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1998 Toyota Camry electrical system problems

33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1998 Toyota Camry6% of all complaints for this model year.

33
Electrical System complaints
6%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 6
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. The contact stated that the odometer failed. All the other gauges and lights were illuminated and worked as intended. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was…

    filed Feb 22, 2016

  • The original manufacture key fails to unlock the trunk of the car and door locks intermittently. I also have difficulty starting the vehicle with the key. This problem is not weather or accident related. *tr

    filed Mar 3, 2013

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electrical System problems in other Camry years

YearReportsShare
2025 Camry2518%
2024 Camry24%
2023 Camry813%
2022 Camry814%
2021 Camry85%
2020 Camry6424%
2019 Camry256%
2018 Camry659%
2017 Camry2316%
2016 Camry2011%
2015 Camry3011%
2014 Camry5412%
Camry electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.