2000 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND THAT RECALL WAS FIXED AND NOW FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS THE ENGINE AND BRAKE LIGHT IS ON THE PANEL. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE OIL IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM GETS EXTREMELY HOT THEN COLD, THIS RESULTS IN OIL JELLINT. THE OIL CANNOT FLOW THREW THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. DEALER CONTACTED. TS

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HOOD ON VEHICLE IS INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER STATES ONCE THE HOOD IS OPENED IT WILL UNEXPECTANTLY RELEASE CRASHING DOWN ON OCCUPANTS HEAD. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE ON A STEEP INCLINE AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN CONSUMER RELEASED THE BRAKE, THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP AT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE APPROX. ONE MILE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE PURCHASED, AND AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THEY INDICATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES HEATED UP SLIGHTLY WARPING THE BRAKE DRUM. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT SOME INHERENT DEFECT COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO OVER HEAT AGAIN. *JG

MY FRONT TIRES WORE OUT COMPLETELY, DOWN TO THE BARE METAL, AT 11,000 MILES. THIS WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER DURING AN OIL CHANGE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND I ASKED THAT THE MANUFACTURER BE CONTACTED SO THAT I COULD GET AN EXPLANATION. SUBSEQUENT COMMUNICATION WITH A DEALER REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT RESPOND. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS AND HE BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES WEAR OUT QUICKLY BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE TO "PROVIDE A SMOOTH RIDE". AS A CONSUMER I AM APPALLED THAT TIRES COSTING OVER $100 EACH WORE OUT SO QUICKLY AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR BATCH. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER (TOYOTA). TS

VANITY MIRROR FELL OFF DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR. THE MIRROR HAD ONLY BEEN USED TO A MINIMAL DEGREE--ONCE A MONTH OR LESS IN THE 20 MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE. A SHORT TIME AFTER, VISOR HINGE BECAME LOOSE. TOYOTA SAID PLASTIC HINGES WERE WORN AND ENTIRE VISOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $200.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. CLEARLY THE PARTS USED IN THE VISOR HINGE AND TO ATTACH THE VANITY MIRROR TO THE VISOR ARE DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT EITHER PART COULD DISLODGE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AT THE VERY LEAST A DISTRACTION TO THE VEHICLE OPERATOR THAT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. MR

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A TOYOTA, SOLARA,2000. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE BALD. *AK BRIDGESTONE PATENZA TIRES P205 60 R DOT Y720 OHD170.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A FRONT COLISION. DELAER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA TESTED VEHICLE, AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND.*JB

WHILE TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK