Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||||
| 00300R | 12/13/2002 | 10000662 | Speedometer / tachometer needle movement. *tt | 03/26/2003 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| BO02800 | 11/03/2000 | 616095 | Technical service bulletin introducing a field fix for incidents of moisture and odors permeating into the vehicle. the quarter panel air duct flaps may have become loose or missing. replacing the quarter panel air duct will remedy | 02/09/2001 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TRUNK LID | |||||
| AX00101 | 03/09/2001 | 619097 | Technical service bulletin regarding retro-fit internal trunk release kits. *tt | 05/14/2001 | |
| 351 | 11/07/2000 | 616054 | Subject regarding leaks into trunk. *tt | 02/08/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 10/20/2010 | 1 | ||
| 2000 toyota camry. consumer writes in regards to being rear ended and months later after the accident, when she turned a corner the doors would unlock and the light in the ceiling would come on and lights on dash showed doors opened *tgw the consumer stated she suffered extensive injuries, but there was little damage to the vehicle. | |||
| 06/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| I also have experienced the plastic outer portion of the door handle on my 2000 toyota camry breaking off - in my case, on both driver and passenger front side, as well as the inside plastic portion of the back passenger side. *tr | |||
| 2 | |||
| Twice a mouse gotten into the vehicle's fresh air duct of the heater and a/c system. the dealer was unable to locate the opening through which the mouse entered but assumed it was probably in the area of the firewall. the consumer states that the vehicle had a faulty design and should be corrected by recall. *yh *nlm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - BUMPERS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle hit a pole while backing up at 1 mph, bumper torn and dented about 3 inches from the right, reinforcing bar does not extend to the ends of the bumper, the design of the bumper is not sufficient and resulted in more damage to the vehicle. *cj | |||
| 07/14/2000 | 1 | 05/17/2000 | |
| While backing out of parking space, a second vehicle collided into back passenger side. the collision was less than 5 mph and extensive damage was done to back bumper of the vehicle. *yh | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 12/07/2009 | 1395 | 1 | |
| The outside plastic part of the drivers side door handle snapped off in my hand this morning. i cut my finger on the metal under the plastic covering. *tr | |||
| 05/15/2003 | 1 | 03/03/2000 | |
| When opening the driver's side door, it would slam shut. the consumer notified the dealership. *ak both the consumer and his wife had been hit in the head as they exited the vehicle. *scc *nlm | |||
| 12/01/2000 | 1 | 05/20/2000 | |
| Door handles on all four doors come up too high. consumer and his wife had their fingers caught underneath handle. contacted dealer, and dealer said that was the way vehicle was manufactured. *ak | |||
| 02/01/2000 | |||
| I have called and left messages on the dealers managers phone with no return call, have went to dealership and he is not available. air conditioner is very smelly, passenger front door hard to open-sometimes doesn't, brakes sound and feels strange to me (mechanic doesn't think so), when key is taken from igintion it is hot, transmission was replaced w/a rebuilt one. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 03/29/2005 | 36000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle was parked overnight. upon entering the vehicle the next morning consumer smelled smoke. he discovered the smoke had come from the passenger's door panel which was not burning anymore.*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD | |||
| 03/26/2001 | |||
| Consumer states that the hood on vehicle is inoperative. consumer states once the hood is opened it will unexpectantly release crashing down on occupants head. consumer feels this is very unsafe. dealer has been contacted. please provide any further information. *mr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 36900 | 1 | ||
| The hood's hydraulic shocks are defective and need to be replaced. as a result, they failed to hold the hood open. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TRUNK LID | |||
| 08/06/2007 | 68490 | 2 | 09/26/2000 |
| Original ignition key will not start car. has been difficult for about a month. luckily it totally failed in my own driveway. we just returned from a long trip. same thing happened to trunk lock 2 years ago. i had to pay about $250.00 to have it fixed at my dealer. expect larger bill for ignition. dealer will not order new ignition lock until i have it towed in.bought car at same dealer. locks seem to be a weak point on this model toyota. can i get help from somebody? *tr | |||
| 1 | |||
| Trunk lid slammed down on driver's head in the wind, which caused a concussion. has been under medical care for almost 2 years. *ak | |||
| 05/23/2002 | 1 | 05/01/2002 | |
| While my wife was loading her purchases into the trunk, the trunk lid came down and struck her on the head. there was a 2 vertical split beside her left eye which was glued shut at the emergency room. we spent several hours in the er and my wifed did suffer dizziness and mild nausea over the next two days. not good.*ak | |||
| 04/09/2000 | 2 | 05/23/2000 | |
| When opening trunk lid to use the trunk, lid will fall without a warning, sometimes falling on the consumer. *ak *ml | |||