2000 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT MY BRAKES ON MY SOLAR 2000, THE DEALER SHIP HERE IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA THEY WILL LAUGH AT ME, THEY DON'T DO ANY THING . I TELL PEOPLE IF ANY THING HAPPENS TO ME IN MY VEHICLE IT WILL BE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES. I HAVE MY BRAKES DONE EVERY YEAR, AND I JUST HAD THEM DONE AND I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH NOISE AND SOMETIMES NO BRAKES AT ALL. I GET MY BRAKES CHECKED THREE TIMES A YEAR. *TR

ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 4/17/09 WHEN I TRIED TO PUT MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CAR TOOK OFF HITTING TWO WALLS, ONE CAR, ONE SUV AND THEN CRASH IN A WALL. AT NO TIME DURING THE IMPACT DID THE AIR BAG DEPLOY. THE CRASH RESULTED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IMPACTING MY CHEST CAUSING CHEST TRAUMA AND PAIN. THIS RESULTED IN A HOSPITAL STAY OF 5 DAYS AND A HOSPITAL BILL OF $25,000. MY VEHICLE WAS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND WRITTEN OFF BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS WITH THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE DAMAGE CREATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY TO PROTECT ME FROM MAJOR INJURY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A LAMP POST AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO LOT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY SENT AN ADJUSTER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S POSSESSION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE IN TOUCH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/06/09.*JB

THE CAR IS A 2000 CAMRY AND IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. I PURCHASED A ONE YEAR SERVICE POLICY. AFTER A FEW YEARS I GOT A FACTORY RECALL TO REPLACE SOMETHING IN THE FRONT END - THE STRUTS I BELIEVE. IT HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY SINCE THEN AND I HAVE ABOUT 71,000 MILES ON THE CAR. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO WHEN I BRAKE THERE IS A FUNNY NOISE FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. IT IS NOT EVERY TIME I BRAKE HOWEVER. IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THE BRAKE PAD WEAR OUT NOISE BUT MORE OF A RATTLING SCRAPING KIND OF NOISE. THE CAR BRAKES OK HOWEVER. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SERVICED WITHOUT FAIL ON SCHEDULE WITH LUBS, TIRES, BALANCING, AND INSPECTIONS BY THE LOCAL DEALER AND NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND IN THE LEFT FRONT END. I CHECKED THE WEB AND IT SEEMS THOUSANDS OF US CAMRY DRIVERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I RECOMMEND TOYOTA CALL BACK THESE VEHICLES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. *TR

I HAD A PASSENGER WHO REMARKED THAT THERE WAS A SULFUR SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF CAR WHEN RECIRCULATION AIR IS SWITCHED ON. I HAD NOTICED IT BEFORE BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT IT. I'VE HAD LOTS OF MIGRAINE HEADACHES OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS. WHEN I MENTIONED TO A MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE SULFUR DIOXIDE POISONING ME. *TR

STONES NOT CLEARED FROM PAVING CREW. ON I -95 DRIVING NORTH TOWARD COLUMBUS BLVD EXIT.. *TR

MY SON WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75 NEAR BRUCE B. DOWNS BLVD IN TAMPA FL AT APPROX 2:30 AM ON 9/26/2008. ANOTHER DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ENTER HIS LANE AND HE SWERVED INTO THE FAR RIGHT LANE TO AVOID BEING STRUCK LOSING CONTROL WENT OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AT APPROX 70 MPH, WENT AIRBORNE, LANDED STRAIGHT DOWN THEN DID AN END TO END FLIP APPROX 20 YDS OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE WOODS, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. HE WAS DRIVING A 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA SE, VINE #. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT; HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, BUT NOTHING REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION. NEITHER THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL, DRIVER FOR THE WRECKING COMPANY NOR INSURANCE ADJUSTER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VEHICLE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE COPIES, PLEASE NOTIFY ME VIA EMAIL. THANK YOU. *TR

A/C OVERFLOW TUBE IS SO CLOSE TO THE GROUND THAT THE TUBE FILLS UP WITH DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD, AND THE WATER IN THE DRAIN OF THE AC OVERFLOW TUBE BACKS UP INTO THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR AND FLOODS THE CAR AND THE RUGS GET SOAK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS IF I FORGET TO SEND IT INTO THE SHOP AND PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO HAVE THE DRAIN TUBE BLOWN OUT AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING BACK HOME ON THE TURNPIKE. THE FRONT LEFT TIRES TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CORE AND ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS 2-CAR ACCIDENT. THE TREAD DAMAGED OUR CAR. NO ONE WAS HURT AND THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO OUR CAR. THE BAD TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT; IT JUST LOST ALL OF ITS TREAD. I CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE AND USED THEIR PROCEDURE TO CLAIM DAMAGES. I GOT ALL THE ESTIMATES AND SHIPPED THE TIRE TO THEM FOR EXAMINATION. THEY SENT ME A FORM LETTER STATING THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF "OVER DEFLECTION" AND DENIED ANY COMPENSATION. OVER DEFLECTION IS AN UNDER INFLATED TIRE. MY TIRE WAS NOT UNDER INFLATED. I KEPT DETAIL RECORDS OF THE ENTIRE SET OF TIRES. I CHECK INFLATION REGULARLY AND I NEVER LET A CAR LEAVE TOWN WITHOUT CHECKING THE INFLATION. ALL 4 TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES (EVEN THOUGH ALMOST HALF THE TREAD WAS STILL LEFT ON THE OTHER 3 TIRES). I REQUESTED THAT THEY SEND ME THE OFFENDING TIRE BACK TO ME--WHICH THEY DID. ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE OTHER STORIES OF TREAD SEPARATING FROM BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES. PEOPLE CONTACT THEM FOR DAMAGE REIMBURSEMENTS AND THEY RECEIVED THE SAME FORM LETTER ABOUT "OVER DEFLECTION". WHAT COURSE DO WE HAVE? WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK TO TOWN I CHECKED ALL 4 TIRES AND THEY WERE STILL PROPERLY INFLATED. THE TIRE IS A B 420, P195/70R14 DOT 0BRWP 213801. *TR

2000 CAMRY CE, 130,000KM AUTOMATIC BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, SHIFTER WENT RIGHT TO LOW WITHOUT ANY EFFORT. THEN WOUDN'T GO IN GEAR. TALKED TO MECHANIC & WAS TOLD THAT MOST LIKELY THE CABLE WAS BROKEN. *TR