IllustrationAT A QUICK STOP ABS BRAKES STILL WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY.*AK
1993 Toyota Camry
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Toyota Camry do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 295.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Camry years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 28 of 260 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 45 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 40 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
47 crash reports9 fire reports41 injury reports
What owners actually said
260 reportsPOWER WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR/MOTOR SHORTED OUT, SHORT TO POWER MASTER SWITCH IN L/F DOOR, REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN HARNESS TO POWER MASTER SWITCH. *AKY
CONSUMER STATED ENGINE HAD TOO MANY LEAKS. *YH
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND TOUCHING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BACKWARDS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN.*AK
MICHELIN, RADIAL XSE, P195/70R14, DOT HNJ9B7LX0901, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 1800 MILES ON A 1993, TOYOTA, CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, AFTER PULLING OVER, NOTICED REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. NO INJURIES.*AK *YH
LEFT FRONT WINDOW ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING REGULATOR) FAILED TWICE (ORIGINAL + REPLACEMENT). THE PART WAS LAST REPLACED SETEMBER 25, 2000. *AK
THE RETRACTOR ON THE RIGHT REAR SELT BELT NO LONGER WORKS; WHEN YOU PULL OUT THE SEAT BELT, THERE IS NO TENSION, SO IT DOESN'T PULL ITSELF BACK IN. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE OUR RIGHT REAR SEAT FOR THIS REASON. HAS THERE BEEN ANY SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS? WE HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER. *AK
THERE IS A PERSISTENT OIL LEAK PROBLEM THAT BEGAN AT 89000 MILES AND IS UNFIXABLE. THE VALVE COVER, OIL PAN, AND OIL FILTER GASKETS WERE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 93000 MILES AND 9000 MILES LATER PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, PLUS THERE IS A SMOKE SMELL PERMEATING THE CAR CABIN. YD
MECHANISM SUPPORTING HOOD FAILED. THERE IS NO BACKUP SUPPORT, SUCH AS A ROD, THAT HOLDS UP THE HOOD. HOOD SLAMMED CLOSED ON CONSUMER'S HAND, CAUSING INJURY.*AK
AT 85000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP IN REVERSE, WHEN THE REVERSE GEAR WENT, THE OVERDRIVE DISENTEGRATED AND THERE WAS TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NLM
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
2EA93032 · 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