2000 Toyota Camry

TOYOTA WHEEL STUDS STRETCHING AND BREAKING OFF WHILE DRIVING.I WORK IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED MANY TIMES WHERE TOYOTA WHEEL STUDS WILL NOT TORQUE PROPERLY. WHEN USING A TORQUE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE NUTS SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT CLICK. IF YOU CONTINUE THE STUD SNAPS IN HALF AND THE LUG NUT SPINS RIGHT OUT. THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THE METAL THE STUD IS MADE OF IS INFERIOR. I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR WAS IN USE MONTHS AFTER SERVICE AND RESULTING IN A WHEEL OFF SITUATION. TOYOTA DEALER DENIES THERE IS ANY PROBLEM BUT IF HAVE SEEN THIS AT LEAST A HUNDRED TIMES. I HAVE ASKED OTHER SHOPS IF THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD YES. I HAVE HAD TOYOTAS IN VARIOUS MODELS FROM MODEL YEAR 2000 TO PRESENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE MORE ACCIDENTS AND TRAGEDIES HAPPEN FROM THIS. WHEEL STUDS SHOULD NOT SNAP OFF SO EASILY AND THIS WILL END UP KILLING PEOPLE(IT PROBABLY HAS). THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE THE RIGHT THING IS DONE.WHICH WOULD BE RECALLING THE VEHICLES AND HAVING THE STUDS REPLACED WITH QUALITY PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT GOT INTO THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOORS LOCKED AND THE ALARM BEGAN TO SOUND. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE HE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AT HIS EXPENSE. HE LATER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. COMPLAINT 1010212163 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS ON MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY AND RECENTLY THE ENGINE BLEW ON A TRIP TO THE BEACH. I WAS PASSING A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE ON THE ALLIGATOR RIVER BRIDGE ABOUT 28 MILES FROM NAGS HEAD, NC. AT THE TIME I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY RED LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING A PROBLEM. I HEARD A LOUD BANG, THEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. I COULD NOT STOP ON THE BRIDGE SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER WHEN I LEFT THE BRIDGE. THE FIRST THING I CHECKED WAS THE ENGINE OIL. IT WAS COMPLETELY DRY. I FOUND A HOUSE NEARBY AND THEY GAVE ME TWO QUARTS OF OIL TO PUT IN THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME A GAS STATION WAS 15 MILES AWAY. THE CAR RAN FINE BELOW 35 MPH AND MADE A LITTLE NOISE. ABOVE 35MPH IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I MADE IT TO NAGS HEAD AND THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO A CAR REPAIR CENTER. THEY NOTIFIED ME AFTERWARDS THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH A THICK SLUDGE. I HAVE READ THE PAST INFORMATION ON THESE PROBLEMS AND BELIEVE IT WAS DUE TO AN ENGINE SLUDGE BUILD UP. I WAS ALSO AMAZED THAT I DID NOT SEE ANY OIL WARNING LIGHT PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT BY REPLACING OR REBUILDING THE ENGINE. *TR

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO MY WELL-MAINTAINED 2000 CAMRY V6 WITH 88,000 MILES ON IT, THE CAR OFTEN SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES JUST BEFORE IT COMES TO A STOP. I USUALLY HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO ELIMINATE THE VIBRATION, BUT THAT IS A VERY UNSAFE TACTIC. THE DEALER REPLACED A WHEEL BEARING BUT THAT HAD NO EFFECT. NOW THE DEALER THINKS THAT THE SHUDDER/VIBRATION PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5000-$6000, WHICH IS ABOUT TWICE WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL SO EARLY UNLESS IT WAS DEFECTIVE. SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURS DURING BRAKING, IT CLEARLY IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY CE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO OF THE FIVE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY UNLATCH WHILE IN USE. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 167,000.