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1991 Toyota Camry Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance 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.
9
Latest Jun 7, 2010
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.
6%
of 149 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.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Toyota Camry submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 driver-assistance

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

Driver assistance
Filed Jun 7, 2010
Crash reported1 injury reported1 death reported

TL-THE DRIVER OWNED A 1991 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 90 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VWB UPDATED 06/24/10 *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONSUMER SLID OFF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT AND THEN SLID BACK OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT AND BEGAN TO ROLL TO ITS LEFT. THE VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A TREE AND SEPARATED. THE BACK HALF CAME TO REST FACING NORTH ON ITS LEFT SIDE AGAINST THE TREE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST BEHIND THE TREE FACING NORTH. UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ THE INJURED BOX WAS ALSO CHECKED. UPDATED 02/07/11

NHTSA ID
10335015
Incident
Jun 11, 2009
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 15, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56000.

NHTSA ID
10319995
Incident
Jan 14, 1997
Mileage
56,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Mar 10, 2010

MY CAR: 1991 TOYOTA CAMRY. THREE TIMES WENT INTO EXCESSIVE HIGH SPEED WITH ME AND THIRD TIME BLEW THE HEAD GASKET. MY (MASTER) MECHANIC UPON REPAIRING THE CAR, TEST DROVE THE CAR AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME UNCONTROLLED HIGH SPEED. TESTING THE NEXT DAY HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I SOLD THE CAR TO A JUNK YARD SINCE I DID NOT TRUST IT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10318747
Incident
Nov 10, 2009
Mileage
120,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 18, 2000

WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS IN USE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES MOMENTARILY, CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DISENGAGES WITHOUT CONSUMER HITTING PEDAL. NLM

NHTSA ID
784568
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 4, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE. *YC

NHTSA ID
852571
Incident
Oct 4, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 7, 1997

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE THROTTLE GETS STUCK, TO MAKE IT GO INTO CLOSE POSITION, STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL REAL HARD TO UNSTICK IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
807259
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 20, 1996

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE.

NHTSA ID
507715
Incident
Aug 15, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed May 28, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PLACED IN PARK, IT ACCLERATED SUDDENLY AND HIT A TREE.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID
984919
Incident
May 27, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 19, 1995

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS CAUSING INCREASES IN SPEED AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
964019
Incident
Apr 19, 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.

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