2000 Toyota Camry Driver assistance Problems

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

NHTSA ID

11454403

Incident

Feb 28, 2022

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SNOW BANK. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED TWO MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AGAIN, BUT IN REVERSE AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROCKINGHAM TOYOTA (412 S BROADWAY, SALEM, NH 03079) AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY WERE SENDING A MECHANIC FROM HEADQUARTERS TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

NHTSA ID

11186369

Incident

Mar 4, 2019

Mileage

117,000 mi

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY ----VEHICLE ACCELERATED GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AND RAN INTO A LIGHT POLE ---TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED---CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEMS OR GAS PEDALS STICKING --- VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND YARD ---- 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN

NHTSA ID

11058198

Incident

Jan 2, 2018

Mileage

289,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE ROAD, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED . I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR KEPT GOING AT THE ACCELERATED SPEED FOR ABOUT 3/4 MILE. IT FINALLY SLOWED ENOUGH FOR ME TO TURN OFF THE ROAD INTO A HOUSING COMPLEX. I THEN WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK. THE CAR KEPT IDLING AT THE SAME RATE EVEN WHILE IN PARK POSITION. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD; THEREFORE, I GOT OUT AND WITHIN 1 MINUTE, IT WENT UP IN FLAMES. THE POLICE & FIRE TRUCK CAME AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS.

NHTSA ID

11021656

Incident

Sep 1, 2017

Mileage

221,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10957204

Incident

Aug 15, 2016

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?

NHTSA ID

10885183

Incident

Jul 15, 2016

TL* 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.

NHTSA ID

10875528

Incident

Feb 28, 2016

Mileage

157,000 mi

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!

NHTSA ID

10721188

Incident

Jul 31, 2014

Mileage

175,000 mi

WHEN YOU ARE AT A FULL STOP OR AT A RED LIGHT, OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHEN YOU START TO MASH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE.EVERYONE IS MOVING BESIDE YOU AND BEHIND YOU AND YOU ARE LUCKY IF YOU DON'T GET REAR ENDED. SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY.WHEN YOU KEEP TRYING IT WILL FINALLY GO. IT WILL JERK YOU HEAD BACK SOMETIMES. SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE CABLE ON THE SPEED CONTROL GOING BAD. STICKING OR WHATEVER. I AM NOT A SPECILIST ON SAYING WHAT IT MY BE.BUT IT DOES NEED TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704072

Incident

Jan 12, 2015

Mileage

128,000 mi

WHILE I WAS REVERSING MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY IN A CAR DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT, MY CAR WENT INTO A SUDDEN UNINTENDED RAPID ACCELERATION. I DID NOT INITIATE THE ACCELERATION. I BRAKED. MY CAR DID NOT SLOW OR STOP. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. MY CAR DID NOT SLOW OR STOP. MY CAR PROCEEDED TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARKING LOT, BROKE THROUGH A LINK CHAIN BETWEEN TWO POLES, CROSSED THE SIDEWALK, CROSSED THE STREET, MOUNTED THE SIDEWALK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET AND HIT THE BACK OF A BUILDING. THE IMPACT WITH THE BUILDING STOPPED MY CAR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. INJURIES OF THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK WERE SUSTAINED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10659916

Incident

Apr 12, 2014

Mileage

328,499 mi

MY GAS PEDAL KEEPS STICKING WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE AFTER A RED LIGHT. I CAN'T FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION FOR THE 2000 CAMRY. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS ONE OR WILL I HAVE TO PAY MY MECHANIC TO FIX THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10561459

Incident

Dec 9, 2013

Mileage

95,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 78 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. INSTEAD, THE VEHICLE HAPHAZARDLY PULLED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN STRIP. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED SCAPULA AND SEVERAL BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000. UPDATED 01/234/14*LJ

NHTSA ID

10547959

Incident

Aug 13, 2013

Mileage

220,000 mi

MY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10536760

Incident

Aug 31, 2001

TL* 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. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR REPLACED. UPDATED 08/29/13

NHTSA ID

10531811

Incident

Jun 13, 2013

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE LOST CONTACT OF VEHICLE WHICH CAME TO A STOP AFTER FLIPPING OVER. THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER LOWER BACK BUT DID NOT GO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10481351

Incident

Oct 21, 2012

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE TIRES TO SPIN AND THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY FAST. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 3/24/15*CN UPDATED 6/22/2015*JS

NHTSA ID

10480765

Incident

Oct 15, 2012

Mileage

118,000 mi

2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION RECALLS *TGW 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. *JB

NHTSA ID

10472244

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THAT SHE HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY TAP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V012000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

NHTSA ID

10449760

Incident

Feb 20, 2012

Mileage

132,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10428038

Incident

Sep 30, 2011

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY; HOWEVER, HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE MAKING A TURN, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COASTED WHILE THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNERS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V012000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

NHTSA ID

10416505

Incident

Jul 29, 2011

Mileage

136,000 mi

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FRONT END AREA SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THEY INFORMED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000. JS

NHTSA ID

10411845

Incident

Jun 15, 2011

Mileage

199,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.UPDATED 08/11/11*LJ UPDATED 3/01/2012 *LN

NHTSA ID

10406858

Incident

Apr 20, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

NHTSA ID

10360457

Incident

Oct 7, 2010

Mileage

69,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329790

Incident

Jan 3, 2007

Mileage

50,000 mi

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. *TR UPDATED 06/03/10*BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THIS WAS A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT WAS TWO OCCUPANTS. UPDATED 07/19/10*TR UPDATED 6/29/11*CW

NHTSA ID

10329365

Incident

May 28, 2008

Mileage

45,000 mi