2000 Toyota Camry
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Vehicle speed control is the leading concern among 530 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 12th highest complaint count among 25 Camry model years with reports.
Of the 2000 reports, 120 involved a crash and 28 involved a fire. 94 people were injured and 4 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Exterior lighting, headlightsMay 11, 2009
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
Campaign 09E025000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lightingMar 23, 2006
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
Campaign 06E026000 on NHTSA.gov
Vehicle speed controlJan 16, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND V6 ENGINES, AND BUILT AT ONE OF TWO LINES AT THE KENTUCKY PLANT. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HOUSING COULD BE DEFORMED AT THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR-TO-THROTTLE BODY CONNECTION. THE ACCELERATOR INNER-CABLE COULD WEAR AWAY AND EVENTUALLY BREAK.
THIS COULD ALLOW THE THROTTLE TO RETURN TO IDLE OR REMAIN IN ITS MOST RECENT POSITION REGARDLESS OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL OPERATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 23, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 01V012000 on NHTSA.gov
Suspension, rearJun 5, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT, THE REAR AXLE MAY NOT HAVE ADEQUATE STRENGTH IN SOME AREAS.
AFTER EXTENDED USE OF THE VEHICLE, THE REAR AXLE SHAFTS COULD FAIL OR BREAK.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE REAR AXLE HUB ASSEMBLIES.
Campaign 00V154000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: vehicle speed control
113 reports, newest first. Show all
Vehicle speed control, Apr 29, 2010
CONSUMER INDICATES ACCELERATOR ISSUES WITH 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. *GR THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND HE HASN'T EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. *JB
Vehicle speed control, Apr 13, 2010, crash, fire
TL*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 07/19/10*BF UPDATED 07/21/10*JB UPDATED 0730/10 *BF 09/23/10*JB UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF 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
Vehicle speed control, Apr 13, 2010
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO (2008), WHEN STARTING OFF FROM SAY A STOP LIGHT, I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL & NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN THE CAR WOULD JERK AHEAD. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD OR SO. A MECHANIC (NOT TOYOTA) TOLD ME THE HOUSING FOR THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HE DID AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM SINCE. COST WAS ABOUT $200. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Apr 12, 2010, crash
WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. CAR HAD ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHE WAS ABOUT TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND SET HANDBRAKE AND CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN TO A BRING WALL. SHE CRACK C1 AND C2 VERTEBRAE AND WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 5 DAYS. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Mar 23, 2010
2000 TOYOTA SOLARA SE GAS PEDAL STICKS. HARD TO STEP ON IT. CAR JERKS.
Vehicle speed control, Mar 22, 2010
I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN FOR REQUIRED SERVICING AND REPORTED TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING. THIS IS NOTICED AFTER I HAVE STOP AND THEN STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GO. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS ON THE TOP SO THERE IS A JERKING ACTION WHEN I START OFF. I HAVE PAID CLOSE ATTENTION TO HOW CLOSE I STOP BEHIND OTHER AUTOS SO THAT I DO NOT HIT THEM IN THE REAR IF IT JERKS WHEN I TAKE OFF. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AFTER EVERY STOP. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED I GO TO A RETAIL STORE TO PURCHASE SILICONE GREASE TO PUT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN WITH ME AT THIS TIME BUT I CAN SUPPLY IT IF NEEDED. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Vehicle speed control, Mar 17, 2010, crash
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. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Mar 16, 2010
BOUGHT MY USED 2000 CAMRY IN AUG, 2008. A FEW MONTHS LATER, GAS PEDAL STARTED STICKING WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE TO ACCELERATE AFTER MAKING A STOP. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I MAKE A STOP IN A GIVEN DAY. OTHER TIMES, WHEN I'M OUT AND ABOUT, IT DOES NOT STICK WHEN I ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO GIVE IT A LITTLE PUSH TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOPPED POSITION. HAPPENS ABOUT 70% OF THE TIME. MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF IT'S WINTER OR SUMMER. *TR
Fuel system, Other, Vehicle speed control, Mar 15, 2010
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO A PREVIOUS ODI COMPLAINT THAT I FILED ON 3/5/2010. THE ODI NUMBER IS: 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. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Mar 11, 2010, crash
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. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Mar 10, 2010, crash
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY MOTHER OWNED A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY AND SHE HAD TWO ACCIDENTS IN HER CAR WHILE IN PARKING LOTS DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SHE DID NOT TELL THE FAMILY AT THE TIME BECAUSE SHE WAS 84 AND THOUGHT SHE MIGHT LOSE HER LICENSE. ONE ACCIDENT CAUSED $3,500 IN DAMAGE. SHE HAS SINCE PASSED AWAY AND I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT. IT HAS CRUISE CONTROL [XXX] . OUR FAMILY STILL OWNS THE CAR. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND GOT THE NATIONAL NUMBER FOR TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR HAD A MECHANICAL ACCELERATOR SYSTEM. WE HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE SAID IT WAS A HYBRID SYSTEM, PARTLY ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM. TOYOTA MISLEAD US. *TR
Fuel system, Other, Vehicle speed control, Mar 5, 2010
I PURCHASED A USED 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM A FRIEND 2 YRS. AGO. MY FRIEND, ORIGINAL OWNER, HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN & EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO BUY A NEW ACCELERATOR CABLE ASSY.ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TOYOTA DEALER 3/17/06. THEY SAID THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. SINCE THE PUBLICITY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM NEITHER MY FRIEND NOR I HAVE PUT THE CABLE ASSY. ON FOR FEAR OF MORE PROBLEMS. TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE ASSY. IN THE ORIGINAL SEALED BAG & I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Vehicle speed control, Mar 3, 2010
TL*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 *CN UPDATED 05/11/10.*JB
Vehicle speed control, Mar 2, 2010
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY CE 4 C - AND HAD NOTICED THAT PRIOR TO THE RECALLS MY GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK - SOMETIMES NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS IT DOWN. TO THIS DAY, OCCASIONALLY (MAYBE ONCE EVERY 5TH TIME I AN ACCELERATING) I HAVE TO VIRTUALLY KICK THE PEDAL TO MAKE THE CAR GO. THE CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE, LIGHT USE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, BUT I WANT TO REPORT THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS 2000 CAMRY. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Mar 2, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. SHE WOULD CONTINUE TO TAP ON THE PEDAL WITH HER FOOT UNTIL IT WOULD MOVE BACK INTO THE IDLE POSITION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, EXACT REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AS WELL, HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. TO DATE, THE FAILURE PERSISTS AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,694.
Vehicle speed control, Mar 2, 2010, crash
WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE IN A STRIP-MALL, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB, CROSSED A 2-LANE ROAD, JUMPED ANOTHER CURB, CROSSED A 6 FOOT SIDEWALK AND RAN INTO THE FRONT OF A STORE, COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE WALL, WINDOW, AND FRONT DOOR OF THE STORE, APPROX. 12 FEET WIDE. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 26, 2010, crash
OWNER OF 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY-SOLARA WAS ENTERING A MARVIN'S MARKET. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT HER VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR APPROX. 55-60' AND CRASHED INTO THE MARVIN MARKET STOREFRONT PLATE GLASS WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO THE MARVIN MARKET STRIKING A PERSON INSIDE THE STORE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED THROUGH THE STORE AND STRUCK A SECOND PERSON INSIDE THE STORE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A REST INSIDE THE STORE AND ON TOP OF THE SECOND PERSON THAT WAS STRUCK. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STATED TO THE RESPONDING POLICE OFFICER THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SHE IMMEDIATELY JAMMED HER FOOT ON THE BRAKES WITH NO SUCCESS. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 26, 2010
I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH STICKING ACCELERATOR FOR ABOUT 5YRS NOW. WE'VE TRIED WD40, OILS, AND OTHER LUBRICANTS BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX. ACCELERATOR STICKS AT A STAND STILL POSITION, OR IT STICKS WHEN DRIVING AT THE SAME CONSTANT SPEED FOR LONGER AMOUNTS OF TIME. TO HELP THE PROBLEM FIX, I TAP FIRMLY ON THE ACCELERATOR A FEW TIMES TO UNSTICK IT. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE RECALL LIST SEVERAL TIMES BUT MY 2000 TOYOTA IS STILL NOT ON THE LIST. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND AM WORRIED. WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP OF ACTION? I THOUGHT THAT SINCE MY CAR WAS ONE YEAR OLD WHEN I BOUGHT IT THAT IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED, BUT I KNOW MY CAR WAS IN A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT BEFORE I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR & THE REAR WINDOW. COULD IT HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE STICKING ACCELERATOR. I'D HAVE TO CHECK CARFAX AND MAYBE SOME RESEARCH FROM THERE ON. BUT I DID BUY THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS ONE YEAR OLD. PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE, I DRIVE MY GRANDCHILD IN MY TOYOTA CAMRY & AM WORRIED. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Feb 24, 2010
MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS A STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT STICK WHEN PRESSED, REQUIRING EXCESS PRESSURE. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS DAILY INCONSISTENTLY. I WILL BE REPORTING THIS TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 24, 2010
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. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Feb 24, 2010
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. *TR
Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Equipment, Electronic stability control (ESC), Feb 23, 2010, crash
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... *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 22, 2010, crash
TL* 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.
Engine and engine cooling, Vehicle speed control, Feb 16, 2010, crash
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 A RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH 20 MPH LIMIT. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 9/21/2011*CW UPDATED 09/23/10
Vehicle speed control, Feb 16, 2010, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH HIT A PERSON AND FRACTURED THEIR LEG. THE INJURED WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS FAILURE AND THOUGHT IT WAS OPERATOR ERROR. SINCE THE NEWS WAS RELEASED REGARDING THE STICKY PEDAL RECALL THE CONTACT IS CERTAIN THAT THE STICKY PEDAL COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.