TO FULL CAPACITY BECAUSE THEY MAY BREAK. *AK
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S POWER DOOR LOCKS RUSTED, CAUSING THE DOORS TO BE INOPERABLE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL, BUT THE SERVICE WAS DONE PREVIOUSLY. OWNER CLAIMS THAT HE NEVER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. 92V-135000. *AK
REAR PASSENGER'S DOOR HINGE FAILURE, REAR PASSENGER'S. DOOR FELL OFF HINGE INTO 4 YEAR OLD AND ONTO OWNERS HANDS DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION, VEHICLE'S ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED DAY AND NIGHT, NO INJURIES .
REAR DOOR LIFTS FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO FALL DOWN/INJURY.
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE VHEICLE CONVERTIBLE TOP BLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK
#92V135000 POWER DOOR LOCK CONSUMER IS HAVING THE PROBLEM AS THE RECALL DEALER SAID SHE'S NOT IN THE RECALL . TT
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR ALOMST FELL OFF THE HINGE . TT
REAR DOOR HANDLES NO LONGER OPEN THE CAR DOORS. *DSH
REAR DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED, PREVENTING REAR PASSENGERS FROM UTILIZING DOOR HANDLES TO EXIT. (2ND VEHICLE ON 485365)*SD
BOTH BACK DOORS THE HINGES HAVE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE METAL OF THE CAR. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
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.
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