INTERMITTENTLY THE FRONT POWERED DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO WORK CORRECTLY. DOOR WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10113218
- Incident
- Feb 9, 2005
- Mileage
- 94,000 mi
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 1995 Toyota Camry submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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
INTERMITTENTLY THE FRONT POWERED DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO WORK CORRECTLY. DOOR WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE 190-N APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM MY HOME, MY HOOD DID POP OPEN AND WAS EJECTED FROM MY VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 100 FEET STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION CAUSING DAMAGE TO SAME. MY MECHANIC DID STATE THAT THE LATCH WAS EXTENSIVELY COVERED IN RUST. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOOK AT THE DAMAGE AND INVESTIGATE AS TO THE REASON MY LATCH DID NOT WORK RELEASING MY HOOD. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED MANY FATALITIES HAD IT BEEN A BUSY WEEK DAY. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 8 YEAR OLD SON, THANK GOD I KEPT A CLEAR HEAD AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE PULLING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THAT WAS HIT DID STOP AVOIDING THE HOOD FROM STRIKING HIS WINDSHIELD BY INCHES DEFINITELY SAVING HIS LIFE. I NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED.
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOCKS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB
THE LATCHES ON ALL FOUR DOORS HAVE BROKEN DUE TO WEAK PLASTIC. IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM, BUT A PASSENGER OF MINE, A CHILD, CUT HER FINGER ON THE EXPOSED METAL. I HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIPS TO GET THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED BUT HAVE JUST BEEN LAUGHED AT AND BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE SO, BECAUSE I HAVE PURCHASED TOYOTA VEHICLES IN THE PAST AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP BEFORE. THIS INCIDENT MAY DETER ME FROM BUYING ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. CURRENTLY, I AM IN THE MARKET FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE.
THE PASSINGER SEATBACK SHIFTS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES, CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR THE PASSINGER IN A FRONT END COLLISION SHOULDTHE AIRBAG DEPLOY. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCKS BROKE DUE TO A PLASTIC DESIGN WHICH CRACKED ON A EVERYDAY WEAR AND TEAR IN EVIN INJURIES. *AK
BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCING NOISE, REPLACEMENT OF THE PADS AND ROTORS DO NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS, SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR BRAKE SYSTEM. MJS
THE VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AT 10 MPH, AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAME OFF ITS TRACK. ALSO THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
TRUNK DOOR SENSOR LIGHT FAILED. *SKD
DOOR LOCK FAILED TO OPEN FROM INSIDE. *AK
SEAT BELTS IN FOLD DOWN THIRD SEAT TOO SMALL FOR ADULTS/GO OVER CHILDRENS FACES. *DSH
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, HIT AT 6:00 POSITION, FRONT SEAT COLLAPSED EXPERIENCE SEAT BACK FAILURE. TT
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