14 of the 373 complaints about the 1995 Toyota Camry are about the suspension — 4% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 216,000 miles.
14
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SUSPENSION
CAR BOTTOM OUT TURNING IN TO ROADS & DRIVEWAYS & LOW PLACES IN ROAD WAYS SHOCK DON,T LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #10895833 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
CAR HAS BEEN SWERVING VIOLENTLY AROUND CURVED ROADS. THE ALIGNMENT WAS THROWN OUT OF SPECIFICATION BY BROKEN COIL SPRINGS. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS SUCH AS BALL JOINTS TIE RODS WHEEL BEARINGS... WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN SPEC. COIL SPRINGS WERE BOTH FOUND BROKEN, AND UNEVENLY. ONE COIL WAS MISSING MORE COILS THAN THE OTHER. IF THE COILS HAD BROKEN IN A DIFFERENT PLACE OR THERE HAD BEEN TRAFFIC A FATAL COLLISION COULD HAVE OCCURRED.
NHTSA complaint #10597444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
1995 4 CYLINDER CAMRY THAT HAS A THUMPING NOISE WHEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW BUTTONS PRESSED TO LOWER THE WINDOWS.**CC UPON ACCELERATION, THE PEDAL SEEMED TO GO ABOUT 1/2 TO 1 INCH BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATING OR TRYING TO MANEUVER IN A PARKING LOT. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN.
NHTSA complaint #10186844 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
NAR 03/05/2003 THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH LEFT FRONT SPRINGS, LEAVING THE CAR INOPERABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10011339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
LEFT WHEEL SPRING BROKE ON VEHICLE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. *MR AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED A FLAT TIRE. THE CONSUMER'S SON TRIED TO FIX THE TIRE, WHEN HE NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPRING HAD BROKEN WHICH HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FRONT WHEEL, SPRINGS, AND THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WHEEL WHICH NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10025043 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE FINE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TS
NHTSA complaint #10001843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRANSMISSION FAILURE: WENT FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT ENGAGING. TOYOTA - SPLIT TRANSMISSION COST - FINDINGS WERE METAL IN TRANSMISSION. FRONT AXLE: CV BOOTS WERE DRYROTTED AND WHOLE AXLE ON FRONT HAD TO BE REPLACED. 2 MOTOR MOUNTS BUSTED - CAR ONLY 6 YEARS OLD.
NHTSA complaint #755919 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED FOUR TIRE REPLACEMENTS, APPROXIMATELY EVERY 10,000MILES,SINCE OWNERSHP HAVE HAD ESCALATING PROBLEMS OF VEHICLE PULLING RIGHT,NEW TIRES HAE BEEN INSTALLED BECAUSE OF UNEVEN WEAR AT 30,445,38,800, 47,649 AND NOW 59,097 MILES, VEHICLE ALIGNMENT IN THE PAST HAS NOT SOLVED PROBLEM, CONSUMER WAS ADV THAT TIRE ROTATION WOULD CORRECT THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE,BY ROTATING THE TIRES BACK TO THE WAY THEY WERE, AND WAS ADV TO COME BACK IN AT 7,500 MILES THEN ROTATE TIRES AND DO AN ALIGNMENT, CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE TYPE OF TIRES, TIRE WEAR COULD BE RELATED TO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM OR TIRE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #560783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPRING WAS SEVERED INTO 2 PIECES WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PUNCTURED. REPLACEMENT REQUIRED SPRINGS AND SHOCKS ON BOTH SIDES AS WELL AS BALL BEARINGS AND A NEW TIRE ON LEFT SIDE. ALSO FRONT END REALLIGNMENT. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT TIME THIS HAPPENED OR COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH POSSIBLE INJURIES AND LOSS OF LIFE. I AM TROUBLED BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND LOW MILES. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A PROBLEM ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED.
NHTSA complaint #720702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:REAR
NOTE THAT MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WAS INCORRECT. THE STRUT DID NOT FAIL AS WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED, THE GROMET JUST NEEDED OIL.
NHTSA complaint #704384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
RIGHT REAR STRUT FAILED AT ONLY 34000 MILES AND HAS TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #704131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
AXLE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #521486 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
REAR STRUTS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #601481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
ACCIDENTLY WENT OVER CONCRETE BLOCK, KEPT DRIVING LOW SPEED, ALIGNMENT WAS OFF IN THE FRONT, APPLIED BRAKES VECHILE SWRILED, STABLIZIER BAR WAS BROKEN IMPACT 12
NHTSA complaint #969233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.