1994 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 364 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Toyota Camry. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 15% of complaints. Next are brakes (13%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 364 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 78 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 74 and 11
- Typical mileage
- 107,000 miles 29 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 107,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 78 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 74 injuries reported; 11 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 24th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota Camry with enough data (201 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
In a side impact collision the vehicle broke in half, and all the occupants were thrown from the vehicle while wearing seat belts. Tt
(lawyer on behalf of deceased vehicle owner wilma rahaim) passenger side air bag did not fully inflate in a front end accident, resulting in the death of the passenger, there was also 2 injuries.
Wifes car started smoking at 59,000 miles. I went to local toyota and they said that the oil had not been changed on a regular basis. I told them that was not true. I asked how many others are having the same trouble and they said that toyota engines do not give any problems when the oil is changed. Service manager told me in secret that some owners have put transmission fluid in the oil as a detergent and break up the sludge.
Tl*the contact owns a 1994 toyota camry. While driving on a snow covered surface at 10 MPH, the contact began experiencing steering failure. Prior to the failure, the brakes were serviced. The vehicle was taken back to a local mechanic who previously serviced the brakes and rotors who stated that the bolts were missing from a previous brake repair. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000 and the current mileage was 18,934.