1988 Toyota Camry

Complaint history

When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.

Problems owners report

Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.

AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.

Recalls

• NHTSA recall #16V396000June 2, 20167,749 vehicles affected

  seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler

  Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012 Prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 Camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 Corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element. The electrical wiring in the seat heaters may be damaged when the seat cushion is compressed.

  If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

  Remedy

  SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.

• NHTSA recall #92V135000September 22, 1992554,910 vehicles affected

  latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch

  The electronic control unit (ecu) for the power door lock system Can fail, causing the contacts to "weld", and resulting in door lock solenoid damage, with failure of the door to lock or unlock, even under manual operation.

  If the door fails to open after ecu failure, vehicleoccupants would have increased difficulty exiting the vehicle in an emergency.

  Remedy

  Install an additional subcircuit relay control to prevent malfunction of original relays in the ecu.

• NHTSA recall #89V175000October 18, 1989408,225 vehicles affected

  seat belts: front

  Occupant release of the lap belt in a certain manner could cause the belt retractor to lock at the retracted and stowed position.

  Seat belts may be unusable or occupants may bediscouraged from using belts, increasing their potential for injury in anaccidental or sudden stop.

  Remedy

  Replace lap belt with a redesigned belt guide.

• NHTSA recall #88V127000August 1, 198811,486 vehicles affected

  equipment: mechanical: accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift; equipment: mechanical: integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer

  Due to a design defect in the thread profile of the car jack, when the wagon is raised, the jack may be unable to sustain the vehicle.

  Jack could lower itself with potential to cause personalinjury.

  Remedy

  REPLACE JACK.

Other model years

• 1986 32
• 1987 58
• 1988
• 1989 113
• 1990 134
• 1991 149
• 1992 565
• 1993 260
• 1994 287
• 1995 303
• 1996 417
• 1997 555
• 1998 600
• 1999 501
• 2000 454
• 2001 272
• 2002 953
• 2003 782
• 2004 638
• 2005 721
• 2006 317
• 2007 2,888
• 2008 933
• 2009 1,294
• 2010 604
• 2011 602
• 2012 590
• 2013 274
• 2014 455
• 2015 271
• 2016 184
• 2017 148
• 2018 754
• 2019 400
• 2020 275
• 2021 158
• 2022 64
• 2023 65
• 2024 52