1997 Toyota Camry body & structure problems
27 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 1997 Toyota Camry, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 4% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle hydroplaned @ apporx. 65-70 MPH hitting a concrete bridge which turned the vehicle 180 degrees and the front hit the other side of the bridge and the vehicle continued spinning. Niether airbag deployed.
In 2001, when opening driver's door from outside with the door unlocked the flat part of the handle that is flush with the outer body of the door broke off from the remainder of the handle fixed into the door leaving a sharp piece of plastic on either side of the handle area that must be pried up to open the door. In the same week, the rear driver's side door did the same thing.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Toyota Camry
- Brakes 126 complaints
- Engine 106 complaints
- Suspension 71 complaints
- Air bags 55 complaints
- Electrical system 40 complaints
- Steering 31 complaints
- Cruise control 30 complaints
- Seats 30 complaints