2000 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

THE HOOD'S HYDRAULIC SHOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. AS A RESULT, THEY FAILED TO HOLD THE HOOD OPEN. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN REGAINED ACCELERATION. *AK

WHEN OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, IT WOULD SLAM SHUT. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK BOTH THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE HAD BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD AS THEY EXITED THE VEHICLE. *SCC *NLM

DEFECTIVE BATTERY EQUIPMENT ON 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY 4LE V6.*MR THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE INFORMED ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY ALTERNATORS, OR OTHER RELATED ELECTRICAL LOSS, BECAUSE IT THEY MAY BE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE BATTERIES TO GO DEAD. *CB

AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, INCLUDING EVERY FALL, THE BRAKES ON MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY START TO FAIL. THERE IS A WHOOSHING SOUND (AIR ESCAPING SOME ENCLOSURE) WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES, WHICH HAVE MUCH MORE TRAVEL THAN USUAL WITHOUT ANY STOPPING POWER. WHEN I FINALLY GET SOME STOPPING POWER, THE BRAKES GRAB. IT IS NOT THE NORMAL SMOOTH BRAKING I USUALLY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CAR. THERE IS ALSO SOMETIMES A SQUEEKING - A VERY HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE. AGAIN, THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN AIR MOVEMENT EVENT; IT'S DEFINITELY NOT A METAL-ON-METAL SQUEEK OR A RUBBER-ON-METAL SQUEEK. THE SOUNDS ARE INSIDE THE CAR, NOT FROM ANY OF THE WHEELS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOTED AT ALL SPEEDS, EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS ALWAYS WELL ABOVE MINIMUM, OCCASIONALLY TOPPING OFF THE BRAKE FLUID TO THE MAX "FULL" LEVEL HELPS, BUT NOT THIS TIME. THREE TIMES I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER (BEAMAN TOYOTA IN NASHVILLE, TN) FROM WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN THIS PROBLEM CROPS UP (9/01, 10/02, 9/03), BUT TO NO AVAIL. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT BEING TOLD, "NOTHING'S WRONG," WHEN VERY CLEARLY SOMETHING IS WRONG.*AK

LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOOR, SPONGY BRAKES. PEDAL CLEARANCE IS 0. INCHES (MINIMUM 2.8 INCHES AT 100 LBF WITH ENGINE ON).RAKES LESS EFFECTIVE IN HOTTER WEATHER. MANY CLOSE CALLS IN STOPPING BEFORE HITTING SOMEONE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE! TOOK VEHICLE IN 5 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP, CALLED TOYOTA HOTLINE, NO FIX YET THEY ARE STUMPPED! TRIED CLEANING, ADJUSTING, BLEEDING AND MASTER CYLINDER.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY LEFT FRONT DOOR WINDOW WILL NOT CLOSE AFTER BEING OPENED - MOST INCONVENIENT DURING RAIN AND AT THE CAR WASH. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH AT 11PM AND RAINING NIGHT APPLIED BRAKES AND LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

THE CHILD SEAT HANDLE WAS VERY LOOSE, AND THE SEAT DID NOT SIT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. *JB