1997 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

THE IGNITION PROBLEM WAS MAIN REASON THE TRANSMISSION LOCK UP. AND IT HAVE COOLING PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 70 MPH. ON CRUISE CONTROL. CANCEL CRUISE CONTROL WAS PUSHED. HOWEVER, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. CAUSING THE A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR WAS KILLED ON IMPACT. *TR UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

WHILE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF A MOVING 1996 OR 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY THE DRIVER TURNED TO ME AND ASKED HOW I LIKED HIS MOM'S NEW CAR. I SAID I LIKED IT. AT THAT MOMENT THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING EASTWARD ON RT. 105 IN HOPE, MAINE. THINKING MY FRIEND (THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE) WAS IN CONTROL I FAILED TO PULL THE E-BRAKE SITUATED TO MY LEFT. THE DRIVER THEN LOOKED AT ME IN FEAR AS THE CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING. DRIVER THEN JAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE PAVED ROAD TRAVELING EXTREMELY FAST (ABOUT 150 MPH'S). IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SLAMMING HEAD-ON INTO THE TREES LINING ME RT. 105 THE VEHICLE LAUNCHED INTO THE AIR FLIPPING END OVER END 2 FULL ROTATIONS BEFORE HALTING ON IT'S BASE . DRIVER'S MOM'S 1996, OR 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED DURING THIS ACCIDENT. POLICE AND RESCUE EVENTUALLY ARRIVED AND REMOVED US FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER A PASSERBY PHONED FOR HELP. *TR

MY 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I AM CONVINCED IT WAS NOT THE PEDAL BECOMING STUCK. I FELT THE PEDAL DEPRESS FROM MY FOOT AND THE CAR BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. I HIT THE BRAKES, BUT COULD NOT STOP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING SO I SHIFTED IT TO NEUTRAL AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE BLEW. SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE HOOD BUT THE BRAKES WERE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AT THIS POINT SO I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE CHARLOTTESVILLE/ALBEMARLE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BUT WHEN THEY ARRIVED THE FIRE HAD GONE OUT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO ARRIVED ON SCENE, BUT APPARENTLY THEY DID NOT FILE A REPORT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. AS I WAS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK A DRUNK DRIVER CRASHED ABOUT 50 FEET FROM MY CAR, BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT MATTER ALTOGETHER. *TR

I OWN A 1997 CAMRY XLE. IN THE PAST YEAR IT HAS DEVELOPED A "STICKY" ACCELERATOR WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNCH FROM A STANDING STILL TAKEOFF. THIS NOW TYPICALLY OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES IN AN AVERAGE ERRAND RELATED TRIP. IT FEELS VERY MECHANICAL AS OPPOSED TO ELECTRONIC. THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT SLOW TO RETURN AND THE FLOOR MATS ARE DEFINITELY NOT INVOLVED. I HAVE SOUGHT NO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR TO DATE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON AN OFF RAMP OF INTERSTATE I 94 AND COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR SPUN TO THE LEFT HIT THE BARRIER CONTINUED SPINNING AND HIT THE BARRIER ON THE RIGHT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST. THERE HAD BEEN RAIN. THE ROAD WAS NOT SLICK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT 45MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE DRIVE AND MAINTAIN ITS SPEED EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT WOULD RELEASE HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK. THE DRIVER EXERTED AN AGGRESSIVE FORCE BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE CONTACT TRIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, WHICH CAUSED A CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED BY THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT FEELS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING AND THAT CAUSE THE CRASH. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN 3 WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 1997. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH IN WET AND ICY CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY CAME OFF OF THE STEERING COLUMN INTO HER HANDS. THE VEHICLE SWERVED ALL OVER THE ROAD AND BARELY MISSED CRASHING INTO A RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A SNOW BANK. SHE WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL HOME SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSELY BACK ONTO THE COLUMN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V307000, STEERING WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. SHE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRIOR RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHICH STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECORDS OF THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE BY TIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL BOLTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.