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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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4T1BG22K2XU••••••1999 Toyota CAMRY
This build draws 6.2× more complaints than the average 1999 Toyota CAMRY build (21 vs 3).
21on this build
377on the model
111builds in total
3involved a crash
3involved a fire
5injuries
Most reportedEngine And Engine Cooling 9Service Brakes 4Hydraulic 4Electrical System 3
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireAug 2010
Our son was driving our 1999 camry on a major highway when all of the lights came on at once-check engine, check oil, check tires. Then there was a ding sound and a loud pop. The car shut off. He was able to move to the shoulder of the highway and exited the car. As he went to…
Engine And Engine CoolingfireJul 2008
Engine blew out on freeway. Engine failure diagnosed as sludge build up leading to thrown rod and crankshaft. Rod busted through crankcase. My 1999 toyota camry was one of toyota's flawed engine designs suffering from a known oil gel build up problem - *5s-fe four cylinder and…
Service BrakescrashAug 2004
While driving another vehicle veered into consumer's vehicle lane, consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor, causing vehicle to collide into the guard rail and crash. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained injuries. Vehicle was towed…
Air BagscrashJun 2004
While driving at 45 mph, another motorist pulled out in front of the consumer. The consumer t-boned the other motorist. The air bags failed to deploy upon impact. The consumer sustained a sternum and the passenger sustained severe back and neck injuries
SeatscrashNov 2002
On 11/26/2002. I was rear-end while stoping to make a left turn. The car hit me from the rear, which caued the drivers seat to break on impact. I was at a stand still! The drivers seat should not broke and fell back which caused lower back injury
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 4T1BG22K2XU581305 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.