2000 Toyota Camry Engine

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local dealer however, it was not stated whether or not the vehicle was diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the EGR lines, oxygen sensor, and drive cycle. The contact stated that the failure recurred every year. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT FAILED TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED PAPPAS TOYOTA AT (636) 928-1212 (LOCATED AT 10011 SPENCER RD, ST PETES, MO 63376) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWS NOTHING AS A PROBLEM WITH MOTOR. CAR WILL DRIVE WITH LIGHT ON, BUT CAN NOT FIND REASON.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. A HOLE HAS APPEARED ON THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE OIL LEVEL ON THE ENGINE WAS AND IS FULL UP. THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS FULL UP. NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE IN EVIDENCE ON THE DASHBOARD PRIOR TO AND DURING THE FAILURE. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS CURRENT AND MOST WAS PERFORMED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER. THE MECHANIC THAT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO HIS FACILITY INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE SECOND YEAR 2000 CAMRY THAT HE HAS SEEN WITH A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE THIS YEAR. WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR A SHORT TIME. THEY RESET THEMSELVES PRIOR TO THE MECHANIC EXAMINING THE VEHICLE AND HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THERE WAS NO TROUBLE DATA RECORDED IN THE COMPUTER. *TR

ON TUESDAY, 7/12/2011, I NEEDED TO HAVE MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY INSPECTED TO GET THE RENEWAL STICKER. I TOOK THE CAR TO R&D AUTOMOTIVE HERE IN ASHEBORO BECAUSE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. TWO OF THE CODES WOULD NOT CLEAR. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM CANISTER AT A COST OF $300.00, NOT INCLUDING LABOR, IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO PASS INSPECTION. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD/IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THESE CANISTERS. THEREFORE, I REQUEST TO BE REIMBURSED $300 FOR THIS CANISTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. NEITHER THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRIP HEAD BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS ON MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY AND RECENTLY THE ENGINE BLEW ON A TRIP TO THE BEACH. I WAS PASSING A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE ON THE ALLIGATOR RIVER BRIDGE ABOUT 28 MILES FROM NAGS HEAD, NC. AT THE TIME I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY RED LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING A PROBLEM. I HEARD A LOUD BANG, THEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. I COULD NOT STOP ON THE BRIDGE SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER WHEN I LEFT THE BRIDGE. THE FIRST THING I CHECKED WAS THE ENGINE OIL. IT WAS COMPLETELY DRY. I FOUND A HOUSE NEARBY AND THEY GAVE ME TWO QUARTS OF OIL TO PUT IN THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME A GAS STATION WAS 15 MILES AWAY. THE CAR RAN FINE BELOW 35 MPH AND MADE A LITTLE NOISE. ABOVE 35MPH IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I MADE IT TO NAGS HEAD AND THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO A CAR REPAIR CENTER. THEY NOTIFIED ME AFTERWARDS THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH A THICK SLUDGE. I HAVE READ THE PAST INFORMATION ON THESE PROBLEMS AND BELIEVE IT WAS DUE TO AN ENGINE SLUDGE BUILD UP. I WAS ALSO AMAZED THAT I DID NOT SEE ANY OIL WARNING LIGHT PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT BY REPLACING OR REBUILDING THE ENGINE. *TR

MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2000 MOTOR BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN DEC, 2009. OIL LIGHT CAME ON JUST MOMENTS BEFORE IT STARTED KNOCKING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NO WARNING. IN AUG 2009 MY CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT INTO TOYOTA. THEY SAID IT WAS JUST MY GAS CAP. IT CAME ON AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, I TOOK IT BACK TO TOYOTA, I TOLD THEM I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I TOOK IT BACK A THIRD TIME AND TOLD THEM SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THEY SAID I COULD MAYBE USE A NEW OIL CAP AND PERHAPS USE A NEW BELT BUT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AGAIN. (I BELIEVE THEY DISCONNECTED IT.) WHEN MY ENGINE BLEW IN DEC. 2009, I HAD IT TOWED TO TOYOTA. THEY INFORMED ME MY OIL HAD GELLED AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $5,000 TO FIX IT. I TOLD THEM I GOT MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 TO 4 THOUSAND MILES. I DID NOT WAIT TILL THE 5,000 MILE MARK LIKE IT SAID TO IN MY TOYOTA HANDBOOK. THEY SAID SOMETIMES IT JUST HAPPENS MADAM. TOYOTA REFUSED TO PAY TO FIX IT. *TR

ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALED. I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN I SMELLED HORRIBLE BURNING ODOR. I PUT WINDOW DOWN TO SEE IF SOMEONE WAS BURNING BRUSH OUTSIDE. ONCE WINDOW WAS DOWN, SMOKE STARTED TO POUR INTO DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT, AND THEN I SAW THE SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED ONTO SIDE STREET, SHUT OFF CAR, GRABBED PURSE AND KEYS, AND RAN. PERSON IN STREET TOLD ME CAR WAS ON FIRE, WHICH I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE, BECAUSE THE FLAMES WERE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE ENGINE ONTO THE STREET. I RAN AND CALLED 911 FROM CELL PHONE. TWO FIRE TRUCKS CAME WITHIN 5 MINUTES, AND IT TOOK THEM 20 MINUTES TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS TOTALLY MELTED DOWN. I COULD HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF FUMES OR BEING BURNED AND WAS LUCKY I WASN'T ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2010 MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING HER TOYOTA CAMRY 2000 MODEL SEES HER BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT GO ON WITHOUT WARNING. THEN THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY AND STARTED TO SMOKE OUT FROM THE ENGINE. WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS DISPLAYING THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENTIRE FRONT OF HER CAR SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. THE CAR HAD RECEIVED ITS TIMELY INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM THE REPORTS THAT SHOWED THAT THIS VEHICLE NEEDED ANY FURTHER MECHANICAL WORKUP . DUE TO THE COMMON SENSE OF OUR CHILD SHE HAD STEPPED OUT OF THE CAR WHEN IT HAD STARTED TO SMOKE OUT AND DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES. THE NECESSARY EMERGENCY CREWS HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL ROADS AND THE 2 GASOLINE STATIONS THAT THIS EVENT HAD OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF AND WE WERE ALL LUCKY THAT THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES. *TR

2000 CAMRY, V6, LE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF FILLING THE GAS TOO MUCH. THE LIGHT STAYED ON OVER TWO YEARS AND I HAD TO HAVE THE "SENSOR" REPLACED. IT WAS ONLY ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO WHEN I HAD THIS REPLACED - AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. MY CAR HAS ALMOST 150,000 MILES BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS BACK AROUND 50,000. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH BACKEND CLUNKING NOISES, AND MY FRONT WHEELS CLICKED, AND NOW THE BRAKES SQUEAK LIKE CRAZY (AND HAVE FOR OVER TWO YEARS). EVERY TIME I HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT, AND IT HAS BEEN BY THE DEALERS AND AUTHORIZED REPAIR STATIONS, THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AS FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - IT COST ME OVER $400 FOR REPAIR - AND NOW AFTER ONLY ABOUT 5 MONTHS, I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO PAY IT AGAIN. *TR

2000 TOYOTA CAMRY - 68,400 MILES. SOUNDED LIKE ENGINE HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING AIR. HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM FIREWALL AREA OF ENGINE. GAS MILEAGE WENT FROM 450 MILES PER TANK TO 200 MILES PER TANK. GARAGE REPLACED AIR FUEL SENSOR. PROBLEM RESOLVED. *TR

I HAD A PASSENGER WHO REMARKED THAT THERE WAS A SULFUR SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF CAR WHEN RECIRCULATION AIR IS SWITCHED ON. I HAD NOTICED IT BEFORE BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT IT. I'VE HAD LOTS OF MIGRAINE HEADACHES OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS. WHEN I MENTIONED TO A MECHANIC HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE SULFUR DIOXIDE POISONING ME. *TR

2000 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVEN AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED THREW A ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED WHICH I CAN PROVE WITH RECEIPTS FROM MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC. NO ONE I SPOKE TO AT TOYOTA WOULD HELP ME. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT ALL ESP. WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE ALL AT MY COST. THIS SAME VEHICLE BROKE A TIMING CHAIN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEN. I SPECIFICALLY PURCHASED A TOYOTA BECAUSE OF THEIR SUPPOSED RELIABILITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS WILL BE MY LAST TOYOTA. *JB

THE CAR HAS 77000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER THE CAR FOR MAINTENANCE ONCE IN 4000 - 5000 MILES. WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 55 ON THE FREEWAY I HEARD A BIG SOUND AND SAW THE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT PANEL. I PULLED OVER THE CAR AND OPENED THE FRONT PANEL. I SAW FIRE FROM TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. I CHECKED IT WITH MY MECHANIC , AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE CONNECTIVITY ROD #2 CAME OUT VERY NEXT TO THE OIL FILTER WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLEW UP. I CALLED TOYOTA AND FILED THE COMPLAINT. BUT TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THEY WON'T REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER SHOP, AND THE DEALER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING THE DEFECTIVE CAR. I GOT A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND FORCED REPLACE IT ON MY OWN. *AK

OIL GELLING -REPAIR NOT DONE AS PROMISED

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT HAS HAD FOUR ENGINE COIL PACKS FAIL IN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. THE LAST TIME TWO OUT OF THREE COIL PACKS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURED AS I WAS TRYING TO PARK MY VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND CAR SHOOK AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE AS I PUT IT INTO DRIVE. THE FIRST AND SECOND TIMES I EXPERIENCED THE COIL PACK FAILURES (BOTH SINGLE FAILURES) I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 35 MPH. I HAD TO PUT MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND TO A SERVICE STATION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER OF THE EMISSION CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISCONTINUED ILLUMINATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - *NM

WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP, OIL LIGHT CAME, PLENTY OF OIL IN IT. WE HAD TO DRIVE SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO GET OUT OF THE BOONIES, ENGINE LIGHT THEM CAME ON, SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED SO NOT TO HURT THE ENGINE. MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE IS SHOT!!! 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE - V6 DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 50,000 MILES ON IT YET. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND FOR BIG BUCKS! THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR UNTIL NOW? *JB

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. BECAUSE OF THE SMOG CHECK ISSUE, I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY CHARGED MY $80 JUST FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. I FELT IT WAS A RIP-OFF. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY EGR VALVE AND VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WOULD BE $650. SINCE THIS HAS TO DO WITH EMISSION ISSUE, TOYOTA SHOULD BE THE ONE COVERING THE CHARGES. APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT AMONG RECENT TOYOTA MODELS. *JB

THE CAMRY [XXX] I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2000 ENGINE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, GIVING OUT LOUD RATTLING AND KNOCKING NOISES, EVEN THE CAR IS ONLY 5.5 YEARS OLD WITH 95000 PAMPERED HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT THE CAR WITH LESS THAN 6 YEARS OF DRIVE, AND BEING WELL MAINTAINED, THE ENGINE COULD BE OF SUCH INFERIOR QUALITY. IT IS TOTALLY OPPOSITE OF MY EXPECTATION WHEN I FIRST MADE THE DECISION TO BUY THIS CAR. I WAS BANKING ON THE HIGH QUALITY OF THE CAR, THE DURABILITY. EVEN DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN ADMIT THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN GOOD CARE OF, THEY ARE ALL SURPRISED THAT THE CAMRY LESS THAN 100,000 MILES WOULD HAVE SUCH PROBLEM. ALL THAT THEY ARE SAYING IS THAT I DID NOT HAVE GOOD LUCK, IT MAY WELL BE 1 BAD APPLE OUT OF 1000 GOOD ONES, BUT I GOT IT. ALL I WANT TO SAY BAD APPLE IS BAD APPLE. IT IS NOT 1 OUT OF 1000; IT IS 1 OUT OF 1 FOR ME. TOYOTA SALES PROMOTED THE CAMRY WITH FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENT BY SAYING CAMRY IN AVERAGE CAN RUN FLAWLESSLY FOR 200000 MILES, BASED ON THE TRUST AND PERCEPTION OF HIGH QUALITY OF THE CAR, I BOUGHT IT, I PAID HIGH INTEREST OF 8.9%, PAMPERED MY CAR, THE ENGINE IS STILL PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. TOYOTA REFUSE TO CORRECT THE OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA DOCTOR IN TUALATIN OR, AND BEAVERTON TOYOTA EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN, THEY BOTH AGREED THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN GOOD CARE OF, AND THE PROBLEM IS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SIMPLY GAVE ME A BLUNT ANSWER "TOUGH LUCK" THEY NEED TO RECALL MY CAR, REPAIR IT AT TOYOTA'S EXPENSE, TOYOTA SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR SUCH INFERIOR QUALITY OF THE CAR, SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR ITS DENIAL OF CORRE FOR TOYOTA CEO'S COMMENTS ON TOYOTA'S COMMITMENT TO QUALITY, PLEASE CLICK THE FOLLOWING VIDEO LINK HTTP://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/PACKAGES/KHTML/2006/01/09/AUTOMOBILES/20060109_TOYOTA_AUDIOSS.HTML. *NM *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TOYOTA ENGINE SLUDGE 2000 CAMRY ENGINE FAILURE, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING. ENGINE BLEW UP. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, 2000 SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER SLUDGE POLICY SUDDENLY SEIZED THROWING A ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TOYATA IS REFUSING TO FIX DUE TO UNABLE TO PROVIDE 5 DOCUMENTED OIL CHANGES DUE TO HUSBAND DOING MOST ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. REFUSING TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION STATING DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.

I HAVE A TOYOTA SOLARA, 2000. HAD TO GET ENGINE REPLACED AT 77,000 MILES. NOW THEY SAY IT NEEDS $3800 IN EMISSION REPAIRS. MANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD ENGINES REPLACED ARE NOW EXPERIENCING EMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS MATTER NEEDS INVESTIGATED!