2000 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 577 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Toyota Camry. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are brakes (12%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 577 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 152 and 39
- Injuries and deaths
- 126 and 7
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 237 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 33 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 43 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 35 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 24 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 19 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 16 |
What the data shows
Of the 237 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 69,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 86,000 miles (66 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 152 complaints mention a crash; 39 complaints mention a fire; 126 injuries reported; 7 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota Camry with enough data (315 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My dad was on his way to work and he struck a 2000 pound bull, his air bag on his 2000 toyota camry did not deploy and his neck was broke which resulted to his death.
The consumer stated that when the vehicle was hit in the front center, the air bag did not deploy, and the seat belt broke. The dealer was notified. The consumer had run into a pole and fled the scene. The police officer located the consumer and as he talked to him, the consumer seemed confused and disoriented and an ambulance was dispatched to the consumer's home where the officer found him. The consumer died from his injuries. *scc
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota camry. The contact stated that a loud noise was coming from the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer stated they had to replace the trends in the instrument panel. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileage was 172,000.
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.