1998 Toyota Camry steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 34 complaints for the 1998 Toyota Camry, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 107,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 107,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Steering completely failed when driving in clear, dry, midday weather on I-695 in baltimore. Car wobbled right then left. Driver tried to compensate, but car radically oversteered at first. Then, on its own, the car sharply veered left across highway into concrete wall. Skid marks showed car traveling in direction of wheels, I.e. No lateral skid marks, so wheels were turned to left in spite of attempts to turn right. We are temporarily holding the car for your possible investigation. Please notify asap.
Dt: on 7/7/05, the steering wheel assembly had to be replaced by owner. She received recall sscxoc6 notice, but did not recall whether she received the recall letter before or after repairs were done. Owner called toyota to have them check recall letter to see if it was related to the work done. Toyota told owner she has had the recall work done. The vehicle iwasregularly serviced. The location of the work was the steering wheel assembly.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Toyota Camry
- Brakes 140 complaints
- Engine 99 complaints
- Cruise control 86 complaints
- Suspension 78 complaints
- Air bags 53 complaints
- Tires 47 complaints
- Body & structure 37 complaints
- Electrical system 35 complaints