1999 Toyota Camry Visibility Problems

THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE GLASS IN ALL THE WINDOWS OF THE CAR ARE LOOSE AND THEREFORE THE WINDOWS DO NOT OPERATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10289080

Incident

Oct 10, 2007

MOTOR REGULATORS FOR THE WINDOWS ARE FAILING. LR REGULATOR CASTLED HINGE PIN MAL-FORMED AND DISLODGED FROM THE ASSEMBLY. POWER WINDOW WAS THEN NON-FUNCTIONAL AND WINDOW WOULD FALL WHEN MANUALLY RAISED UP, CREATING A SECURITY ISSUE, AND POTENTIAL WEATHER ISSUE. POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212890

Incident

Nov 30, 2007

Mileage

158,013 mi

3 OUT OF 4 MOTOR REGULATORS FOR THE WINDOWS ARE FAILING. MASTER SWITCH FOR WINDOWS IS ALSO FAILING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208677

Incident

Nov 12, 2007

I BOUGHT A USED 199 CAMRY TWO WEEKS AGO. THE FIRST WEEK I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER WINDOW. IT WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN AFTER HAVING ROLLED IN DOWN AND UP SEVEREAL TIMES. I MENTIONED TO MY BROTHER THAT I HAD A PROBELM WITH MY CAMRY AND BEFORE I COULD EVEN STATE THE PROBLEM HE ASKED IF IT WAS A 1999 CAMRY AND IF I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW ROLLING UP AND DOWN. APPARENTLY HIS MOTHER HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM -- BUT JUST TURNED IT IN AT THE END OF HER LEASE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE REGULATOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THERE IS NOT RECALL ON THIS. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $400. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE WINTER ( I LIVE IN WISCONSIN). THERE IS ALSO A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERN. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER I WILL RETURN THE CAR OR GET IT REPAIRED.

NHTSA ID

10090959

Incident

Sep 2, 2004

ON ONE OCCASION THE GLASS WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF TRACK CAUSING WINDOW TO MALFUNCTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10090496

Incident

Aug 17, 2004

DRIVER & PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW MAKES RATTLING/BUMPING SOUNDS WHEN OPENED OR CLOSED . ALSO, WHEN CAR IS CARRYING 4 ADULTS. THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SAGS TO A POINT WHERE THE TAIL PIPE AND POSSIBLY THE FUEL TANK, OCCASIONALLY COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE ROAD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR WHEN VEHICLE ROLLING OVER THE SMALLEST SPEED BUMP OR EXITING DRIVEWAY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10039266

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS COMING OFF TRACK AND NOT GOING BACK UP ALL THE WAY. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER 4 TIMES.THREE OCCURENCES WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE LAST OCCURENCE THE COST WAS SPLIT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025530

Incident

Jul 3, 2003

Mileage

46,317 mi

THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT RAISE OR LOWER WHEN THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON WAS PUSHED FROM EITHER CONSOLES. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SUN ROOF. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10020111

DRIVER POWER WINDOW CAME OFF TRACK AND WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. PASSENGER POWER WINDOW CAME OFF TRACK DEALER FIXED AFTER WARRANTY FOR COST OF $80. PASSENGER WINDOW CAME OFF TRACK AGAIN FIXED BY MECHANIC 1/2 DEALER PRICE. BOTH REAR WINDOW MOTORS FAILED AND REPLACED AT COST OF OVER $400. EACH. TOYOTA SUPERCEDED THE ORIGINAL PART WITH A NEW ONE. APPARENTLY A KNOWN DEFECT WITH NO RECALL. PASSENGER WINDOW CAME OFF TRACK ONCE AGAIN. NEXT CAR MAY NOT BE TOYOTA. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10016631

Incident

Apr 28, 2003

Mileage

76,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND PULSATE AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CONCERNING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS, AS WELL AS FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, DUE TO THEM BEING WORN.*JB

NHTSA ID

567147

Incident

Jan 24, 2000

SPECKS IN WINDSHIELD ARE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND ND AFFECTING CONSUMER EYES WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8011915

Incident

Jan 8, 2000

BRAKES SQUEAK/ PULL TO LEFT AND WARP. ALSO, CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK, HAD 4 CDS REPLACED/ SPRINGS IN SIDE OF SUN ROOF ARE BROKEN AND MAKE NOISES, AND REGULATOR REPLACED INSIDE OF WINDOWS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AT 9000 AND 27000 MILES, EACH TIME ROTORS ARE TURNED THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. WINDSHILED HAS A FILM LIKE COVERING WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF. GOODYEAR TIRE P205/65R15, DOT M6URREDR228 WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *SLC

NHTSA ID

882087

Incident

Feb 2, 2001

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!!!

NHTSA ID

739769

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

THE POWER WINDOWS IN THE FRONT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES GO OFF TRACK AND WILL NOT COME DOWN. MY DEALER SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON THE 1999 CAMRYS BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN THE NORTH EAST IN BAD WEATHER. IT ALSO MAKES US VULNERABLE TO A CAR JACKING OR THEFT. MY DEALER SAID HE FIXED BUT WINDOWS BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. WHY DOESN'T THE GOVERNMENT ORDER A RECALL. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER MY WARRENTY IS OVER? THERE IS A REAL DESIGN DEFECT WITH THESE CARS, SO WHY ISN'T SOMEONE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? WHAT ABOUT THE HOURS ON END THAT I MUST WASTE WAITING FOR REPAIRS AND THE LOST HOURS OF WORK. WHO IS SUPPOSE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR LOST PAY?*AK

NHTSA ID

724534

Incident

Jun 25, 2000

WINDOW TRACKS FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID

551664

VEHICKLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH WITH POWER CONTROL MIRRORS AS STATED ON WIDOW STICKER. HOWEVER, POWER CONTROLLED MIRRORS FAILED. TOYOTA HAS NOT RESOLVED TO THIS DATE. *AK

NHTSA ID

720668

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS ON ANY SORT OF INCLINE. THE TRANSMISSIONS WILL NOT HOLD THE CAR ON A HILL EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. DEALER STATED THIS WAS A "NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ZERO DRAG FOR BEST GAS MILEAGE AND IS NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD CAR WITHOUT THROTTLE PRESSURE." THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

715156

Incident

Jun 28, 1999

WINDSHIELD HAS TINY AIR POCKETS THAT CUT VISIBILITY WHEN SUN OR BRIGHT LIGHT COMES THROUGH. WINDSHIELD HAS APPEARANCE OF VERY OLD GLASS. ACCIDENT FEARED.

NHTSA ID

712253

Incident

Aug 31, 1999

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MAKES RATTLING/BUMPING SOUNDS WHEN OPENED OR CLOSED. DEALER CONTACTED. CLAIMS TO HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS CALLS WITH SAME COMPLAINT FOR '99 CAMRY.

NHTSA ID

711995

Incident

Aug 1, 1999

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE GLASS WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF TRACK CAUSING WINDOW TO MALFUNCTION. *YC

NHTSA ID

548546

Incident

Aug 23, 1999

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN A STONE BARELY TOUCHED THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

NHTSA ID

847337

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

ROOF LEAKED. MJS

NHTSA ID

548158

WINDOWS CAME OFF THE TRACK SEVERAL TIMES. MJS

NHTSA ID

547754

THERE IS DISTORTION IN THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN DRIVING DURING THE DAYTIME. THIS CAUSES A TERRIBLE STRAIN ON DRIVER'S EYES, AND RESULTS IN HEADACHES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT IS NOT SURE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

841755

WINDSHIELD WAS SCRATCHED WHEN BOUGHT. DEALER TRY TO POLISH OUT BUT COULDN'T SO REPLACED WINDSHIELD WITH OEM GLASS. REPLACED GLASS HAS EXTREME DISTORTION AND WAVINESS WHEN LOOK OUT TOWARDS REARVIEW MIRROR AND PASSENGER SIDE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY ORDERED NEW WINDSHIELD. HAD SAME DISTORTION. DEALER ORDERED MORE WINDSHIELDS AND HAD SAME DISTORTIONS. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. NOW CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AREA REP TELLING ME ALL TOYOTA CAMRYS HAVE THIS DISTORTION IN GLASS AND IS CONSIDERED A "COMMON ITEM" INSTEAD OF A DEFECT. HAVE CHECKED AFTERMARKET GLASS AND MOST SEEMS TO HAVE SOME DISTORTIONS TO A VARYING DEGREE. THIS DISTORTION IS NOT JUST AT THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND IS DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING AND COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT SAFETY. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM IN NEW VEHICLES? MY PREVIOUS VEHICLES DID NOT HAVE THIS DISTORTION. GLASS TECHNICIAN CALLS IT "CROSS GRAIN DISTORTION". *AK

NHTSA ID

708068

Incident

Apr 30, 1999