IllustrationAIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON, CONTACTED DEALER, AND EALER TRIED TO FIX AIR BAG, BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT WORK. SECOND TIME CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED. CONSUMER HAS HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP THRREE TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
1999 Toyota Camry
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 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
120–25K
2625–50K
3850–75K
3475–100K
41100–150K
23150K+
174 reports with mileage · 327 unknown
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.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 110 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 76 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 74 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
99 crash reports42 fire reports62 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
74 reportsCONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB
DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN CAMRY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREE ANGLE AT AN ESTIMATED 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FENDER HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FENDER OF THE OTHER CAR.*JB
DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FOLLOWING FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH TOTALLED OUR VEHICLE. *AK
DURING AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN HEAD AND FACIAL INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. CONSUMER REAR ENDED OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RIGHT SIDE FRONTAL COLLISION , SPEED WAS NOT DETERMINED. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 15-20 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND WILL REPAIR IT. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Official recalls
101V012000 · Vehicle Speed Control
Jan 16, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND V6 ENGINES, AND BUILT AT ONE OF TWO LINES AT THE KENTUCKY PLANT. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HOUSING COULD BE DEFORMED AT THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR-TO-THROTTLE BODY CONNECTION. THE ACCELERATOR INNER-CABLE COULD WEAR AWAY AND EVENTUALLY BREAK.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD ALLOW THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE OR REMAIN IN ITS MOST RECENT POSITION REGARDLESS OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL OPERATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 23, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
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
2PE02079 · Engine Compartment Fire
Opened Oct 22, 2002 · Closed Mar 18, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
ODI'S DATA ANALYSIS FOUND THE FIRES RATES TO BE CONSISTENTLY LOW AND EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG SIX MODEL YEARS AND SIX DIFFERENT ENGINE CONFIGURATIONS.ODI EXAMINED A VARIETY OF ROOT CAUSES, THOSE BEING DETONATION (RESULTING IN OIL PAN PUNCTURE FROM CONNECTING ROD), STARTER FIRES, VARIOUS FUEL RELATED FIRES, LEAKING OIL FILTERS, WIRING ISSUES, IMPROPER REPAIRS AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS.NONE OF THE ISSUES EXAMINED HAD REPORTS THAT INDICATED A TREND WHEN NORMALIZED FOR POPULATON AND EXPOSURE.SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR FULL DETAILS.
DP02004 · Engine Seizure
Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.