Total Complaints
334 filings
TOYOTA CAMRY · model year
334 NHTSA complaints, 58 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1993TOYOTACAMRY carries 334 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 58 crashes, 14 fires, 61 injuries, and 2 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1993 CAMRY is air bags:frontal with 34 filings, followed by power train:automatic transmission (24) and engine and engine cooling:engine (18). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 51 investigation files overlapping the 1993 CAMRY, and 1 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
334 filings
Crashes Reported
58 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Above median complaint volume — review patterns below.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 34 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 24 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 18 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 16 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 14 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 13 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 12 |
| AIR BAGS | 11 |
| TIRES | 10 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 8 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 7 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 6 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 6 |
(1) BREAK IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, BREAK LIGHT IS SHOWING, AFTER ADDING FLUID LIGHT DISAPPEAR AND FUNCTION AFTER SEVERAL PUMPING, PUSHING OF THE BREAK DOWN AND RELEASING TOWARDS UP. SEEMS LIMITED FRICTION TO FUNCTION THE BREAK. WENT TO MECHANIC SHOP, WAS UNABLE TO DETECT, RATHER FILLED WITH BREAK FLUID AND INJECTED BREAK FLUID THROUGH PHYSICAL PUMPING TO THE BREAK. WORKS UNTIL FEW MILES DRIVE , AFTER THAT BREAK FLUID LEVEL START FALLING DOWN AND BREAK START TO LOOSE ITS FUNCTION. AFTER NUMEROUS PUMPING BREAK WORK LITTLE BIT, BUT AGAIN TURN BACK TO NON FUNCTIONING/ ALMOST UNABLE TO STOP / TAKE DISTANCE TO SLOW DOWN. BREAKS SHOES, PAD APPEARS TO HAVE THEIR STRENGTH/ THICKNESS AS PER MECHANIC, HOWEVER BREAK IS NOT FUNCTIONING . THIS CONDITION OF OUT OF ORDER/ NON FUNCTIONING BREAK EXPERIENCE WHILE CAR IS SITTING IDLE/ IGNITION ON, WHILE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE LOCALLY, CITY ROAD(S). (2) THE ENGINE IGNITION ONCE STARTED WITH THE KEY, THE ENGINE AND CAR RUNS/ RUNNING WITHOUT HAVING TH
Mileage: 165,860
(1) BREAK IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, BREAK LIGHT IS SHOWING, AFTER ADDING FLUID LIGHT DISAPPEAR AND FUNCTION AFTER SEVERAL PUMPING, PUSHING OF THE BREAK DOWN AND RELEASING TOWARDS UP. SEEMS LIMITED FRICTION TO FUNCTION THE BREAK. WENT TO MECHANIC SHOP, WAS UNABLE TO DETECT, RATHER FILLED WITH BREAK FLUID AND INJECTED BREAK FLUID THROUGH PHYSICAL PUMPING TO THE BREAK. WORKS UNTIL FEW MILES DRIVE , AFTER THAT BREAK FLUID LEVEL START FALLING DOWN AND BREAK START TO LOOSE ITS FUNCTION. AFTER NUMEROUS PUMPING BREAK WORK LITTLE BIT, BUT AGAIN TURN BACK TO NON FUNCTIONING/ ALMOST UNABLE TO STOP / TAKE DISTANCE TO SLOW DOWN. BREAKS SHOES, PAD APPEARS TO HAVE THEIR STRENGTH/ THICKNESS AS PER MECHANIC, HOWEVER BREAK IS NOT FUNCTIONING . THIS CONDITION OF OUT OF ORDER/ NON FUNCTIONING BREAK EXPERIENCE WHILE CAR IS SITTING IDLE/ IGNITION ON, WHILE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE LOCALLY, CITY ROAD(S). (2) THE ENGINE IGNITION ONCE STARTED WITH THE KEY, THE ENGINE AND CAR RUNS/ RUNNING WITHOUT HAVING TH
Mileage: 165,860
DRIVING NORTH ON THE TACONIC PARKWAY A CAR HITS ME ON MY PASSENGER SIDE FROM THEN I HIT A GUARDRAIL THEN FLIPPED THEN HIT A ROCK AND LANDED IN THE TREES THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT CAME OUT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE MY PASSENGER AIR BAG NEVER CAME OUT.
Mileage: 153,000
I HAD A WRECK THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BURNING MY RIGHT ARM AND RELEASING SMOKE AND PATICALS THAT I COUGHED UP FOR A WEEK
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON SEPT. 19 2015(SATURDAY). I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AND AS I PROCEEDED DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET I WAS ONLY GOING 5-10MPH AS I LEFT THE GREEN LIGHT AND LESS THAN A MIN. I COULDN'T SEE NOTHING. UNTIL AND A DARK HUGE SUV WITH NO LIGHTS ON CUTS ME OFF AND MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AND HIT ME HEAD ON. CAUSING MY RADIATOR OTHER PARTS PUSHED TO THE BACK AND TO RIGHT OF MY CAR WHERE THE BATTERY WAS...THE MAN WHO HIT ME, HIT ME SO HARD THAT MY STIRRING WHEEL AIRBAG EXPLODING AND CAUSED DAMAGES TO MY CHIN, NECK AND MY CHEST.
Mileage: 202,000
I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON SEPT. 19 2015(SATURDAY). I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AND AS I PROCEEDED DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET I WAS ONLY GOING 5-10MPH AS I LEFT THE GREEN LIGHT AND LESS THAN A MIN. I COULDN'T SEE NOTHING. UNTIL AND A DARK HUGE SUV WITH NO LIGHTS ON CUTS ME OFF AND MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AND HIT ME HEAD ON. CAUSING MY RADIATOR OTHER PARTS PUSHED TO THE BACK AND TO RIGHT OF MY CAR WHERE THE BATTERY WAS...THE MAN WHO HIT ME, HIT ME SO HARD THAT MY STIRRING WHEEL AIRBAG EXPLODING AND CAUSED DAMAGES TO MY CHIN, NECK AND MY CHEST.
Mileage: 202,000
RAN DIRECTLY INTO A TREE AT APPOX. 30MPH AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONCIDERABLE DAMAGE TO DRIVERS SIDE FRONT GRILLE, BUMPER, HEADLIGHTS, HOOD AND SIDE PANEL.
Mileage: 323,000
RAN DIRECTLY INTO A TREE AT APPOX. 30MPH AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONCIDERABLE DAMAGE TO DRIVERS SIDE FRONT GRILLE, BUMPER, HEADLIGHTS, HOOD AND SIDE PANEL.
Mileage: 323,000
I WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH WHEN LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR CONTINUED AT THAT SPEED AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAP THE PEDAL IT ONLY SPED UP MORE. I HELD THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ATTEMPT TO SLOW IT DOWN TO NO AVAIL. I SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WENT TO 4000+ RPM. I HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND LET IT COAST TO A STOP. OF COURSE WHEN I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKE BOOST. ON VACATION IN OHIO WHEN HAPPENED. *TR
Mileage: 266,533
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED INTO TRAFFIC AND NARROWLY AVOIDED SEVERAL CRASHES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOVED FORWARD AND BACKWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Mileage: 190,000
CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. *TR
Mileage: 128,000
1993 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES DISCONTENT REGARDING HER DAUGHTER'S FATAL HEAD ON COLLISION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER CROSSED INTO THE OTHER LANE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVNG IN. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE, IT WAS BOTH PARTIES FAULT.
THE CAR STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE CAR CRASHED (T-BONED) A CAR GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON APRIL 2, 2009, WE WERE DRIVING ON I-68 E LESS THAN 100 FROM OUR DESTINATION OF WASHINGTON, DC. WE WERE DRIVING AROUND THE HILLS AND SUDDENLY, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR BUT IT DIDN'T SLOW THE CAR BUT DID HELP SO THAT CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAN THE 75+MPH. (IT HAD ACCELERATED TO FROM 60-65MPH.) WE TRIED TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND OFF THINKING IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE BUT IT DIDN'T HELP AND IT WAS OFF WHEN THE INCIDENT BEGAN. WE TRIED GOING INTO NEUTRAL BUT IT JUST REVVED THE ENGINE UP INTO THE RED, BUT FROM THERE WE WERE GOING TO PUT IT IN PARK, BUT GOING FROM NEUTRAL TO PARK WE PASSED THROUGH REVERSE AND SINCE THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING WE STARTED TAKING OFF IN REVERSE. WE ENDED UP PERPENDICULAR TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN, BUT GOT THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK; (THE WIRE OVER THE SPRING MECHANISM THAT PULLS THE THROTTLE WIRE BACK IF YO
Mileage: 198,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING 55MPH WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WAS MOVING SIDE TO SIDE. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER AND CRASH INTO THE WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY PERSON INJURED. SHE HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND A HELICOPTER TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE. NO MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER UNTIL RECENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,833. UPDATED 04/27/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/14/10*JB
Mileage: 199,833
1993 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCERATOR STUCK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD IT FIXED AT AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE FACILITY. THE TECH REPLACED THEB ENTIRE THROTLE MECANISM. HE SAID IT WAS WORN. THIS CAR IS OUTSIDE OF THE YEARS OF THE RECALL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR EXTERIOR TAIL LIGHT BULBS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TWO MONTHS WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE LAMP BULBS ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Mileage: 119,000
1. APRIL 2, 2009. WE WERE DRIVING ON I-68 E LESS THAN 100 FROM OUR DESTINATION OF WASHINGTON, DC. WE WERE DRIVING AROUND THE HILLS THERE AND SUDDENLY, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR BUT IT DIDN'T SLOW THE CAR BUT DID HELP SO THAT CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAN THE 75+MPH IT HAD ACCELERATED TO FROM 60-65MPH. WE TRIED TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND OFF THINKING IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE BUT IT DIDN'T HELP AND IT WAS ON WHEN THE INCIDENT BEGAN. WE TRIED GOING INTO NEUTRAL BUT IT JUST REVVED THE ENGINE UP INTO THE RED, BUT FROM THERE WE WERE GOING TO PUT IT IN PARK, BUT GOING FROM NEUTRAL TO PARK WE PASSED THROUGH REVERSE AND SINCE THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING WE STARTED TAKING OFF IN REVERSE. WELL WE ENDED UP PERPENDICULAR TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN, BUT GOT THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK, THE WIRE OVER THE SPRING MECHANISM THAT PULLS THE THROTTLE WIRE BACK IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT
Mileage: 198,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO DRIVE INTO TRAFFIC TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEARS INTO THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING EXCESSIVELY, FOLLOWED BY A REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE CONTACT SAFELY DROVE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE POLICE WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 173,000.
Mileage: 173,000
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.