Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. 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. 22 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
BOTH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND PASSENGER LEFT SIDE BACK WINDOW HAVE FALLEN DOWN INSIDE OF EACH RESPECTIVE DOOR AND THE WIDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WILL NOT WORK. THE DRIVE SIDE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED 07/03/00 DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
NO POWER TO LEFT DRIVER DOOR FOR POWER WINDOWS OR POWER LOCKS. * CB
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON THE FRONT BRAKES TWICE. THE ROTORS ARE SO WARPED FROM ALL OF THE FRICTION HEAT THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR QUIT WORKING AND THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER LOCK SWITCH AND THEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW CONTROL STOPPED WORKING THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES AND HAS GONE OUT AGAIN JUST RECENTLY. THE POWER STEERING UNIT LEAKS OIL.
BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND PASSENGER DOOR REGULATOR CABLES SNAPPED, CAUSING WINDOWS TO DROP. UNABLE TO CLOSE WINDOWS. *PH
POWER WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, SHORT TO POWER MASTER SWITCH IN L/F DOOR, REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN HARNESS TO POWER MASTER SWITCH. *AKY
LEFT FRONT WINDOW ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING REGULATOR) FAILED TWICE (ORIGINAL + REPLACEMENT). THE PART WAS LAST REPLACED SETEMBER 25, 2000. *AK
RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR DEALER FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WTE. *AK
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.
PASSENGER DOOR REGULATOR CABLE SNAPPED, CAUSING WINDOW TO DROP. UNABLE TO CLOSE WINDOW. MANUFACTURER REPAIRED DRIVER'S SIDE TWO YEAR AGO. BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR PASSENGER'S DOOR. COST GOES TO CONSUMER. CAN HNTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
TIRES HAD VERY UNEVEN AND PREMATURE WEAR, CAUSED BY IMPROPER REAR END ALIGNMENT. COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED, AND DID NOT HAVE A SYSTEM THAT SHUTS THE ENGINE DOWN IN ORDER TO PROTECT ENGINE COMPONENTS. THUS, THE ENGINE ON MY VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND DAMAGED THE HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP, AND TIMING BELT. EACH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED ON ALL BUT ONE WINDOW, RITHT REAR, OF MY CAR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF 1993-94 TOYOTA CAMRYS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE DESIGN OF THIS REGULATOR IS SEVERLY FLAWED.( DOT NUMBER: )
VEHICLES WINDOWS, FRONT/REAR AND SIDE PRESENT A FILM ON THEM. ALL TEMPERATURE WEATHER BUILDS UP AND A RAINBOW EFFECT OCCURS. WINDOWS NEED CLEANING ON A WEEKLY BASIS. DEALER CONTACTED TEN TIMES, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE DRIVER'S AND THE LEFT REAR WINDOWS FELL INTO THE DOOR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR FAILED IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR AND REGULATOR, BUT DRIVER IS RELUCTANT TO OPERATE POWER WINDOWS. *AK *TT
REAR BRAKES FAILED.
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW JUMPS OUT OF TRACK.
DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE REAR PASSENGER'S ELECTRICAL WINDOWS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN/CLOSE IMMEDIATELY.
FAILURE OF POWER WINDOWS, ELECTRICAL SHORT, WINDOWS WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. *AK
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT SHUT OFF AFTER WINDOW HAS CLEARED. IT STAYED ON AND CAUSED WINDOW TO SHATTER. TT *SLC
CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND DEFOGGER SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN WHEN GOING THRU LARGE PUDDLES. TT
HEADLIGHTS BEAM TOO LOW DUE TO BEING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.
DEFROSTER FAILS TO UNFOG WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. *SKD
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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