1992 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 646 complaints with NHTSA about the 1992 Toyota Camry. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 48% of complaints. Next are latches & locks (14%) and air bags (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 646 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 48% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 38 and 24
- Injuries and deaths
- 50 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 122,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 122,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 38 complaints mention a crash; 24 complaints mention a fire; 50 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota Camry with enough data (368 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
When removing the gas cap at the gas station, a flame shot out of the tank after one turn of the cap, causing burns to the consumer's face, and tank to catch on fire. Dealer has been contacted.
When vehicle was involved in a head-on crash traveling about 30-35. The driver's side air bag did not deploy. The vehicle has been towed to dealer for repairs.
While traveling 10-15 MPH consumer hit pothole, and both drivers and passenger's airbags deployed, causing consumer to rear end another vechicle at stand still . There were injuries to bothe passenger and driver. Dearler was contacted, and cause of failure was due to bad sensors.
Tl* the contact owns a 1992 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH the driver side air bag deployed without any warning. The contact sustained minor injuries. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 120,000.
If the keys to the ignition are shut off in mid-flight you have no steering or brakes period. You have no control of the car.