2000 Toyota Camry

2000 CAMRY, V6, LE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF FILLING THE GAS TOO MUCH. THE LIGHT STAYED ON OVER TWO YEARS AND I HAD TO HAVE THE "SENSOR" REPLACED. IT WAS ONLY ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO WHEN I HAD THIS REPLACED - AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. MY CAR HAS ALMOST 150,000 MILES BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS BACK AROUND 50,000. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH BACKEND CLUNKING NOISES, AND MY FRONT WHEELS CLICKED, AND NOW THE BRAKES SQUEAK LIKE CRAZY (AND HAVE FOR OVER TWO YEARS). EVERY TIME I HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT, AND IT HAS BEEN BY THE DEALERS AND AUTHORIZED REPAIR STATIONS, THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AS FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - IT COST ME OVER $400 FOR REPAIR - AND NOW AFTER ONLY ABOUT 5 MONTHS, I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO PAY IT AGAIN. *TR

2004 OCCASIONAL STICKING ON THE GAS PEDAL, INCREASED BY 2005 HAD SEVERAL MISHAPS. MY MECHANICS IN CHARLOTTE N.C. TRIED TO DO WHATEVER THEY COULD TO MAKE IT NOT STICK. IT WOULD NOT REALLY WORK, HOWEVER ONE OF THE MECHANIC PUT SOMETHING ON IT AND EVERY FEW MONTHS I WOULD GO BACK TO HIM. ONCE I WAS ON A BUSY STREET IN CHARLOTTE DOWNTOWN TRADE STREET, I PUT MY FOOT TO ACCELERATE AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE THAT MOMENT. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, GOD WAS WITH ME. *TR

I OWNED A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 WHICH I TRADED FOR A NEW 06 CAMRY 4 CYLINDER. WHEN THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY ABOUT THE AUTOMATIC ACCELERATION PROBLEM I REMEMBERED THAT I TOO HAD TWO INCIDENTS WITH MY 2000 CAMRY WHERE IT AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED. IT SCARED ME AT THE TIME AND I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES STUCK WHILE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HE HAS TO STOMP ON THE PEDAL. ALSO HE EXPERIENCES DIFFICULT STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

VEHICLE HAS A HIGH IDLE UNTIL IT WARMS UP. IN THE MORNING IT COULD GO TO 1 1/2 TO 2 RPM'S. I CAN PULL OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. ONCE AT A SET OF LIGHTS IT STILL IS REVVING. IT DOES NOT GO DOWN TO 0 RPM'S EVEN AT THE LIGHTS, WHEN I'M AT A COMPLETE STOP. HAD IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AT TOYOTA ON MORRISSEY BLVD,THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THE IDLEAIR CONTROL VALVE MALFUNCTIONING. THEY REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND TESTED SYSTEM WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. THAT WAS ON 8-28-07. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON5-07-07 TECH FOUND FRONT EXHAUST PIPE HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN ABNORMALLY AND LACK POWER..CAUSE INTERNAL FAILURE OPEN CIRCUIT..REPLACED FRONT PIPE SUB ASSEMBLY..AFTER THIS I LEFT IT OVER NIGHT BECAUSE IT STILL WAS REVVING THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A STUCK VALVE AND THEY FIXED IT BUT COULD HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME..STILL HAPPENS. I HAD CONTACTED SUSAN WORNICK AND SHE TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU. THANK YOU SANDRA CARREIRA P.S. I HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS. *TR

MY CAR IS PARKED IN AN ASSIGNED GARAGE SPACE IN AN APT. BLDG. IN MAKING MY USUAL EXIT MY GAS PEDAL STUCK AND MY CAR STRUCK PILLARS, WALLS AND A NEIGHBOR'S CAR. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. I THOUGHT I HIT THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE--DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK UNTIL I SAW TV AND NEWSPAPER ACCTS. OF THE TOYOTA CAMRY RECALL. THE YEARS LISTED IN THE RECALL WERE NOT COMPLETE. MY CAMRY IS 2000, NOT THE YEARS OF 2007-2010 LISTED IN THE RECALL $3000 REPAIRS--4 DAYS--NEEDED FOR MY CAR. NEIGHBOR'S REPAIRS PAID FOR BY MY INSURANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE LATCH WOULD NOT MANUALLY UNLOCK OR OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WAS THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE DOOR HANDLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE LOCK ACTUATOR WHICH IS A MECHANICAL DEVICE ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 155,000. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN UPDATED 11/16/09