Used 1998 Toyota Camry Consumer Reviews
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XLE V6
Andrew, 08/14/2002
1998 Toyota Camry XLE V6 4dr Sedan
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
The Camry XLE V6 is very comfortable and reliable. It has a good performance.
The good the bad and the ugly
Katie, 03/30/2019
1998 Toyota Camry CE 4dr Sedan
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought my 98 used Camry in 2014 at a Toyota dealer for 4000 dollars. I dont remember how many miles it had on it but now in 2019 it has 245511. The car was great on gas. The first year I had the car I think the only thing I ever had to change was the thermostat. And I'll tell you I don't know a thing about vehicles and I always just expected my dad or boyfriend to put oil and transmission fluid in it for me. I ran it out of oil to the point that it smoked several times. And out of transmission fluid to the point where it wouldn't go when I pushed the gas. Dad showed up and put the fluid in it and it worked fine after. In 2016 I accidentally ran into a ditch full of water and submerged the entire hood. Suprising enough. My dad got it running again. He changed all the fluids. And just spun the motor over and it shot water out of the tail pipe. Ran for about two weeks. Timing belt went out. Got that fixed. 2017 the tire rods went out so bad I had to turn my wheel like 90 degree to the left I think to get it to drive strait. Got that fixed. 2018 timing belt went out AGAIN because I had an oil leak dripping on it. Fixed it. Tire rod went out again. Fixed it. 2019. Oil hasn't been changed in literally like 2 years maybe sense my dad has become to old to work on vehicles and my boyfriend is dumb. Oil leaking and wheel barring going bad waiting for a paycheck when bills aren't eating it all up to fix it. Still had to drive it to work though. Car started smoking making loud noise under the hood. Now it won't crank. I'm done repairing it. Selling it for 300. I wouldn't necessarily give it a bad rating because for a few years that car took me about an hour and a half to two hours to work plus it took my boyfriend to work which was always also an hour from home. Always rode around just doing stuff going places. And I drove 6 hours up the intestate and 6 hours back to see my mom several times with no problems. It lasted me almost 4 years. I will miss my first car ( probably not but you know what I mean, memories ) but I need a van now because we have so many kids. Considering a Honda Odessy been reading good reviews.
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Toyota is Reliable Despite Quality Issue
AlmostTRDCamry, 04/07/2004
1998 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
I have owned this Camry for over 5 years. It has served as the most reliable vehicle despite 3 major defects that you wouldn't expect in a Toyota (verified online). 1)Oxygen Sensor 2)Engine Gel 3)ISC Valve Fortunately, these aren't expensive repairs, but persist despite recommended maintenance in the handbook. Despite not being able to start the car reliably, the car will run. Buy again? Not this one, it must've been the worst generation. If you don't like body roll, upgrade the tires to 16" Kumho Ecstas, this is a major handling upgrade. Major pet peeve, this car rides low and scrapes steep driveways.
Best Car Ever
Mark, 10/25/2010
1998 Toyota Camry XLE V6 4dr Sedan
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
I am one of those people that grows tired of cars after 2 years, but this one is a keeper. Bought it with 79K and now have 124K. The car looks, drives and sounds like new at 12 years old. The V-6 is one of the greatest engines ever in terms of performance and reliability. Weak points are wheels, which corrode with road salt and thin, easy-dent body panels. The best of nearly one dozen cars I've owned.
Unreliable & Expensive to Fix
roadway1, 05/22/2011
1998 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan
11 of 31 people found this review helpful
Everything brakes on a regular basis. Expensive to fix. Started falling apart at 115,000 miles. Avoid Toyota Camry. Too many problems to list. Easier to say almost nothing functions properly. I can say the floor mats are still working correctly, but that is about it.