Toyota Camry Engine Problems
2,665 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 26 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2007. Best year: 2014.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
2006 SOLARA WAS DRIVEN BY MY SON WHO WAS FOUND DEAD IN A CANAL ON 1/28/08 BY A PASSERBY. THE CAR HAD THE TENDENCY TO HAVE THE FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE RIDE UP, WHICH I WAS USED TO AS IT WAS MY CAR. THEREFORE, I SUSPECT THE FLOOR M...
2002 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS IN RALEIGH, NC. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED SECONDS AFTER WHEN AN AMTRAK TRAIN COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE. A MECHANICAL DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN RULED OUT. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE POSSESSION ...
FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. *TR
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT MY SON'S FATAL 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA CRASH. HIS CAR WENT INTO FULL SPEED AND HIT THE TREES WITH SPEED CLOSE TO 100 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH 20 MPH LIMIT. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 9/21/2011*CW UP...
HIGH SPEED COLLISION INVOLVING A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. DRIVER WAS FAMILIAR WITH ROAD AND WAS NOT KNOWN TO DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY OR SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE SPEED LIMIT. POLICE REPORT PUT RATE OF SPEED AT TIME OF COLLISION AT LEAST 85 MPH. CONVE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLA...
June 9,2026 I was in gig harbor washington visiting my son. I pulled into the right side of the drive way as I have done a 1000 times over the years. I was slowly pulling up to the right side of the garage and the car surged forward at...
car caught on fire in apartment complex over night. whole car was destroyed
While driving at normal speed, the vehicle’s engine compartment caught fire without any collision or external impact. I pulled over immediately, and the fire originated from under the hood. The vehicle had approximately 25,000 miles an...
I gave yesterday a complaint (9/24/25 complaint #11689593). Today at the same location, exit ramp of the AZ 101, going west, the same thing happened. Today, 9/25/25, as I was approaching the car that was waiting to enter 56th street my e...
Uncontrollable Sudden Acceleration 3 times while I drove the car, it suddenly and rapidly accelerated. Eventually, the car crashed and was totaled. The first time was 3/31/25 when my wife and I went to the car wash. To exit the car w...
I could not crank my car, all the lights were on, on the dashboard, reducing power, stuck in limp mode