1997 Toyota Camry defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1997 Toyota Camry. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02079 · opened Oct 22, 2002 · closed Mar 18, 2003

  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 …

• ENGINE SEIZURE
  Defect Petition DP02004 · opened Apr 30, 2002 · closed Jun 20, 2002
• IGNITION INTERLOCK FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE97034 · opened Jul 16, 1997 · closed Nov 28, 1997 · led to recall 97V213000