1985 TOYOTA CAMRY Problems & Recalls

THE CAR SIMPLY WON'T START. I'M NOT SURE WHY, BECAUSE THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR SEEM TO BE WORKING. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE STARTER RECALL. I HAD THAT REPAIRED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. BUT IT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR JUST WON'T START, AND IT TURNS OVER TO TRY TO START.

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND CHATTER. CONSUMER PULLED UP INTO A SERVICE STATION AND CHECKED TIRES. SHE COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG, THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES OF BUBBLES IN THE TIRES. SHE THEN CONTINUED ON HER WAY, BUT ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE HIGHWAY , VEHICLE SHACKED AND CHATTERED. ONL...

TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND TIRE BLEW OUT ON INTERSTATE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE CONSUMER WAS SMELLING SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. AND TRUNK AREA WAS IN FLAMES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY WHEN THE CONSUMER IS MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND CONSUMER HAS TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER CAN'T...

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH.

FUEL/BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM CORRODED METAL TUBING.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO FLOOR. *SD

BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO FLOOR. *SD

ENGINE FIRE. *DH

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *DSH

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT PROBLEM. *SD

TIRES REPLACED. *SD

CLUTCH FAILED. *SD

REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY. TT

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF DOME LIGHTS. *AK