2000 Toyota Camry

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTED WAS BURNED TO THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY, THE STARTER, AND THE WIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

THE DRIVERS' EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS OPENING THE DOOR. I NOTICED THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10720976. UP TO NOW I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO THINK ABOUT IT, BUT AFTER SEEING THAT MY CAR ISN'T THE ONLY ONE IT HAS HAPPENED TO I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CAR'S COMPONENTS. AS FAR AS ANY INJURY, HIS HAND WAS CUT WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE OFF AND I CAN'T HELP BUT HURT MY OWN HAND EVERY TIME I TRY TO OPEN THE DRIVERS' DOOR. IT HAS FORCED US TO ENTER THRU THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND SLIDE OVER (WHICH IS NOT PLEASANT NOR COMFORTABLE).

THE CHROME PLATED WHEELS WERE PURCHASED FROM & INSTALLED BY TOYOTA DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE PLATING STARTED TO PEEL OFF SINCE EARLY 2000. THEN, MY TIRES (NO MATTER WHAT BRAND OF THE TIRES I USED) SHOWED LEAKING ON TWO OF THEM DUE TO THE SERIOUS CORROSION OF THE RIMS. I HAVE TO PUMP THE AIR EVERY WEEK IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT PRESSURE AS OF TODAY. IT'S GETTING WORSE... I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ISSUE CAUSING BY THE WHEEL MANUFACTURER TOYOTA AUTHORIZED AND THE CHEAP MATERIALS THEY USED. I BOUGHT THE TOP OF THE LINE MODEL WITH THE CHROME WHEELS INSTALLED BY TOYOTA. OBVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T GET WHAT I'VE PAID FOR!

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS; MY GRANDFATHER GAVE IT TO ME, SO IT'S ONLY HAD TWO OWNERS. LOW MILES (80,000). I AM REPLACING THE DRIVER'S EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FOR THE THIRD TIME AND PASSENGER'S EXTERIOR FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE EXTERIOR HANDLES MERELY SNAP OFF. I WISH TOYOTA WOULD OFFER REPLACEMENT HANDLES MADE OF METAL RATHER THAN PLASTIC. THIS MAY ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. THE STATE I LIVE IN REQUIRES A YEARLY VEHICLE INSPECTION AND DUE TO THE BROKEN HANDLES, MY CAR FAILED YESTERDAY.

WHEN YOU ARE AT A FULL STOP OR AT A RED LIGHT, OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHEN YOU START TO MASH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE.EVERYONE IS MOVING BESIDE YOU AND BEHIND YOU AND YOU ARE LUCKY IF YOU DON'T GET REAR ENDED. SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY.WHEN YOU KEEP TRYING IT WILL FINALLY GO. IT WILL JERK YOU HEAD BACK SOMETIMES. SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE CABLE ON THE SPEED CONTROL GOING BAD. STICKING OR WHATEVER. I AM NOT A SPECILIST ON SAYING WHAT IT MY BE.BUT IT DOES NEED TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VERY FAITHFUL TOYOTA CAMRY ON A BUSY 2 LANE ROAD WHEN A HONDA PILOT STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY REACTED AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T HAVE ALLOW ADEQUATE STOPPING DISTANCE, SO I CRASHED INTO THE HONDA PILOT. THE PILOT WASN'T DAMAGED MUCH AT ALL, BUT MY CAMRY TOOK A HUGE LICK TO THE FRONT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID MY SEATBELT LOCK. MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. I DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE, BUT WENT TO THE URGENT CARE FOR TREATMENT. I HAVE A PAINFUL CHEST CONTUSION (SPRAINED STERNUM) AND A STIFF NECK (CERVICAL STRAIN, OR WHIPLASH). *TR

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATIONS WITH MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. ON DECEMBER 11, 2014, MY GRANDDAUGHTER (WHO WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE), WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE SITTING AT THE LIGHT, THE CAR STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. SHE PRESSED DOWN FURTHER ON THE BRAKE, AND NOTICED IT SLOWED BUT DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHE APPLIED ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. ALL OF A SUDDEN, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AS IF SOMEONE HAD HIT THE CAR FROM THE BACK CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. SHE LOOKED INTO HER REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND REALIZED THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND HER. AFTER GETTING OVER THE INITIAL SHOCK OF THE EVENT, MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. SHE EXPLAINED TO THE OTHER DRIVER THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, TO WHICH THE OTHER DRIVER EXPRESSED HAVING EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM (ACCELERATED WITHOUT NOTICE) WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR TOYOTA CAMRY. I HAVE BEEN THE SINGLE OWNER OF THIS 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY LE SINCE 2000 AND MY CAMRY HAS BEEN TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR SERVICE ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE. EACH TIME THE THROTTLE WAS CLEANED INSTEAD OF REPLACED. HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER WITH NO RESOLUTION. ON DECEMBER 29, 2014 I HAD MY TOYOTA CAMRY TOWED TO MARIETTA TOYOTA AND THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MARIETTA TOYOTA IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA AND TO TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA CORPORATE IN TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA. *JS