# 2000 Toyota Camry - Runs good, but mileage seems low **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [January 7, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160 "2019-01-07T11:22:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TomAndries](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@TomAndries](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TomAndries)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/1 "2019-01-07T11:22:06Z")
Runs great but poor gas mileage? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/2 "2019-01-07T13:52:31Z")
Are you asking us or telling us? If you want any useful advice your going to have to tell us a lot more about your car other than it being a 2000 Camry. ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/3 "2019-01-07T16:29:30Z")
This is a topic we see regularly and sometimes it is just a misunderstanding. [Here is a story CarTalk and BestRide put together on that subject if interested.](http://bestride.com/news/your-older-vehicle-isnt-getting-the-mileage-you-think-it-should-what-to-check-first) ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/4 "2019-01-07T20:15:30Z")
I’m not sure how you expect help when you didn’t even give us the MPG that you’re seeing. ---
**Author:** ![TomAndries](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@TomAndries](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TomAndries)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/5 "2019-01-07T21:05:42Z")
The vehicle has a 2.4 liter 4-cylinder engine. I am recording MPG from 11.5 to 12.8. The most recent expected MPG rating from the Department of Energy for city driving is 20 MPG. Thank you for your input. Tom Andries ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/6 "2019-01-07T21:08:52Z")
when was the last tune up done? Plugs, wires, air filter, fuel filter, etc. How much junk is in your truck? (your car, not you personally) How is the air pressure in your tires? is your accelerator foot heavier than your left foot? it’s cold out, how long do you let your car warm up before you drive it in the morning? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/7 "2019-01-07T21:24:31Z")
A stuck thermostat can cause a drop in fuel mileage. Try replacing the thermostat. Tester ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/8 "2019-01-07T21:26:17Z")
The lists above are good. I’ll add checking for a dragging brake, which you can do by carefully seeing if one wheel is much hotter than the one on the other side after a drive. ---
**Author:** ![TomAndries](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@TomAndries](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TomAndries)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/9 "2019-01-07T21:26:47Z")
This condition has existed since I got the vehicle over 10 years ago, facing all the temperature extremes imaginable. But, to answer your questions, last tune up was a couple months ago, in the trunk (you meant trunk, not truck, right?) is a spare tire, a cargo net with a few empty totes, a power dome, a lug wrench, jumper cables and a first aid/emergency roadside kit, tire pressure is 33 psi, and both my lower extremities are feather-feet. ---
**Author:** ![TomAndries](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@TomAndries](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TomAndries)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/10 "2019-01-07T21:28:24Z")
New thermostat 3 months ago. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/11 "2019-01-07T21:33:13Z")
Okay. How about the coolant temp sensor for the computer? If this sensor is telling the computer that the coolant never reaches operating temperature when it actually does, the computer will think the engine is cold and run the engine rich using more fuel. Tester ---
**Author:** ![TomAndries](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@TomAndries](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TomAndries)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/12 "2019-01-07T21:38:13Z")
Thanks, I will get that checked. Sounds like a good possibility. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/13 "2019-01-07T21:44:51Z")
> [@TomAndries](#): > > This condition has existed since I got the vehicle over 10 years ago Based on this alone, I have to conclude the problem is where and how you drive. Any mechanical issue that would cause this would not have existed for 10 years, it would have degraded the mileage further by damaging something in or on the car. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/14 "2019-01-07T21:46:37Z")
What does this thing get on the highway ? ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 5:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-toyota-camry-runs-good-but-mileage-seems-low/132160/15 "2019-01-08T05:45:19Z")
How long is your average trip? if it is a mile and a half, that is the kind of mileage I would expect. Jack up one wheel at a time, do they all spin freely?