Toyota Camry Complaints (2000)

454 consumer complaints on file.

#748286July 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKE PEDAL ALWAYS HAD TO TRAVEL MUCH MORE THAN ON OTHER VEHICLES. FINALLY HAD TO PUSH PEDAL TO FLOOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892056July 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGAN TO GO DOWN IE; LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE SHUTDOWN IN A ROLLING STOP. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM ENGINE, AND WAS AT MECHANICAL AUTO SHOP. MECHANIC OPENED HOOD, AND REALIZED ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. POSITIVE SIDE OF BATTERY WAS COMPLETLY MELTED. HOLD DOWN CLAMP ON BATTERY MAY HAVE BROKEN, CAUSING BATTERY TO SLIDE AND OVERHEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891677June 29, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL HIT AT 15MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#891680June 29, 2001
AIR BAGS, TIRES:MARKINGS
WHILE DRIVING, RAIN STARTED TO FALL AND BECAME VERY INTENSE, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLIGHTLY SLOW DOWN TO LET A TRUCK PASS, HOWEVER CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CONSUMER HIT A TOTAL OF THREE VEHICLES AND HIT A CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER, CONSUMER HAD PURCHASED NEW FRONT GOODYEAR EAGLE HP, H SPEED RATED, ALL SEASON RADIAL TIRES ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, TIRES WERE MARKED INCORRECTLY CAUSING INCORRECT INSTALLATION, THE TREAD FACING DIRECTION WAS OPPOSITE TO THE TIRE ROTATION, WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, ALSO IN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT EXPERIENCE DEPLOYMENT, TIRE SIZE P205/65H15, NOT DOT NUMBER GIVE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#890951June 21, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET ABOUT 25MPH AND HEARD A NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES . DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES BEFORE HITTING VEHICLE SHE TRAVELED WITHOUT BRAKES FOR ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#890743June 20, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AT 9,000 MILES VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE REALIGNED FRONT END AND REBALANCED ALL THE TIRES. AT 12,846 MILES FRONT TWO TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA, P205/65R15 92H, DOT NUMBER Y79LEFA219, TWO TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ANOTHER TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE, DEALER HAD BALANCED TIRES AND RE-ALIGNED WHEEL AT 12489 MILES, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT HELP. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890541June 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ABS LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED AND BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND FRONT ROTORS. 2 MONTHS LATER, ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS. 8AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746593June 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING GOING UP A HILL, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. IT WAS RAINING.*AK UPDATED 03/09/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#889536June 1, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/ MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AT TIME OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#888671May 21, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD IDLE HIGH, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHICH RESULTED IN CONSUMER HAVING AN ACCIDENT.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON BOTH OCCASIONS.*JB UPDATED 03/09/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#888046May 11, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND TURNING A CORNER VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED TWICE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT GIVEN A REASON FOR THE DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE GOT UP TO BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH WITHIN 2 MINUTES, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#887837May 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN TRAFFIC. SECOND TIME HAPPENED ON MAY 5, 2001 WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEFECT ON EITHER OCCASION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744943May 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
7/24/00 823 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INTO SHOP REPLACED VALVE BODY. 9/1/00 3,177 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO SHOP RESET AND RETURNED.10/26/00 4,976 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - TO SHOP-RESET AND RETURNED. 11/7/00 5,408 MILES - ENGINE CHECK LIGHT - TO SHOP-REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. 4/17/01 13,320 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - TO SHOP -RESET AND RETURNED. 4/30/01 14,624 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - TO SHOP - REMOVED VALVE BODY-DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED, REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND FLUSHED TRANSMISSION. THE SAME CODE HAS COME UP EVERY TIME P0770 -SHIFT SOLENOID "E" MALFUNCTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744623April 26, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL FAILURE; CAR WAS REAR-ENDED; UPON INSPECTION FOUND BULGE IN FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/60R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/60R16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560927April 25, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE IT WOULD DRIFT ACROSS THE ROAD AND CONSUMER HAD TO FORCEFULLY CLUTCH THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND THE TREAD ON TIRES WERE FINE, BUT MECHANIC FELT THAT TIRES WERE OF POOR QUALITY. (TIRE MAKE/MODEL NOT PROVIDED) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743836April 10, 2001
TIRES
WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR TEXAS WAS IN A DROUGHT SO UNTIL IT STARTED RAINING HERE IN DALLAS I DID NOT KNOW THE CAR HYDROPLANED. I CHECKED THE AIR IN THE TIRES I DID ALL I COULD DO TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OTHER THAN THE TIRES. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA SITE, I TOLD THE GUY WHO SOLD ME MY CAR, I SENT AN EMAIL TO GENERAL TIRES, TOYOTA NOR GENERAL TIRES EMAILED ME BACK. I HAVE ABOUT 22,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW THE TIRES ARE WORE IN THE FRONT SO BEFORE I GO ON VACATION IN JUNE I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES. SO FAR I HAVE KEPT CONTROL OF THE TIRE ONE TIME I DID SLIDE INTO THE CURB AND THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO FLIP, BUT THANK GOD NOT TOYOTA OR GENERAL WE DID NOT. I DON'T HAVE ANY CLAIMS AGAINST ANYONE, BUT THIS CAR OR THESE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE AND SOMETHING DOES NEED TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. THANKS FOR WHATEVER YOU CAN DO.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ACUR3HU409 TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883905March 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE RESTARTING VEHICLE SMOKE ENTERED INSIDE VEHICLE VENTS. SOON AFTERWARDS, NOTICED UNDER HOOD FIRE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED AS THE RESULT OF THE FIRE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742890March 22, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
DEALER SAYS THAT THROTTLE STICKING IS THE NORM FOR CAMRYS AND IS NOT A DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEM AND NOT WARRANTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882752March 12, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE HAD WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE , ONCE STOPPED IT STARTED TO BURN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742123March 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
RATTLING OR POPPING NOISE EMANATING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE AS VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO A STOP ON AN INCLINE OR HILL, WITH VEHICLE'S ORIENTATION FACED DOWNWARD WRT THE DECLINE. HAD LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, ANTWERPEN CONDUCT A 15K CHECK UP AND DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY TSBS OR RECALLS; SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT NO RECORD EXIST. LOUD POPPING NOISE COULD ORIGINATE FROM REAR STRUT SYSTEM. SAW RECALL OF REAR AXLE FALLING OFF; ANTWERPEN TOYOTA SERVICE ADVISOR SAID NO SUCH RECALL OF TSB FOR THIS VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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