Problems · by component
1999 Toyota Camry visibility problems
26 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 1999 Toyota Camry cite visibility, 4% of all 590 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
26
4% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
What owners say about the visibility
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“MOTOR REGULATORS FOR THE WINDOWS ARE FAILING. LR REGULATOR CASTLED HINGE PIN MAL-FORMED AND DISLODGED FROM THE ASSEMBLY. POWER WINDOW WAS THEN NON-FUNCTIONAL AND WINDOW WOULD FALL WHEN MANUALLY RAISED UP, CREATING A SECURITY ISSUE, AND POTENTIAL WEATHER ISSUE. POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR”
“POOR BODY DESIGN. NARROW REAR WINDOW. *BF 2 BACKSEATS HEAD RESTS ARE TO TALL AND CLOSE TOGETHER COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE WINDOW. VERY HARD TO DO A SAFE LANE CHANDGE. *TC”
“I BOUGHT A USED 199 CAMRY TWO WEEKS AGO. THE FIRST WEEK I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER WINDOW. IT WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN AFTER HAVING ROLLED IN DOWN AND UP SEVEREAL TIMES. I MENTIONED TO MY BROTHER THAT I HAD A PROBELM WITH MY CAMRY AND BEFORE I COULD EVEN STATE THE PROBLEM HE ASKED IF IT WAS A 1999 CAMRY AND IF I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW ROLLING UP AND DOWN. APPARENTLY HIS MOTHER HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM -- BUT JUST TURNED IT IN AT THE END OF HER LEASE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE REGULATOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THERE IS NOT RECALL ON THIS. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $400. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE WINTER ( I LIVE IN WISCONSIN). THERE IS ALSO A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERN. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER I WILL RETURN THE CAR OR GET IT REPAIRED.”
“DRIVER & PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW MAKES RATTLING/BUMPING SOUNDS WHEN OPENED OR CLOSED . ALSO, WHEN CAR IS CARRYING 4 ADULTS. THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SAGS TO A POINT WHERE THE TAIL PIPE AND POSSIBLY THE FUEL TANK, OCCASIONALLY COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE ROAD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR WHEN VEHICLE ROLLING OVER THE SMALLEST SPEED BUMP OR EXITING DRIVEWAY. *JB”
“PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS COMING OFF TRACK AND NOT GOING BACK UP ALL THE WAY. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER 4 TIMES.THREE OCCURENCES WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE LAST OCCURENCE THE COST WAS SPLIT. *AK”
“THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT RAISE OR LOWER WHEN THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON WAS PUSHED FROM EITHER CONSOLES. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SUN ROOF. *NLM”
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.