2000 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

THE BRAKE PEDAL ALWAYS HAD TO TRAVEL MUCH MORE THAN ON OTHER VEHICLES. FINALLY HAD TO PUSH PEDAL TO FLOOR.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGAN TO GO DOWN IE; LIGHTS AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE SHUTDOWN IN A ROLLING STOP. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM ENGINE, AND WAS AT MECHANICAL AUTO SHOP. MECHANIC OPENED HOOD, AND REALIZED ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. POSITIVE SIDE OF BATTERY WAS COMPLETLY MELTED. HOLD DOWN CLAMP ON BATTERY MAY HAVE BROKEN, CAUSING BATTERY TO SLIDE AND OVERHEAT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, RAIN STARTED TO FALL AND BECAME VERY INTENSE, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO SLIGHTLY SLOW DOWN TO LET A TRUCK PASS, HOWEVER CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CONSUMER HIT A TOTAL OF THREE VEHICLES AND HIT A CONCRETE MEDIAN BARRIER, CONSUMER HAD PURCHASED NEW FRONT GOODYEAR EAGLE HP, H SPEED RATED, ALL SEASON RADIAL TIRES ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, TIRES WERE MARKED INCORRECTLY CAUSING INCORRECT INSTALLATION, THE TREAD FACING DIRECTION WAS OPPOSITE TO THE TIRE ROTATION, WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, ALSO IN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT EXPERIENCE DEPLOYMENT, TIRE SIZE P205/65H15, NOT DOT NUMBER GIVE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL HIT AT 15MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET ABOUT 25MPH AND HEARD A NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES . DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES BEFORE HITTING VEHICLE SHE TRAVELED WITHOUT BRAKES FOR ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE.*JB

AT 9,000 MILES VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE REALIGNED FRONT END AND REBALANCED ALL THE TIRES. AT 12,846 MILES FRONT TWO TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA, P205/65R15 92H, DOT NUMBER Y79LEFA219, TWO TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ANOTHER TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE, DEALER HAD BALANCED TIRES AND RE-ALIGNED WHEEL AT 12489 MILES, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT HELP. *SLC

ABS LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED AND BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND FRONT ROTORS. 2 MONTHS LATER, ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS. 8AK

WHILE DRIVING GOING UP A HILL, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. IT WAS RAINING.*AK UPDATED 03/09/10

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/ MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AT TIME OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD IDLE HIGH, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHICH RESULTED IN CONSUMER HAVING AN ACCIDENT.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON BOTH OCCASIONS.*JB UPDATED 03/09/10.*JB