Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SUSPENSION - REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V154000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 03/28/2000 to 03/29/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 541 | 06/30/2000 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 06/05/2000 | 06/07/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. due to improper heat treatment, the rear axle may not have adequate strength in some areas. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | After extended use of the vehicle, the rear axle shafts could fail or break. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and replace the rear axle hub assemblies. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began june 30, 2000.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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| SU00102 | 03/01/2002 | 632246 | Subject regarding rear bearing o-ring service tip. *tt | 07/11/2002 | |
| SU00101 | 07/13/2001 | 622004 | Some vehicles may experience a ticking noise from the front wheel bearing dust deflector due to looseness of the dust deflector. *tt | 10/09/2001 | |
| 616 | 07/16/2001 | 621995 | Electronic message regareing a ticking noise from the front wheel bearing dust deflector due to looseness of the dust reflector. *tt | 10/09/2001 | |
| SU00100 | 01/21/2000 | SU00299 | 610072 | Subject regarding front suspension support noise. *tt | 04/14/2000 |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 012199 | 01/21/1999 | 610084 | Brief information on front suspension support noise. *tt | 04/17/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 08/15/2000 | 12 | 1 | |
| Steering wheel became crooked from having so many front end alignments. consumer was concerned that the bolt in the steering wheel was loose.*ak | |||
| 07/05/2001 | 1 | 11/18/1999 | |
| While driving 60mph on interstate vehicle started to vibrate, consumer took exit, and slowed down to 55 mph, applied brakes and vehicle started to vibrate more. anti- lock brakes locked up on right side first, causing vehicle to veer to right and vehicle to hit six inch concrete curbing, went through chain link fence and hit a tree.*ak air bags did not deploy and consumer was injured with many injuries, consumer took pictures and one shows the front drivers side mounting of the airbag sensor with the steel beam and bumper attachment bracket bent up showing the force of the impact, consumer is concerned that the air bags did not experience deployment. *slc | |||
| 07/05/2001 | 1 | 11/18/1999 | |
| Vehicle hit a six inch concrete curbing, went through a chainlink fence, and hit a tree. upon impact, air bags didnot deploy. also, hit another tree on passenger side, and side air bags did not deploy.*ak while driving, vehicle began to vibrate, consumer applied brakes which locked up causing vehicle to veer to the right, consumer was injured in accident, consumer took photos of accident, one photo showed the front drivers side mounting of the airbag sensor with the steel beam and bumper attachment bracket bent up showing the force of the impact. *slc | |||
| 07/05/2001 | 1 | 11/18/1999 | |
| Consumer was driving 50-55 mph when she felt a vibration, applied brakes, and brakes locked up. vehicle hit a 6 inch concrete curb, went through a fence, and hit a tree. branch of tree came through windshield, and hit consumer in face. consumer was 5 months pregnant. she had 18 stitches in her face, and chin was busted open. there were 4 skid marks on road, vehicle went sideways while braking, abs failed. vehicle was totalled. toyota still has not sent investigator out to look at vehicle. *ak consumer took photos of vehicles and one shows the front driver side mounting of the airbag sensor with the steel beam and bumper attachment bracket bent up showing the force of impact. *slc | |||
| 07/05/2001 | 1 | 11/18/1999 | |
| While driving 50-55 mph brakes failed, vehicle hit a 6 inch concrete curb, went through a fence and hit a tree headon. upon impact, neither airbag deployed. tree branch went through windshield, and hit consumer in face requiring 18 stitches , and busted open chin. vehicle was totalled. *ak consumer applied brakes because a vibration was felt while driving, consumer took photos of accident and one shows the front drivers side mounting of the airbag sensor with the steel beam attachment bracket bent up showing the force of impact. *slc | |||
| 05/13/2000 | 60 | 12/01/1999 | |
| Steering wheel vibration - mild to severe at/over 60mph at all time (during hwy driving); over 10 visits to toyota service centers at 3 different locations during 8 months, toyota certified mechanics could not fix it properly; mechanics claims it's been fixed. but steering wheel vibration reappears after 1 - 2 days later while driving; mechanics diagonosed this particular steering wheel vibration as a simple/common problem but the vibration keeps on coming back; after balancing tires-rotating tires-suspension work done-replacing break pads with new-cleaning rotors-etc., the steering wheel vibration still remains. *ak | |||
| 04/26/2000 | |||
| Vehicle was pulling to the right whenever traveling at 50 or more mph. vehicle has been in dealer's repair shop on several occasions. consumer was informed that problem could not be corrected. *ak | |||
| 02/19/2000 | 5 | 02/01/2000 | |
| A snow storm hit boston on 2/18/2000. after work, i found my car having difficulty leaving the parking lot in which the exit is a slope. as i was driving home, the car had trouble climbing up every slope along the way. at one point, when i came to a st. *ak( dot number: y79l tire size: 205/65r15 ) | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 03/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| The car is a 2000 camry and it was purchased new. i purchased a one year service policy. after a few years i got a factory recall to replace something in the front end - the struts i believe. it has been satisfactory since then and i have about 71,000 miles on the car. about three months ago when i brake there is a funny noise from the front left wheel. it is not every time i brake however. it does not sound like the brake pad wear out noise but more of a rattling scraping kind of noise. the car brakes ok however. i have had this car serviced without fail on schedule with lubs, tires, balancing, and inspections by the local dealer and nothing was ever found in the left front end. i checked the web and it seems thousands of us camry drivers have this problem. i recommend toyota call back these vehicles to correct this problem at no cost to the owners. *tr | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 1 | 03/01/2000 | |
| This car has had a left pull since day 1. the tires have been rotated, 2 replaced, nverted, inside out, alidned, and realigned, and nothing stops this drift, which becomes a stong pull at highway speeds. *ak | |||
| 05/13/2000 | |||
| Steering wheel and front end shakes and vibrates. *ak | |||
| 06/05/2000 | 5 | 05/01/2000 | |
| Toyota's regional tech. rep tells me he knows of no other similar problems. obviously, from reading this website that is not true. i am pursuing the lemon law in my state. | |||
| 01/10/2001 | |||
| Consumer had handling problems. took vehicle to dlr, and dealer said that wheels are making tires wear, causing a safety risk. *ak | |||
| 09/03/2000 | 08/01/2000 | ||
| The 2000 camry le with 15 bridgestone potenza tires i purchased new in aug. of 2000 vibrates at speeds of 65mph and above. the dealer serviced the car (only 900 miles on it), and said the vibration must be a tire problem and sent me to a tire dealer. the tire dealer said the tires were good but one wheel was out of balance. the road test indicated a small improvement and the toyota service dept. said it's not our problem, it's a tire problem; but balanced the wheels on a jaguar service department's wheel balancing machine. the vibration seems to have improved slightly, and toyota service has scheduled a toyota representative to test drive the car in october 2000. it will be helpful if you can inform me of all similar complaints (i found 3 at your website) on this vehicle. | |||
| 06/24/2000 | 3 | 04/01/2000 | |
| Wheel vibration at 60-65 mph. tires balanced 3 times and checked for run out. original tires replaced with michelin. problem improved but steering wheel vibrates side to side. suspension noise from right front end when going over speed bumps, accelerating from a stop and after making left turns. hear gas movement from fuel tank when tank is full and accelerating from a stop or going over speed bumps. dealers say car perform to specs. currently in the pre-arbitration stage with toyota. | |||
| 06/07/2000 | 5 | 04/26/2000 | |
| While driving vehicle between 60-70 mph, there was a lot of shaking and vibration in front end. also, when applying brakes it pulled to the left or right. vehicle has been taken to two dealerships 5 times. all the tires have been changed twice, balanced 5 times, brakes adjusted twice and wheel alignment was done twice. problems with the vehicle continues. *ak | |||
| 07/15/2000 | |||
| 0while driving at highway speeds vehicle shakes very hard which may cause a loss of vehicle control. took vehicle to dealer, and they balanced the tires twice. third time, they replaced all 4 tires and changed 2 wheels. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| When driving on rough road surface or when driving at highway speed there is a vibration in front end, causing poor vehicle control. consumer has contacted dealer, dealer was unable to determine the cause. please provide any further details.*ak | |||
| 01/15/2000 | |||
| While driving around 70 mph, front end shimmies and vibrates. vehicle has been taken to two dealerships four times. neither dealership has been able to do anything about the problem. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - STABILIZER BAR | |||
| 01/29/2000 | 99 | ||
| Suspension is to light, weight of this vehicle is distributed poorly which is another reason why the front end starts to lift up over 50mph. this happens only on the freeway. | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 63000 | 2 | 04/01/2000 |
| Nhtsa campaign id number 00v154000. i am experiencing this defect with my 200 toyota camry as described in your recall (rear suspension, hub assemblies). when i contacted toyota to inform them of the problem i was told that my vehicle vin number was not on the list. i explained that the problem has occurred and the vehicle in question is a 2000 toyota camry as identified in the recall. perhaps toyota needs to expand their recall campaign. any help would be appreciated. *nm | |||
| 10/29/2001 | 3 | ||
| 2000 toyota camry developed a problem with the left rear control arm.*mr the consumer first complained of a noise coming from the vehicle during the warranty period. when the consumer picked the vehicle up from the dealer the noise had persisted. after being told there was nothing wrong with the suspension the consumer continued to drive the vehicle until 3 years later the vehicle failed the safety inspection and that is when the left rear control arm was replaced, after the replacement the noise disappeared. *jb | |||
| 03/06/2001 | 1 | 07/01/2000 | |
| Rattling or popping noise emanating from the rear of vehicle as vehicle slows down to a stop on an incline or hill, with vehicle's orientation faced downward wrt the decline. had local toyota dealership, antwerpen conduct a 15k check up and determine if there are any tsbs or recalls; service advisor said that no record exist. loud popping noise could originate from rear strut system. saw recall of rear axle falling off; antwerpen toyota service advisor said no such recall of tsb for this vin.*ak | |||
| 05/10/2000 | 1 | 05/01/2000 | |
| The day after purchasing the car we noticed a thumping coming from the rear of the vehicle. we returned the car to the dealer to check it out. upon examination, they said we needed new rear struts. they only replaced the strut caps. shortly after, we filled the gas tank, as it was when we received the car, and realized the thumping sound was still present. we returned to the dealer again. this time they said we needed a new fuel tank, a technician they called in california told them this. after changing the fuel tank, the thumping sound is still present. next they brought in a special technician, who examined our car and said it was completely normal. now we began the process of the massachusetts lemon law. toyota now wanted to examine the car one final time with a regional rep and another technician. they both heard the thumping and decided the rear sway bar needed adjustment, and this would solve our problem. no such luck, the thumping noise is still occuring. we also have found the trunk is not flush with the rear fenders. the technicians say it was just installed wrong and can be corrected. it seems all our problems are in the rear end of the vehicle, and still after almost 3 months nothing is resolved. | |||
| 11/19/1999 | 08/31/1999 | ||
| Ongoing problem with a clunking sound coming from rear of vehicle. noticed clunking sound would appear intermittently below a half of tank of fuel, and always between half and almost full tank of fuel. dealer notified, and believed the problem was in the suspension. repairs made , but problem still occurring.vehicle was taken in to dealer on another occasion, and consumer was informed that nothing could be done. manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that no solution could be found. *ak | |||
| 09/01/1999 | |||
| The rear suspension makes noises at low speeds. the vehichle has been to the dealer six times and the struts have been replaced twice. | |||