2000 Toyota Camry Engine Problems
- 17
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 17 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- light came · 4 records
- check engine · 4 records
- engine light · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
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.
ODI 10408554
Engine
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…
ODI 10354004
Engine
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…
Fire reported
ODI 10313271
Engine · Frontal · Vehicle Speed Control
05-23-2008 at 5:35pm my car was severe damaged b/c of sa at near completed stop in the parking space-parking lot of po 90027 during daylight&normal weather cond.i am an original owner- 24,000miles. Aaa replaced battery 04-17-08-circuit/amper recorded;all parts are original toyota. The parking lot po90027 is narrow u-turn,was parking at the entrance. Halfway in the parking space=2' before the parking concrete…
Crash reported · Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10228916
Engine
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…
Fire reported
ODI 10196770
Engine
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…
ODI 10185449
Engine
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 [redacted], 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…
ODI 10154018
Engine
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.
ODI 10124660
Engine
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
ODI 10114958
Engine
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…
ODI 10299617
Engine
THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL AND STALLED. *JB
ODI 10014631
Engine
The oil light illuminated, the vehicle was towed to the dealer and it was determined that is was an oil gel problem.*jb
ODI 10006995
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The se v6 engine is exibiting a rough idle at start, and when stopped. I was advised to clean the throttle boody and injectiors. This did nothing but waste my money. I am begining to believe its sludge or a misaligned camshaft
ODI 758466
Engine · Power Window Devices And Controls
Team toyota was very unresponsive; alleged owner neglect. Oil light came on and immediately slung a rod, no notice nothing. They told me is was sludge although it didn't take them long to make that determination. They couldn't have checked very far because the mechanic that replaced the motot (not a toyota mechanic) said there was little to no sludge there. I received a letter from toyota discussing oil gelling this…
ODI 764872
Automatic Transmission · Engine · Pads · Tank Assembly
The automatic transmission is leaking and was replaced at 20000 miles. Nlm
ODI 785324
Engine
When consumer went to start the vehicle, it caught on fire.*jb
Fire reported
ODI 10009584
Engine
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB
Fire reported
ODI 10009552