Toyota Camry Complaints (2004)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#10426441September 20, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425379September 14, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 45 MPH AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE IN CIRCLES. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED IN SEVERAL CAR ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. THE FORCE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLES DIRECTLY IN THE REAR. THE CONSUMER HIT A TOTAL OF EIGHT VEHICLES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE AND WAS DECLARED AS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,323 . UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THREE OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING HERS WAS TOTALED. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SHE DISCOVERED THE FLOOR MAT WAS JAMMED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE PEDAL JAMMED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER WOULD EXPERIENCE A JOLT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE HORN WOULD SUDDENLY START GOING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. UPDATED 06/22/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10421598August 26, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DIAGNOSED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,258 UPDATED 10/19/11 *BF UPDATED 10/28/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419763August 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. UPDATED 09/23/11 *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418453August 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. MY CAR WAS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING 2. FIRST TIME 3. PROBLEM WITH PEDAL SENSOR, DIAGNOSE CODE PO2121/2122. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417023August 4, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 09/28/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415514July 28, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED. IN JANUARY 2010, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415151July 26, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT INVOLUNTARILY. THE FAILURE OCCURED CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413727July 20, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408619June 23, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AS THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS AS STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE DUE TO THE STEERING PUMP BEING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406871June 14, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA CAMRY (2004) WITH APPROX 50K MILES STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IT DID NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CAR WHICH WAS SPEEDING AT 30 M/H CAME TO A ROLLING STOP RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. (IF IT HAD OCCURRED 5 MINS AGO, WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT 65M/H AND WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE FAILURE OF THE PEDAL SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406005June 12, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ANOTHER TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEM I WAS A GREAT BELIEVER IN TOYOTA'S RELIABILITY REPUTATION UNTIL 6/3/2011 WHEN MY WIFE CALLED FROM THE SIDE OF A ROAD TO SAY THAT THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T WORK. LUCKILY, BEFORE SHE HAD PULLED OUT INTO THE TRAFFIC LANE THE ONCOMING CAR HAD ALREADY STOPPED TO TURN INTO THE ROAD SHE WAS LEAVING; OTHERWISE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED. SHOP DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED FAILURE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR (APPS). THE CAR IS A 2004 V-6 CAMRY WITH 140,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA DENIED CULPABILITY. THE APPS IS AN ELECTRONIC GADGET WHICH REPLACES THE OLD CABLE/PULLEY GAS PEDAL LINKAGE BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE FUEL INJECTORS OR CARBURETOR(S). ITS PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE EMISSIONS CONTROL. THERE IS NO DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE TO TEST ITS REMAINING LIFE. THE OLD CABLE/PULLEY SYSTEM COULD BE CHECKED VISUALLY AND BY TOUCH AND BE REPLACED RATHER CHEAPLY IF NEED BE. APPS FAILURE RESULTS IN THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVERTING TO IDLE SPEED. IF IT FAILS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGH SPEED, THERE WILL BE AN INSTANTANEOUS LOSS OF SPEED AND POWER. THE PERSON BEHIND YOU WILL HAVE NO WARNING AND YOU WILL PROBABLY BE REAR-ENDED. IF IT FAILS DURING ACCELERATION TO CROSS TRAFFIC OR MERGE INTO TRAFFIC YOU WILL PROBABLY BE HIT FROM THE SIDE. CLEARLY THE APPS TRADES OFF VEHICLE SAFETY FOR IMPROVED EMISSIONS CONTROL. IF THE OLD CABLE/PULLEY WERE STILL IN PLACE AS A FAIL-SAFE MEASURE, THEN APPS FAILURE WOULD NOT PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD. HOWEVER, IT WOULD STILL COST YOU ABOUT $600 TO REPLACE. WHEN HYDRAULIC BRAKES WERE INTRODUCED THE CABLE/PULLEY SYSTEM FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS WISELY RETAINED AS A FAIL-SAFE MEASURE. DUH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404242June 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LIMITED EDITION. THROTTLE BODY FAILED. A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402476May 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA CAMRY THROTTLE BODY FAILED - DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397154April 22, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. HE ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE THEN ABRUPTLY MADE A NINETY DEGREE TURN AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. AFTER ACCELERATING FOR MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FEET, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO IDLE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURED SHOULDER AS A RESULT OF THE INTENSITY OF THE ACCELERATION AND TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10392726March 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY SEVERAL TIMES AND USUALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY HOWEVER ON THE LAST OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS FRACTURED AND WATER WAS LEAKING IN. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386345March 3, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING INTO A BUILDING. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR EARLIER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR STALLING ISSUES WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND REAR BRAKES. SINCE THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 08/22/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384292February 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, POWER TRAIN
1. THERE WAS NO EVENT THE CAR WENT INTO A IDLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY FOUND A BAD "THROTTLE BODY". I'M FINDING OUT THIS IS A COMING PROBLEM FOR 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY'S AND WHAT'S AMAZING, THE TOYOTA PARTS MANAGER SAID THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM COSTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE!! THIS IS UNCALLED-FOR!! THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON LINE ARE COMPLAINING. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. 2. THIS PROBLEM ONLY HAPPEN ONCE (FEB. 22ND, 2011) 3. TOYOTA REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. (DEALER NAME: BERNARDI TOYOTA IN FRAMINGHAM, MA 508-766-2463). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380938February 7, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE SENSORS COULD BE REPROGRAMMED BUT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIANS STATED IF THE REPROGRAM DID NOT WORK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,217.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379163January 28, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES HE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED CRASHING INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CONSUMER STATED IN EACH CASE, HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND DAMAGE WAS DONE TO PROPERTY AND HIS VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 03/04/11*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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