Within 1 month, both the drivers side and passenger side door handles broke.
1997 Toyota Camry: doors won't lock, open or latch
6 of the 555 complaints about the 1997 Toyota Camry describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
During cold weather the piston that releases the gas hatch door froze to the housing. When the driver attempted to release the gas door from inside the vehicle, the piston broke in half. Since the piston was frozen in place, the gas door would not open. Owners manual did not reference how to defeat the mechanism and driver could not fill with gas.
Driver's outside door handle failed - plastic handle broke - door would not open from outside.
Plastic left front drivers side door handle broke & could not get out of car through door.
When getting in or out of vehicle & closing the door, the door locks would be making a clicking sounds as if locking. The doors are not locked. This also happens when the door is locked. The solenoid would make that clicking noise. Contacted dealer & was informed the vehicle was not recalled nor was problem under warranty.
Drivers outside plastic door handle broke, resulting in not being able to open door from outside of car
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Toyota Camry door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1997 Toyota Camry?
6 of 555 owner complaints about the 1997 Toyota Camry (1%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Toyota Camry?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Toyota Camry
Grinding brakes 35No deployment 30Engine failure 22Fire or smoke 22Brake failure 15Headlights 13ABS 11Check engine light 11Sudden acceleration 11Seat belt 10Knocking 9Stalling 8Tire blowout 6
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