Toyota Camry Complaints (2000)

454 consumer complaints on file.

#785324March 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED AT 20000 MILES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559927February 28, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE REAR LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT FAILED CAUSING THE REPLACE BULB LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741434February 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED. DURING THE LAST VISIT, I WAS TOLD 80% OF THE CAMRYS BROUGHT INTO THIS DEALER HAD TO HAVE THEIR REAR DRUM BRAKES ADJUSTED BECAUSE THE SELF ADJUSTING FEATURE WAS INADEQUATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881213February 23, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR HANDLES ON ALL FOUR DOORS COME UP TOO HIGH. CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE HAD THEIR FINGERS CAUGHT UNDERNEATH HANDLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT WAS THE WAY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881272February 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35-40MPH AND BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHO RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE BELONGED TO HERTZ RENT-A-CAR. MANUFACTURER COULD ONLY SAY IT DEPENDED ON IMPACT OF ACCIDENT WHETHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880891February 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE PEDAL COVER CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, FTC#877-382-4357. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741086February 18, 2001
SUSPENSION
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION - MILD TO SEVERE AT/OVER 60MPH AT ALL TIME (DURING HWY DRIVING); OVER 10 VISITS TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTERS AT 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS DURING 8 MONTHS, TOYOTA CERTIFIED MECHANICS COULD NOT FIX IT PROPERLY; MECHANICS CLAIMS IT'S BEEN FIXED. BUT STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION REAPPEARS AFTER 1 - 2 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING; MECHANICS DIAGONOSED THIS PARTICULAR STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AS A "SIMPLE/COMMON PROBLEM" BUT THE VIBRATION KEEPS ON COMING BACK; AFTER BALANCING TIRES-ROTATING TIRES-SUSPENSION WORK DONE-REPLACING BREAK PADS WITH NEW-CLEANING ROTORS-ETC., THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION STILL REMAINS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880752February 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVNG ABOUT 30 MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF ENGINE, AND PUT PAWL IN NEUTRAL, VEHICLE THEN STOPPED, AVOIDING A CRASH INTO A CROW. DEALER SAID THAT THROTTLE CABLE WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740926February 15, 2001
TIRES
ROUGH VIBRATION/1 SET REPLACED / 2ND SET SAME/DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE WITH MICHELIN WHICH THEY SHOULD. I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS AND THEY BOTH SUGGESTED REPLACING THE CONTINENTAL GENERAL WITH MICHELIN AND SAID I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879964February 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN A DOG RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC AND SHE VEERED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER'S HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL, AND SHE LOST CONTROL, AND WENT INTO AN ENBANKMENT. VEHICLE FLIIPED TWICE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#879830February 5, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE MECHANIC FOUND STEERING RACK TO BE LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740443February 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740264January 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON OFF RAMP. BRAKES GRIPPED AND THEN LET GO. CAR STOPPED MUCH SLOWER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. IT FELT LIKE CAR MAY HAVE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879231January 29, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50-55 MPH A TRACTOR TRAILER HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN OFF ROAD, AND HITTING A WALL. CONSUMER HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#739804January 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRONE AND VIBRATION AT 60-70 MPH. DEALER ATTEMPTED 4 TIMES TO FIND THE PROBLEM, FINALLY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY SAY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. WE WANT THEM TO BUY THE CAR BACK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558197January 23, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THREE WEEKS AFTER PUCHASING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND IRREGULARLY, AT THAT TIME THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, SOON AFTER THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, A WEEK AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER RECIEVED NOTIFICATION WHICH ADVISED OF A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL THROTTLE LINKAGE CLIP, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DEFECT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878854January 23, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKES AND VIBRATES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559064January 19, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
VEHICLE HIT A POLE WHILE BACKING UP AT 1 MPH, BUMPER TORN AND DENTED ABOUT 3 INCHES FROM THE RIGHT, REINFORCING BAR DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE ENDS OF THE BUMPER, THE DESIGN OF THE BUMPER IS NOT SUFFICIENT AND RESULTED IN MORE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878605January 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP SIGN STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, AND CRASHEDINTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878028January 11, 2001
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
WHILE REPLACING A FLAT TIRE ON A FLAT SURFACE USING A JACK, AND AT THE TIME OF LOOKING FOR OTHER TIRE, JACK BENT TO SIDE AND VEHICLE FELL TO GROUND, DAMAGING VEHICLE FENDERS.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE JACK THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO LIFT AND HOLD THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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