2001 Toyota Camry Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 4%of 272 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 84,109miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the seats of the 2001 Toyota Camry, 4% of the 272 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 84,109 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My car (vehicle 1) was stopped at red light when vehicle 2 failed to slow and struck the rear of vehicle 1 at 45 MPH. My drivers seat back failed and the seat extended back until it stopped on top of the rear seat. The seat failure caused serious injury to my neck and spine with vertebrae compression and possible fracture.”
NHTSA complaint #10558278, filed 2014-01, 81,100 miles“Front passenger seat would tilt when turning corners; bolt securing seat was broken off allowing an unsecured seat to move. Seat had to be removed to replace broken bolt, thus 1 hr service charge and 3.50 charge for bolts. I had Toyota garage replace both rear bolts to assure safety of my passengers.”
NHTSA complaint #10176974, filed 2006-12, 84,109 miles“Recently we were hit by a pickup truck while stopped on the interstate. We were stopped due to another accident ahead. Both driver and passenger seats broke at the tilt point and collapsed backward onto the rear seat, narrowly missing our 31 month old child and his car seat. The driver seat did make contact with the car seat, but was deflected due to the strength of the car seat. I find it hard to believe that the seats are designed to collapse. Why did our seats fail?”
NHTSA complaint #10159104, filed 2006-06, 89,000 miles“On december 3rd 2001, I was hit from behind by a crown victoria doing approximately 35-40 MPH as the car in front of me had stopped to turn and the driver who hit me had fallen asleep at the wheel. The damage to the car was very minimal, the bumper and trunk had to be replaced. On impact of being hit the reclining part of my seat broke and even though I was wearing my seat belt it threw me into my 3 year old son's car seat that was positioned directly behind me (thankfully he was not in the car at the time). …”
NHTSA complaint #761441, filed 2002-05“The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving 20 MPH and attempted to adjust the driver's side electronic seat adjuster. The seat adjuster failed and the seat was abnormally reclined toward the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who adjusted the driver seat into a higher position that would not allow the contact to reach the steering wheel. The dealer denied any further assistance with the driver seat failure. There were no further repairs. The failure and current mileage was 113,000. Updated 08/31/11 updated 2/9/12”
NHTSA complaint #10410651, filed 2011-07, 113,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10132055Nov 4, 2013Beginning in 1998, Toyota introduced side airbags as optional equipment. Toyota does NOT recommend replacement of original seat covers with non-Toyota leather or other seat cover…
- 10042555Sep 6, 2011Toyota: information provided for replacing the seat covers for vehicles equipped with side airbags.
Seats: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0% |
| 2017 | 3 | 2% |
| 2016 | 5 | 3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 | 9 | 2% |
| 2013 | 4 | 1% |
| 2012 | 11 | 2% |
| 2011 | 8 | 1% |
| 2010 | 6 | 1% |
| 2009 | 11 | 1% |
| 2008 | 2 | 0% |
| 2007 | 4 | 0% |
| 2006 | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 | 4 | 1% |
| 2004 | 3 | 0% |
| 2003 | 7 | 1% |
| 2002 | 9 | 1% |
| 2001 | 11 | 4% |
| 2000 | 13 | 3% |
| 1999 | 9 | 2% |
| 1998 | 2 | 0% |
| 1997 | 30 | 5% |
| 1996 | 7 | 2% |
| 1995 | 5 | 2% |
| 1994 | 2 | 1% |
| 1993 | 3 | 1% |
| 1992 | 2 | 0% |
| 1990 | 1 | 1% |
| 1989 | 2 | 2% |
| 1988 | 1 | 2% |
| 1984 | 1 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2001 Toyota Camry
47 complaintsVehicle speed control
46 complaintsAir bags
38 complaintsBrakes
27 complaintsTires
23 complaintsSuspension
22 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsFuel system
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
15 complaintsEngine
13 complaintsSteering
13 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Camry
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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