My chek enigne light came on when I was headed out for a 250 mile trip. I took it to the dealer and got theis list of problems. Timing belt replacment,water pump, reseal oil pan, replace engine pipe, transmission gasket and filter replacement oxygen sensor, a/f sensor, efi service, cam seal, crank seal, oil pump seal . Blue smoke coming from exhaust. I went on line and realized that I had oil sludge. Called toyaota, they told me to get it evaluated for oil sludge
1997 Toyota Camry electrical complaints
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While driving 35 MPH a knocking noise came from the engine, then the engine light illuminated. The vehicle stalled, and a fire started under the hood. The vehicle was totaled, then towed. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
While driving, the made a loud clanking noise which seemed to be coming from the front. When the consumer stopped and the applied the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated and jerked. The mechanic informed the consumer that the problem could not be duplicated. The driver informed the mechanic that this problem continued to happen over and over and the problem is still there and has not been resolved. Please fill in additional information. *jb the consumers radio went out in the vehicle. The vehicle passenger seat belt sticks. Vehicle trunk light does not work. The driver side adjustable handle does not work. The rubber on the motor mount does not last and breaks. The vehicle jerks repeatedly. *tc the consumer stated that she currently has a permanent back problem due to the adjustable handle not working.
My automobile sustained a full frontal impact with another vehicle at 30 MPH but the safety airbags did not activate or inflate.
Trunk hinges are cutting into the wire harnness for the tail lights and reverse lights. Fuses for the reverse lights and speedometer have blowen out several times when car is put in reverse. Dealer not notified. Please contact me with any further infomation or advice on this problem.
While driving at 70 MPH on the interstate consumer heard a loud booming noise. Then, saw fire through the hood on the vehicle. There was some sort of explosion in the engine compartment which tore a hole straight through the oil pan. There were no fatalities. Vehicle was totaled.
While parked vehicle started smoking underneath the dashboard. No fire was reported.
While driving consumer noticed black smoke coming from the engine. Consumer pulled the vehicle over, opened the hood, and noticed that the engine was on fire. Driver was able to put out the flames.
When the key was out of the ignition the vehicle tried to start up on its own and then it caught on fire.
Poor design and build - 1997 toyota camry le (4 cylinder). I own a 1997 4-cylinder camry le. It is well maintained and has less than 80,000 miles. A few months ago, its starter went bad and was replaced. This morning, the dealer found that its engine valve seals worn out and must be replaced (over $1000 repair). I checked the internet car forums and found that this is a common problem with 1997 model year 4-cylinder toyota camry. I believe that it is a poor design and build problem. Customers should not be paying a problem caused by the manufacturer's poor design and build. All 1997 4-cylinder camry should be recalled and repaired by toyota.
While traveling, exiting toll, occupants heard a pop and then steering started jiggling. Before actually pulling over to inspect vehicle, smoke and then flames began shooting out from underneath by accelerator pedal. This occurred with no warning or cause of failure. Please describe details.
Fuse that controls the brake light/ reverse lights and speedometer has blowen out several times, causing vehicle parts to not work. Contacted dealer.
Consumer was taking vehicle to dealer to find out why fluid light was illuminated, dealer stated that there could be an electrical problem, shortly after speaking with the dealer, the vehicle caught fire.
Consumer states a crossing of two wires in the trunk area caused engine module and indicator lights on dash to short out.
This is second failure after 9,000 miles on replacement,it happened at start up in garage, great deal of smoke coming out from under hood, indicating an electrical fire, fortunately, if this happened while vehicle driven, it would obscured vision of driver,thus causing accident, toyota notified, could care less!
While driving 60 MPH vehicle stalled, toyota will not take responsibility for repairs.
Inadequte strain relief on cable leading from chassis to trunk lid allowed/caused excessive strain on wires leading to multiple insulation failures. Furthermore, some strands of at least one wire broke, protruded, and possibly shorted to another wire causing the fuse for that circuit to blow. This caused the tail lights, license plate lights, and parking lights to be off, a safety hazard for night /dusk/dawn driving conditions. I am reporting this on behalf of my father who is the owner of the vehicle. I would appreciate being cc'd on any correspondence at [email protected]
My tail lights went out and I had them replaced. Less than six moths later they went out again. One of my electric locks no longer works. The door didn't work at all. The dealer fixed it, and then the lock assembly went bad a month later. My license plate light no longer works, it s not the bulb. The shifter light went out at the same time the license plate light went out. My alarm system will not beep to confirm its operating. I was charged to have it reset and it went bad less than six months later. Numerous electrical problems.
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Ignition lock system--solenoid. Recall.
Key interlock and solenoid safety.
Ignition switch/lock.
When driving at 60 MPH a popping noise came from under the hood before the vehicle filled up with smoke and caught on fire and burned up. The vehicle was totalled. Please provide any further details.
Battery corrodes, and vehicle pulls to right
Spark plug loose, repairs were done.
Intermittent problem with ignition key assembly occurs, force key to turn on engine.
Engine computer sensor failed. Yh
Front brakes failure caused rubbing noise when wheels were turning. Yh
Recall work was to be completed on the key interlock solenoid, however vehicle rolled into ditch due to incompleted service.
While vehicle is in drive can take the ignition key out while the vehicle is still on.
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