Nine problems related to accelerator pedal have been reported for the 2000 Toyota Camry. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Toyota Camry based on all problems reported for the 2000 Camry.
2000 Toyota Camry. Consumer writes in regards to acceleration recalls the consumer stated within one month of driving her brand new vehicle, she noticed acceleration issues. The dealer advised her to learn how to drive the vehicle. The consumer stated when she drove at 45 mph and moved her foot from the accelerator as if she were about to slow down, but then applied the accelerator again, the computer that would ran the drive by wire would get confused and the vehicle would begin to shift down. The vehicle would then go into neutral for a few seconds, long enough to apply the pedal. Finally, the vehicle would get the message and quickly catch up to the level of compression of the accelerator pedal. The consumer believed the problem was with the electronics. The consumer has since traded the vehicle.
The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated while he was driving at approximately 30 mph and crashed into an electrical pole and caught fire. The contact suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was totaled. The current and failure mileages were approximately 72,000. Updated 07/19/bf updated 07/21/jb updated 0730/10 09/23/jb updated 01/14/11 the consumer stated a forensic expert found the accident was caused by a malfunction in the gas pedal. Updated 01/19/11 updated 03/31/11.
While driving up hill from a stop throttle stuck, making it hard for consumer to decelerate. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
While applying the brakes vehicle surged forward. Problems with sudden acceleration.
Surfaces of brake and gas pedal became progressively more slippery causing foot to slide off and lose contact. I was told by dealer that this is" due to material car washer uses when cleaning inside car" '.
Consumer stated the gas pedal will stick in cold weather or when vehicle is cold, consumer would have to push or kick pedal before moving. .
Dealer says that throttle sticking is the norm for Camrys and is not a drive train problem and not warranted.
We bought our Camry 2000 10 yrs ago when it was brand new. After 2-3 years, we started to experience the gas pedal sticking once every few months, something like suddenly lost the power when driving on the high way. Since last year, the gas pedal started to get much worse and sticks almost every time we stop/restart the car before traffic light and during heavy traffic. Now my wife and I are very afraid to drive this car and believe it will cause huge problem sooner or later. I just read the news about Toyota's recall for the same issue, and now I believe it is due to the vehicle design which has caused this safety issue. I just called the local dealer and they told me only Camry 2007 to 2010 models were covered. But I believe our car has exact same problem as the later model and I would request your administration to advice Toyota to issue the recall certificate for previous models also before any unfortunate accident happens due to its faulty design.
Both brake pedal and accelerator pedal are designed too close together. Feel free to provide any further information.