FaultScore

1995 Toyota Camry electrical problems

22 of the 373 complaints about the 1995 Toyota Camry are about the electrical system — 6% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 45,000 miles.

F

22

Complaints

2

Crashes

3

Fires

2

Injuries

Exactly what failed

12V/24V/48V Battery 5 22.7%
Switch 4 18.2%
Ignition 3 13.6%
Electrical System 3 13.6%
Front Underhood 2 9.1%
Fuses AND Circuit Breakers 2 9.1%
Wiring 1 4.5%
Starter Assembly 1 4.5%
Rear Compartment/Trunk 1 4.5%

Electrical System across every Toyota Camry year

1988 13 1.0%
1989 12 0.9%
1990 11 0.8%
1991 25 1.9%
1992 28 2.1%
1993 21 1.6%
1994 24 1.8%
1995 22 1.7%
1996 30 2.3%
1997 40 3.0%
1998 35 2.7%
1999 41 3.1%
2000 37 2.8%
2001 22 1.7%
2002 36 2.7%
2003 21 1.6%
2004 41 3.1%
2005 35 2.7%
2006 21 1.6%
2007 235 17.9%
2008 48 3.7%
2009 85 6.5%
2010 25 1.9%
2011 31 2.4%
2012 61 4.6%
2013 29 2.2%
2014 55 4.2%
2015 30 2.3%
2016 20 1.5%
2017 23 1.8%
2018 66 5.0%
2019 26 2.0%
2020 65 4.9%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 261,000 miles Mount Vernon, WA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TRY TO START CAR AND WHEN TURN THE KEY I GET NO START NO CRANK,I ALSO HAVE NO POWER TO ACCESSORIES COMING OFF OF FUSE BLOCK UNDER THE DASH ON DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE CHECKED BATTERY ITS FINE. HEADLIGHTS WORK,AND DOME LIGHT WORKS ALONG WITH CHIME FROM HAVING KEY IN IGNITION.I HAVE CHECKED ALL THE FUSESIN THE ENTIRE CAR, AND THEY ARE FINE. I CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH,AND STILL NO START NO POWER TO ACCESSORIES. I TESTED STARTER AND ITS FINE.

NHTSA complaint #10631421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hialeah, FL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMOKED, AND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HAD TO BE REDONE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS.

NHTSA complaint #10029816 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 45,000 miles Auburn, WA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK

NORMAL OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE TRUNK LID HAS CAUSED THE BACKUP WARNING LIGHT WIRING HARNESS TO BE WARN AND SEVERED, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF BACKUP LIGHTS. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10018722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Natick, MA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

THE KEY COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR NEUTRAL. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10017437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 3 miles Bellevue, NE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, DASH, OVERHEAD, TROUBLE LIGHTS, ETC, HAVE INTERMITTENTLY WORKED AND THEN NOT WORKED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHTS STOP WORKING, I CAN HIT THE DASH AND THEY COME ON. IF THE INTERIOR LIGHT GOES OUT, I CAN SHAKE SEVERAL COMPONENTS AND IT COMES ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, THEN GOES OUT. THE "D" ON THE GEAR LIGHTS (INDICATES CAR TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE) GOES OUT, I AGAIN HIT DASHBOARD, AND IT COMES BACK ON. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10013678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Southaven, MS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED UP CAUSING THE KEY TO NOT TURN IN THE CYLINDER, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #563663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Duncansville, PA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

CONSUMER THINKS IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE SHE IS ABLE TO REMOVE HER KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE IT IS STILL IN DRIVE.*AK TIMING BELT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #8006076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Southaven, MS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

IGNITION CYLINDER LOCKED UP CAUSING THE KEY TO NOT TURN IN THE CYLINDER, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #563663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Brookline, MA Crash Fire 1 injured

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT END, IT STARTED A FIRE, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.

NHTSA complaint #879780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lake Charles, LA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED 4-5 TIMES. WHILE DISCONNECTED, KEY WAS RELEASED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #876227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lake Charles, LA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED 4-5 TIMES. WHILE DISCONNECTED, KEY WAS RELEASED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #876227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lake Charles, LA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND KEY WOULD COME OUT OF IGNITION. BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED 4-5 TIMES. WHILE DISCONNECTED, KEY WAS RELEASED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #876228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lake Charles, LA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND KEY WOULD COME OUT OF IGNITION. BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED 4-5 TIMES. WHILE DISCONNECTED, KEY WAS RELEASED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #876228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Palos Hills, IL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

ON TWO OCCASIONS BATTER EXPLODED WHILE TRAVELING. DEALER NOTIFED, AND REPLACED BATTERY AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #868069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Coatesville, PA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

CONSUMER WENT TO PARK VEHICLE, TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION WHILE IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF PARKING LOT, ACROSS STREET AND INTO A FENCE.

NHTSA complaint #849691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Silver Spring, MD

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

REAR LIGHT FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. MANUAL SAYS DEFECTIVE BULBS SHOULD BE REPLACES ASAP. WENT TO DEALER, NO BULBS BURNED OUT. DEALER BAFFLED, SAYS COULD BE A BOARD/CHIP PROBLEM, CANNOT OFFER ANSWER ON HOW TO FIX. WITH LIGHT CONSTANTLY O

NHTSA complaint #712556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Houston, TX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE UP IN THE MORNING THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION AND WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED, THE BATTERY BLEW UP, CAUSING THE ENGINE THE FUSE BOX NEXT TO THE BATTERY TO BLOW UP ALSO. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #835544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Houston, TX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE UP IN THE MORNING THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION AND WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED, THE BATTERY BLEW UP, CAUSING THE ENGINE THE FUSE BOX NEXT TO THE BATTERY TO BLOW UP ALSO. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #835544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Londonderry, NH Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

WHILE WARMING UP THE VEHICLE THE STARTER CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER OPENED THE DOOR'S TO LET OUT THE SMOKE, AND CUT THE VEHICLE OFF. STARTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND THEN THE FIRE WENT OUT BY ITSELF.

NHTSA complaint #833595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Saint Augu, FL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

BATTERY EXPLODED CAUSING DAMAGE TO BUMPER OF VEHICLE FROM ACID.

NHTSA complaint #537219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Riverside, CA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON FREEWAY, DUE TO FAILURE OF THE RELAY ASSEMBLY CIRCUIT.THE RELAY ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE.

NHTSA complaint #523703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

East Lansing, MI Crash Fire 2 injured

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, WHILE INVOLVED IN SIDE IMPACT COLLISION (3:00) AT 45 MPH . TT

NHTSA complaint #973605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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