Toyota Camry Complaints (2004)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#10098791November 13, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OF OUR 2004 CAMRY REPEATEDLY DISENGAGES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RE-CALIBRATED THE COMPUTER FIVE TIMES NOW AND THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA BUT THEIR ENGINEERS HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX IT. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE ANY PARTS, SAYING THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY PARTS THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND THEY'D JUST BE "THROWING PARTS" AT IT. THEY ALSO CLAIM THE LEMON LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS PROBLEM SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT REPLACING PARTS BUT SIMPLY RE-CALIBRATING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO PUT IN HERE FOR INCIDENT DATE BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY. I WILL USE THE LAST ONE BELOW, BUT THIS IS A REPAIR WE'VE HAD TO SEEK AGAIN FIVE TIMES. THE ONLY REASON WE HAVE NOT HAD TO SEEK IT MORE THAN THAT IS THAT NORMALLY MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR ALONE AND RARELY HAS A PASSENGER. THE AIRBAG ONLY DISENGAGES WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER. IT APPEARS THERE MAY BE SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN SEATBELT USE AND PUTTING CAR IN OR OUT OF GEAR. THIS LAST TIME IT WENT OUT WE WERE STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. AT ONE POINT THE PASSENGER RELEASED THE SEATBELT. WE WERE TAKING THE CAR IN AND OUT OF GEAR EVERY 5-10 MINUTES TO MOVE JUST A FEW YARDS. ANOTHER TIME THE AIRBAG DISENGAGED WAS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR. WE HAD PULLED INTO A REST AREA. I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND GOT OUT. MY WIFE LATER MOVED THE CAR (DRIVING) AND WAS WAITING FOR ME TO GET BACK IN WITH THE CAR RUNNING, IN GEAR. WHEN I GOT BACK IN, SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE NOTICED THE AIRBAG DISENGAGE LIGHT CAME ON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098743November 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
V6 ENGINE, 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION</A>'; RETURN TRUE;" ONMOUSEOUT="WINDOW.STATUS=''; RETURN TRUE;">AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION</A>'; RETURN TRUE;" ONMOUSEOUT="WINDOW.STATUS=''; RETURN TRUE;">AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION</A>'; RETURN TRUE;" ONMOUSEOUT="WINDOW.STATUS=''; RETURN TRUE;">AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION</A>. VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED FOLLOWING A STOP. APPEARS TO HAPPEN AFTER A QUICK ROLLING STOP AND WHEN THE <A TRUE;">AIR CONDITIONER</A> HAVING TO WORK. CAR IS UNPREDICTABLE, IT WILL START MOVING AFTER THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF THROTTLE HESITATION. *JB CAR ALSO HUNTS FOR GEARS AT SLOWER SPEEDS CAUSING UNCOMFORTABLE RIDE AS THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES AFTER THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE V6 CAMRY'S WHICH THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX. I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR FURTHER TESTING, WHICH I DID, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE VEHICLE. *JB THE VEHICLE JERKED THE CONSUMER AROUND AS GEARS WHERE SHIFTED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SEARCHES FOR THE RIGHT GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096890November 12, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE HESITATED THEN SURGED FORWARD WITH AGGRESSIVE MEANS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR RESPONSE IS VERY POOR AND ERRATIC. THE PEDAL HAS 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF TRAVEL WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR TO DISCOVER BOTH VEHICLES HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098451November 8, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY V6. AFTER APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE HESITATES FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING ABRUPTLY. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, BUT THE ACCELERATION TROUBLE DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL AFTER I HAD BEEN DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTION BY THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE PROBLEM BEGAN, I WAS SIMPLY TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER HAD NOT FOUND ANYTHING. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099647November 8, 2004
CHILD SEAT
BRITAX MARATHON MODULE # E9L0605 00834, DOM 05/02/2004, AND BRITAX MARATHON E9L0605 008450, DOM 01/02/2004. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE THREE MONTHS AGO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099924November 5, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG ON AND AIR BAG OFF, INDICATOR LIGHTS INDICATE THE ACTIVATION OF FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG, SIDE AIRBAG ON FRONT SEAT FAILURE. *BF THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT A PERSON 70 LBS OR MORE SHOULD ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG ON LIGHT AND AFFORD THE FRONT PASSENGER PROTECTION. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098287November 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 V6 CAMRY. THE CAR HAS NO CLUES AS TO WHICH GEAR IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN. HALF OF THE TIME YOU CAN PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AND IT WILL GO AND HALF THE TIME IT WILL NOT. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES CHANGING LANES OR PULLING OUT DUE TO THE CAR BEING STUCK IN GEARS. THE SHIFTING BETWEEN 2 AND 3 WILL JERK YOUR NECK. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIPS OVER FOUR TIMES AND EVERYTIME I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS A CHARTERISTIC OF THE CAR. I WENT LAST WEEK...THE GENERAL MANAGER TOLD ME HE FELT THE JERKS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND PROCEEDED TO CALL TOYOTA TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIX IT.30 MINUTES LATER I WAS TOLD THAT I AM ON MY OWN WITH IT. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TOYOTA HAS HAD THEM REPLACING 02 SENSORS AND MANY OTHER USELESS IDEAS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS ON EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT WEBSITE (INCLUDING THIS ONE) AND I WANT TO KNOW IF SOMEONE HAS TO BE KILLED BEFORE TOYOTA IS MADE TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES? THE BRAKES ARE THE SECOND ISSUE...THEY DO NOT WORK!! THEY HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER AND OVER AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I HAVE CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE BRAKES BEING SMASHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR JUST NOT STOPPING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094573November 3, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED THEN SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE REAR ENDED. *AK THE VEHICLE MAY STALL. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099185November 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL."MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE 1 1/2 HOURS AFTER IT WAS SHUT OFF AND LOCKED." PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097915October 28, 2004
TIRES
DEFECTIVE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES, REQUEST A DEFECT INVEST.,FOR TREAD SEPARATION. *BF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND THE VEHICLE HAD 7000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WANTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097679October 22, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UNEXPECTEDLY, WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL, CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HIT A BUILDING AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095083October 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER HEARING THE BRAKES SQUEAK, THEREAFTER THEY DID NOT HOLD AS EFFECTIVELY, HOWEVER, THE BRAKES WERE NOT INSPECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093464October 2, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS FAILED TO ACTIVATE IN DIRECT HEAD-ON COLLISION AT O/A 35 MPH. PERSONAL INJURIES FROM SHOULDER RESTRAINTS WHICH COULD/WOULD HAVE BEEN AVERTED IF AIR BAGS BHAD INFLATED. SENSORS APPARENTLY FAILED TO OPERATE DERSITE SUFFICIENT IMPACT TO VIRTUALLY DESTROY ENTIRE FRONT END.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10094640September 29, 2004
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING
BRITAX, MARATHON, MODEL # E9L0605, DOM 05/19/ 2003. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04C-002000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF STRAPS. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE STRAPS THREE MONTHS LATER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093258September 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
NEW CAR PURCHASED. BRAKE PEDAL CLEARANCE IS 1" FROM FLOOR. OWNER'S MANUAL SPECIFICATION IS 2.5" MINIMUM. TOYOTA SERVICE DECLARES NO PROBLEM EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090155September 28, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER'S WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. DRIVER'S HUSBAND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE. *AK *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10093096September 23, 2004
TIRES
I RENTED A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH APPROXIMATELY 9400 MILES FROM HERTZ LOCAL EDITION ON N DALE MABRY AVE IN TAMPA FL. ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER, I WAS ON MY WAY TO ORLANDO WITH MY 11 MONTH OLD SON VIA INTERSTATE 4 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. I MOVED OVER TO THE LAST LANE SO I COULD TAKE THE NEXT EXIT TO CHECK THE CAR WHEN I HEARD AND SAW THE BACK LEFT TIRE EXPLODE. DUE TO THE EXPLOSION THE CAR JERKED TOWARDS THE RIGHT SO FAST THAT I ALMOST ENDED UP IN A LARGE DITCH ON THE SIDE OF I-4. I CALLED EMERGENCY SERVICES AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND LATER THAT DAY RETURNED THE CAR FOR A REPLACEMENT. I HAD BOTH OF THE RESERVATIONISTS LOOK AT THE TIRE AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT LOOKED AS IF IT HAD EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I RECEIVED AND EMAIL FROM HERTZ, WHICH BASICALLY STATED THAT THEIR SORRY FOR THE PROBLEM, THEY INSPECT THEIR CARS, AND SOMETIMES THINGS CAN HAPPEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093118September 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH THEN REDUCING SPEED DUE TO TRAFFIC OR TO TURN THERE IS A MARKED DELAY IN THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION RESPONSE ON RE-ACCELERATION, DANGEROUSLY SLOW WHEN CHANGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FINALLY DUE KICK IN, THE TACHOMETER JUMPS TO RED LINE AND THE CAR ROCKETS FORWARD! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087414September 20, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT TIRES PULLED TO THE LEFT SIDE, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER HAS NOW SATISFACTORILY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091277September 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS FLAW EXISTS IN THE 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LE V6 WHICH THE COMPANY REFUSES TO CORRECT. OUR CAR CONTAINS DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS. THIS WAS SPECIFICIALLY PURCHASED AS OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ($650. ADDITIONAL) FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FRONT PASSENGER. THE SYSTEM IS SUCH THAT "AIRBAG ON" AND "AIRBAG OFF" INDICATOR LIGHTS INDICATE THE ACTIVATION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG, SIDE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT PTENSIONER. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT A PERSON WEIGHING 70LBS. OR MORE SHOULD ACTIVATE THE "AIRBAG ON" INDICATOR LIGHT AND AFFORD PROTECTION FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER. MY SPOUSE WIEGHS 95 LBS. SHE DOES NOT PRESENTLY ACTIVATE THE "AIRBAG ON" INDICATOR LIGHT ALTHOUGH IT DID ACTIVATE THE FIRST TWO MONTHS WE HAD THE CAR. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING TO HAVE THE FRONT PASSENGER PROTECTED IS FOR ME (THE DRIVER) TO PRESS DOWN ON THE SEAT WHILE I START THE CAR WITH MY SPOUSE IN THE FRONT SEAT. THIS WORKS ABOUT ONCE EVERY FOUR OR FIVE ATTEMPTS. THE ABOVE IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT FROM "AIRBAG ON" TO "AIRBAG OFF" WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO TRY TO ACTIVATE THE "AIRBAG ON" TO AFFORD PROTECTION FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER (PRESTIGE TOYOTA OF RAMSEY, NJ) AND TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER TO NO AVAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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