2000 Toyota Camry

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VALVE STEM IS TECH INTERNATIONAL ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BOTH DRIVER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE CRACKED AND WAS DETERIORATING. SECONDLY, HE STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS ON ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE; THEREFORE, ALL FOUR TIRES AND VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE DISTRIBUTOR OF THE EQUIPMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND WOULD REPLACE ANY VALVE STEMS IF THE CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING FAILURES. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08T018000 (TIRES:VALVE). HE HAS A COPY OF THE REPAIR STATEMENT. THE SERIAL NUMBER, PART NUMBER, AND LOCATION IN THE VEHICLE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 09/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/17/08.*JB

AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK, I STOPPED AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO LET ANOTHER CAR PASS ME AND THEN INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP AND STRAIGHTEN OUT IN THE PARKING SPOT. WHEN I DID I COULD FEEL THAT THE SHIFTER WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD PUT THE CAR IN PARK FIRST SO IT WOULDN'T ROLL. I HAD A FRIEND WHO IS A LICENSED MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR AND HE SHOWED ME THE BROKEN END OF THE SHIFTER CABLE. "THIS NEVER HAPPENS", HE SAID. THE CABLE IS MADE TO LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY STRONG. IT JUST DOESN'T BREAK. WHEN I ORDERED THE PART FROM THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING AGAIN. HE ALSO SAID THE HE HAS NEVER EVEN HEARD OF ONE BREAKING! I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THERE MUST BE A DEFECT. I DON'T DRIVE ALOT OF MILES, AND I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR HARD. I LIVE JUST OUTSIDE OF BOSTON, MA. *TR

ACCIDENT WAS A HEAD-ON COLLISION INTO A PARKED CAR AT 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. CAR WAS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. ONLY ONE PERSON WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG FAILURE RESULTED IN A BACK INJURY (LIKELY A PULLED LIGAMENT) TO THE DRIVER. THIS TOYOTA CAMRY HAD ONLY ONE OWNER; I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2000. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEPLOYED. THE CAR THAT WAS HIT WAS A TOYOTA COROLLA S. THE CAR WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF IT; THE AIR BAGS IN THE COROLLA DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. ONLY ONE PERSON WAS IN THIS CAR; THE DRIVER OF THE COROLLA HAD WHIPLASH FROM THE ACCIDENT. *TR

05-23-2008 AT 5:35PM MY CAR WAS SEVERE DAMAGED B/C OF SA AT NEAR COMPLETED STOP IN THE PARKING SPACE-PARKING LOT OF PO 90027 DURING DAYLIGHT&NORMAL WEATHER COND.I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER- 24,000MILES. AAA REPLACED BATTERY 04-17-08-CIRCUIT/AMPER RECORDED;ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL TOYOTA. THE PARKING LOT PO90027 IS NARROW U-TURN,WAS PARKING AT THE ENTRANCE. HALFWAY IN THE PARKING SPACE=2' BEFORE THE PARKING CONCRETE GUARD=HEARD A POP SOUND,CAR FLEW OVER THE PARKING GUARD&SIDEWALK CURB INTO THE BRICK WALL OF PO,RICOCHETED&STOPPED 1'AWAY. HEAVY WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE HOOD AT THE WINDSHIELD, DEPLOYED AIRBAGS W/TERRIBLE HEAT,WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT THE AIRBAGS HEAT/TOUCH POINTS-A BURN SKIN ON MY LEFT ARM THROUGH 2THICK CLOTHING,ENGINE WAS RUNNING! PULL OUT KEY,GOT OUT FROM CAR B/C EXPECTED EXPOSION/FIRE.INSTANTLY 2POSTAL EMPL.CAME OUT TO HELP,CHECKED PO BRICK WALL,ASKED MY NAME-HANDLED THEM MY PARCEL W/PREPAID POSTAGE-NAME/ADDRESS.KILLING ATTEMPT WAS TOTAL 5-6'-NOT ENOUGH FOR THE FATAL FORCE,MY FOOT WAS PRESSING PARKING PEDAL,ALREADY W/UNBUCKLED SEATBELT-MY RIGHT KNEE HAS ONLY A BUMP-NOT FRACTURED. 20'LATER MY CAR HALF SITTING ON THE SIDEWALK-SMOKE IS GONE, SML LEAK UNDER HOOD/RADIATOR? STARTED CAR,W/WITHNESS SLOWLY REVERSED IT FRM SIDEWALK/GUARD-CAR WAS CONROLLED FINE DESPITE OF DEPLOYED AIRBAGS-PUSHED WIPERS/WASHER,DROVE BACK HOME/UNDERGROUND GARAGE-1 MILE W/2-3 STOPS. RECALLED THAT A WEEK AGO HAD SA W/OUT PRESSING PEDAL,HAPPENED ON SUNSET BLVD,GOT SURPRISED W/HIGH SPEED SO SLOW DOWN. BOTH TIMES THE DISTANCE BEFORE SA WAS 1MILE FRM THE START,TIME~5MIN.THIS IS ENGINE CONTROL MALFUNCTION.05-24-08 AT 4 PM WENT TO HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA-ASKED FOR SERVICE PERSON IN CHARGE-REFERRED TO PATRICK.EARLIER RCVD TOYOTA GEL NOTICE W/MY VN,WAS TOLD BY PATRICK TO HAVE THE BODY FIXED FIRST.AFTER THE BODYJOB BRING MY CAR FOR THE ENGINE CHECK $99/HOURLY PLS HELP TO FULLY INVESTIGATE THIS ACCIDENT-LIVE IN LA W/HEAVY TRAFFIC.THANKS GOD DID NOT KILL ANYBODY.THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. *TR

IN JULY 2004, I PURCHASED A SET OF TIRES (KELLY SPRINGFIELD EXPLORERS). ONE OF THE TIRES HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE STEEL REDIALS ARE PROTRUDING FROM PARTS OF THE RUBBER. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER SPECS, THE TIRES ARE RATED 40,000 MILES. HOWEVER, THIS PARTICULAR TIRE HAS LASTED FOR ONLY 16,754 MILES BEFORE ITS DETERIORATION. ULTIMATELY, I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SET. MY TOYOTA CAR SERVICER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO APPARENTLY SAID THAT TOO MUCH TIME HAD PASSED TO COMPENSATE ME FOR OBVIOUSLY INFERIOR WORKMANSHIP. THE TIRE CODE IS AS FOLLOWS: (17681 KEL EXP 19570R14), WHICH COST ME $209.08+ 6% SALES TAX, PLUS SERVICE. THE 4 REPLACEMENT TIRES, LABOR, & DISPOSAL COST $394.25, WITH ALIGNMENT $85.95,PLUS 6% TAXES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30MPH, AND THE CAR STARTED TO BUCK. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. THE BRAKES FAILED, AND STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. MY ROAD WAS ENDING, SO I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT. I TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE AND HIT A TREE WITH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000. UPDATED 03-11-08 *BF

I PURCHASED A PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY ON 11/4/07. WHILE DRIVING FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THE LOSS DATE I ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE. TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY BEGAN TO SLOW AND I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. TRAFFIC BEGAN MOVING AGAIN THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED. I AGAIN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I HAD BOTH OF MY FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE CAUSING BOTH AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE TO DEPLOY. THE CRASH IMPACT JAMMED THE DRIVER'S DOOR PREVENTING IT FROM OPENING, TRAPPING ME IN THE CAR WITH SMOKE POURING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. INITIALLY THE ELECTRIC WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN BUT FINALLY DID ALLOWING ME TO EXTRICATE MYSELF FROM THE DAMAGED VEHICLE. *TR