2000 Toyota Camry

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 50-55 MPH WHEN SHE FELT A VIBRATION, APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HIT A 6 INCH CONCRETE CURB, WENT THROUGH A FENCE, AND HIT A TREE. BRANCH OF TREE CAME THROUGH WINDSHIELD, AND HIT CONSUMER IN FACE. CONSUMER WAS 5 MONTHS PREGNANT. SHE HAD 18 STITCHES IN HER FACE, AND CHIN WAS BUSTED OPEN. THERE WERE 4 SKID MARKS ON ROAD, VEHICLE WENT SIDEWAYS WHILE BRAKING, ABS FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. TOYOTA STILL HAS NOT SENT INVESTIGATOR OUT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER TOOK PHOTOS OF VEHICLES AND ONE SHOWS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE MOUNTING OF THE AIRBAG SENSOR WITH THE STEEL BEAM AND BUMPER ATTACHMENT BRACKET BENT UP SHOWING THE FORCE OF IMPACT. *SLC

RATTLING OR POPPING NOISE EMANATING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE AS VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO A STOP ON AN INCLINE OR HILL, WITH VEHICLE'S ORIENTATION FACED DOWNWARD WRT THE DECLINE. HAD LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, ANTWERPEN CONDUCT A 15K CHECK UP AND DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY TSBS OR RECALLS; SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT NO RECORD EXIST. LOUD POPPING NOISE COULD ORIGINATE FROM REAR STRUT SYSTEM. SAW RECALL OF REAR AXLE FALLING OFF; ANTWERPEN TOYOTA SERVICE ADVISOR SAID NO SUCH RECALL OF TSB FOR THIS VIN.*AK

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION - MILD TO SEVERE AT/OVER 60MPH AT ALL TIME (DURING HWY DRIVING); OVER 10 VISITS TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTERS AT 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS DURING 8 MONTHS, TOYOTA CERTIFIED MECHANICS COULD NOT FIX IT PROPERLY; MECHANICS CLAIMS IT'S BEEN FIXED. BUT STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION REAPPEARS AFTER 1 - 2 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING; MECHANICS DIAGONOSED THIS PARTICULAR STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AS A "SIMPLE/COMMON PROBLEM" BUT THE VIBRATION KEEPS ON COMING BACK; AFTER BALANCING TIRES-ROTATING TIRES-SUSPENSION WORK DONE-REPLACING BREAK PADS WITH NEW-CLEANING ROTORS-ETC., THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION STILL REMAINS. *AK

THE 2000 CAMRY LE WITH 15" BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES I PURCHASED NEW IN AUG. OF 2000 VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH AND ABOVE. THE DEALER SERVICED THE CAR (ONLY 900 MILES ON IT), AND SAID THE VIBRATION MUST BE A TIRE PROBLEM AND SENT ME TO A TIRE DEALER. THE TIRE DEALER SAID THE TIRES WERE GOOD BUT ONE WHEEL WAS OUT OF BALANCE. THE ROAD TEST INDICATED A SMALL IMPROVEMENT AND THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPT. SAID IT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM, IT'S A TIRE PROBLEM; BUT BALANCED THE WHEELS ON A JAGUAR SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S WHEEL BALANCING MACHINE. THE VIBRATION SEEMS TO HAVE IMPROVED SLIGHTLY, AND TOYOTA SERVICE HAS SCHEDULED A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2000. IT WILL BE HELPFUL IF YOU CAN INFORM ME OF ALL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS (I FOUND 3 AT YOUR WEBSITE) ON THIS VEHICLE.

WHEEL VIBRATION AT 60-65 MPH. TIRES BALANCED 3 TIMES AND CHECKED FOR RUN OUT. ORIGINAL TIRES REPLACED WITH MICHELIN. PROBLEM IMPROVED BUT STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES SIDE TO SIDE. SUSPENSION NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS, ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND AFTER MAKING LEFT TURNS. HEAR GAS MOVEMENT FROM FUEL TANK WHEN TANK IS FULL AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. DEALERS SAY CAR PERFORM TO SPECS. CURRENTLY IN THE PRE-ARBITRATION STAGE WITH TOYOTA.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THERE WAS A LOT OF SHAKING AND VIBRATION IN FRONT END. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IT PULLED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS 5 TIMES. ALL THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE, BALANCED 5 TIMES, BRAKES ADJUSTED TWICE AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS DONE TWICE. PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE CONTINUES. *AK