Door Latch Problems of Toyota Camry - part 2

Events leading up to the failure were normal use of car doors. Inside door handles of front passenger and back passenger doors cracked and one completely fell off. Door handles broke on separate occasions, but within a 1. 5 year time span as passengers were trying to get out of car (car was unlocked). As a result riders cannot let themselves out of the car. Only the driver door is still in working condition. Driver must "valet style" let passengers out of the car. Inside door handles need to be replaced.

See all problems of the 2002 Toyota Camry 🔎.

Door would not open on driver's side or any of the other doors, consumer could not unlock the doors with key or lock button. The transmitter would not respond either. Before when it would get real hot the transmitter wouldn't work and lights wouldn't work. But could open the doors and get out. Last night had to crawl out the window to get out of the vehicle.

See all problems of the 2003 Toyota Camry 🔎.

Consumer keyless remote did not work and could not unlock doors. The consumer was told the doors were frozen because the key had never been used to unlock them. The consumer stated he should have been informed to use the key occasionally to unlock the doors in order to prevent them from freezing up.

See all problems of the 1999 Toyota Camry 🔎.

1999 Toyota solara door entry remote failed. When the consumer returned to his vehicle, he was unable to unlock the door with his key. The mechanic informed the consumer, the doors were frozen because the key had never been used to unlock them. The consumer believed it was the manufacturers responsibility to inform him that he needed to use the key occasionally to unlock the doors to prevent them from freezing up.

The driver's side door failed to operate properly. The driver tried to open the door and was unable to do so. The driver called the dealer for an appointment for the next day. The consumer spoke to a mechanic, and the mechanic determined that the lock mechanism malfunctioned, and needed to be replaced. The lock mechanism was replaced.

See all problems of the 2000 Toyota Camry 🔎.

The front passenger side door will not unlock with or without the remote or the key. No one can enter into the passenger seat.

For past 6 months my power door locks take turns not working. Sometimes they stop working in two at a time and remain broken for a couple of weeks. There are time when they will not even open manually(even from the inside). This is very scary in the event I need to get out and cannot because of the locks. It usually starts with the left front, then left front and rear, then left rear, left and right rear, then right rear, right rear and right front, then right front, then right and left front doors. Then they will all work fine for a month. It appears, to me, to be some type of short in the wiring.

Inside driver side door release handle broke off at spindle.

Interior door handles have broken during normal use. Could trap someone in car during an emergency. Dealer would only replace at full cost. Car is a 2002 Toyota Camry.

2002 Camry driver's side front inside door handle broke off preventing exit from vehicle. Vehicle has 16,000 miles on it. This part is made of plastic. All of my current and recent vehicles have a metal inside door handle I. E 1994 and 1996 Honda accords, 1992 Chrysler town and country and 1990 Toyota Camry.

Consumer stated that it will be hard to open the front driver side door from the inside. Dealer notified.

Rear door does not open from the inside- sticky latch. (I do not have the child safety locks ).

See all problems of the 1997 Toyota Camry 🔎.

1999 Toyota Camry driver's door handle broke off on opening the door (without using excessive force). This could be a hazard if someone needed entrance to the car in an emergency. The handle is a surprisingly thin plastic. The Toyota mechanic told me it was a known problem. An independent repair shop said the same.

In 2001, when opening driver's door from outside with the door unlocked the flat part of the handle that is flush with the outer body of the door broke off from the remainder of the handle fixed into the door leaving a sharp piece of plastic on either side of the handle area that must be pried up to open the door. In the same week, the rear driver's side door did the same thing. I was told by the dealer/service department that "these plastics just don't hold up well in this sun. " I was also told it would cost $150 to repair them [as of January 2003 it would now cost $200 to repair them] and that since the car was in its fourth year, the warranty was no longer in effect. I and my wife have both been cut several times trying to get into the vehicle. Toyota's response is still "the warranty was only for 36 months. ".

New automobile problems.

While driving at highway speed of 60 mph, passenger's door opened enough that door was ajar and light came on. Dealer was notified.

See all problems of the 2001 Toyota Camry 🔎.

Because of the failure of the child safety lock within the latch assm of both rear doors the occupant is unable to be open either door from the inside of the car. The doors can only be open from the outside of the car.

Steering wheel shake at 65mph. Dealer has attempted multiple times to repair but has been unable to isolate problem. . Drivers door will not shut completely unles slammed. Dealer reports Toyota working on technical bulletin for fix to dealers. Toyota corp and dealership as yet refuses to provide a new car.

Driver's door of new car needs much more force to close than other doors, on one occasion the door opened while vehcile was in motion and the door light did not come on, the consumer belives the door was defective and is a serious safety problem.

The driver's side door latch would keep sticking. Happens when door is either locked or unlocked from outside or inside.

Power door locks engage to locking position independently and often continually while vehicle is in motion. Was taken to Toyota dealer a minimum of two times to be repaired. Dealer detected a low voltage problem and replaced battery. Door locks continue to self lock. Dealer unable to get door locks to self initiate therefore diagnostic equipment unable to detect problem. Dealer unwilling to do any more for owner. Vehicle continues to engage locking mechanism while in use. Transporting children is potentially dangerous if mechanism locks child/children inside.

See all problems of the 1996 Toyota Camry 🔎.

I was sitting in the car reading, when I pressed the door unlock button on the armrest the door wouldn't unlock. The only way the door could be unlocked was to use the remote key. If a child were locked in the car on a hot day the child wouldn't be able to get out of the car. This car was manufactured in kentucky.

See all problems of the 1998 Toyota Camry 🔎.

Door lock release switch failed.

When getting in or out of vehicle & closing the door, the door locks would be making a clicking sounds as if locking. The doors are not locked. This also happens when the door is locked. The solenoid would make that clicking noise. Contacted dealer & was informed the vehicle was not recalled nor was problem under warranty.

Car locks & unlocks itself, very annoying.

Door lock failed. Qcaw.

2001 Toyota Camry doors will automatically lock. Consumer states that the doors will lock by themselves and can not open manually.

The door fail to close or latch tightly. Yh.

Unable to open rear door because the linkage failed. Yh.

Door latch failed.

Key fails to unlock either trunk or doors on vehicle. Problem is not weather related. It is an intermittent problem. The manufacturer installed a new lock system in the vehicle and the problem was solved.

If vehicle is locked from outside and someone is still inside, the locks will not let the person on the inside to get out. Door has to be opened with key from the outside. Dealer says that's normal.