2000 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITHIN CITY LIMITS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH. I REALIZED THE VEHICLE I WAS APPROACHING HAD SLOWED DOWN OR HAD STOPPED DUE TO MERGING TRAFFIC. I HAD MORE THAN THE NECESSARY AMOUNT OF CLEARANCE AHEAD. I APPLIED BRAKES. HOWEVER, BRAKES DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE BY ANY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT -- IT APPEARED AS IF THE ENGINE WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN ITS SPEED. I CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE VEHICLE I CRASHED INTO VEERED TO THE RIGHT. MY VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD AND THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THE GEAR SELECTOR MOVED INTO N, WHICH IS THE REASON I THINK THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. I HAVE THE CRASH REPORT DOCUMENTING THIS. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SUCH AN INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED AFTER I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM AN INDIVIDUAL. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE CARRIER. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT MORE OFTEN HAPPENS AFTER COMING TO A QUICK STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO AND AFTER APPLYING MORE PRESSURE IT FINALLY ENGAGES AND STARTS TO ACCELERATE. NOTE THAT I HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE WHERE THE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION. *TR

I WENT TO MY MECHANIC TWO YEARS AGO TO REPORT THAT MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2000 HAD AN ACCELERATOR STICKING PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, ASSUMED IT WAS THE MAT, OR MY IMAGINATION. IT WASN'T. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS BUT TOYOTA IS ONLY COVERING THE LAST 7 YEARS, IS THIS BECAUSE OF WARRANTY? WHAT CAN I DO? CAR IS OTHERWISE FINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY LIMITED EDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES ON HER LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SPINNING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ENGINE REVVED LOUDLY AND AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. WHILE IN THE DITCH, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE AND THE TIRES BURROWED INTO THE DITCH AS IT ATTEMPTED TO PROGRESS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HEAD, SHOULDERS, UPPER BACK, HANDS, FINGERS, KNEES AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS OVER 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS HESITATION AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 157000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAS TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE PEDAL TO STOP STICKING AND AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180000.

WE BOUGHT OUR CAMRY 2000 10 YRS AGO WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. AFTER 2-3 YEARS, WE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE GAS PEDAL STICKING ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS, SOMETHING LIKE SUDDENLY LOST THE POWER WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY. SINCE LAST YEAR, THE GAS PEDAL STARTED TO GET MUCH WORSE AND STICKS ALMOST EVERY TIME WE STOP/RESTART THE CAR BEFORE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. NOW MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND BELIEVE IT WILL CAUSE HUGE PROBLEM SOONER OR LATER. I JUST READ THE NEWS ABOUT TOYOTA'S RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE, AND NOW I BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO THE VEHICLE DESIGN WHICH HAS CAUSED THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I JUST CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME ONLY CAMRY 2007 TO 2010 MODELS WERE COVERED. BUT I BELIEVE OUR CAR HAS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE LATER MODEL AND I WOULD REQUEST YOUR ADMINISTRATION TO ADVICE TOYOTA TO ISSUE THE RECALL CERTIFICATE FOR PREVIOUS MODELS ALSO BEFORE ANY UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT HAPPENS DUE TO ITS FAULTY DESIGN. *CN

2000 CAMRY, V6, LE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF FILLING THE GAS TOO MUCH. THE LIGHT STAYED ON OVER TWO YEARS AND I HAD TO HAVE THE "SENSOR" REPLACED. IT WAS ONLY ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO WHEN I HAD THIS REPLACED - AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. MY CAR HAS ALMOST 150,000 MILES BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS BACK AROUND 50,000. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH BACKEND CLUNKING NOISES, AND MY FRONT WHEELS CLICKED, AND NOW THE BRAKES SQUEAK LIKE CRAZY (AND HAVE FOR OVER TWO YEARS). EVERY TIME I HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT, AND IT HAS BEEN BY THE DEALERS AND AUTHORIZED REPAIR STATIONS, THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AS FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - IT COST ME OVER $400 FOR REPAIR - AND NOW AFTER ONLY ABOUT 5 MONTHS, I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO PAY IT AGAIN. *TR

I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PLASTIC OUTER PORTION OF THE DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY BREAKING OFF - IN MY CASE, ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, AS WELL AS THE INSIDE PLASTIC PORTION OF THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

THE OUTSIDE PLASTIC PART OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF IN MY HAND THIS MORNING. I CUT MY FINGER ON THE METAL UNDER THE PLASTIC COVERING. *TR