Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Toyota Camry submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 25 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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN PLACING THE GEAR IN PARK THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MUST BE ENGAGED TO AVOID THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000. *AK
OIL/FLUID LEAKS FROM FOUR SPOTS (TRANSMISSION AREA, VALVE COVER GASKETS, POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK & PINION) MYSTERIOUSLY OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME AND ALMOST SET THE VEHICLE ABLAZED WHEN THE OIL DRIPPED ONTO EXHAUST PIPE JUST BELOW THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR DEALERS SERVICEMAN ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY LONGER UNTIL IT IS FIXED BECAUSE IT WILL SURELY BE ON FIRE. *NLM
AT 85000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP IN REVERSE, WHEN THE REVERSE GEAR WENT, THE OVERDRIVE DISENTEGRATED AND THERE WAS TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NLM
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING,CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE 6 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR REPLACEMENT SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 53,731 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. NLM
THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER TRIED. THE FIRST GEAR SLIPS WITH A LOUD NOISE AS SOON AS IT IS ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS WITH OR WITHOUT THE CAR IN MOTION. SECOND GEAR IS USED INSTEAD. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR IT AND WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, THEY HOWEVER, REPLACED THE CLUTCH AT THAT TIME. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE FIRST GEAR PROBLEM.*AK
THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *CJ
WHILES DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 IN RAINY CONDITIONS VEHICLE LOCKED UP. DEALER SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION. ALSO, VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A SQUEAKING AND KNOCKING NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS IT IS THE BRAKES. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED. AFTER CAR STOPPED, CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. THEN STARTED CAR BACK UP, AND CAR WOULD JUST CREEP ALONG ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH. CONSUMER CAR WAS TOLD OF A FLAT BED TO OAKLAWN TOYOTA DEALER. *AK
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. DEALER REPORTED NO PRIOR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. CLAIMS TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE REPAIRED. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT DONE.
WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RINGS, AND VALVES, WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE BATTERY MOVED AROUND UNDER THE HOOS, THE LEAD WAS EXPOSED, THE REAR SIDE WINDOW FROZE IN THE DOWN POSITION, WENT UP AND THE FROZE AGIN, HAD TO DISBAN, THE AUTOMATIC TRANS. HAS TO BE REPLACED $2500.00, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, IF WE STOP IT WON'T GO ANY FARTHER. IF WE STOP TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT A MIN. IT WILL START AND GO UNTIL YOU HAVE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN, THEN YOU STOP AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE EXHAUST IS CLOGGED AND FUMES ARE MOVING INTO THE PASSENGER AREA.
REPAIR COMPLETED BY TRANSMISSION SHOP AT COST OF $1,200.00. WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED, THE VERY NEXT DAY CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST POWER AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. *ET
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FILTER WAS "CLOGGED" AND FILLED WITH METAL SHAVINGS CAUSING COMPLETE FAILURE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *YC
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE THERE WAS INDICATIONS OF MOVEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE IN GEAR AND STOPPED, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE VIBRATION.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT ABOUT 10 MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A CRUNCHY NOISE AND THEN IT JUST LOCKED UP, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR. *AK
IN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO OVER 20 MPH, PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER 10 MINUTES
VEHICLE LOSES POWER, ALSO TRANSMISSION FLUID SMELL EMITTING FROM VEHICLE. *SKD
DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER/PASSENGER SECURE DURING ABOVE ACCIDENT.
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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