1995 Toyota Camry Engine Problems

FIRST AND FOREMOST VEHICLE HAS 345,000 MILES AND AM THE THIRD OWNER AND BROUGHT IT FROM LOS ANGELES. I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE AN IMAGE OF A RECEIPT I HAVE FROM MY FATHER FOR $700 IN COSTS FOR BREAKS AND TIRES BEFORE HE NINE IN MARCH 2015 TO CHICAGO FOR ITS FIRST WINTER IN 2015. SINCE THAT TIME UPON ITS FIRST FREEZE WHERE THE ENGINE FROZEN DUE TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE THE ENGIN DOES NOT RESPOND UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP MOST OFTENTIMES IN TRAFFIC HAD BEGAN TO INCUR IT COST QUITE A BIT OF MONEY TO HAVE A CAR IN CHICAGO SO IT IS AN INTERVENING VERY OFTEN MEANING I HAVE TO START IT WITH AMY PACK AND CHARGER. .ALSO THERE IS A DISCREPANCY I HAVE UNCOVERED REGARDING THE RECALL THAT THE FIRST OWNER BROUGHT IN FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 200 AND 250,000 MILES. I AM NOT RECOVERED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING SUCH A RECALL NORTH ANY SERVICE TICKETS AND REPORTS THAT REFLECT AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER I DIDN'T REPLACE THE RADIATOR A FEW MONTHS AGO DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN CAPPED OR SERVICED WITHIN 3000 MILES. I AM NOT OWN A VEHICLE SINCE 2000. I HAD PURCHASED A NEW VOLKSWAGENCABRIO AND TOTALED IT BEFORE THAT I USED TO OWN A 95 SR5 AND DRIVE A LOT MORE CONSCIOUSLY NOW IN MY MID 40S THAN MY MANY YEARS WELL DRIVING THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES AND I AM GRATEFUL FOR WEBSITES LIKE YOURS ARE RESPONSIVE TO ME ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE OR IS LIFETIME.

NHTSA ID

10940359

Incident

Mar 23, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD ROARING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,223 UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN UPDATED 01/09/13

NHTSA ID

10482961

Incident

Nov 15, 2005

Mileage

29,223 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY HIMSELF ALTHOUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID RESPOND. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 243,447.

NHTSA ID

10365284

Incident

Nov 9, 2010

Mileage

243,447 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10334915

Incident

May 27, 2010

Mileage

227,000 mi

PROBLEM: MY 1995 CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED FROM 32 TO 35 MPH IN THE THIRD LANE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS IF I HAD FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL (THE PEDAL WAS MINIMALLY DEPRESSED.) I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND GLIDED TO A STOP. AFTER WAITING 2 MINUTES I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE REVED UP PAST 7,000 RPM. I TURNED OFF THE CAR IMMEDIATLY. I TRIED PUSHING THE PEDAL UP AFTER WAITING 3 MINUTES. ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE RACED IN NEUTRAL TO 7,000 RPM. I OPENED THE HOOD AND (USING A PAIR OF PLIERS) ROTATED THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. WHILE ROTATING THE ASSEMBLY I FELT THE ASSEMBLY HIT AND GO THROUGH SOME KIND OF BARRIER. I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE. THIS TIME IT STARTED NORMALLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR TECH WHO SAID HE THINKS THE SPARK PLUG WIRE CAUGHT ON THE ASSEMBLY. HE WIRE TIED THE SPARK PLUG WIRES TO A SMALL RUBBER HOSE TO SECURE IT. THERE IS ENOUGH PLAY IN WHERE THE CABLES ARE ROUTED (EVEN THOUGH THE WIRES ARE TIGHT) FOR THE SPARK PLUG WIRES TO TOUCH THE ASSEMBLY WHILE DRIVING. THE TECH SAID THAT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM AND TO CALL HIM IF I HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS. HE ALSO REMINDED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE (AGAIN) IF I HAD ANY FURTHER ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. ANY OTHER CAUSES? I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN IN FRONT OF ME. HAD I NOT TURNED OF THE ENGINE THE BRAKES (EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NEW) WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. I REACTED QUICKLY. FROM SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO ENGINE OFF WERE LESS THAN 3 SECONDS AND THE ENGINE WAS REALLY RACING. THE DEPRESSION I PLACED UPON THE PEDAL SHOULD HAVE TAKEN 10 SECONDS TO BRING ME TO 35 FROM 32. INSTEAD, IN LESS THAN 3 SECONDS I WAS GOING 40 AND ACCELERATING. THE BRAKES ALONE COULD NOT HAVE STOPPED THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10326165

Incident

Apr 16, 2010

Mileage

231,624 mi

UNASSISTED AND UNSAFE ACCELERATION ON FOUR OCCASIONS WITH MY 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY AND A COMPLETE ENGINE STALL-OUT WHILE DOING 15 MPH WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313767

Incident

Aug 13, 2009

Mileage

106,000 mi

WHILE STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE ENGINE VIBRATES TERRIBLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES; THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN IN REVERSE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SPENT A LOT OF $$ TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NOW, I'M SPENDING $$ TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I JUST HAD A TUNE UP, AND I WILL BE REPLACING THE TIMING BELT, FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, PCV VALVE, DISTRIBUTOR CAP & ROTOR, TENSION SPRING, IDLER PULLY, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE. I HAVE READ OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT THE TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL, BUT THIS IS NOT NORMAL VIBRATION BY ANY MEANS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10237630

Incident

May 1, 2003

Mileage

150,000 mi

ENGINE FAILED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225213

Incident

Mar 15, 2008

Mileage

135,440 mi

MY 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 CYLINDER SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES. NO WARNING LIGHT COME ON. I SAW MANY COMPLAINT SIMILAR HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/TOYOTA_ENGINE.HTML AND THIS "TOYOTA AGREES TO SLUDGE SETTLEMENT FOR CONSUMERS" HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/2007/01/TOYOTA_SLUDGE_SETTLEMENT.HTML. *JB

NHTSA ID

10182409

Incident

Jan 27, 2007

Mileage

162,000 mi

1995 TOYOTA CAMRY THREATENS TO STALL WHEN SHARPLY ACCELERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, UNLESS FOOT REMAINS ON ACCELERATOR. TOYOTA MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF THE ERG VALVE. VALVE AND HOUSING WERE REPLACED, AND PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10151797

Incident

Nov 10, 2004

Mileage

130,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WENT INSIDE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY LOOKED OUT AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NO INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10151305

Incident

Feb 25, 2006

Mileage

130,000 mi

MY 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY BEGAN TO HAVE DOCUMENTED SIGNS OF OIL SLUDGE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AROUND 1999. EACH TIME I WOULD HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND ANY REPAIRS MADE TO KEEP MY CAR IN GOOD AND WORKING CONDITION, IT WAS NOTED THAT MY OIL HAD SLUDGE. AT THAT TIME, I KNEW NOTHING OF THE TOYOTA SLUDGE ISSUE. AFTER HAVING THIS DIAGNOSIS A FEW TIMES, I WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR A SECOND OPINION SINCE THE "SLUDGE" PROBLEM KEPT RECURRING DESPITE OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD ABOUT TOYOTA MODELS WITH COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE SLUDGE. MY MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED (1995 CAMRY, V4). I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED TOYOTA WITHOUT RECOURSE. I HAVE SPENT OVER 5K TO REBUILD MY ENGINE AND I AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM TOYOTA AND PETITIONING TO HAVE MY MODEL AND OTHER TOYOTA MODELS WITH ENGINE OIL SLUDGE TO BE RECALLED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10146344

Incident

Dec 31, 1999

1995 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE HOOD WHEN HE NOTICED FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM

NHTSA ID

10146469

Incident

Jun 28, 2005

WHEN I WENT TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED, THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT IT WOULDN'T PASS AND ASKED IF I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT I WANTED TO TAKE IT TO. I TOOK IT TOO MEINEKE AND HE SAID THAT THE PIPE GOING INTO MY CONVERTER WENT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE PIPE AND CONVERTER. HE SAID THAT IT WAS RELATIVELY COMMON FOR MY CAR. I HAVE A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY AND IT HAD A LITTLE OVER 29,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10141191

Incident

Oct 17, 2005

Mileage

29,223 mi

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SOMETHING FELL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THE TIRES EXPLODED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10089777

Incident

Aug 19, 2004

Mileage

120,000 mi

ALTHOUGH I HAD TIMELY OIL AND FLUID CHANGES AND INSPECTIONS, THE TECHNICIANS REPORTED I HAD OIL SLUDGE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WITHOUT NOTICE, IN NOV, 2002, CAR SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. SYMPTOMS WERE SMOKING AND LEAKY RADIATOR. DURING INSPECTION TECH NOTED: "VEHICLE HAS ALOT OF SLUDGE IN VALVE COVER/ OIL DRAINS SLOWLY & OVER FLOWS W/FILLED TOO FAST."

NHTSA ID

10070489

Incident

Jul 15, 1998

Mileage

70,000 mi

ENGINE SEIZED WITH OIL STICK STILL SHOWING OIL. 1,000 MILES LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. CAR STILL STALLED AFTER NEW TRANSMISSION. REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR CAP, NO LUCK. TIGHTENED LOSE IGNITION WIRE, NO LUCK. REPLACE IGNITION WIRE CONNECTION, FINALLY NO PROBLEMS. NOW I NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN TOYOTA PRODUCTS.

NHTSA ID

10069496

Incident

Nov 15, 2002

Mileage

89,470 mi

VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THERE WERE BEARINGS IN MY OIL PAN. THEY SAID THAT SLUDGE PROBABLY PLUGGED UP THE OIL FLOW. I CAN\\'T BELIEVE A SIX CYLINDER TOYOTA ENGINE SHOULD FAIL AT 110,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10069196

Incident

Dec 15, 2002

Mileage

110,000 mi

SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE WHEN START VEHICLE. THICK BLACK OIL SLUDGE, BUILD-UP IN OIL CONTAINER. CAUSING CAR TO RUN BAD AND BURN OIL. CAR IS A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 LE WITH ONLY 69,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT! HAD OIL CHANGED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, STILL HAPPENING! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS COMING ON! TOOK TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG? *AK

NHTSA ID

10032670

Incident

Aug 11, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ENGINE OVERHEATED, AND SHUT DOWN. IT WILL NOT RESTART. IDEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10006150

Incident

Jan 13, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE MOTOR BLEW AND NOW IT IS CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

NHTSA ID

8020619

Incident

Sep 24, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THREE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. AS A RESULT OF THE FATIGUE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR IS CRACKED AND IT IS NOW IN NEED OF REPLACMENT. THE ENGINE O RINGS WERE LEAKING AND WERE REPLACED. *JG

NHTSA ID

8019491

Incident

May 4, 2002

THE TOYOTA CAMRY 1995 WAS IN FOR 90,000 SERVICE ON 5/23/02. THE SERVICE TECH AT SCHAUMBURG TOYOTA REPORTED THAT I NEEDED 3 ENGINE MOUNTS. SINCE HE STATED THE WORK IS NEEDED FOR SAFETY REASONS I CONSENTED. THEN, AT THE TIME OF PICKING THE CAR UP, HE STATED THAT I WILL NEED AN EXHAUST PART . I FOUND OUT THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CRACKED. I WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAD THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS. NLM

NHTSA ID

767210

THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE BREAKS DOWN EVERY ABOUT TWO YEARS. IN COLD STARTING, ENGINE DOES NOT START. REPLACEMENT IS EXPENSIVE AT $400. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THIS INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE PART. MY PROBLEM BEGAN IN 1997, 1999 AND 2002.*AK

NHTSA ID

765631

FROM A DEAD STOP CAR LURCHED WHEN GAS WAS APPLIED.ALSO, FRONT AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS DISPLAYED FAILURE FROM METAL FATIGUE*AK

NHTSA ID

764666

Incident

Jul 17, 2002