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At least I'm not the only one with moisture spots behind the speedometer glass...I thought it was just me. I purchased my 1999 LE new, and it has nearly 25,000 miles on it, and I've been noticing those spots for the past year or so. It looks like "drops of rain" dried water spots along the lower edge of the glass on the inside where I can't get to them. Lately, I've even seen what looks like a couple of pieces of lint or fuzz clinging to the backside of the glass. Have no clue as to how that is happening, but I will have the dealer check since it is still under warranty. I had that happen once with a 1986 Jetta, and turned out the window seal was leaking, which caused some stuff behind the dashboard to rust and stop working. The is my first Toyota, and I've been pleased with the ride and gas mileage. But Edmunds' is right about the uncomfortable seats. Didn't notice them in the test drives, but after living with them for a few months, especially the shoulder area is uncomfortable because I must be too tall (6'1") for the seatback. Took me 6 months at least to find some comfort in adjustments, but if I could have returned the car for that reason, I would have. It also seems very low, and scrapes some parking lot speed bumps no matter how slowly I move over them. And with two normal sized people in back, the end seems to drag, so I'm not real impressed with that suspension. Also, I wanted the 6-cylinder, and really find the 4 is not powerful enough a lot of the time. But I wasn't willing to pay a lot to get it; wish they offered the 6 without all the other stuff. I will say the a/c works great in our hot Texas summers, and I like the full-sized spare tire. Don't know if it is me or the alloy wheels, but I have dents in the inside rims of two wheels, and had to have one fixed, because the tire would not hold air. I've never had that happen before and don't know if the alloy wheels are soft or if I'm just driving it like my old Explorer, and think I can roll over everything. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who did have the moisture thing checked by a dealer, and what they were told as to the cause. It would be helpful to have that information before I take mine in. Thanks. |
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| I have a 94 Toyota Carry that Shows A warning Light for rear lights failure but in the real sense the rear lights are working well. | |
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As a Licenced TOYOTA Pro Technician I will advise you that the dash indicator in your Camry only monitors the resistance of the Stop Lamps in your car. The Problem is either a burned out stop light bulb or it may also be caused by corrosion in a bulb socket or tail light harness connector. some aftermarket spoilers with LED stop lights in them may also trigger this light. Hope this helps |
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| I have a 96 Toyota Camry LE and recently I noticed that there is a creak sound coming from the whole interior body of the car whenever I change the speed of the car or go over a bump. It seems to me that this strange sound didn't come up until the timing belt was changed by a toyota dealer. I am just wondering if anyone knows how to fix it. Thanks a lot. | |
| I own a camry with noisy strut mounts.When turning at low speeds a rubbing rubber sort of noise comes from the strut towers.Because of my affiliation with Toyota I know several other Camry owners who own cars that all came off the line at roughly the same time (within weeks)who have the same problem.The problem begins around 40000-60000km's so if your warranty (60 000km's) is almost up you might want to have this checked. | |
| I have the same problem with my 1999 Camry. All along the bottom inside on the speedometer glass, there is spots that formed. It seems to be condensation from the inside caused by a loose seal or from the air conditioning ducts. Going to take my car in to have it looked at while it is still under warranty. | |
| I've been hearing a rubbing noise too from the front end when I turn at a slow rate of speed. Maybe I have the same problem-noisy strut mounts. Is this something I should be concerned about? My car is well out of warranty (115K) and otherwise drives great. The only annoyance is that it is very low to the ground. I almost forgot, the factory 3CD player is also pretty obnoxious...I'm hoping it'll break so I can justify replacing it. Great car overall, though. | |
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I recently purchased a 98 Camry LE v4 with only 9200 miles on it from a dealership. The car seems to be in perfect condition inside and out, but I have found that when I have passengers in the back seat the car tends to bottom out when I'm coming out of or going into an underground parking garage. And now my wife tells me that the car also bottoms out exiting her driveway at work when only she is driving it! Is this a common problem with Camrys? What does it take to fix it? (I know this is a '99 discussion group, but any help would be appreciated) |
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| I would take the car back to the dealer and have him check the rear shocks. It should be covered under the warranty. No, my 1999 Camry LE does not bottom out with people in the back seat. | |
| I think he's referring to the underside of the car scraping the pavement. It's a problem with the Camry because of its low ground clearance. | |
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