Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-20 | 97V213000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 289,326 | — | Details |
| 1997-09-17 | 97V156000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 18,746 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | In January my starter caught on fire while driving down the road, and again in April causing me to lose days of work. C… |
| 2023-07-31 | STEERING | No | 1 | The steering wheel is set off center to the right of the driver. Yes it is available upon request. Causes extreme back … |
| 2020-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR ARE LOOSE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE IGNITION ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SER… |
| 2019-12-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND THE CAR RAN WELL BUT NOW THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT WOULD SLIP FROM TIME TO TIME BUT NOW IS… |
| 2017-11-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IS BEGINNING TO USE ENGINE OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. |
| 2016-01-01 | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LIS… |
| 2015-02-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | KEY WILL NOT TURN TO START CAR. STEERING WHEEL LOCK GOES IN AND OUT. EVENTUALLY (5-20 MINUTES) DO SOMETHING THAT WORK… |
| 2014-12-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY TRAVELING AT OR ABOUT 30 MPH STRUCK A STANDING/STOPPED VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. STANDING VEHICLE STRUCK… |
| 2014-09-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WA… |
| 2014-08-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON SATURDAY 8/23/14 I WAS DROVE ON SW WALKER IN BEAVERTON, OREGON WITH THE SPEED IS 45RPM. THEN I WAS SMELL THE GAS IN … |
| 2014-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR MADE A WINING NOISE AND THEN A LOUD POP. I MANAGED TO GET IT OFF RT 40 AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THE BRAKES WENT… |
| 2014-08-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER S… |
| 2014-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACED, LEAVING ME STRANDED ONCE AGAIN. … |
| 2014-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIO… |
| 2014-01-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL SOMETIMES STICKS AT A STOP WHEN PUSHED TO START MOVING FORWARD. I HAVE NOTICED THIS FOR THE PAST FEW … |
| 2014-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF A RECALL FOR A CONDITION THAT ALLOWS THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL IN DRIVE. … |
| 2013-11-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN NEEDING TO BE PUSHED NEARLY OR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL THE BRAKE LINE WAS … |
| 2013-11-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATE… |
| 2013-10-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENA… |
| 2013-08-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS WERE FRACTU… |
| 2013-07-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS AT A G… |
| 2013-04-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY REAR SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER IS RUSTED AND BROKE INTO TWO PIECES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CLOSE TO THE MOUNTING BOLTS. *… |
| 2013-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | BOTH LEFT REAR AND RIGHT REAR SEAT BELTS NO LONGER RETRACT, MAKING FOR AN EXTREMELY LOOSE AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR |
| 2012-11-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE DRIVER STARTED… |
| 2012-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD DETACHED AND FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIV… |
| 2012-06-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCHES FOR ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS WERE DEFECTIVE … |
| 2011-12-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | BACKING DOWN ACCESS ROAD TO PARKING LOT, BOAT RAMP AND RECREATION AREA. HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION… |
| 2011-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. WHILE I WAS CHECKING MY BATTERY, THE ENGINE EXPLODED, BLOWING A 4" HOLE ON THE ENGINE BODY AND… |
| 2011-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | PLEASE SEE THE INFORMATION BELOW, AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP ME PURSUE THIS MATTER. AT THE VERY LEAST, I WOULD LIK… |
| 2010-12-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PREPARED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN PARKING IN THE CARPORT STALL THERE WAS … |
| 2010-10-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY … |
| 2010-10-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAD NOT USED MY VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS AND WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT EARLY IN THE MORNING, I NOTICED THAT … |
| 2010-10-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT WOULD NOT LONGER MOVE BACK OR F… |
| 2010-04-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED … |
| 2010-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 CAMRY XLE. IN THE PAST YEAR IT HAS DEVELOPED A "STICKY" ACCELERATOR WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNCH FROM A … |
| 2010-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE FROZE WHILE ON NJ TURNPIKE. OIL COAGULATED INTO GOOK/MUDR |
| 2010-01-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 97 CAMRY I WENT TO MAKE A TURN AND THE ENTIRE STEER WHEEL SPINNED AROUND LIKE A SPINNING TOP. I HAD N… |
| 2010-01-14 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 1997. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30… |
| 2009-12-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH GOODYEAR KELLY NAVIGATOR GOLD TIRES. THE TIRE SIZE WAS P195/70/R14 AND TH… |
| 2009-08-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WAS PARKING THE CAR, WHEN IT SURGED WITH UNEXPECTED BURST OF ACCELERATION. FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, NOT ACCELERATOR. *TR |
| 2009-01-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HI , I HAVE A 1997 CAMRY THAT'S GOT ROUGHLY 150,000 MILES ON IT.. RECENTLY MY ENGINE BLEW UP/FROZE ...AND IS A TOTAL L… |
| 2009-01-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONNECTING ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. *TR |
| 2009-01-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PRESSURE WAS APPL… |
| 2008-10-03 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY … |
| 2008-09-15 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | ON SEPT. 15, 2009 I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A LARGE TRUCK WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE BACK OF THE SEAT FELL DOWN … |
| 2008-07-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I AM CONVINCED IT WAS NOT THE PEDAL BECOMING STUCK. I… |
| 2008-03-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON ROUTE 93 SOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS BEHIND A SEDAN. THERE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE NOT GOOD; IT WA… |
| 2008-02-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 32 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE BRAKES FAILED, AND ALL T… |
| 2008-01-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | FAILED TO STOP ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. THE ROAD WAS ICY BUT THE VEHICLE'S ABS WAS NOT WORKING AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT DE… |
| 2007-11-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END DRIVER SIDE COLLIS… |