general problems of the 2000 Toyota Camry

@45,679 miles, the (plastic) driver door handle popped of the car when lifted without thumb just enough to begin to open the door. This was during the beginning of a big snowstorm. Luckily I was not idling the engine while cleaning the windshields or I could have been locked out of the car with the engine running. Now I must drive with 2 keys. The original owner of the vehicle, my mother was xxx when she bought it on 10/31/1999 for $23, 470 with 8 miles on the odometer; salespeople never mentioned the door handles were plastic. The failure was complete fracture all at once, not progressive; I suspect the plastic strain hardened from repetitive stress, making this a design defect rather than material quality. The driver's door latch is a safety issue; now I must struggle to enter the car, and you never know where you might be when you need quick entry, like in a rain. Paid cash w/ trade in for car. Door handle not yet repaired, but claim filed with Toyota customer experience center (ref. # xxx). Request Toyota replace or repair door handle at their expense, preferably with aluminum handle on driver door lest problem recur. Also the car needs an oe solar panel to keep the battery charged for low mileage use. I replaced previous battery with new 7 yr warranty one on 1/22/25 and despite idling to recharge for 1 hr at a time, the battery now remains recurrently low. The vehicle was not sold for a given yearly mileage use, and my mom, now deceased, bought it for reliable safety during retirement & old age as my father died; the vehicle now belongs to our family trust, of which I am trustee. I request Toyota pay for a solar panel to be installed above rear window deck, on rubber tubed bolts spaced above the speakers, to keep battery recharged. Battery charge is obviously a safety issue, and idling is a pollutive, unforeseen expense. Both these issues should likely be recall issues because of the vehicle purchase price involved, as design negligence.

My car has recalls on it and I want to get this fixed.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry. The contact stated when he parked the vehicle he noticed smoke was coming from under the dash on the passenger side behind the blower motor. The contact stated that the resister that control the heater burned. The contact powered off the engine to stop the smoke. The contact stated that the vehicle had no power due to the burning plug. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed that the resister sensor plug and blower motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called bergaron Toyota (1600 n stephenson Ave, iron mountain, mi 4980) and was informed to schedule an appointment. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 204,950.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry. The contact purchased an aftermarket everstart plus 36r (na) battery, upc code: 681131441896. While driving approximately 30 mph, smoke emerged from the engine compartment. The contact had to pull over to the side of the road. The fire and police departments were present. The fire was extinguished. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer of the battery was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

My Camry has an added spoiler, not sure weather it was factory or dealer installed. The brake light that is normally in the rear window was left hanging in the trunk as it was superseded by the one in the spoiler. The bulb was left installed as it caused a brake light fault on the dash when disconnected. Last week when I had a full trunk we started to smell smoke and could not figure where it was coming from. We found that a cardboard box in the trunk had come in contact with the unused bulb which had burned a hole through the box when braking ,but fortunately it did not ignite. I will contact the dealer tomorrow to see if they can relocate the bulb to a safe location.

My 2000 Toyota Camry suffered from power door lock defect. My door locks flew back and forth sounding like machine gun fire. I had just stepped out of the car with the window opened and the door open when all heck broke loose. Neither the windows or doors would work. The reason I got out of my car was the door ajar light was on and all the doors were shut. I got out to double check the doors when the car went berserk. I was so traumatized by this event I had the car towed and traded it on the spot.

My accident/injuries because the defects/flaws of my car: brake systems, accelerator pedal, unintended acceleration, speed out of control, cruise control systems, electronic throttle systems. . . I have the car fixed, repairs sometimes (records at dealership). They replaced computer board. . . But still have a problems. . . My issues are about my Toyota Camry/model 2000 got accident/injuries on oct. 2004 because the car had many problems are: rough of cruise control systems, rough speed/rpm, gas pedal, brake, rough idle, suddenly accelerated - without pressing a gas pedal. I hit the car and my front bumper is almost felt off. It costs over a thousand dollars to replace but my injuries is no money to replace its back to normal, my auto insurance not paying my medical bills any more. . .

Consumer states a bodyguard electronic rust protector was installed in the vehicle, possibly causing fire. (claim#51-0495-441).

Upon having electrical maintenance done, vehicle endured an accident, and air bags did not deploy. Please provide any further information.