1999 TOYOTA CAMRY — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 484 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (99 complaints · 20.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 99
  • Fires 42
  • Injuries 86
  • Deaths 2
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 99 of 484 owner complaints (20.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 99 complaints, 20.5% of reports ENGINE 99 · 20.5% · 3 crash reports 21 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 66 complaints, 13.6% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 66 · 13.6% · 11 crash reports AIR BAGS: 65 complaints, 13.4% of reports AIR BAGS 65 · 13.4% · 54 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 51 complaints, 10.5% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 51 · 10.5% · 14 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 31 complaints, 6.4% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 31 · 6.4% · 1 crash reports 11 fire reports SUSPENSION: 25 complaints, 5.2% of reports SUSPENSION 25 · 5.2% VISIBILITY: 20 complaints, 4.1% of reports VISIBILITY 20 · 4.1% STEERING: 18 complaints, 3.7% of reports STEERING 18 · 3.7% · 4 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 14 complaints, 2.9% of reports POWER TRAIN 14 · 2.9% · 1 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 318 complaints, 65.7% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 318 · 65.7% · 70 crash reports 26 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 99 20.5% 3 crashes · 21 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 66 13.6% 11 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 65 13.4% 54 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 51 10.5% 14 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 31 6.4% 1 crashes · 11 fires
SUSPENSION 25 5.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 20 4.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 18 3.7% 4 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 14 2.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 318 65.7% 70 crashes · 26 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 1998; the first recall shown was reported in Jan 2001. 1998-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 1999-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 1999-Q3: 29 owner reports 29 1999-Q4: 20 owner reports 20 2000-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2000-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 2000-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2000-Q4: 24 owner reports 24 2001-Q1: 18 owner reports 18 2001-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2001-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2001-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q1: 17 owner reports 17 2002-Q2: 21 owner reports 21 2002-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2002-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2003-Q1: 20 owner reports 20 2003-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2003-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2003-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q1: 21 owner reports 21 2004-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q3: 15 owner reports 15 2004-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2005-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2005-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2005-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2005-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2010-Q1: 20 owner reports 20 2010-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2010-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 Owner reports Oct 1998 Oct 2021 Recall campaign 01V012000 ◆ Recall campaign 01V012000 Recall campaign 09E025000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E025000 Investigation DP02004 ● Investigation DP02004 Investigation PE02079 ● Investigation PE02079
  • Campaign 09E025000 was reported 3,420 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1998-Q4 Owner reports 2
1999-Q1 Owner reports 8
1999-Q2 Owner reports 14
1999-Q3 Owner reports 29
1999-Q4 Owner reports 20
2000-Q1 Owner reports 12
2000-Q2 Owner reports 14
2000-Q3 Owner reports 13
2000-Q4 Owner reports 24
2001-Q1 Owner reports 18
2001-Q2 Owner reports 13
2001-Q3 Owner reports 12
2001-Q4 Owner reports 3
2002-Q1 Owner reports 17
2002-Q2 Owner reports 21
2002-Q3 Owner reports 12
2002-Q4 Owner reports 7
2003-Q1 Owner reports 20
2003-Q2 Owner reports 13
2003-Q3 Owner reports 13
2003-Q4 Owner reports 7
2004-Q1 Owner reports 21
2004-Q2 Owner reports 7
2004-Q3 Owner reports 15
2004-Q4 Owner reports 10
2005-Q1 Owner reports 7
2005-Q2 Owner reports 6
2005-Q3 Owner reports 8
2005-Q4 Owner reports 5
2006-Q1 Owner reports 3
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 4
2007-Q1 Owner reports 3
2007-Q2 Owner reports 3
2007-Q4 Owner reports 4
2008-Q1 Owner reports 5
2008-Q3 Owner reports 3
2008-Q4 Owner reports 3
2009-Q1 Owner reports 2
2009-Q2 Owner reports 2
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2009-Q4 Owner reports 7
2010-Q1 Owner reports 20
2010-Q2 Owner reports 9
2010-Q3 Owner reports 2
2010-Q4 Owner reports 4
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 2
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 3
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 4
2014-Q4 Owner reports 3
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 2
2016-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2021-Q4 Owner reports 3
Recall campaign 1 01V012000
Recall campaign 1 09E025000
Defect investigation 1 DP02004
Defect investigation 1 PE02079
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 01V012000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD ALLOW THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE OR REMAIN IN ITS MOST RECENT POSITION REGARDLESS OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL OPERATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 23, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E025000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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