Toyota Camry Complaints (2000)

454 consumer complaints on file.

#8017463August 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765978August 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
ON THE MORNING AUGUST 5, 2002 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON I 270 FROM MY HOME IN FREDERICK MARYLAND TO MY PLACE OF WORK IN GAITHERSBURG MARYLAND WHEN I LOST MOST OF MY BRAKES I IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWLY DROVE TO THE FITZGERALD TOYOTA WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR FOR REPAIR, THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE OF $1128.71 AND MY CAR IS NOT 3 YEAR OLD. SINCE THIS INCIDENT I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CONSUMER CARE NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. MY QUESTION IS HAS ANY OTHER TOYOTA OWNER HAVE REPORTED THE SAME INCIDENT, AND SHALL I BE CONCERNED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION WILL HAPPEN AGAIN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016803August 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
REPEATED BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764872July 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TEAM TOYOTA WAS VERY UNRESPONSIVE; ALLEGED OWNER NEGLECT. OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY SLUNG A ROD, NO NOTICE NOTHING. THEY TOLD ME IS WAS SLUDGE ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T TAKE THEM LONG TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. THEY COULDN'T HAVE CHECKED VERY FAR BECAUSE THE MECHANIC THAT REPLACED THE MOTOT (NOT A TOYOTA MECHANIC) SAID THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO SLUDGE THERE. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA DISCUSSING OIL GELLING THIS MONTH (JULY 2002). MAYBE THEY'VE BEEN HAVING TOO MANY OWNER NEGLECT CASES WITH BLOWN MOTORS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014895July 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. DEALER STATED ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON EITHER BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK CAP HAD NOT BEEN CLOSED TIGHT ENOUGH OR VEHICLE WAS REFUELED WITH ENGINE RUNNING. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GAS CAP WAS ON TIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REFULED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, CONSUMER FEELS HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED FROM THE DEALER TO STOP THE ENGINE LIGHT FROM ILLUMINATING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014888July 26, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES THAT WERE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED, HAD DEVELOPED AN AIR BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. OTHER TIRES HAVE WORN OUT A LOT OF THE TREAD, CAUSING THE LACK OF CAPACITY OF THE TIRE AND MILEAGE. *AK RE 92 P205/65R15 92H-TWO REAR TIRES HAD A DEPTH READING OF 3-5/32ND EVEN BOTH TIRES (WEAR). THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED EVERY 3000 MILES AT THE TIME OF OIL CHANGE. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED ON MAY 13,2002. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764692July 24, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C WATER BACKUP FLOODED ENTIRE INTERIOR OF CAR. TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL, AVERAGE FOR TOYOTA, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. MULTIPLE CONTACTS, MULTIPLE E-MAILS 17 DAYS FLOOD INTERIOR. CAR MAINTAINED WITH ALL NECESSARY CHECKS, EVEN 15,000 COMPLETE OVERHALL. I HAVE DRIVEN EVERY AMERICAN MAKE FOR 40 YEARS, NEVER HAD EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR LEAKS. THIS CAR HAS OTHER MALFUNCTIONS. TOYOTA CLAIMS A/C FLOODING NORMAL??? WHY DOESN'T THE PUBLIC KNOW, WHAT ABOUT ALL RATINGS? NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OF 36/36,000? CLASS ACTION, RECALLS ANY? A/C HOSE TWO INCHES FROM NORMAL ROADS, CONSUMERS ARE RSPONSIBLE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566643July 11, 2002
STRUCTURE
TWICE A MOUSE GOTTEN INTO THE VEHICLE'S FRESH AIR DUCT OF THE HEATER AND A/C SYSTEM. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE OPENING THROUGH WHICH THE MOUSE ENTERED BUT ASSUMED IT WAS PROBABLY IN THE AREA OF THE FIREWALL. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY DESIGN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY RECALL. *YH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013137July 2, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, PUT VEHICLE ON MACHINE, AND SAW NO PROBLEM. WHILE BACKING OUT VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012924June 28, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THERE IS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN FRESH AIR SYSTEM. A HOLE EXISTS FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT INTO AIR DUCK IN WHICH MICE OR RATS CAN FIT, BRINGING IN DEBRIS OR EVEN CARBON DIOXIDE. CONSUMER PLUGGING UP HOLE . *AK DEALER SAY THIS IS A COMMMON COMPLAINT. *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566172June 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER BUMPED THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT. THE DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011720June 13, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE PUTTING POWER OPERATED DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IT EXPLODED IN CONSUEMER'S FACE, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8011001June 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERIING AND POWER BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK. THE DEALER STATED WHEN THEY OPENED THE HOOD, THEY FOUND NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD STICKING THROUGH THE BLOCK, THEY ALSO FOUND A PIECE OF THE BLOCK STICKING INTO THE HOOD INSULATION AND AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THERE WAS OIL AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE HOLE IN THE BLOCK, THE DEALER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED IMPROPERLY, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVER REV AND CAUSED THE CONNECTION ROD TO BREAK AND ALSO TO CATCH ON FIRE, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO DOWNSHIFTING INVOLVED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762280May 25, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WHILE MY WIFE WAS LOADING HER PURCHASES INTO THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK LID CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HER ON THE HEAD. THERE WAS A 2" VERTICAL SPLIT BESIDE HER LEFT EYE WHICH WAS GLUED SHUT AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. WE SPENT SEVERAL HOURS IN THE ER AND MY WIFED DID SUFFER DIZZINESS AND MILD NAUSEA OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. NOT GOOD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8010432May 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, THE ENGINE BLEW AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9006902May 20, 2002
TIRES
THE GROVES IN THESE TIRE IS SO NARROW THAT THEY ALLOW THE SNOW TO FILL THEM UP. IT CREATES A SMOOTH SURFACE CAUSING AN EXTREMELY SLIPPERY CONDITION. ONLY EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLE IN THE WINTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901154May 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSURED NOTICED FIRE UNDER HOOD, EXPERT ADVISED FIRE ORIGINATED DUE TO ANIMAL NEST, CLAIM# 59-V427-952. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901114April 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES A BODYGUARD ELECTRONIC RUST PROTECTOR WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY CAUSING FIRE.(CLAIM#51-0495-441)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761379April 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL SLUDGE WAS FOUND DURING OIL CHANGE AT 12000 MILES. ALL MAINTENANCE INTERVALS COMPLIED WITH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761224April 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ENGINE BLEW UP. I HAVE REGULARLY CHANGED MY OWN OIL AT 6,000 MILE INTERVALS FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND I ADDED 2 QUARTS OF OIL. ONE DAY LATER THE ENGINE BLEW AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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