Four problems related to power steering pump have been reported for the 1998 Toyota Camry. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The brakes on my 1998 Toyota Camry wore out at 15000 miles. The service writer at the service dealer told me that the 1997 and 1998 Camry have a design defect that causes more pressure to be applied to the front brakes than to the back brakes, causing the front brakes to wear out prematurely. My power steering pump developed a leak before it was replaced by the servicing dealer at 19000 miles, causing the vehicle to have steering and control problems.
Design of power steering fluid reservior failed, causing leakage, due to split seam.
Power steering pump leak. Yh.
Owner has abs brakes, vehicle will not stop when brakes are applied. Problem is intermittent. Dealers cannot duplicate problem. Also power steering pump has failed, cause unknown. Ignition lock failure.