1997 Toyota Camry power train problems
35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1997 Toyota Camry — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Bought the car used and the car ran well but now the transmission went out. It would slip from time to time but now is out completely. Which seems to be very mysterious. I was searcjing to see how commo. The problem is or has been. I thought there might. Have been recalls on the transmission but…”
filed Dec 3, 2019
“I was not notified of a recall for a condition that allows the key to be removed with the transmission still in drive. I have experienced several events when I turned off the vehicle, removed the key and it started to roll away due to the transmission being in drive.”
filed Oct 10, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Camry years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Camry | 3 | 6% |
| 2023 Camry | 7 | 11% |
| 2022 Camry | 6 | 10% |
| 2021 Camry | 11 | 7% |
| 2020 Camry | 33 | 12% |
| 2019 Camry | 112 | 28% |
| 2018 Camry | 194 | 26% |
| 2017 Camry | 6 | 4% |
| 2016 Camry | 18 | 10% |
| 2015 Camry | 36 | 13% |
| 2014 Camry | 128 | 28% |
| 2013 Camry | 67 | 24% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Toyota Camry
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.