Toyota Camry Complaints (2004)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#10463591June 29, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JUMP A CURVE AND CRASH INTO BRICK STEPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HURT THEIR WRIST IN THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND IT WAS REPORTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE PER THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10462839June 23, 2012
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF. CABLES BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY RIGHT AFTER THE THIRD YEAR. DEALER SAID THE ENTIRE PULLEY SYSTEM BROKE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. DEALER SAID WARRENTY HAD JUST EXPIRED, COST OVER $1000+ TO REPLACE IT. TWO YEARS AGO, WHILE DROVE ON THE FREEWAY; THE ROOF EXPLODED, GLASS DROPPED ALL OVER, IT WAS SCARY. PAID $800+ AND INSTALLED THE NEW ROOF WITH DEALER, A MONTH LATER THE PULLEY BROKE AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID WE HAVE TO PAY $1000+ AGAIN. IT IS DIFFERENT ISSUE THAN THE GLASS. TOTAL COST OVER $3000+ FOR JUST A SUN ROOF ITSELF. UNTIL NOW, I HAVEN'T REPLACED YET. I AM AFRAID TO KEEP REPLACING THE PULLEY SYSTEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461331June 12, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458609May 15, 2012
VISIBILITY
BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE FAILED WITH ORDINARY USE. THE BRACKETS BREAK AND THE SUN VISOR FALLS IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE OBSTRUCTING YOUR VISION. THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AS THE PLASTIC BRACKET EASILY BREAKS. THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE FIRST THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE. I TALKED WITH THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WERE LOTS OF REPLACEMENTS. THE COST TO REPLACE BOTH WERE IN EXCESS OF $250.00. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT CAN EASILY CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS. MY SON WHO WAS DRIVING THE CAR HAD PINNED THE VISORS UP TO THE OVERHEAD MATERIAL WITH STRAIGHT PINS TO KEEP IT FROM DROPPING IN HIS FACE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL HE WENT OFF TO COLLEGE BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE CAR. I KNOW THIS IS NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL AS A AIR BAG BUT IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD NEVER THE LESS AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE SUN VISOR EVER BREAK, YET THIS CAR HAD TOW BREAK. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD VISORS AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO FORWARD THEM TO YOU FOR TESTING. I LOOKED AT THEM AND COULD EASILY SEE WHERE THE DEFECT IS, YET I AM NOT A ENGINEER. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE ISSUES BUT MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE TO COMPLAIN OF THIS DEFECT. I WOULD BE EASY TO SEE JUST HOW MANY ARE REPLACED. THIS IS "CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE" THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT CAN IMPAIR A DRIVERS VISIBILITY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455934April 20, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GROCERY STORE AND INJURED TEN PEOPLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
10
Deaths:
0
#10455569April 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I TURNED ON THE MOTOR OF MY CAR WHICH WAS PARKED AT A HOME DEPOT. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE (AND NOT ON THE GAS), THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 15 YARDS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452052March 17, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE FROM PASSENGER SRS AIRBAG ASSEMBLY IS COMING OFF, EXPOSING SOMETHING LIKE YELLOW PADDING WHICH MAY BE INDICATION OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS MAY CAUSE FATALITIES DURING ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450696March 7, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS SLOWLY PULLING MY 2004 CAMRY INTO A PERPENDICULAR PARKING SPACE IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS I APPROACHED THE CURB TO COME TO A STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY LEAPED FORWARD AT WHAT SEEMED LIKE FULL THROTTLE, JUMPED THE CURB, LUNGED UP A FLIGHT OF THREE CONCRETE STEPS, AND CRASHED THROUGH THE GLASS DOORS OF THE ENTRY OF THE BUILDING. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, AT THE HOUR OF THE DAY WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED (3:30 PM), THERE ARE SMALL GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WAITING FOR RIDES OR CHATTING IN FRONT OF THIS FACILITY. BY SOME MIRACLE THERE WERE NO PEOPLE PRESENT ON THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE CAR OR COMING OUT OF OR GOING INTO THE BUILDING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TRULY A MIRACLE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT OR WORSE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. THE POLICE HAD THE CAR REMOVED BY FLATBED TO A BODY SHOP YARD. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE POLICE HAD DRIVEN THE CAR IN THE BODY SHOP YARD AND COMMENTED THAT THE CAR DROVE WITHOUT ISSUES. I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A CARELESS DRIVING CITATION IN THE MAIL. A LOCAL MEDIA REPORT OF THE INCIDENT, CRIBBED FROM THE POLICE BLOTTER, STATED THAT THE POLICE BELIEVED THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS DRIVER ERROR. THERE IS NOT THE LEAST DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE CAR! THE CAR ACTED ON ITS OWN AS IF POSSESSED! I WILL NEVER DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN! I BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND TOOK A HUGE LOSS ON THE VALUE OF THE TOYOTA BY SELLING IT FOR PARTS TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A TENTH OF ITS RETAIL VALUE SO IT WOULD NEVER FIND ITS WAY BACK ONTO THE ROAD TO THREATEN OTHER PEOPLE WITH INJURY OR DEATH! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448442February 18, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OUR 2004 CAMRY 2.4 ENGINE HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE STRIPPED HEAD BOLTS AT 155,000 MILES AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THEY ARE TELLING ME IT MAY NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO THIS COMMON FAULTY TOYOTA DEFECT ON THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. I AM OUTRAGED TO KNOW THAT I'M GONNA BE CHARGED ALMOST 6000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE A FAULTY ENGINE. WHY ISN'T TOYOTA DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?! HOW MUCH CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448315February 17, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND THERE THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10446603February 3, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, NOTHING HAPPENED, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOWLY SLOW DOWN. I PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. VEHICLE ACCELERATE FINE AFTER THAT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND REPLACED IT. COST MORE THAN $1300. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442466January 5, 2012
STEERING
NO INCIDENT, PROGRAM KEEP ASKING FOR DATE: ITS A DUMMY DATE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF TOYOTA CAMRY LXI 2004. AROUND 35,260 MILES AND BEFORE 3 YEARS (UNDER WARRANTY) STEERING STARTED CAUSING TROUBLE, STARTED TO FEEL AND HEAR CLLCKING IN THE STEERING WHEN EVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED OR DURING DRIVING IN EITHER DIRECTION. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM SOME TIMES STEERING GETS REALLY HARD DURING DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN CHICAGO AND IT WAS TESTED BY A MECHANIC AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. AFTER 16 MONTHS AND AT 43,752 MILES THE PROBLEM GOT WORST AND I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE SAME AUTHORIZED DEALER IN CHICAGO, AND AFTER CHECKING IT I WAS TOLD THAT YES THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND IT WILL COST ME $520 + LABOR TO FIX IT. I REFUSED TO PAY AND TOLD THEM THAT I WILL FILE A COMPLAIN WITH TOYOTA CORP THAT WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR FOR THE SAME REASON UNDER WARRANTY IT WAS NOT FIXED AND NOW YOU WANT TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM CHARGING THE CUSTOMER. FINALLY THE MANAGER GOT THE OK FROM TOYOTA CORP AND FIXED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. NOW AFTER 3 YEARS AT 63,632 MILES SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING RETURNED AND A AUTHORIZED DEALER IN CALIFORNIA WANTS TO CHARGE ME $715 + LABOR. I FILED A ONLINE COMPLAIN WITH TOYOTA CORP (MAIN OFFICE IN TORRANCE, CA) AND AFTER INVESTIGATION THEY TOLD ME THAT WHEN THE AUTHORIZED DEALER IN CHICAGO FIXED THE PROBLEM, HE FIXED IT AS A GOODWILL ! WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS FIXED FOR NO CHARGE. I DON'T THINK I LIKE TO PAY ANY MONEY FOR THIS KIND OF PROBLEM AND TOYOTA CORP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH NO CHARGE TO CUSTOMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440972December 22, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECURRING FAILURE WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PILLAR AND DAMAGED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,600.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439339December 11, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SATURDAY AFTERNOON 19 NOV 2011, THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2004 4-CYLINDER CAMRY BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE -- INEXPLICABLY SLOWING TO A CRAWL AND/OR SURGING FORWARD SEEMINGLY INDEPENDENT OF HOW HARD I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I BARELY GOT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WITHOUT BEING HIT FROM BEHIND OR SMASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR HAD DIED, AND REPLACED IT AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $600!!! I'VE SEEN REPORTS THAT THIS IS RELATIVELY COMMON IN THIS "FLY-BY-WIRE" DESIGN AND AM VERY CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THIS MODEL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO WAY SHOULD SUCH AN ISSUE ARISE AFTER ONLY 40000 MILES ON MY CAR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT REIMBURSING ME FOR CORRECTING THIS SAFETY DESIGN DEFECT, AND BOTH THE LOCAL DEALER AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE TOLD ME IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS WHERE TO GO -- THE LOCAL DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ALMOST LITERALLY TELLING ME TO F...O..! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436798November 22, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, TIRES
THE LEFT FRONT TIRE ( NEW TIRE, I PUNCHED 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES 7/11) ON MY CAR POPPED. I AM NOT SURE IF THE CAR PEDAL GOT STUCK FIRST, EVERYTHING HAPPENED FAST. STEERING BECAME IMPOSSIBLE AND THE CAR WHEN SIDE TO SIDE AS I ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE CAR. THE STEWING WHEEL WOULD TURN, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. THE MAJOR THING IS THAT I COULDN'T OPERATE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE PEDAL GETTING STUCK AND THE STEERING WAS IMPOSSIBLE AFTER THAT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO CARRIAGE CAGE AUTO REPAIR BY AAA, WHO RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT THERE, SINCE THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I THEN WENT TO THE ER ROOM FOR CARE. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE WAS NOTIFIED, THEY GAVE AN ESTIMATE OF OVER FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE CAR. TOYOTA IN LAKE CITY, WA -BRUCE IN AUTO CARE WAS NOTIFIED REGARDING THE PEDAL BECOMING STUCK. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR THERE ONCE IT IS REPAIRED. I WONDER HOW SAFE IS THE CAR AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434958November 9, 2011
STEERING
I BOUGHT THE USED 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY IN OCTOBER AND FOUND THAT THE CAR WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT AND FOUND THAT I HAD TO FIRMLY HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WENT TO THE NHTSA WEBSITE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS. TOYOTA DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL ISSUED. IN JANUARY 2011 I EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS I WAS ENTERING A MAJOR HIGHWAY THAT SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME. I DROVE IN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE AND DROPPED MY SPEED UNTIL THE VIBRATION STOPPED. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK OUT THE STEERING MECHANISM AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD WHEEL ALIGNMENTS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS. I AM HAVING TROUBLE STEERING WHEN I MAKE LEFT- OR RIGHT-HAND TURNS IN ADDITION TO HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL (WHICH BECOMES STRESSFUL DURING LONG DRIVING TRIPS). MY NECK MUSCLES BECOME VERY CRAMPED BECAUSE I NEED TO FOCUS ON STEERING THE CAR. I'VE REGISTERED MY CAR WITH TOYOTA AND I'M WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I'VE EVER OWNED THAT I DO NOT ENJOY DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434749November 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY CITY HIGHWAY, THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLE STUCK WIDE OPEN. THE CAR'S COMPUTER SHUT IT DOWN, CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, AS THE STUCK OPEN THROTTLE BODY MADE THE ENGINE RACE AND THE COMPUTER SHUT IT DOWN. AS THIS WAS A KNOW FACTORY DESIGN DEFECT, THE NEWLY REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA CHARGES ABOUT $1000 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. WITH THE MANY REPORTED FAILURES OF THIS PART AND THE DECISION TO MAKE A REDESIGN TO CURE THE PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT THE CUSTOMER ABSORBS THE CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY. THERE WAS NO HELP FROM THE LOCAL DEALER ETC! ERGO MY INITIATION OF A COMPLAINT! WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OVER A LONG PERIOD, IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY NO RECALL WAS EVER INITIATED NOR WAS THERE A SATISFACTORY INVESTIGATION! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433794November 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN
STARTED THE VEHICLE ON SATURDAY 10/29/2011, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET AND PUT IT ON DRIVE. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD ABOUT 30FEET AND STALLED OUT. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO STARTED AND IT WOULD NOT. AFTER I COMPLETELY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, I WAS ABLE TO RESTARTED IT. I TOOK IT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR STUCK ON THE CLOSED POSITION. I LOOKED IT UP ON LINE AND FOUND MANY, MANY INCIDENTS OF THE SAME NATURE. ON MONDAY, I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM AND IT'S NOT A RECALL. THE DEFECTIVE FACTORY INSTALLED PART COSTS $1000 PLUS ABOUT $300 FOR LABOR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA USA, BUT THEY HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED ME, SO FAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS WE WERE CROSSING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. AND, I GUESS, THIS IS NOT A CONCERN FOR TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433875November 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 35,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STALLING WHEN ACCELERATED, I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE THEM CHECK WITH A COMPUTER WHICH IT SHOWED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTLE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND, AS DAYS GOES BY THE PROBLEM HAS INCREASED, NOW THE GAS PEDAL DOESNT NEED TO BE PRESSED FOR THE CAR TO TAKE OFF, THE RPM GOES TO 1500 EVEN WITH THE BREAKS ON. I WORK 6 MILES FROM THE HOUSE AND I HAD TO START THE CAR 8 TIMES TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK. I REALLY THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE INSTEAD OF IGNORING PEOPLE WHEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR PRODUCTS. DOES THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED IN 2009 NEED TO HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE I GET A SOLUTION OR AN ANSWER TO MY QUESTIONS. BACK THEN TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND AS USUAL THEY SWEPT IT UNDER THE RUG. I OWE WAY TOO MUCH MONEY ON THAT CAR. DO I HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO GET IT FIX.? AS A CONSUMER DONT I DESERVE TO KNOW WHY THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM? I HAD AN ALTIMA & HAD TO TRADE IT IN FOR THIS CRAP OF SO CALLED CAR BECAUSE OF ECONOMICAL ISSUES, AND I REGRET IT 100%. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE GOT A TOYOTA AND ALL I'VE HAD ITS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND AS USUAL TOYOTA IGNORES EVERYTHING. I NEED A VEHICLE THAT IS RELIABLE AND THAT I CAN TRUST MY FAMILSY TO BE SAFE IN. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT, I CAN'T PUT THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND JEOPARDIZE THE LIVE OF INOCENT PEOPLE. ALL I WANT IS TO HAVE A SAFE DRIVABLE VEHICLER. CAN SOMEBODY HELP BEFORE TRAGEDY HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430448October 17, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND UPON RESTART, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NEW UNIT WAS MODIFIED DIFFERENTLY THAN THE ORIGINAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,941.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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