1988 TOYOTA CAMRY

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN WENT AWAY. MOMENTS LATER A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE THEN POWER LOSS. AS VEHICLE BEING MERGED EMERGENCY LANE VEHICLE ERUPTED FLAMES AND BURNED COMPLETELY.

Mileage: 245,000

1988 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DEFECT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. *JB

Mileage: 38,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH PEP BOYS FUTURA 185/14 RADIAL 775 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING (MPH UNKNOWN) HE HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED BUBBLES FORMED ON THE TREAD. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ALL FOUR TIRES ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE FIFTH OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS DISCONTINUED THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE TIRE SIZE AND THE MODEL NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE DROP DOWN MENU.

Mileage: 7,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED A SPARK NEAR THE VEHICLE'S HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER MOMENTS BEFORE IT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE IGNITED, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED AT BI-CITY TOWING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

THE POWER STEERING HOSE ON THE 19'88 CAMRY WAS RUBBING AGAINST ITSELF AT THE LOOP MOUNTED ON THE FIREWALL, RESULTING IN WORN HOSE AND LEAK AT THE PRESSURE HOES AND LOSS OF FLUID. NOW THE CAR IS OLD, BUT THE HOSE SHOULD NOT BE RUBBING AGAINST ITSELF.*AK

TREAD SEPARATED ON MY LEFT FRONT FIRESTONE FIREHAWK SS10 RADIAL TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THIS CAUSE MUCH SKIDDING AND LOSS OF CONTROL. IT IS A MIRACLE I MANAGED TO GET OVER FOUR LANES TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE OR VICE VERSA. THE TREAD RUINED THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR BEFORE BEING UNATTACHED AND BECOMING A HAZARD FOR THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE BEHIND ME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME FIRESTONE HAS INDIRECTLY TRIED TO KILL ME I WAS A VICTIM OF THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT 15 YEARS AGO ON SOME FIRESTONE 500'S IN MY FATHERS CAR. WHERE IS SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILITY? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR? *LA

Mileage: 107,325

BOTH FRONT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER AND SEAT BELTS DO NOT CATCH OR HOLD OR GET RESTRAINED WHEN PULLED IN A JERKY FASHION. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CATCH/HOLD WHEN PULLED IN A JERKY FASHION SIMILAR TO A FRONTAL IMPACT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR WHICH WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FLYWHEEL TEETH FOR STARTER IS GETTING CHEWED UP. COSNUMER HAS HAD STARTER AND FLYWHEEL REPLACED TWICE. MANUFACTURER HAS REDESIGNED PARTS. *AK

FLYWHEEL TEETH FOR STARTER IS GETTING CHEWED UP. COSNUMER HAS HAD STARTER AND FLYWHEEL REPLACED TWICE. MANUFACTURER HAS REDESIGNED PARTS. *AK

THE TIRE BLEW WHILE IN THE TRUNK (IN TRUNK FOR 3 YEARS). SEPARATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TREAD. TIRE HAD 75% OF TREAD. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND NEIGHBORS THOUGHT IT WAS A BOMB.( DOT NUMBER: Y382E TIRE SIZE: 185/70SR14 )

THE TIRE BLEW WHILE IN THE TRUNK (IN TRUNK FOR 3 YEARS). SEPARATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TREAD. TIRE HAD 75% OF TREAD. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND NEIGHBORS THOUGHT IT WAS A BOMB.( DOT NUMBER: Y382E TIRE SIZE: 185/70SR14 )

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHICH RESULTED IN COLLISIONS.ET

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, IMPACT LEFT FRONTAL BUMPER AT 10-15 MPH. DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK, THROWING OCCUPANT HIT THE WINDSHIELD, AND CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE SPEED DROPPED DRAMATICALLY TO 25-30 MPH AND CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SOMEHOW MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR THROUGH THE TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ON THIS CAR.*AK

NECESSARY PARTS WERE NOT REPLACED TO CORRECT RECALL 92V135000. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH THE DOOR LATCHES AND LOCKS, ALSO, CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR RECALL SERVICE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED A DEFECTIVE (DIEHARD BATTERY), VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NO-START CONDITION AND STALLING, ON TWO OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO PLACE OF PURCHASE TO HAVE BATTERY INSPECTED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY, REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, WIRING FROM THE STARTING MOTOR TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, STARTER AND FINALLY THE BATTERY, RECEIVED NOTICE OF DEFECTIVE BATTERY AFTER ALL PREVIOUS REPLACEMENTS WERE COMPLETED. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (92V135000). HOWEVER, FOR THE PASS FOUR YEARS, THE RIGHT SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS EXPERIENCED FAILUE WHICH COULD BE THE RESULT OF A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *YC

KEY CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION IN ANY GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED AND VEHICLE HAS ROLLED AWAY BEFORE. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

WHENEVER THE TANK IS FILLED UP ALL THE WAY CONSUMER SMELLS GAS. IF IT IS NOT FILLED UP, CANNOT SMELL GAS. TOOK TO DEALER,AND THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A HAIRLINE SPLIT IN TANK. DEALER DID NOT REPAIR. CONSUMER FEELS IF CAR RUNS OVER A CIGARETTE IT MIGHT EXPLODE. *AK