2000 Toyota Camry Body & Structure Problems

Your car's hood keeps popping open while you're driving, which happens repeatedly and unpredictably. Closing and slamming it shut works temporarily, but the problem keeps recurring more frequently. While there's a safety latch that prevents the hood from fully opening, it's still alarming when it happens during driving. The issue may be related to a faulty hood latch cable or the latch mechanism itself, and a mechanic should inspect and replace the worn hood latch assembly or cable.

THE DRIVERS' EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS OPENING THE DOOR. I NOTICED THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10720976. UP TO NOW I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO THINK ABOUT IT, BUT AFTER SEEING THAT MY CAR ISN'T THE ONLY ONE IT HAS HAPPENED TO I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CAR'S COMPONENTS. AS FAR AS ANY INJURY, HIS HAND WAS CUT WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE OFF AND I CAN'T HELP BUT HURT MY OWN HAND EVERY TIME I TRY TO OPEN THE DRIVERS' DOOR. IT HAS FORCED US TO ENTER THRU THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND SLIDE OVER (WHICH IS NOT PLEASANT NOR COMFORTABLE).

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS; MY GRANDFATHER GAVE IT TO ME, SO IT'S ONLY HAD TWO OWNERS. LOW MILES (80,000). I AM REPLACING THE DRIVER'S EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FOR THE THIRD TIME AND PASSENGER'S EXTERIOR FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE EXTERIOR HANDLES MERELY SNAP OFF. I WISH TOYOTA WOULD OFFER REPLACEMENT HANDLES MADE OF METAL RATHER THAN PLASTIC. THIS MAY ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. THE STATE I LIVE IN REQUIRES A YEARLY VEHICLE INSPECTION AND DUE TO THE BROKEN HANDLES, MY CAR FAILED YESTERDAY.

HOOD LATCH BRACKET BROKE. *TR

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.

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

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

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

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME WINDSHIELD BECOME HAZY AND WAS OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS VINYL OUT GASSY.*AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE IS A HAZE ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER HAS CLEANED THE WINDOWS BUT THE HAZE REAPPEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS VINYL OUT GASES PER TOYOTA TECH ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD LAST FROM 6 MONTHS TO 1 YEAR AND COULDN'T BE CORRECTED. THE HAZE IMPAIRS THE CONSUMER VISION ESPECIALLY AT DUSK AND AT NIGHT. THE CONSUMER ALSO BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM IS A HEALTH ISSUE AND DRIVES WITH THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN. *NM

THE HOOD'S HYDRAULIC SHOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. AS A RESULT, THEY FAILED TO HOLD THE HOOD OPEN. *AK

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

DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR WINDOWS HIT TOP OF DOOR FRAME WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, WINDOW MUST BE PARTIALLY DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR TO CLOSE PROPERLY. *JB

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

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

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

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

PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW WOULD OCCASIONALLY HIT THE DOOR FRAME WHEN BEING CLOSED, CAUSING A VIOLENT SHAKE AND LOUD HITTING NOISE. HAD TO BRING TO THE DEALER TWICE BEFORE I COULD GET IT FIXED.

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

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

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

WHEN OPENING TRUNK LID TO USE THE TRUNK, LID WILL FALL WITHOUT A WARNING, SOMETIMES FALLING ON THE CONSUMER. *AK *ML