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1.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
84,620 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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1997 Toyota Camry drivetrain problems

drivetrain problem

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1997 Toyota Camry Owner Comments

problem #5

Dec 032019

Camry

  • 130,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Bought the car used and the car ran well but now the transmission went out. It would slip from time to time but now is out completely. Which seems to be very mysterious. I was searcjing to see how commo. The problem is or has been. I thought there might. Have been recalls on the transmission but didn't see any...

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #4

Jan 012014

Camry

  • 100,000 miles
I was not notified of a recall for a condition that allows the key to be removed with the transmission still in drive. I have experienced several events when I turned off the vehicle, removed the key and it started to roll away due to the transmission being in drive.

- San Jose, CA, USA

problem #3

Feb 022007

Camry

  • 100,000 miles
The ignition problem was main reason the transmission lock up. And it have cooling problems.

- Twenty-Nine Palm , CA, USA

problem #2

Feb 022007

Camry

  • 100 miles
The ignition problem was main reason the transmission lock up. And it have cooling problems.

- Twenty-Nine Palm , CA, USA

problem #1

Nov 152003

Camry

  • Automatic transmission
  • 93,000 miles
Loud knocking heard from front right of vehicle. Toyota service department determined cause to be a bad cv joint. Additionally, during a routine engine oil change, I discovered an unusually large amount of beading sludge that had to be removed by hand to drail and fill the oil. I have read reports of the Toyota engines producing sludge and I would like to know how I go about getting this fixed on their recall if one occurs.

- Ofallon, IL, USA

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