general problems of the 2000 Toyota Camry - part 1

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

I found recalls of my car about exterior lighting, vehicle speed control, and rear suspension. But I don't know if my car got fixed before since it was a second-hand car. What should I do next?.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry. While driving at any speed, the vehicle accelerated independently. In addition, while the vehicle was parked, the rpms increased to approximately 1,900-2,000, then decreased back to normal, and increased again. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.

Car speeds up and surges and I smell fuel when idling. On 2 occasions I had trouble stopping the vehicle. Once ran stop sign before I could get it stopped. Happened again may 22, 2015!.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that on three different occasions and while driving at various speeds, the vehicle accelerated independently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis but the dealer could not determine the cause for the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry. Whenever the contact came to a complete stop and he attempted to accelerate there was hesitation and the vehicle slowly began to gain speed. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 157000.

Depressing the gas pedal is sometimes difficult. There appears to be a hangup or impairment in depressing it from a stop or brake operation. It happens about twice a week.

The contact owned a 2000 Toyota Camry limited edition. While driving at speeds of 50 mph and attempting to change lanes on her left, the steering wheel began spinning uncontrollably. The engine revved loudly and as she depressed the brakes, the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle proceeded to accelerate on its own until it crashed into a ditch. The air bags did not deploy at the time of the crash. While in the ditch, the engine continued to idle and the tires burrowed into the ditch as it attempted to progress. The contact sustained injuries to her head, shoulders, upper back, hands, fingers, knees and neck. The vehicle was destroyed. There were no recalls for her year, make and model vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was over 100,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry. While driving 60 miles per hour on the highway approaching an intersection, she was unable to stop the vehicle; however, the vehicle suddenly stopped. The contact stated that gray and black smoke began to rise from under the vehicle. The contact attempted to speak with Toyota, to no avail. The current mileage was 100,000. The failure mileage was not available. Updated 4/28/10 updated 05/11/10.

2000 Camry le, 4 cy accelerates going down hills. It seems to this driver that accelerator going down hills for this model is too rapid. For example, while driving on narrow mountainous curve in 2009, I had problems holding the car steering wheel steady and was forced to suddenly brake hard so that the car did not go over the steep mountain ridge that most probably would have caused my death, as well as the passengers who were in the car. The last accelerator problem occurred in 2009; however, ever since I purchased the 2000 Toyota, I have had problems whenever I went up and down hills. The 4 cylinder accelerator did not support going up hills, but speed going down hills was such that I had to brake hard many times and was forced to holding steering wheel steady so that accidents did not occur. In viewing your website and problems occurring with the 2000 Toyota Camry le, I found 438 complaints had been filed.

Toyota Camry 2000: intermittent and unexpected acceleration of vehicle (lurching forward) either just before, during, or just after applying subtle pressure to brake pedal. Issue typically occurs in stop and go traffic when: - attempting to slow vehicle's forward motion in respect of posted speed limits - approaching stop signs or red traffic signals, or - switching between braking and acceleration is required (road curves, speed bumps, parking lots, etc. ). No accidents or specific incidents have occurred as a result of this problem that I am aware of. I first discovered the issue driving my mother's Camry while visiting her in florida. Because the NHTSA requires incident-specific information to complete this form, I selected a date in early June 2009 when I first became aware of the problem. The mileage reported is approximate. Note: although I do not typically drive this particular car, I have owned two Toyotas and currently drive a 2006 prius. I believe that this anomaly is worth reporting, given that Toyota's current recall of its vehicles for very similar issues has not yet addressed these issues for older models.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry. While backing out of a parking space at an unknown speed, the vehicle accelerated on its own without warning. The vehicle struck a lamp post and was towed to an auto lot. This was the first time this failure occurred. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The insurance company was notified and they sent an adjuster to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle is currently in the insurance company's possession. The dealer was notified and stated that they would be in touch. The failure and current mileages were 51,000. Updated 07/01/09 updated 07/06/09.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry. While driving 15 mph the vehicle suddenly began to accelerate without intention. After one minute of repeated brake application, the vehicle stopped. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 52000.

May 28 2008, driver and 1 passenger killed in 2000 Camry caused by seat belts and air bags and detached seats in a runaway Toyota that lurched and became uncontrollable and hit a tree (going under 35 mph). Because driver wore a medic-alert bracelet saying, "seizure disorder", all assumed this was the cause of the accident. Drivers (me) life was recovered in emergency hospital, passenger had chest crushed by force of air bag and seat belts when seat broke loose. , bled to death internally. I , the driver have a permanent crushed larynx pain from broken chest bones and permanent smashed feet from seat breaking loose and me being shoved under the dashboard. . 48 hospital observation and weeks of follow up reported no seizures. Blood tests showed no alcohol or drugs were involved. Last previous seizure prior to the accident was some 5 years prior. I now have permanent leg and /foot damage and must walk with a walker and cannot wear regular shoes, nor can sit for more than 1 hour and has to sleep in a recliner due to the pain and inability to breath lying down in a bed. Uses cane in apartment. Lives alone (age 77) Toyota claims refuses any responsibility because car insurer totaled car before Toyota could inspect to see the used airbags, front seats blood and cut away seat belts to get persons into ambulances. Front was too smashed to determine any steering issues. Tires in great shape. . . 34 dvd photos and full police report available upon request. Regardless of loss of car control. Seat belts and air bags and seats breaking loose are the major issues of responsibility for 1 death and 1 permanent physically damaged driver. Updated 06/03/bf according to the police report, this was a single car accident was two occupants. Updated 07/19/10.

05-23-2008 at 5:35pm my car was severe damaged b/c of sa at near completed stop in the parking space-parking lot of po 90027 during daylight&normal weather cond. I am an original owner- 24,000miles. Aaa replaced battery 04-17-08-circuit/amper recorded;all parts are original Toyota. The parking lot po90027 is narrow u-turn,was parking at the entrance. Halfway in the parking space=2' before the parking concrete guard=heard a pop sound,car flew over the parking guard&sidewalk curb into the brick wall of po,ricocheted&stopped 1'away. Heavy white smoke came out from the hood at the windshield, deployed airbags w/terrible heat,windshield cracked at the airbags heat/touch points-a burn skin on my left arm through 2thick clothing,engine was running! pull out key,got out from car b/c expected exposion/fire. Instantly 2postal empl. Came out to help,checked po brick wall,asked my name-handled them my parcel w/prepaid postage-name/address. Killing attempt was total 5-6'-not enough for the fatal force,my foot was pressing parking pedal,already w/unbuckled seatbelt-my right knee has only a bump-not fractured. 20'later my car half sitting on the sidewalk-smoke is gone, sml leak under hood/radiator? started car,w/withness slowly reversed it frm sidewalk/guard-car was conrolled fine despite of deployed airbags-pushed wipers/washer,drove back home/underground garage-1 mile w/2-3 stops. Recalled that a week ago had sa w/out pressing pedal,happened on sunset blvd,got surprised w/high speed so slow down. Both times the distance before sa was 1mile frm the start,time~5min. This is engine control malfunction. 05-24-08 at 4 pm went to hollywood Toyota-asked for service person in charge-referred to patrick. Earlier rcvd Toyota gel notice w/my vn,was told by patrick to have the body fixed first. After the bodyjob bring my car for the engine check $99/hourly pls help to fully investigate this accident-live in la w/heavy traffic. Thanks god did not kill anybody. Thank you for your cooperation.

Vehicle has a high idle until it warms up. In the morning it could go to 1 1/2 to 2 rpm's. I can pull out of my parking spot without ever touching the gas pedal. Once at a set of lights it still is revving. It does not go down to 0 rpm's even at the lights, when I'm at a complete stop. Had it checked several times at Toyota on morrissey blvd,they performed a diagnostic and found the idleair control valve malfunctioning. They replaced idle air control valve and tested system within normal limits. That was on 8-28-07. The first time was on5-07-07 tech found front exhaust pipe had an internal failure causing vehicle to run abnormally and lack power. . Cause internal failure open circuit. . Replaced front pipe sub assembly. . After this I left it over night because it still was revving they told me it was a stuck valve and they fixed it but could happen from time to time. . Still happens. I had contacted susan wornick and she told me to contact you. Thank you sandra carreira p. S. I have all my receipts.

I have similar problem with my 2000 Camry. For at least 3 years now--when after a stop, when I step on the accelerator, nothing happens until I tap it down a couple of times--then it accelerates. Almost like you have to punch the gas pedal a couple of times to get it to "take. " dangerous when you expect to accelerate and do not. My son and I have both experienced this problem with the car, and upon doing research many other people experience it also.

I would like to report my son's fatal 2000 Toyota solara crash. His car went into full speed and hit the trees with speed close to 100 mph on residential street with 20 mph limit. Updated 03/10/10 updated 09/23/10.

I was on the highway within city limits driving at about 45 mph. I realized the vehicle I was approaching had slowed down or had stopped due to merging traffic. I had more than the necessary amount of clearance ahead. I applied brakes. However, brakes did not slow down the vehicle by any significant amount -- it appeared as if the engine was continuing to accelerate or maintain its speed. I crashed into the vehicle from behind. The vehicle I crashed into veered to the right. My vehicle continued forward and then crashed into another vehicle stopped in front. As a result of the crash, the gear selector moved into n, which is the reason I think the vehicle finally stopped. I have the crash report documenting this. It was the first time such an incident had happened after I had purchased the car used from an individual. The car was deemed a total loss by my insurance carrier.

Toyota Camry 2000 VIN#4t1bg22k6yuxxxxxx today (11. 04. 06), while driving this car, engine accelerated without further pushing gas peddle. I stopped the car and shifted the gear to parked mode, still engine was running at more than 3000 rpm. I stopped the engine and started again. Still engine was running at high speed. While car was stopped, I pushed the gas peddle several times and started the engine. Then engine was running at normal speed. After 1 hr , I observed the same problem. Please advise me in this regard. Thank you. Regards, venkata.

This is in regards to a previous odi complaint that I filed on 3/5/2010. The odi number 10316956. I just wanted to add that this 2000 Toyota Camry has a standard (manual) shift transmision so when the acceleration happened we just pushed in the clutch and coasted to a stop. Turned ignition key off, pumped the gas pedal a few times, and started the car. It was fine then. This has happened to myself maybe 8 times.

I was braking to pull into a head-in parking spot. Even though I had my foot on the brake, the car jumped the parking guard, proceeded over the sidewalk and ran into a building. This is the only time anything like this has happened, but with all the Toyota troubles, I thought I'd better report it.

My Toyota 2000 Camry had an accident which resulted in property damage, similar to the recall, yet it wasn't recalled and Toyota executive complaints and the dealer where I bought the car refuse to assist me. My insurance is with geico, 800- 424-3426, claim number 0115001950101329. There was property damage in amount of 447. 00 and there was an injury. I was a gas pump, backing up, to leave the hess/wilco station in kempsville, virginia, when my car accelerated for no apparent reason, out of control. Hit a poll, and lunged forward and did the same thing.

2000 Toyota canry xle, purchased from new rochelle Toyota, new rochelle , NY as certified pre-owned with 40k miles on 4 separate occasions over the course of 5 years beginning in 2005 -- I have experienced accellerator revving or sticking, and sometimes both together. Sometimes just kicking it stopped it, another time I had to throw the car into neutral and pull up the pedal with my foot under it, another time I threw it into neutral and it eased up. Each time I pulled over, shut off the car and restrated and it didnlt happen again for quite some time. Mentioned it to Toyota and they more or less blamed me. Told my independent mechanic who at least checked the brakes and snesors, but he didn't know what to tell me because there was no service warning. No repair was ever done.

Had to pay o fix the throttle body and the news paper said this is a common problem on Toyota Camry's. Why does Toyota not pay for the repair and re-imburse those who have already paid for this repair since the vehicle would not run properly or at all without the repair. This is a know problem and I feel the comsumer is picking up the bill for the manufacturers mistake.

While driving 5 mph vehicle surged forward. This caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The consumer hit a building. Upon impact, both front air bags did not deploy.

While driving 40 mph vehicle accelerated to higher speeds. This caused extended stopping distance. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

When approaching a parking space, the driver pressed the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated. The vehicle crashed into a store window. Vehicle was taken to the dealer. The consumer contacted the manufacturer who replied by saying that the incident was not the result of any type of manufacturer design or defect. The manufacturer wants to close the case.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while her mother was driving the vehicle a very low speed (1-2 mph) and trying to reverse, the vehicle lurched forward, over a curb and ran into a building. There were no injuries and a police report was taken. There were no prior failures related to that problem. She called the manufacturer and was told that they had no reports on related problems and could not assist her. The vehicle was never inspected. The current mileage was approximately 33,000. The failure mileage was 13,257.

While driving at 60 mph and without warning vehicle stalled and then regained acceleration.

When attempting to accelerate (pressing gas pedal), vehicle will not speed up for several seconds, and then it abruptly lunges forward at an increased speed, posing a safety hazard. This has happened repeatedly starting within a couple of days of buying the car. This is particularly concerning when driving on an expressway ramp. Thus I have been avoiding driving on the expressway. Also, the brakes work abnormally. There was excessive vibration, jerkiness, and brake sensitivity. I took the car to the dealer within 5 days of purchase and subsequently returned it 4 more times. They only acknowledged that the rotors were warped and resurfaced them. Otherwise, they deny there is any other problem. They blamed the acceleration problem on the a/c being turned on. However, the problem persists regardless to whether the accessories are turned on or off or how high they are turned on.

I owned a 2000 Toyota Camry v6 which I traded for a new 06 Camry 4 cylinder. When the recall was announced yesterday about the automatic acceleration problem I remembered that I too had two incidents with my 2000 Camry where it automatically accelerated. It scared me at the time and I reported it to the dealer, but they could not find a problem with the car.

Engine light illuminated. Took vehicle to dealer, put vehicle on machine, and saw no problem. While backing out vehicle suddenly took off. Please provide any further information.

My vehicle surged forward unexpectedly.

Consumers wife was driving and pulled into a parking lot, and vehicle accelerated into a cement barrier surrounding a light post. She was traveling at approximately 20 to 25 mph, and both frontal air bags failed to deploy. No determination has been made as to why the air bags failed to function. Driver experienced whiplash, and was seeking futher medical help for neck pain.