IllustrationFRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH AND/OR DO NOT ILLUMINATE FAR ENOUGH AHEAD OF THE CAR FOR ME TO FEEL SAFE. MY HUSBAND RAISED THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. SO I USUALLY DRIVE WITH MY LIGHTS ON. *JB *PH
1995 Toyota Camry
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Toyota Camry do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 295.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Camry years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 56 of 303 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
46 crash reports11 fire reports34 injury reports
What owners actually said
303 reportsSMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE WHEN START VEHICLE. THICK BLACK OIL SLUDGE, BUILD-UP IN OIL CONTAINER. CAUSING CAR TO RUN BAD AND BURN OIL. CAR IS A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 LE WITH ONLY 69,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT! HAD OIL CHANGED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, STILL HAPPENING! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS COMING ON! TOOK TO BE…
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SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE WHEN START VEHICLE. THICK BLACK OIL SLUDGE, BUILD-UP IN OIL CONTAINER. CAUSING CAR TO RUN BAD AND BURN OIL. CAR IS A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 LE WITH ONLY 69,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT! HAD OIL CHANGED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, STILL HAPPENING! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS COMING ON! TOOK TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG? *AK
CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH
VEHICLE MANUAL SHIFT CLUTCH HAS FAILED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOUR TIMES BEFORE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES SQUEAK AND GRIND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD BEEN CHANGED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS. *AK
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SMOKED, AND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HAD TO BE REDONE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS. *AK
UPON FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS IT LEAKED AND SMELLED OF GAS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. PROBLEM STILL EXITS.*AK
VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT AND CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE/DECELERATE UNTIL CRUISE CONTROL IS DISENGAGED. WHEN REACTIVATED, IT WORKS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT EPISODE. *JB
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 NEED…
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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 *JB
NHTSA:99-V-307-000: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. STEERING WHEEL SET NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED,CAUSING STEERING VIBRATION AND LOOSENESS. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO VIN.*AK
Official recalls
199V307000 · Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar
Nov 1, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED CAUSING STEERING VIBRATION AND LOOSENESS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT.
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
1RQ99020 · Steering Wheel Detachment
Opened Oct 6, 1999 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Steering
OBATINED RECALL 99V-307