Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / CAMRY / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004301122 Incident Date: Sep, 24 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: CAMRY Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring: rear compartment/trunk
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BG22K0WU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 28 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 05 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1. the automobile would shimmy, shake and stop operating suddenly when the brakes were applied. this lead to several near accident scenarios. . when the automobile would shake violently and the engine would cut off it prevented the driver from proceeding on major highways and at intersections causing a dangerous situation. 3. the car was taken to a toyota dealer for repair. brake repairs were done but this was not the problem. this resulted in another very dangerous near accident during rush hour traffic at an intersection in which the auto would not start after shaking and coming to a violent halt.*ak