16 of the 751 complaints about the 1998 Toyota Camry are about the transmission — 2% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 79,000 miles.
16
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE BROKE. THE END THAT ATTACHES TO THE TRANSMISSION IS PLASTIC. THIS LEAVES THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO SHIFT.
NHTSA complaint #10893877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MY 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS COUP DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FIRST ONE WAS GRINDING GOING INTO 5TH GEAR. THE SECOND ONE IS GRINDING GOING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND LEAKING FLUID FROM THE MAIN SEALS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 3200 MILES ON IT PURCHASED APRIL 27, 2012.
NHTSA complaint #10476952 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PULLING 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY INTO PARKING SPACE. FOOT ON BRAKE. PUT INTO PARK. CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING. TRIED REVERSE, DIDN'T STOP. TRIED PARK AGAIN STANDING ON BRAKES. DIDN'T STOP. WENT OVER CURB DOWN HILL INTO CREEK. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN FRONT OF CAR HIT BANK OF CREEK. SAW PUFF OF SMOKE AFTER HITTING BANK COME FROM UNDER CAR. TURNED CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY.
NHTSA complaint #10165336 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
I SHIFTED FROM "PARK" TO "DRIVE", THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY CABLE BROKE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. A DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO HAVE PART IN STOCK, UPON ARRIVAL I WAS TOLD PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME FOR PURCHASE. I SPECIAL ORDERED & PAID FOR THE PART & WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE IN 8/11/04. ON THAT DATE I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NONE OF THESE CABLES IN THE U.S., THE EARLIEST ETA WAS 8/16/04. THIS WAS REVISED BY SANDY, TOYOTA PARTS DELAY TEAM, TO ETA 8/18/04.
NHTSA complaint #10086691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION. *MR TOYOTA OVER FILLED THE TRANSMISSION BY 1 1/2 QUARTS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OKAY. TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED TO DRAIN. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING TROUBLES CLIMBING ON INCLINES. THERE WERE VIBRATIONS WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH AND OVER, AND CONSTANT FLATS AND BLOW OUTS OCCURRED. (DESTINY MICHELIN) THERE WERE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, STRUTS, AND THE ROTORS. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10044376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
THE VEHICLE'S ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED AND THE DEALER CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER PROBLEM COULD BE WITH EITHER THE ABS ACTUATOR OR THE INTERNAL ECU LEAVING AN OPEN SOURCE CODE. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DIAGNOSED AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT PERSONAL SAFETY IF COMPONENTS DO NOT FUNCTION AS EXPECTED.TS
NHTSA complaint #8022228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
ALL THREE OF THE REAR SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. I TRIED TO PUT A CHILD RESRAINT SEAT IN THE LEFT REAR SEAT, I PULLED THE BELT ALL THE WAY OUT AS MY TOYOTA MANUEL SAYS TO DO IN ORDER TO LOCK THE CHILD SEAT INTO PLACE AND THE BELT WOULD NOT FEED BACK INTO THE RETRACTER. I THEN TOOK THE SEAT OUT AND PUT IT IN THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED. THAT WAS IN MAY 2001. A FEW DAYS AGO THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DID THE SAME THING, LEAVING MY CHILD WITH NO SEAT BELT IN THE BACK AND MY ONLY OPTION IS TO PUT HIM IN THE FRONT SEAT WHICH IS NOT SAFE EITHER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFATURER OF TOYOTA AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST ABOUT $190.00 PER SEAT BELT TO GET THEM REPLACED. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS IN A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. I HAVE A HIGH AMOUNT OF MILES ON MY VEHICLE BUT MOST OF THOSE MILES DID NOT EVEN HAVE ANYONE USING THE REAR SEAT OR SEATBELTS SO THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS SOME OF WHICH I HAD FOR 10 YEARS AND LONGER. NEVER HAVE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS.
NHTSA complaint #753571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ON A TRIP, A GRINDING SOUND CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTURAL AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE I OBSERVED TRANSMISSION OIL POURING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #745307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF MANUAL CLUTCH, WARRANTY COVERAGE DECLINED, WITH 40+YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE WITH MANUL TRANSMISSIONS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, TRADING IN (3RD TOYOTA)1968 TOYOTA CAMRY, MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 120,000+MILES EXPERIENCING NO PROBLEMS,, AFTER JUNE/000 30,000 CHECK-UP FINDING NO TRNSMISSION PROBLEMS, DEALER DECLINED APPLYING WARANTY-CONCLUSION OF DEALER, I AM A LOUZY DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #738974 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NOISE HEARD DUE TO LOOSE CASTLE CAPS ON END OF AXLES. MJS
NHTSA complaint #545781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EX.PERIENCING PROBLEM WITH COLUMN SHIFT;WHENEVER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE A CLICK SOUNDS CAME FROM THE COLUMN. ALSO WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND PEDAL RETURNED TO POSITION, A POPPING SOUND COULD BE HEARD, AND PEDAL WOULD BE LOOSE. CONDITION APPEARED TO GET WORSE AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING STILL FOUR FIVE DAYS OR MORE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HIM BACK,BUT NO WORDS ( MFR. COMPLAINT #199909280711). ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #851147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER EXPERIENCING FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #607102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK, REPAIRS WERE MADE.
NHTSA complaint #608617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #608532 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. MJS
NHTSA complaint #606929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL ,STRUCK GEAR SHIFT BY ACCIDENT WITHOUT APPLYING BUTTON ON GEAR SHIFT, PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, CAUSING UNCERTAIN MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY.
NHTSA complaint #822274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.