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1993 Toyota Camry engine problems

39 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1993 Toyota Camry, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
39 12% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Oil/fluid leaks from four spots (transmission area, valve cover gaskets, power steering pump and rack & pinion) mysteriously occurred at the same time and almost set the vehicle ablazed when the oil dripped onto exhaust pipe just below the engine compartment. The car dealers serviceman advised me not to drive the car any longer until it is fixed because it will surely be on fire. *nlm

Reported at 133,017 miles, January 2003 Fire

The engine failed on my 1993 v6 3.0l camry with only 70,000 miles, due to electrolysis on the cylinders and resulting damage to the cooling system and engine block. My second opinion mechanic states that this is the same v6 engine that was used in toyota trucks in the early 90's that had head gasket defects that LED to the exact same problems. I understand that toyota recalled and replaced these gaskets and fixed any resulting damage.

Reported at 70,000 miles, November 2003

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