2000 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

WHILE PUTTING POWER OPERATED DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IT EXPLODED IN CONSUEMER'S FACE, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERIING AND POWER BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK. THE DEALER STATED WHEN THEY OPENED THE HOOD, THEY FOUND NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD STICKING THROUGH THE BLOCK, THEY ALSO FOUND A PIECE OF THE BLOCK STICKING INTO THE HOOD INSULATION AND AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THERE WAS OIL AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE HOLE IN THE BLOCK, THE DEALER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED IMPROPERLY, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVER REV AND CAUSED THE CONNECTION ROD TO BREAK AND ALSO TO CATCH ON FIRE, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO DOWNSHIFTING INVOLVED.*JB

WHILE MY WIFE WAS LOADING HER PURCHASES INTO THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK LID CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HER ON THE HEAD. THERE WAS A 2" VERTICAL SPLIT BESIDE HER LEFT EYE WHICH WAS GLUED SHUT AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. WE SPENT SEVERAL HOURS IN THE ER AND MY WIFED DID SUFFER DIZZINESS AND MILD NAUSEA OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. NOT GOOD.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, THE ENGINE BLEW AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB

THE GROVES IN THESE TIRE IS SO NARROW THAT THEY ALLOW THE SNOW TO FILL THEM UP. IT CREATES A SMOOTH SURFACE CAUSING AN EXTREMELY SLIPPERY CONDITION. ONLY EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLE IN THE WINTER.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSURED NOTICED FIRE UNDER HOOD, EXPERT ADVISED FIRE ORIGINATED DUE TO ANIMAL NEST, CLAIM# 59-V427-952. *YD

CONSUMER STATES A BODYGUARD ELECTRONIC RUST PROTECTOR WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY CAUSING FIRE.(CLAIM#51-0495-441)*JB

OIL SLUDGE WAS FOUND DURING OIL CHANGE AT 12000 MILES. ALL MAINTENANCE INTERVALS COMPLIED WITH. *AK

THE ENGINE BLEW UP. I HAVE REGULARLY CHANGED MY OWN OIL AT 6,000 MILE INTERVALS FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND I ADDED 2 QUARTS OF OIL. ONE DAY LATER THE ENGINE BLEW AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON.

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE, IT CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR ASSOCIATED WITH GRINDING NOISE, CAUSING A DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER FOUND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT NO COST. *AK *TT