I was driving at 25 MPH when let off the gas pedal but the car continued at that speed and when I attempted to tap the pedal it only sped up more. I held the brake pedal in attempt to slow it down to no avail. I shifted it into neutral and the engine went to 4000+ RPM. I had to turn the ignition off and let it coast to a stop. Of course when I turned off the engine I lost power steering and brake boost. On vacation in ohio when happened.
1993 Toyota Camry: sudden loss of power
5 of the 259 complaints about the 1993 Toyota Camry describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
What owners say
This year of camry was designed without a temperature warning light. Since this car doesn't have a warning light or audible alarm, and since the cruise control will depress the gas pedal automatically to compensate for lost power, this car could overheat and catch on fire before the driver would know it was overheating. This and the fact that toyota's radiator is made of plastic (dealers will not replace them with an oem part), lends to my experience of the car overheating and the engine self destructing (a $4500 part, new) - I spent $3480 for a used engine. I feel that a missing warning light is a design defect and the car should be repaired free of charge.
Battery light came on. 15 sec later car lost power and flames coming out from underneath vehicle on the driver's side engine area. Entire vehicle destroyed
Automatic transmission failed and was repaired, the very next day consumer suddenly lost power at a busy intersection.
During turning maneuvers vehicle developes a loss of power steering. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Toyota Camry loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 1993 Toyota Camry?
5 of 259 owner complaints about the 1993 Toyota Camry (2%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 2018.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Toyota Camry?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Toyota Camry
No deployment 15Fire or smoke 10Tire blowout 7Transmission failure 7ABS 6Power windows 6Sudden acceleration 6Grinding brakes 5Headlights 5Overheating 5
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