1998 Toyota Camry body problems

Filed Oct 3, 2014 · Body · 245,000 miles · NC

Driver side front interior plastic door handle broke.

Filed Mar 30, 2011 · Body, Suspension · CA

Dear sir or madam, I have 1998 camry le and the front suspension makes clunking and banging noise when I drive over any uneven surface or small hole, but noise gets much worse when I drive over bumps or humps. I hope you will take action to my complaint and thank you advance for taking care for us as a consumer safety.

Filed Dec 1, 2010 · Body · 139,000 miles · CT

1998 toyota camry (139k miles) rear driver side tie rod break while driving. Purchased two rear tires and car alignment mid october. Two weeks later while driving on a city road, felt a problem with wheels, pulled off road, called tow truck. Tie rod had broken into two equal sized pieces. Tie rod was very rusted and corroded and missing the sleeve that covers over both ends. Part was either defective from the beginning or somehow lost the sleeve. It was impossible to align the car. However the tire place charged me for an alignment when I bought the tires. More annoying was the fact that they never informed me the tie rod was damaged/rusted and liable to break. I had no indication the tie rod was defective and have since learned that a break like that is rare. Fortunately I was driving slowly and no damage to the car or injury. Lastly I have tires rotated twice a year at local toyota place and was never informed the tie rod was defective/ rusted and missing the sleeve

Filed Dec 19, 2006 · Body · 38,199 miles · FL

Tl* - the contact states that in december of 2001 3 out of her 4 door handles failed. The only one that didn't fail was the passenger side door handle, since it was rarely used. Then on december 11 of 2006 the passenger rear door handle failed. The contact is concern because on 12/06/06 the front passenger door handle that she got repaired in december of 2001 failed, as well as the rear left handle door seems to be on the verge of breaking. The contact also states that once the door handle fails there isn't a way to get out the vehicle and that is definitely a safety concern for her. The contact can provide pictures, the failed door handle and or, invoices if needed.

Filed Oct 20, 2005 · Body · 100,000 miles · GA

Dt: the consumer complained about a problem with driver's side door handle. Upon pulling open the door handle it broke off. The vehicle has not been taken to an auto shop for repair. The handle was made of poor quality plastic that was very fragile. This was the first and only incident with the door handle. No repairs or corrections have been made.

Filed Jul 16, 2004 · Body · 55,000 miles · WV

The paint on the hood of my car is peeling off. It first began to bubble and then peel. The areas are very large and it looks terrible. I believe it has to be a defect in the paint job because the rest of the paint is fint.

Filed Feb 10, 2004 · Body · 60,000 miles · VA

Door handle on driver's side broke off (in cold weather) when I tired to open the door.

Filed Jun 28, 2002 · Body · CA

Apparently some part or parts have failed within the door handle assembly, resulting in the inability to open doors. Often this failure results in not being able to open a door from either the inside or the outside of the vehicle. Simultaneous failures could result in being trapped inside the car.

Filed Sep 4, 2000 · Body, Fuel system · TX

Dealer wants 80$ to tell us if gas tank purge valve is under warrenty or not. Also dealer states that door handle clip breaking is a common problem.

Filed Aug 23, 2000 · Body · NV

Either the frame is out of line or something is wrong with the front end alignment parts as the front end cannot be aligned according to specs. They replaced bolts in the front end for alignment & this did not correct the problem of front end shimmy and tire wear.