Toyota Camry Complaints (2000)

454 consumer complaints on file.

#10066319April 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I PURCHASED A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY IN JANUARY OF 2001. IN JUNE 2002 THE REAR WINDOWS WOULD ROLL DOWN, BUT FAILED TO ROLL UP. AFTER 30 MINUTES OR MORE THE WINDOW WOULD COME UP SLIGHTLY WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. AFTER ANOTHER 30 MINUTES OR MORE IT WOULD COME UP A LITTLE MORE. THIS PATTERN HAD TO BE CONTINUED UNTIL THE WINDOW WAS FINALLY UP. I DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE DEALER AND HE STATED THAT SINCE I WAS OVER THE MILEAGE WARRANTY THERE WAS NOTHING HE WOULD DO. I COULD BUY A NEW MOTOR FOR $400 TO $500 EACH WINDOW. WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR THE WINDOW GET ACTIVATED OFFEN AND THE VEHICLE ALSO GET RAIN INSIDE THE CAR BECAUSE THE WINDOW COULD NOT BE RAISED. I BELIEVE AFTER ONLY 18 MONTHS OF OWNER SHIP I SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT THE WINDOWS TO OPERATE PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063111April 8, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE WINDOW. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. *AK *JB THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REPLIED BY SAYING THAT THE INCIDENT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY TYPE OF MANUFACTURER DESIGN OR DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WANTS TO CLOSE THE CASE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065407April 1, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062872April 1, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. *AK PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063736March 23, 2004
TIRES
A ROAD HAZARD DESTROYED A FRONT TIRE AT APPROX 20, 000 MILES. I REPLACED IT AND HAD NEW SPARE PLACED ON OTHER FRONT WHEEL. REAR TIRES NEEDED REPLACING AT 47,000 MILES AND I REQUESTED COSTCO TIRE CENTER, SUNNYVALE, CA, TO PLACE NEW TIRES ON FRONT AND ROTATE PRESENT FRONTS TO REAR WHEELS. CLERK REFUSED STATING THAT COSTCO POLICY IS TO REFUSE TO INSTALL NEW TIRES AND MOUNT ON FRONT WHEELS ONLY. REASON WAS BASED ON A STUDY FROM MICHELIN TIRE COMPANY. I REQUESTED AND WAS SHOWN COSTCO EMPLOYEE MANUAL WITH THAT DIRECTION. STUDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. COSTCO EMPLOYEE DIRECTIONS ARE THAT IF CUSTOMER INSISTS ON NEWER TIRES ON FRONT WHEELS, THE EMPLOYEE IS NOT TO SELL THE TIRES TO THE CUSTOMER. I WAS REPLACING MICHELIN TIRES WITH MICHELIN TIRES. COSTCO SELL OTHER BRANDS, BUT THIS WAS APPARENTLY A RULE FOR ALL. I CONTACTED MICHELIN ON THEIR WEBSITE REQUESTING AVAILABILITY OF READING THE SUBJECT STUDY. NO RESPONSE IN 8 DAYS. I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD AND FOLLOWED THE RULE THAT BEST TIRES BELONG ON FRONT WHEELS FOR SAFETY REASONS. I HAVE USED MICHELIN TIRES FOR YEARS BUT HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS CONDITION OF SALE. HAS MICHELIN PLACED ME AND FAMILY IN AN UNSAFE POSITION WITH THIS UNAVAILABLE STUDY? WOULD APPRECIATE NHTSA ASSISTENCE IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062136March 14, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A PLASTIC DUCT-TYPE OF DEVICE FELL FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD AND LODGED BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL PREVENTING BRAKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING. THE ITEM APPEARS TO BE A HEATING DUCT PART AND HAS NUMBERS PP-T20, 785-US AND 784-US STAMPED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF THE TWO-PART ITEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT, IF I HAD NOT HAD QUICK WITS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063072March 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND MECHANICS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059705March 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING UP HILL FROM A STOP THROTTLE STUCK, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO DECELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060808March 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 TOYOTA CAMRY REVERSE IN AUTOMATIC TRANMISSON WENT OUT. PROBLEM SPOT WELDS WHERE GEAR CONNECTED TO SHAFT BROKE AND GEAR COULD NOT TURN. CAR HAS ONLY 96000 MILES ON IT AND THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE SHOULD NOT OCCURS . I SPENT $1600 GETTING THE TRANSMISSON REBUILD BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TOYOTA WANTED $3700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053875February 19, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051741February 19, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *AK RECALL#01V012000 *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057920February 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER FELT SOMETHING SHOOT THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE AND OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THEN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER HAS TO USE HAND BRAKE TO STOP. DRIVER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071221January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY HUSBAND WAS GETTING ON THE ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, HE THOUGHT HE BLEW A TIRE. WHEN HE CHECKED, THE SHORT BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE CYLINDER HAD GONE THROUGH THE BLOCK. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING: NO OIL LIGHT, NO OVERHEATING, NO ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE, OIL WAS FULL WHEN CHECKED TWO WEEKS PRIOR. TOYOTA REFUSED TO PAY TOTAL REPAIR COSTS DUE TO THE FACT WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE OF TWO OIL CHANGES IN 15 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP/24,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT THE CAR AT 21.5K MILES, DEALER CHANGED OIL AT 31K MILES IN DEC 02, ONE OIL RECEIPT I COULD FIND WAS DATED JUNE '03, CAR WAS DUE FOR ANOTHER CHANGE. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE ENGINE TODAY AND RECEIVED A REQUESTED OIL SAMPLE. THE PICTURES SHOW SLUDGE ON THE PISTONS, A CRACKED PISTON AND A SEVERELY CRACKED SHORT BLOCK. MECHANIC SAYS ONE OF THE RODS IS BENT, ALSO. I COULD NOT SEE ANY DEFORMITY IN THE RODS, BUT HAVE A PICTURE OF ALL FOUR RODS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053262January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMERA WITH 52000 MILES. WENT TO MONTROSE TOYOTA TO HAVE CHECKED OUT. CODE PO441 INDICATED VAPOR PRESSURE SENSOR FOR EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS INOPERATIVE. CANISTER FAILING. COST OF REPAIR AROUND $500. THE ONLY CAUSE THE DEALER KNOWS OF FOR THIS FAILURE IS OVER FILLING THE GAS TANK AFTER IT SHUTS OFF. I DO NOT OVER FILL MY TANK. THIS IS A CHARCOAL CANISTER THAT TAKES IN GASOLINE VAPORS. OVER FILLING THE TANK WILL CAUSE THE CHARCOAL IN THE CANISTER TO START BREAKING UP. I WAS TOLD THIS IS AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM AND THESE DEFECTS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR UP TO 100000 MILES. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039686December 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN 30 DAYS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THIS FAILURE MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE ALTERNATOR NOT BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE AN "OFF" SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048825November 29, 2003
TIRES:MARKINGS
RE: DUNLOP SP SPORT 4000 TIRES, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY PURCHASED NOV 1999. HE FINAL DIGITS OF THE DOT NUMBER ON ALL THE TIRES IS: 369. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THESE DIGITS ARE SUPPOSED TO INDICATE THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE. BUT SURELY THAT DATE CANNOT BE THE 3RD WEEK OF 1969! SO MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE TIRES DO NOT ACCURATELY INDICATE THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047649November 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2000 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 33,000 MILES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID IT WAS CODES PO440 PO441 AND PO446. THEY SAID I NEED A NEW "CANISTER AND CONTROL VALVE" AND IT WILL COST $600. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS IS SOME KIND OF CHARCOAL FILED CANISTER THAT DEALS WITH EMISSIONS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS IS A NON ESSENTIAL PART. IT WOULD ALSO SEEM THAT THIS WOULD HAVE FEW, IF ANY, MOVABLE PARTS AND SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THIS HAD TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND COULD NOT BE RELATED TO USE OF THE CAR OR THE DRIVER. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS PART AND REPLACE IT ON A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047060November 17, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEFECTIVE PAINT JOB. I BEGAN COMPLAINING RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT LARGE SPOTS WERE THE CLEAR COAT HAS PEELED OFF, THEN THE PAINT, THEN THE BODY RUSTED THAT THESE WERE ROCK CHIPS, THEN THEY WERE CAUSED BY ACID RAIN. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM ON SOME SPOTS ONCE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND GET WORSE. THE DISTRICT MANAGER WAS SUPPOSE TO CALL ME WHEN HE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP NEXT. THAT WAS ALMOST A YEAR AGO. I AM TO DISCUSSED WITH THEM TO EVEN GO IN AGAIN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046691November 10, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE HOOD'S HYDRAULIC SHOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. AS A RESULT, THEY FAILED TO HOLD THE HOOD OPEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044791October 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MANUAL TRANSMISSION WORKS ABNORMALLY FROM THE SECOND GEAR TO THE FOURTH GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER STATED, MECHANIC DROVE VEHICLE, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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