Toyota Camry Complaints (2000)

454 consumer complaints on file.

#10163999July 31, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP, OIL LIGHT CAME, PLENTY OF OIL IN IT. WE HAD TO DRIVE SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO GET OUT OF THE BOONIES, ENGINE LIGHT THEM CAME ON, SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED SO NOT TO HURT THE ENGINE. MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE IS SHOT!!! 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE - V6 DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 50,000 MILES ON IT YET. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND FOR BIG BUCKS! THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR UNTIL NOW? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163743July 27, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LEFT WORK, STOPPED AT A GAS STATION, WENT IN TO PAY FOR GAS, AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THERE WAS NO WARNING THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I WAS REALLY PANICKED INITIALLY BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THE OTHER DOORS WOULDN'T WORK; IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT IN A BAD AREA OF TOWN. I TRIED THE REMOTE, THEN THE KEY, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL. I FINALLY WENT TO THE PASSENGER DOOR AND WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THAT DOOR, CRAWL OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT AND SQUEEZE MYSELF IN TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I HAVE NEVER BEFORE HAD A DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE JUST STOP WORKING, NOT EVER. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE, THE FIRST BRAND NEW PART THAT CAME IN WAS DEFECTIVE, I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE DEALER TO GET IN A SECOND ONE THAT WAS FUNCTIONAL. I FIND THAT ODD TOO. ALMOST $410.18 LATER THE DOOR WAS OPERATIONAL, AT MY EXPENSE. MY CONCERNS WITH THIS IS THE FACT THAT IF THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE THIS COULD POSE A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD TO SOMEONE WHO IS IN AN ACCIDENT AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THEIR CAR. OR IF SOMEONE IS IN A BAD PLACE, LIKE I WAS, AND CAN'T GET BACK IN TO THEIR CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. I FIND IT ODD THE AUTOMATIC LATCH BROKE WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTHING TO INDICATE PRIOR TO THE HAPPENING THAT IT COULD, AND SECONDLY, THE FIRST PART THE DEALER GOT IN WAS DEFECTIVE. MAKES ME WONDER IF THE PART HAS A HISTORY OF BEING DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. I'VE NEVER BEEN ADVISED OF ANY RECALL ON MY CAR; SO DO NOT KNOW IF THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL OR NOT. WE DID CONTACT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND WERE TOLD THIS WAS NOT COMPENSATORY. TO HANG ON TO THE BILLS I PAID AND IF IN THE FUTURE THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM I CAN DEAL WITH IT THEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159969June 15, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
I'M CONCERNED WITH THE PEELING OF THE OUTER SURFACE OF MY WHEEL RIMS THAT ARE PEELING OFF, I THINK IT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO ANYONE IN THE VICINITY WHEN IT FLIES OFF. IT COULD POSSIBLY STRIKE THE HOSE THAT CONTROL THE BRAKES, & COULD DO ANY NUMBER OF DAMAGES TO PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES. COULD YOU CHECK THIS OUT ??*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155233April 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION TOTALLY CRASHED AT 58,000. MILES ON MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2000 LE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154018March 29, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CAMRY [XXX] I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2000 ENGINE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, GIVING OUT LOUD RATTLING AND KNOCKING NOISES, EVEN THE CAR IS ONLY 5.5 YEARS OLD WITH 95000 PAMPERED HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT THE CAR WITH LESS THAN 6 YEARS OF DRIVE, AND BEING WELL MAINTAINED, THE ENGINE COULD BE OF SUCH INFERIOR QUALITY. IT IS TOTALLY OPPOSITE OF MY EXPECTATION WHEN I FIRST MADE THE DECISION TO BUY THIS CAR. I WAS BANKING ON THE HIGH QUALITY OF THE CAR, THE DURABILITY. EVEN DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN ADMIT THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN GOOD CARE OF, THEY ARE ALL SURPRISED THAT THE CAMRY LESS THAN 100,000 MILES WOULD HAVE SUCH PROBLEM. ALL THAT THEY ARE SAYING IS THAT I DID NOT HAVE GOOD LUCK, IT MAY WELL BE 1 BAD APPLE OUT OF 1000 GOOD ONES, BUT I GOT IT. ALL I WANT TO SAY BAD APPLE IS BAD APPLE. IT IS NOT 1 OUT OF 1000; IT IS 1 OUT OF 1 FOR ME. TOYOTA SALES PROMOTED THE CAMRY WITH FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENT BY SAYING CAMRY IN AVERAGE CAN RUN FLAWLESSLY FOR 200000 MILES, BASED ON THE TRUST AND PERCEPTION OF HIGH QUALITY OF THE CAR, I BOUGHT IT, I PAID HIGH INTEREST OF 8.9%, PAMPERED MY CAR, THE ENGINE IS STILL PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. TOYOTA REFUSE TO CORRECT THE OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA DOCTOR IN TUALATIN OR, AND BEAVERTON TOYOTA EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN, THEY BOTH AGREED THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN GOOD CARE OF, AND THE PROBLEM IS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SIMPLY GAVE ME A BLUNT ANSWER "TOUGH LUCK" THEY NEED TO RECALL MY CAR, REPAIR IT AT TOYOTA'S EXPENSE, TOYOTA SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR SUCH INFERIOR QUALITY OF THE CAR, SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR ITS DENIAL OF CORRE FOR TOYOTA CEO'S COMMENTS ON TOYOTA'S COMMITMENT TO QUALITY, PLEASE CLICK THE FOLLOWING VIDEO LINK HTTP://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/PACKAGES/KHTML/2006/01/09/AUTOMOBILES/20060109_TOYOTA_AUDIOSS.HTML. *NM *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151116February 24, 2006
AIR BAGS
WE WERE DRIVING UP HIGHWAY 1 AND WITHOUT CAUSE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAGS SHATTERED MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146939January 5, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. BECAUSE OF THE SMOG CHECK ISSUE, I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY CHARGED MY $80 JUST FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I FELT IT WAS A RIP-OFF. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY EGR VALVE AND VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WOULD BE $650. SINCE THIS HAS TO DO WITH EMISSION ISSUE, TOYOTA SHOULD BE THE ONE COVERING THE CHARGES. APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT AMONG RECENT TOYOTA MODELS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146709January 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOYOTA ENGINE SLUDGE 2000 CAMRY ENGINE FAILURE, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING. ENGINE BLEW UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141768November 4, 2005
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT
MY DAD WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND HE STRUCK A 2000 POUND BULL, HIS AIR BAG ON HIS 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY DID NOT DEPLOY AND HIS NECK WAS BROKE WHICH RESULTED TO HIS DEATH. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10141321October 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON TWO OCCASIONS THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP HIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS A PULSATION WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES FAILED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HIT A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED IN FRONT. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT HE REPLACED THE ROTORS. HE FOUND THAT A CRACK HAD FORMED ON THE OLD ROTORS. HE BELIEVED THE CRACK WAS THE REASON FOR THE VEHICLE NOT STOPPING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136565September 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
2000 CAMRY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY AND RANDOMLY "SLIPS" BETWEEN FIRST & SECOND GEAR WHILE OD IS ON. ENGINE REVS 5K TO 6K RPM BUT NO ACCELERATION. SETTING OVERDRIVE TO "OD OFF" RE-ENGAGES TRANSMISSION. OCCURRENCES MORE FREQUENT OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON SEPT. 3RD, BUT IS OFF AGAIN NEXT DAY. AFTER A $75 DIAGNOSIS, DEALER EXPLAINS THE "CHECK ENGINE" CODE REFERS TO A TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM AND POINTS TO A SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTION. REPLACEMENT WILL BE $120 FOR THE PART PLUS ADDITIONAL $70 FOR INSTALLATION. PART IS ON ORDER, TO BE INSTALLED UPON ARRIVAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135264September 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. PART # 7774033122 CHARCOAL CANNISTER FAILURE. CAUSES CEL ON. DEALERSHIP DENIED TO REPLACE FOR FREE. WE FOUND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIPS CHARGES $500 TO REPLACE THIS PART. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132617August 12, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON OR ABOUT JUNE 16, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE TIRE "EXPLODED" IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION THERE WAS A BRIEF THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP COMING FROM THAT AREA. UPON EXPLOSION I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHANGED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE, AND NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE - A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER (GOODYEAR) AND HAD THEM EVALUATE THE TIRE ... THEY CLAIMED I MUST HAVE IMPACTED A SUBSTANTIAL OBJECT WHICH IS NOT THE CASE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED REPAIRS AMOUNTING TO ALMOST $2000.00 I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AWAITING THE OUTCOME OF THIS INVESTIGATION, AS GOODYEAR WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132278August 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONSUMER STATED AT 48,202 MILES VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE STRAPS UNDERNEATH WERE BAD, AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED A WEEK AGO, IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131895August 8, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V154000. I AM EXPERIENCING THIS DEFECT WITH MY 200 TOYOTA CAMRY AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR RECALL (REAR SUSPENSION, HUB ASSEMBLIES). WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE LIST. I EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY AS IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL. PERHAPS TOYOTA NEEDS TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL CAMPAIGN. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131817August 6, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 65,000 MILES. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY REGARDING THE FOLLOWING SAFETY DEVICE FAILURE. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE BEST TOYOTA WILL DO IS CHARGE ME 50.00 TO FIX IT. THIS IS IN THE FACE OF A MAJOR RECALL FOR THE TOYOTA SIENNA VAN WITH A RECENT SEAT BELT FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT THE SEAT BELT IN QUESTION IS THE SAME MODEL IN BOTH VEHICLES. TOYOTA HAS AGREED TO REPLACE ALL SEAT BELTS IN THE VAN AT NO CHARGE TO THE VAN'S OWNERS. THE SEAT BELT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AS DEAD BY HANDY TOYOTA, HOWEVER TOYOTA REFUSES TO EXTEND THE SAME OFFER TO ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129280July 19, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TIMING BELT WENT--AUTOMOBILE HAS ONLY 36,000 MILES.MY MECHANIC SAID THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. WHEN I CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE BELT AT FOUR YEARS. THIS CAR IS FIVE YEARS OLD. NOWHERE IN THE MAINTAINANCE SCHEDULE DOES IT SAY REPLACE THE TIMING BELT AT FOUR YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129383July 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLEFIXED THEY SAID I HAVE NO WARRENTY AFTER THEY SAID IT DID I REFUSE TO CONTINUE WITH A VEHICLE THAT MALFUNCTIONS.WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE THEY JUST PRESSURED ME TO SIGN WITHOUT EVEN EXPLAINING TO ME WHAT WAS IN THE CONTRACT. ALSO NOW THEY INCRESED MY LOAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128287July 11, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2000 TOYOTA CAMRY CHARCOAL VAC. CANISTER FAILURE, A $400 FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129118July 8, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
2000 TOYOTA CAMRY DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM.*MR THE CONSUMER FIRST COMPLAINED OF A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER THE NOISE HAD PERSISTED. AFTER BEING TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL 3 YEARS LATER THE VEHICLE FAILED THE SAFETY INSPECTION AND THAT IS WHEN THE LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED, AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THE NOISE DISAPPEARED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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