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1995 Toyota Camry

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1995 Toyota Camry do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 295.

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303Owner complaints

Model-year median: 295

1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
565
1992260
1993287
1994303
1995417
1996555
1997600
1998
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
52Air Bags
41Engine And Engine Cooling
34Power Train
25Vehicle Speed Control
23
All reported categories
Steering
22Electrical System
18Structure
17Tires
17Seat Belts
14Suspension
14Unknown Or Other
13Exterior Lighting
11Fuel System, Gasoline
8Visibility
8Equipment
6Latches/locks/linkages
6Seats
5Service Brakes
4Fuel System, Other
2Interior Lighting
2Child Seat
1Engine
1Service Brakes, Air
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 56 of 303 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.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

46 crash reports11 fire reports34 injury reports

What owners actually said

303 reports
115,900 miles · Sep 1, 2006
Seat Belts

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION THE REAR LEFT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED TO KEEP TENSION WHILE IN USE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - THE REAR SEAT BELT FAILED/SNAPPED WHI…

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION THE REAR LEFT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED TO KEEP TENSION WHILE IN USE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - THE REAR SEAT BELT FAILED/SNAPPED WHILE AN OCCUPANT WAS STRAPPED IN IT. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10167219

179,053 miles · May 15, 2006
Power Train

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE, THERE IS NO FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED FIFTH GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ODI #10157567

130,000 miles · Mar 4, 2006
Engine And Engine Cooling

1995 TOYOTA CAMRY THREATENS TO STALL WHEN SHARPLY ACCELERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, UNLESS FOOT REMAINS ON ACCELERATOR. TOYOTA MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF THE ERG VALVE. VALVE AND HOUSING WERE REPLACED, AND PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10151797

130,000 miles · Feb 27, 2006
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WENT INSIDE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY LOOKED OUT AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NO INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HA…

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WENT INSIDE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY LOOKED OUT AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NO INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

NHTSA ODI #10151305

Mileage unknown · Dec 29, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling

MY 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY BEGAN TO HAVE DOCUMENTED SIGNS OF OIL SLUDGE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AROUND 1999. EACH TIME I WOULD HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND ANY REPAIRS MADE TO KEEP MY CAR IN GOOD AND WORKING CONDITION, IT WAS NOTED THAT MY OIL HAD SLUDGE. AT THAT TIME, I KNEW NOTHING OF THE TOYOTA SLUDGE ISSUE. AFTER HAVING THIS DIAG…

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MY 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY BEGAN TO HAVE DOCUMENTED SIGNS OF OIL SLUDGE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AROUND 1999. EACH TIME I WOULD HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND ANY REPAIRS MADE TO KEEP MY CAR IN GOOD AND WORKING CONDITION, IT WAS NOTED THAT MY OIL HAD SLUDGE. AT THAT TIME, I KNEW NOTHING OF THE TOYOTA SLUDGE ISSUE. AFTER HAVING THIS DIAGNOSIS A FEW TIMES, I WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR A SECOND OPINION SINCE THE "SLUDGE" PROBLEM KEPT RECURRING DESPITE OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD ABOUT TOYOTA MODELS WITH COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE SLUDGE. MY MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED (1995 CAMRY, V4). I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED TOYOTA WITHOUT RECOURSE. I HAVE SPENT OVER 5K TO REBUILD MY ENGINE AND I AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM TOYOTA AND PETITIONING TO HAVE MY MODEL AND OTHER TOYOTA MODELS WITH ENGINE OIL SLUDGE TO BE RECALLED. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10146344

Mileage unknown · Dec 22, 2005
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

1995 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE HOOD WHEN HE NOTICED FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES (OHIO TRAFFIC CR…

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1995 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE HOOD WHEN HE NOTICED FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM

NHTSA ODI #10146469

29,223 miles · Oct 29, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHEN I WENT TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED, THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT IT WOULDN'T PASS AND ASKED IF I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT I WANTED TO TAKE IT TO. I TOOK IT TOO MEINEKE AND HE SAID THAT THE PIPE GOING INTO MY CONVERTER WENT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE PIPE AND CONVERTER. HE SAID THAT IT WAS RELATIVELY COMMON FOR MY CAR. I HAVE A…

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WHEN I WENT TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED, THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT IT WOULDN'T PASS AND ASKED IF I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT I WANTED TO TAKE IT TO. I TOOK IT TOO MEINEKE AND HE SAID THAT THE PIPE GOING INTO MY CONVERTER WENT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE PIPE AND CONVERTER. HE SAID THAT IT WAS RELATIVELY COMMON FOR MY CAR. I HAVE A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY AND IT HAD A LITTLE OVER 29,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10141191

Mileage unknown · Oct 7, 2005
Steering

THE DEFECTIVE STEERING RACK AND PINION CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT RESPOND PROPERLY (DIRECTLY) TO TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TOYOTA DEALER TOLD ME THAT TEETH IN THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM HAVE BROKEN. THE SITUATION IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS GOING INTO A CURVE IN THE ROAD. *UJB

NHTSA ODI #10139032

144,000 miles · May 26, 2005
Air BagsCrashInjury

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH BEHIND A PICK UP TRUCK WOODEN CANVAS CONNECTED TO SOME METAL POLES FLEW OFF THE BACK OF THE PICK UP AND HIT THE FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SPUN SEVERAL TIMES UNCONTROLLABLY AND RAN INTO A LAMP POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK …

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WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH BEHIND A PICK UP TRUCK WOODEN CANVAS CONNECTED TO SOME METAL POLES FLEW OFF THE BACK OF THE PICK UP AND HIT THE FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SPUN SEVERAL TIMES UNCONTROLLABLY AND RAN INTO A LAMP POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER WAS STRUCK IN THE WINDSHIELD BY A PICK UP TRUCK BED COVER LINER. *SC

NHTSA ODI #10117204

94,000 miles · Mar 1, 2005
Latches/locks/linkages

INTERMITTENTLY THE FRONT POWERED DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO WORK CORRECTLY. DOOR WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10113218

Official recalls

1

99V307000 · Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar

Nov 1, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED CAUSING STEERING VIBRATION AND LOOSENESS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT.

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

1

RQ99020 · Steering Wheel Detachment

Opened Oct 6, 1999 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Steering

OBATINED RECALL 99V-307

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