Four problems related to automatic transmission park/neutral start switch 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.
Gear easily moves from drive to neutral without depressing the button on gear shift; car rolls backwards on hills; possibly into other vehicle behind.
Engine running with transmission in park position, car rolled down a hill. Two small girls inside of car jumped out, one girl got ran over by front tire. Car continued to roll down the hill untill it hit a tree.
Consumer has only owned the vehicle for 35 days, put vehicle into park with vehicle still running. Consumer took foot off the brake, and several minutes later, vehicle jumped backwards, hitting a vehicle. Had noticed gear shifted to reverse by itself. Transmission was locked into reverse gear. Consumer put foot on brakes again tryingto shift gear into drive, but gear would not move. Vehicle suddenly accelerated foward with foot still on brakes. Consumer had to pump brakes in order to stop almost hitting two pedestrians. Dealer claimed there was no defect.
When the car is put in reverse and the break released, the car moves itself without touching the gas at all. It will continue to go at a fairly rapid speed, until the break is hit again. It will go at this speed for over 100 feet. It was reported to the dealer and they said "they all go that way". If a child was within 20 feet of the car the car would proced over the child.