Which parts fail
Components named in complaints (service brakes, ABS, rotors and pads, parking brake).
Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2000 Toyota Camry owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
The contact owns a 1997 Toyota Camry. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V156000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. In addition, the contact lived in a hot climate area and believed that the recall would not affect the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
My Toyota 2000 Camry had an accident which resulted in property damage, similar to the recall, yet it wasn't recalled and Toyota executive complaints and the dealer where I bought the car refuse to assist me. My insurance is with geico, 800- 424-3426, claim number 0115001950101329. There was property damage in amount of 447.00 and there was an injury. I was a gas pump, backing up, to leave the hess/wilco station in kempsville, virginia, when my car accelerated for no apparent reason, out of control. Hit a poll, and lunged forward and did the same thing.
Dt: the contact stated on two occasions the brakes would not stop his vehicle. There was a pulsation when he applied the brakes. The first time the brakes failed the contact's vehicle hit a vehicle that stopped in front. The dealer examined the vehicle, and said there was no problem with the brakes. After the second incident he replaced the rotors. He found that a crack had formed on the old rotors. He believed the crack was the reason for the vehicle not stopping when the brakes were applied. Updated 11/16/2005 -
On sept. 14, 2009 I was backing up in a parking lot, to let another vehicle pass. My car suddenly began moving backward very rapidly and smashing into others vehicles and a child. I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance because my neck was hurting. I did not receive a ticket from the attending police officer, as she did not feel I did anything negligent. The car was totaled by my insurance company.
I was driving around 30mph, and the car started to buck. As I approached the intersection, I pressed the brake pedal to the floor, and the car did not slow down at all. The brakes failed, and steering became very difficult. My road was ending, so I attempted to make a left. I tried to steer the vehicle to the side and hit a tree with the front end of the vehicle.
I drive a 2000 Toyota Camry, and have had a few incidents previously, during the winter months of 2008-09. This concern never happens during warmer months. It happened 3 times in the same day on February 3, 2010: when approaching a t-intersection of smaller highways, when I came to a stop light controlled 4-way intersection in the town of newton, ia, and as I was slowing down to turn off the main street into a parking lot. When I pushed down on the brake pedal, it was almost like there were no brakes. I had to push it clear to the floor and then very slowly and gradually, my car eventually stopped, but out in the intersection or beyond my turnoff. I have not rear-ended anyone or hit any pedestrians, but that is a definite possibility. …
I was very suprised to see that when I did hit the car in front of me the air bags did not come out or deploy, our seatbelts did not lock. No one was hurt. God forbid this to happen again because I don't know if the air bags will come out the next time or that the seatbelt will lock up. I was going about 75 MPH on interstate 45 between parker and crosstimbers, there was an accident that occured on the shoulder-I was in the left lane and all of a sudden everyone started braking. I felt I stopped in enough time. I slammed on the brakes and slid a great distance before hitting the minivan in front of me. A scratch on the black bumper is all that happened to the minivan. If I pressed on the brakes, why didn't the seat belts lock, why didn't the airbag come out? I don't know.
I was driving with a passenger in my 2000 Camry. I slowed down anticipating to come to a stop at a t in the road, that had a stop sign. After pushing on my brakes, if felt like the motor was fighting against the brakes and pushing me forward. I put all the pressure I could on the brakes and it kept insisting to go forward. I was lucky that I had appropriately, slowed down ahead of time for the stop sign, but still ...the car did not stop until it went through well past the stop sign, across the two lane road and finally stopped just before a cliff. Luckily the car that was coming on the road that I crossed, saw that something was wrong and stopped while my Camry crossed right in front of his car. Very scary.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Brake complaints in other Camry years
Frequently asked questions
How common are brake problems on the 2000 Toyota Camry?
NHTSA has 62 complaints about the brakes of the 2000 Toyota Camry, 14% of the model year's 454 complaints. The component named most often is antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (25 mentions).
Is there a recall for 2000 Toyota Camry brake problems?
No. NHTSA lists no brakes recall for the 2000 Toyota Camry, though it has 2 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2000 Toyota Camry brake problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 63,000 miles, and 36% before 25,000 miles.
Is it dangerous?
Owners linked 16 crashes, 1 fire and 10 injuries to brakes problems on this model year. If you notice symptoms, have the car checked before driving further.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.