Toyota Camry Complaints (2000)

454 consumer complaints on file.

#11021656September 5, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE ROAD, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED . I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR KEPT GOING AT THE ACCELERATED SPEED FOR ABOUT 3/4 MILE. IT FINALLY SLOWED ENOUGH FOR ME TO TURN OFF THE ROAD INTO A HOUSING COMPLEX. I THEN WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK. THE CAR KEPT IDLING AT THE SAME RATE EVEN WHILE IN PARK POSITION. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD; THEREFORE, I GOT OUT AND WITHIN 1 MINUTE, IT WENT UP IN FLAMES. THE POLICE & FIRE TRUCK CAME AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014095August 10, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10957894March 1, 2017
AIR BAGS
FEBRUARY 22, 2017 7:15PM : I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK MY 3 CHILDREN UP AT MY PARENTS. I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT 50MPH WITH MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER FOLLOWING BEHIND ME. A DEER JUMPED ONTO THE ROAD AND I SWERVED THE VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER. I SWERVED 3 TIMES BEFORE HITTING A CULVERT. UPON HITTING THE CULVERT, MY VEHICLE FLIPPED AND ALSO ROLLED INTO THE DITCH. ALTHOUGH I WALKED AWAY WITH A FEW SCRATCHES AND A BRUISE ON MY LEG, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. TWO DAYS LATER, I WENT TO THE IMPOUND TO GET MY PERSONAL BELONGINGS OUT OF MY VEHICLE. I REALIZED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF EVEN THOUGH THERE IS PLENTY OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS TO SUPPORT MY COMPLAINT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957204February 27, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924269November 4, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET EVERSTART PLUS 36R (NA) BATTERY, UPC CODE: 681131441896. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BATTERY WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885183July 15, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I FOUND RECALLS OF MY CAR ABOUT EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AND REAR SUSPENSION. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF MY CAR GOT FIXED BEFORE SINCE IT WAS A SECOND-HAND CAR. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875879June 22, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND BRAKING SUDDENLY AS IN A BUSY PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE WITH A LOUD ROAR WHILE MY FOOT IS SOLELY ON THE BRAKE AND I FRANTICLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. SOMETIMES ON A CURVED ROAD WITH A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO SLOW THE CAR FOR A RED LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPEND NUMEROUS TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875528June 21, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE RPMS INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 1,900-2,000, THEN DECREASED BACK TO NORMAL, AND INCREASED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839287March 1, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT WAS A COLD DECEMBER DAY. I TURNED ON THE ENGINE AND THE DEFROSTERS SO I COULD SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. LATER WHEN I STARTED DRIVING THE CAR I NOTICED THERE WAS A LONG CRACK DIRECTLY ABOVE THE DEFROSTER VENTS THAT STRETCHED HORIZONTALLY FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER, MATCHING THE LOCATION OF THE VENTS. SO IT SEEMS THE DEFROSTER CRACKED MY WINDSHIELD. THE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE WARM DEFROSTER AIR AND THE COLD GLASS. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. WILL TOYOTA REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD OR CHECK MY DEFROSTER?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824070February 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND LACERATION TO THE MOUTH, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT STORAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 234,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10790260November 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTED WAS BURNED TO THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY, THE STARTER, AND THE WIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763384September 13, 2015
SEATS
UPON IMPACT (CAR WAS REAR ENDED) THE PASSENGER SEAT POPPED, BROKE IN A RECLINING POSITION. THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPEN. I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN AN UP RIGHT POSITION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749502August 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725883June 18, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVERS' EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS OPENING THE DOOR. I NOTICED THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10720976. UP TO NOW I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO THINK ABOUT IT, BUT AFTER SEEING THAT MY CAR ISN'T THE ONLY ONE IT HAS HAPPENED TO I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CAR'S COMPONENTS. AS FAR AS ANY INJURY, HIS HAND WAS CUT WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE OFF AND I CAN'T HELP BUT HURT MY OWN HAND EVERY TIME I TRY TO OPEN THE DRIVERS' DOOR. IT HAS FORCED US TO ENTER THRU THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND SLIDE OVER (WHICH IS NOT PLEASANT NOR COMFORTABLE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10721992May 28, 2015
WHEELS
THE CHROME PLATED WHEELS WERE PURCHASED FROM & INSTALLED BY TOYOTA DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE PLATING STARTED TO PEEL OFF SINCE EARLY 2000. THEN, MY TIRES (NO MATTER WHAT BRAND OF THE TIRES I USED) SHOWED LEAKING ON TWO OF THEM DUE TO THE SERIOUS CORROSION OF THE RIMS. I HAVE TO PUMP THE AIR EVERY WEEK IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT PRESSURE AS OF TODAY. IT'S GETTING WORSE... I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ISSUE CAUSING BY THE WHEEL MANUFACTURER TOYOTA AUTHORIZED AND THE CHEAP MATERIALS THEY USED. I BOUGHT THE TOP OF THE LINE MODEL WITH THE CHROME WHEELS INSTALLED BY TOYOTA. OBVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T GET WHAT I'VE PAID FOR!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721188May 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR SPEEDS UP AND SURGES AND I SMELL FUEL WHEN IDLING. ON 2 OCCASIONS I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. ONCE RAN STOP SIGN BEFORE I COULD GET IT STOPPED. HAPPENED AGAIN MAY 22, 2015!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10720976May 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS; MY GRANDFATHER GAVE IT TO ME, SO IT'S ONLY HAD TWO OWNERS. LOW MILES (80,000). I AM REPLACING THE DRIVER'S EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FOR THE THIRD TIME AND PASSENGER'S EXTERIOR FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE EXTERIOR HANDLES MERELY SNAP OFF. I WISH TOYOTA WOULD OFFER REPLACEMENT HANDLES MADE OF METAL RATHER THAN PLASTIC. THIS MAY ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. THE STATE I LIVE IN REQUIRES A YEARLY VEHICLE INSPECTION AND DUE TO THE BROKEN HANDLES, MY CAR FAILED YESTERDAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704072April 6, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN YOU ARE AT A FULL STOP OR AT A RED LIGHT, OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHEN YOU START TO MASH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE.EVERYONE IS MOVING BESIDE YOU AND BEHIND YOU AND YOU ARE LUCKY IF YOU DON'T GET REAR ENDED. SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY.WHEN YOU KEEP TRYING IT WILL FINALLY GO. IT WILL JERK YOU HEAD BACK SOMETIMES. SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE CABLE ON THE SPEED CONTROL GOING BAD. STICKING OR WHATEVER. I AM NOT A SPECILIST ON SAYING WHAT IT MY BE.BUT IT DOES NEED TO BE REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694719March 16, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I WAS DRIVING MY VERY FAITHFUL TOYOTA CAMRY ON A BUSY 2 LANE ROAD WHEN A HONDA PILOT STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY REACTED AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T HAVE ALLOW ADEQUATE STOPPING DISTANCE, SO I CRASHED INTO THE HONDA PILOT. THE PILOT WASN'T DAMAGED MUCH AT ALL, BUT MY CAMRY TOOK A HUGE LICK TO THE FRONT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID MY SEATBELT LOCK. MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. I DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE, BUT WENT TO THE URGENT CARE FOR TREATMENT. I HAVE A PAINFUL CHEST CONTUSION (SPRAINED STERNUM) AND A STIFF NECK (CERVICAL STRAIN, OR WHIPLASH). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10690752February 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNEXPECTED ACCELERATIONS WITH MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. ON DECEMBER 11, 2014, MY GRANDDAUGHTER (WHO WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE), WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE SITTING AT THE LIGHT, THE CAR STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. SHE PRESSED DOWN FURTHER ON THE BRAKE, AND NOTICED IT SLOWED BUT DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHE APPLIED ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. ALL OF A SUDDEN, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AS IF SOMEONE HAD HIT THE CAR FROM THE BACK CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. SHE LOOKED INTO HER REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND REALIZED THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND HER. AFTER GETTING OVER THE INITIAL SHOCK OF THE EVENT, MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. SHE EXPLAINED TO THE OTHER DRIVER THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, TO WHICH THE OTHER DRIVER EXPRESSED HAVING EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM (ACCELERATED WITHOUT NOTICE) WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR TOYOTA CAMRY. I HAVE BEEN THE SINGLE OWNER OF THIS 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY LE SINCE 2000 AND MY CAMRY HAS BEEN TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR SERVICE ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE. EACH TIME THE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED INSTEAD OF REPLACED. HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER WITH NO RESOLUTION. ON DECEMBER 29, 2014 I HAD MY TOYOTA CAMRY TOWED TO MARIETTA TOYOTA AND THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MARIETTA TOYOTA IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA AND TO TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA CORPORATE IN TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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