2000 Toyota Camry Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“The vehicle is not working properly ive made several attempts to get the vehiclefixed they said I have no warrenty after they said it did I refuse to continue with a vehicle that malfunctions.when I got the vehicle they just pressured me to sign without even explaining to me what was in the contract. Also now they incresed my loan”

“On june 12, 2010, my Toyota Camry (yr 2000, 4 cyl, ce) made a strange sound from the engine at 60-70 MPH on an interstate highway. After another 30 min of strange sound coming out from the engine, the engine below started to make loud cranking sound. I pulled in to the service road of the highway and after a few more cranking sound, the car was completely disabled. I called the police to get it towed to a nearby town. On june 14, I arranged to have the car towed back to my hometown 120 miles away. …”

“I was about to pull out onto route 23 s. In wayne nj. I was app 35 feet in front of a store. I placed the Camry in park for a second. I then went to place the car in drive. All of a sudden the car started going in reverse straight toward the store. I could not stop it. You never know how you are going to react in a situation that comes on you suddenly. Anyway, I opened the car door to get my bearings and was more than half-way out the car. My left leg was also out of the car. I had one hand on the steering wheel. At the last second, I turned the wheel and missed both the store and parked cars. …”

“As I pulled into the parking lot where I work, I stopped and put the car in park to let another car pass me and then into reverse to back up and straighten out in the parking spot. When I did I could feel that the shifter was no longer connected to the transmission, the car would not move. I was lucky that I had put the car in park first so it wouldn't roll. I had a friend who is a licensed mechanic look at the car and he showed me the broken end of the shifter cable. This never happens , he said. The cable is made to last for the life of the vehicle. It is very strong. It just doesn't break. …”

“I got check engine light with code p0773 (shift solenoid e electrical) when car had about 50,000 miles during sep 2005. Since then..the light stays on for about 1-3 days and then goes away and remains off for about 15 days. Now the car has about 60000 miles but the light still comes and goes.”