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 1999 Toyota Camry submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 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
I TURNED ON REAR DEFROST AND WITHIN FEW SECONDS BACK SEAT WAS ON FIRE. WINDOW BURNT SEAT AND SEAT BELT ALSO BURNED HAND. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL CAUSE. I FIGURED A FUSE WOULD BLOW PRIOR TO A FIRE INSIDE CAR. HAD I BEEN ON FWY I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN LUCKY GAS TANK IS INCHES BELOW FIRE .
MY HUSBAND WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR OF MY 1999 CAMRY AND IT BROKE OFF IN HIS HAND. NOW IT I CANNOT GET IN THE DOOR IF AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, I FEEL UNSAFE WHEN GETTING IN MY CAR AT NIGHT, PARTICULARLY WHEN I HAVE TO WORK LATE ,AT A MALL OR THE GROCERY STORE. IT IS GOING TO COST $150 OR MORE TO REPLACE THIS HANDLE. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO DO THAT WHEN I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL CAMRY OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS. THEY NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR NOTHING BECAUSE I AM IN DANGER EVERYTIME I HAVE TO ENTER MY CAR. IN ADDITION, HAVING TO OPEN THE DOOR BY GRASPING THE METAL PART AND THEN STICKING MY HAND UNDERNEATH, CAN INJURE MY HAND. THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A SAFETY CONCERN TO THEM BUT IT IS TO ME. *TR
2 YEARS AGO, MORE OR LESS, I ADJUSTED THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. SINCE THAT TIME, ON OCCASION, I AM UNKNOWINGLY TURNING ON THE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH IS A BUTTON ON THE END OF AN ARM OFF THE STEERING COLUMN. I CANNOT RESET THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL POSITION TO FIT ME BUT I AM VERY WORRIED THAT HAVING THE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATING MY CAR WHEN I DON'T KNOW IT MAY BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND MY CAR. *TR
TOYOTA HAS LONG IGNORED SAFETY IN FAVOR OF SHOW. OUR 1999 CAMRY HAS A KEY FOB WITH THREE BUTTONS, ONLY ONE WORKING. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE 'SECURITY' SYSTEM (1) KEEPS THE ENGINE FROM STARTING AND, (2) MORE OMINOUSLY, LOCKS US OUT OF THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER, WITH HER BABY, STARTED THE CAR, STEPPED OUT TO LET IT COOL IN THE PHOENIX SUMMER, AND WAS LOCKED OUT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS CLOSE AND, FORTUNATELY, SHE TOOK HER BABY OUT WITH HER. OVER THE YEARS, I'VE ASKED TOYOTA TO FIX ITS SECURITY MESS. NOTHING BUT MILD APOLOGIES. THIS ENDANGERMENT HAS PLAGUED ME AND MY FAMILY FOR 10 YEARS. TOYOTA'S RECKLESSNESS AND ALOOFNESS SHOULD BE PUNISHED SEVERELY AND THE COMPANY MUST BEGIN TO PRODUCE NOTHING BUT RELIABLE CARS THAT DON'T ENDANGER ITS CUSTOMERS. *JB
EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM ON 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY COMPONENT: STRUCTURE:DOOR ASSEMBLY:LATCHES AND LOCKS POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM CAN FAILED, CAUSING THE CONTACTS TO "WELD", AND RESULTING IN DOOR LOCK SOLENOID DAMAGE, WITH FAILURE OF THE DOOR TO LOCK OR UNLOCK, EVEN UNDER MANUAL OPERATION. CONSEQUENCE: IF THE DOOR FAILS TO OPEN AFTER ECU FAILURE, VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE INCREASED DIFFICULTY EXITING THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR
OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE, AND INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE SNAPPED AND ROTTED.*AK
SIGNAL LIGHTS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS DEFECTED (WON'T FLASH). REPLACE FUSES AND UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL PART (DON'T KNOW THE CORRECT NAME) SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WORK FOR MAYBE TWO WEEKS, THEN STOP. MECHANIC STATED ITS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM; ALSO HEAR LIKE A FRYING NOISE WHEN USING SIGNALS AND SOMETIMES WHEN JUST DRIVING. INSIDE CAR LIGHT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TOO. REPLACE WITH RECOMMENDED FUSE AND WORKS FOR A DAY AND STOPS. *NM
HIT FROM REAR AT ABOUT 45 MILES AT A STOP LIGHT. BOTH BUCKET FRONT SEATS LAID BACK ON REAR SEAT AT IMPACT. IIS THIS IS A DEFECT IN SEAT CONSTRUCTION AS I AM THINKING OF BUYING SAME AUTO. WE DID NOT HAVE INJURIES. *LA
ON 11/26/2002. I WAS REAR-END WHILE STOPING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE CAR HIT ME FROM THE REAR, WHICH CAUED THE DRIVERS SEAT TO BREAK ON IMPACT. I WAS AT A STAND STILL! THE DRIVERS SEAT SHOULD NOT BROKE AND FELL BACK WHICH CAUSED LOWER BACK INJURY. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT IT WILL BE HARD TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
1999 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF ON OPENING THE DOOR (WITHOUT USING EXCESSIVE FORCE). THIS COULD BE A HAZARD IF SOMEONE NEEDED ENTRANCE TO THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY. THE HANDLE IS A SURPRISINGLY THIN PLASTIC. THE TOYOTA MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP SAID THE SAME.
DRIVER SEAT BROKE INTO A RECLINING POSITION DURING REAR IMPACT COLLISION - AFTER BEING PUSHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES, FOR FRONT END IMPACT, NEITHER NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED - I AM CONCERNED THAT HAD THE VEHICLE IMPACTED ME HARDER AND COME INTO THE BACK SEAT A LITTLE MORE, THE RECLINING DRIVER SEAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE HEAD INJURIES IF NOT WORSE.*AK
I AM A LITTLE DISPLEASED WITH MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. I BOUGHT IT AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR WITH 19,300 MILES. ALREADY, I HAVE SHELLED OUT 450.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS, DISC PADS, AND ASSEMBLY. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAD FAILED BEFORE, AND I HAD THEM REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. THE DASH LIGHTS JUST FAILED RECENTLY, AS WELL AS ONE OF THE REAR LIGHTS BURNED OUT IN NOV. I LOGGED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CUST. SERVICE CENTER, BUT I STILL FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS A LEMON. WHAT NEW 1999 CAR WITH 30,000 MILES HAS HAD THIS MANY FAILURES? PLEASE SEND ME ANY OTHER INFO THAT MIGHT PERTAIN TO THIS, OR ANY INFO YOU HEAR BACK. ITR WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I DON'T WANT TO BE TAKING MY CAR IN FOR MAJOR SERVICE EVERY YEAR!!!
FRONT SEAT PADDING ON THE BACK REST IS MATTED DOWN, RESULTING IN BACKSIDE GETS INTO BOTTOM CLOSURE OF SEAT, WHICH IRRITATES WHILE DRIVING
WHILE AT A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CAMRY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE AND FLEW BACKWARDS WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.*AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD KEEP STICKING. HAPPENS WHEN DOOR IS EITHER LOCKED OR UNLOCKED FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. *AK
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MAY OF 1999 THEY THEN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENTIRED COMPUTER SYSTEM. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN.
I WAS STOPPED WAITING FOR A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY A 1996 NISSAN MAXIMA TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THE IMPACT PUSHED MY CAMRY INTO THE REAR OF A 1989 FORD IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAMRY MADE CONTACT WITH THE FORD ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DIRECTLY NEAR THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN MY FRONT LEFT BUMPER AREA. UPON IMPACT BY THE NISSAN IN MY REAR, MY DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD, CAUSING ME TO SLIDE FORWARD UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL. THE SEATBELT FAILED TO PROPERLY TENSE UP, CAUSING ME TO INJURE MY RIGHT KNEE AND MY ABDOMEN. I WAS THE ONLY DRIVER INJURED IN THIS 3-CAR ACCIDENT, BUT THE EXTENT OF MY INJURIES HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. BOTH THE AIRBAGS IN THE 1996 NISSAN DEPLOYED PROPERLY, AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG IN THE 1989 FORD, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY HIT FROM THE REAR BY MY CAMRY. TOYOTA USA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT, AND HAS ASSURED ME THEY WILL INSPECT MY VEHICLE THIS WEEK. OBVIOUSLY, I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, AND THE SEAT SHOULD NOT HAVE COLLAPSED BACKWARD.
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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