IllustrationAUZILARY POWER BOX UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE. RADIO, CLOCK, AND INTERIOR LIGHT ARE KNOWN COMPONENTS NOT TO WORK. FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND WAS CONTAINED TO POWER BOX ONLY. LOTS OF SMOKE AND VAPORS.
1992 Toyota Camry
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Toyota Camry do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 295.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 23 of 565 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 299 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Latches/locks/linkages. Review the 89 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
32 crash reports19 fire reports38 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
26 reportsVEHICLE FIRE IN THE ENGINE DUE TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. MJS
HEAVY SMOKE BEGAN TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WHILE PULLING FROM PARKING LOT. EVEN AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE ENGINE FINALLY WENT OFF AFTER TRYING THE KEY A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE STARTER WAS FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM. THE STARTER …
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HEAVY SMOKE BEGAN TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WHILE PULLING FROM PARKING LOT. EVEN AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE ENGINE FINALLY WENT OFF AFTER TRYING THE KEY A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE STARTER WAS FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM. THE STARTER HAD BEEN REPLACED. *AK
VERY POOR DEALER SERVICE. REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY EVEN IT WAS BARELY OVER THE 60K FACTORY WARRANTY. HAD THE SUSPENSION BUSHING REPLACED AT 30K. BATTERY DIED AT 29K. *AK
WIRING HARNESS FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
WIRING HARNESS UNDER HOOD FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.
WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT TED LIGHT FLAMES WERE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT A FIRE STARTED AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *AK
HOOD SUPPORT FAILED CAUSING HOOD TO COLLAPSE. (MS)
UPON CHANGING A FUSE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON ANYTIME, CAUSING ABS TO BE UNARMED. COULD RESULT IN PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. DUE TO SENSORS THEY WOULD NEED TO RESET EACH TIME. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
3PE96040 · Engine Compartment Hood Support Failures
Opened May 22, 1996 · Closed Sep 4, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT THE HOD SUPPORT STRUTS FAIL CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL ONTO OWNERS CAUSING INJURES.
EA93032 · Alleged Battery Explosions
Opened Dec 27, 1993 · Closed Nov 30, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
There is no summary currently available
PE93074 · Alleged Battery Failures
Opened Aug 27, 1993 · Closed Dec 27, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
There is no summary currently available