DOOR LOCKS DOES NOT WORK WITH KEY/SWITCH. ELECTRIC RELAY OR THE SOLENOIDS DO NOT WORK. ONCE I LOCK THE DOOR, I CAN NOT OPEN IT, NEITHER FROM INSIDE NOR FROM OUTSIDE. THIS IS FOR 1991 CAMRY (TOYOTA). *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10249005
- Incident
- Feb 19, 2008
Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. 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. 15 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
DOOR LOCKS DOES NOT WORK WITH KEY/SWITCH. ELECTRIC RELAY OR THE SOLENOIDS DO NOT WORK. ONCE I LOCK THE DOOR, I CAN NOT OPEN IT, NEITHER FROM INSIDE NOR FROM OUTSIDE. THIS IS FOR 1991 CAMRY (TOYOTA). *TR
CONSUMER REPORTED A THEFT PREVENTION ISSUE CONCERNING THE VEHICLE KEYS MADE FOR 1991 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE HAD SEVERAL FRIENDS THAT WERE UNABLE TO UNLOCK AND START THEIR VEHICLES. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO. *AK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STOLEN AS A RESULT OF THE ISSUES. *NM JERSEY CITY POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 11/27/07 *TR
DRIVER NOTICED BURNING SMELL COMING FROM DASHBOARD IN AREA NEAR RADIO. GARAGE MECHANIC CONFIRMED BURNED OUT RADIO. SINCE THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED IN 1995 AND HAD THE RADIO REPLACED, OWNER CALLED TOYOTA DEALER TO REQUEST A SECOND HANDLING OF THIS RECALL (NHTSA # 93V14700), BUT DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR IT AS A SECOND RECALL. OWNER CONTACTED TOYOTA ITSELF. GIVEN A FILE # 2000 08151064. TOLD AGAIN THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY, THAT ONE-YEAR WARRANTY ON SECOND RADIO HAD EXPIRED. OWNER REPLACE RADIO AT OWN EXPENSE AND WISHES REIMBURSEMENT.*AK
THE TRUNK LATCH FAILED CAUSING THE TRUNK LID TO POP UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTON WITHOUT THE REMOTE TRUNK RELEASE BEING TOUCHED. NLM
THE TRUNK LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE TRUNK IS CLOSED CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF, THE LIGHT BULB HAS BEEN REMOVED TO PREVENT DEAD BATTERY PROBLEM. NLM
THE LOCKS ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. ALSO, SEATBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
AUTOMOBILE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER 3 TIMES. NO PERSONELL COULD GIVE A REASON FOR CONDITION, HAD TO TRADE CAR IN FOR A NEW ONE BECAUSE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE AT THAT POINT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
BOTH FRONT DOORS ARE STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLIANTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 1991 CAMRYS, AND 1987-1990 CAMRYS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 1991 MODELS. *AK
COMPUTER MODULE FAILED AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.
COMPUTER MODULE FAILED AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.
DURING OPERATION THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS, WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN.*AK *JB
CONSUMER HAD PARK CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNED THE DASH . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WIRING UNDER DASH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH
SEATBELT AND WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE, POSSIBLE DUE TO A PIN WIRE UNDER THE DASH BOARD, 6 MONTHS LATER PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. TT
DOOR MECHANISM IS FAULTY W/EASY ACCESS TO OPEN UNLOCKED DOORS WITH A TENNIS BALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. 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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