IllustrationWHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL VIBRATED, NO BRAKING ACTION. PEDAL KEPT VIBRATING, CONSUMER REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. A FEW MINUTES PRIOR BRAKES WORKED FINE. DEALER REPLACED RELAY. *AK
1993 Toyota Camry
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Toyota Camry do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 295.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 28 of 260 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 45 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 40 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
47 crash reports9 fire reports41 injury reports
What owners actually said
260 reportsWHILE DRIVING DOWN A WET HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH NMOTOR JUST STOPPED, AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON UNTIL MOTOR STOPPED. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF SOMEONE WAS BEHIND. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A WATER PUDDLE, POWER STREEING DIED DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. CONTACTED DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THERE.*AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER CHARGED POWER STEERING BELT, HOWEVER DID NOT RETURN FAILED PARTS TO CONSUMER. *SLC
RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR DEALER FIXED UNDER EXTENDED WTE. *AK
THE 6 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR REPLACEMENT SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 53,731 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. NLM
SUDDEN ACCELERATON WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT VARIOUS THINGS, AND RUN INTO A WALL. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER TRIED. THE FIRST GEAR SLIPS WITH A LOUD NOISE AS SOON AS IT IS ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS WITH OR WITHOUT THE CAR IN MOTION. SECOND GEAR IS USED INSTEAD. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR IT AND WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, THEY HOWEVER, REPLACED THE CLUTCH AT THAT TIME. THIS DID NOT SO…
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THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER TRIED. THE FIRST GEAR SLIPS WITH A LOUD NOISE AS SOON AS IT IS ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS WITH OR WITHOUT THE CAR IN MOTION. SECOND GEAR IS USED INSTEAD. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR IT AND WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, THEY HOWEVER, REPLACED THE CLUTCH AT THAT TIME. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE FIRST GEAR PROBLEM.*AK
HOOD WOULD NOT STAY UP PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED HOOD TO FALL ON CONSUMER'S HEAD ON TWO OCCASIONS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS USING A STICK TO HOLD THE HOOD UP WHILE CHECKING UNDER HOOD. *YH
TOYOTA CLAIMS ENGINE FAILUE WAS DUE TO SLUDGE FORMATION IN THE ENGINE. THEY POINT TO NEGLECTED OIL CHANGES WHICH IS UNTRUE. I AM SPECULATING SLUDGE WAS CAUSED BY WATER IN THE OIL /HIGH TEMPERATURE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF EITHER THAT I KNOW OF. THE CAR WAS TRADED IN AT THOMPSON TOYOTA, EDGE WATER, MD. I NO LONGER RETAIN …
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TOYOTA CLAIMS ENGINE FAILUE WAS DUE TO SLUDGE FORMATION IN THE ENGINE. THEY POINT TO NEGLECTED OIL CHANGES WHICH IS UNTRUE. I AM SPECULATING SLUDGE WAS CAUSED BY WATER IN THE OIL /HIGH TEMPERATURE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF EITHER THAT I KNOW OF. THE CAR WAS TRADED IN AT THOMPSON TOYOTA, EDGE WATER, MD. I NO LONGER RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH ANY SIZE PUDDLE STEERING DIED, IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC SAID THAT HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2EA93032 · Alleged Battery Explosions
Opened Dec 27, 1993 · Closed Nov 30, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
There is no summary currently available
PE93074 · Alleged Battery Failures
Opened Aug 27, 1993 · Closed Dec 27, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
There is no summary currently available