Toyota Camry Complaints (2004)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#10315810March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHETHER THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED. A PASSENGER WAS KILLED WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. A DETAILED POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 003/30/10 *BF THE POLICE REPORT IS ILLEGIBLE. UPDATED 05/20/10 THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS NOT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT AND HIS AUNT WAS DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED HIS WIFE REQUESTED HE LOOK INTO THE MATTER REGARDING TOYOTA. RECEIVED A LEGIBLE COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 07/29/10. UPDATED 9/29/11*CW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10315819March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PARKING CAR IN PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF GARAGE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RAMMING INTO AND THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315941March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT SO FAR HAS BEEN CONTROLLED BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE SURGE IS SMALL BUT STILL NOTICEABLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BUT I HAVE NOT COMPLAINED BEFORE AS I THOUGHT THE PROBLEMS WERE ONLY WITH THE 2007 AND UP MODELS AND FIGURED I WAS IMAGINING IT DO TO THE ALL OF THE RECENT RECALLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315057March 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY VIN#[XXX] ON JANUARY 6, 2010 I WAS DRIVING UP FIRST AVE IN MANHATTAN GOING TO RANDALLS ISLAND. AT 1ST AVE AND ABOUT 10 ST I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR, PRESSED THE BRAKE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. INSTEAD THE ENGINE REVVED (VROOM) AND CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD. I FLOORED THE BRAKE AND PULLED UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STILL I TAPPED THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE IN FRONT BEFORE BEING ABLE TO STOP BY PUTTING CAR INTO PARK. 2 HOURS LATER I WAS RETURNING HOME AND DRIVING DOWN 9TH STREET BETWEEN BROADWAY AND UNIVERSITY AND AGAIN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR (I WAS ALREADY GOING 20MPH) AGAIN, INSTEAD THE VEHICLE REVVED AND ACCELERATED FORWARD AND THIS TIME NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. I SLAMMED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK , PULLED UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THAT STOPPED THE CAR. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA OF MANHATTAN WHERE THEY SAID MY BRAKE PINS WERE FROZEN AND THERE WAS A THROTTLE PROBLEM AND CHARGED $1300 FOR REPAIR. (MY PERSONAL MECHANIC IN NJ LATER TOLD ME BRAKE PINS AND UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION WERE NOT RELATED. ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2010 WHILE DRIVING TO MY SUMMER APARTMENT IN VENTNOR NJ THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WE WERE AGAIN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY PULLING INTO PARK MODE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE 10 MILES PER HOUR TO OUR PARKING LOT WHERE THE CAR STILL SITS. CALLS TO TOYOTA OF MANHATTAN SIMPLY STATED THAT THIS MODEL WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THE CAR WAS TOO FAR FOR THEM TO SEND A TOW. ATTEMPTS TO BRING THE CAR TO A LOCAL TOYOTA (SHORE TOYOTA) CALLS WERE NOT ANSWERED AND I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT BRING THE CAR IN WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT. AND I SHOULD BRING THE CAR BACK TO WHERE THE REPAIR WAS DONE. SO THERE IT SITS IN A PARKING LOT. I HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GET HOME. THE REPAIR WAS CLEARLY BOGUS AND THIS PROBLEM IS ACCELERATION UPON HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 09/01/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315113March 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE IN THE FORWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH HER GARAGE DOOR AND CONTINUED TO IDLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 39,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315183March 1, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE MORE DETAILS OF WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN UPDATED 04/30/10. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315037March 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ALONG WITH MY DAUGHTER IN MY 2004 CAMRY WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON BY ITSELF. THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR WAS DOING THIS, AND HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON OFF. THAT TOOK CARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314958February 28, 2010
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON APRIL 02, 2007 I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LE DOOR SEDAN. AS I WAS DRIVING TO MY WAY TO ARIZONA TO VISIT SOME FAMILY MEMBERS I WAS DRIVING IN A NORMAL SPEED OUT OF THE SUDDEN THE PEDAL OF THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT WORK I TRIED TO CONTROL MY CAR BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STOPPED THE CAR. AS CONSEQUENCE THE CAR FLIP OVER AND I GOT INJURED. ON THE SAME WEEK OF APRIL 02. 2007 I HAD TAKEN MY CSR TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO DO A FULL SERVICE. ON APRIL SECOND A TOYOTA DEALER ASSOCIATES CALLED ME BUT I WAS NOT THERE SO MY MOM ANSWERED THE PHONE AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOYOTA HAD CALLED TO SEE HOW MY BRAKES WERE WORKING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10314527February 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOLLOWING ARE THE DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE SAME VEHICLE: 1. VEHICLE, 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY V-6, ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN INTO A HEAD-IN PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING, OVERSHOT PARKING SPACE, HIT AND PUNCHED HOLE IN BUILDING WALL APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET AHEAD OF PARKING SPACE. OVER $1,000 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO CAR AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT TO BUILDING. 2. ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER, VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE COASTING SLOWLY TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING, REAR-ENDED STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT. SIMILAR FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE TOYOTA AND SOME DAMAGE TO FORWARD VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314053February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY LE SEDEN IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. AFTER I START TO DRIVE THE CAR I NOTICED ALMOST EVERY TIME I SAW THE RED LIGHT AND TOOK MY FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL BUT DID NOT PUSH ANY BRAKE, THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN. BUT WHEN THE SPEED AT ABOUT 28 MILES/ HOUR THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SPEED UP TO 29-30 MILES WITHOUT EVEN TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN EL MONTE CA,LONGO TOYOTA IN JAN. 2005. AFTER THE MECHANIC DRIVE WITH ME HE ALSO NOTICED THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SOFT WEAR THAT CONTROL THE GAS. BUT WHEN WE GOT BACK HE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE SAME AS THE LEXUS WHICH HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AGAIN AFTER I ALMOST INVOLVED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCEL. BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND NO RECALL REGARDING THIS MODEL. THOUGH I STILL KEEP THE CAR AND I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL DUE TO THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE. I DEFINITELY THINK THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM ALL THE CARS WERE RECALLED. [XXX]. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314092February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM (WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS) IN MAY OF LAST YEAR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AFTER PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT PERFORMED NORMALLY. I THEN DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO MY REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE. I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH ABOUT 72,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314439February 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CAR:2004 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE MODEL WHEN I DRIVE ON A CITY ROAD WITH POT HOLES/ROUGH SURFACE INTERSECTION MY BRAKES DOES NOT SEEMS TO EFFECTIVE. YOU ALMOST SEEMS TO FEELS ITS NOT GOING TO STOP, BUT WHEN YOU PUSH HARD AND KEEP IT EVENTUALLY STOP. OTHER WISE BRAKES PERFORM AS EXPECTED IN HIGHWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313941February 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ALTHOUGH MY TOYOTA XLE V6 IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES SINCE 2004, THE YEAR OF MY CAMRY. WHEN I'M DRIVING SLOWLY, (APPROXIMATELY 15MPH) GOING OVER A BUMP AND I NEED TO BRAKE, MY BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND. I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES WITH GREAT FORCE AND THE ANTI-LOCKS KICK IN. . I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER IN 2004. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO SOMETHING MINOR (OF WHICH I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND) BUT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR. I HAVE BEEN UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE BRAKING ON THIS CAR FOR YEARS. THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, IN ORDER TO PROCEED, I NEED TO INPUT A DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313657February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP HILL WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE ISN'T SAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE PEDAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313866February 24, 2010
STEERING
I PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED A 2004 NEW CAMRY AT A CAR DEALERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA. AT 17,000 MILES I NOTICED A THUMPING SOUND AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS YEAR CAR WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FIXED. THE REPAIR WAS MADE UNDER WARRANTY. JUST RECENTLY AT 49, 000 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COULD HAVE GONE OUT ANY TIME AND I WOULD HAVE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. I WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE 2004 CAMRY'S HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS TIME I HAD TO PAY OVER $600 AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE WRITTEN TO TOYOTA COMPANY ASKING THEM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, SINCE IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313844February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* CONTACT OWNS 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED DUE TO A STICKY PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313017February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OUR 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY STALLED YESTERDAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE ARE TOLD THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST TO US OF $600. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE WHETHER ALL TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLIES AND ELECTRONICS SINCE 2001 SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313329February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PARKING VEHICLE IN GARAGE, NEARING A COMPLETE STOP, TAPPING BRAKE TO HIT PARKING STOP SIGN IN GARAGE, CAR SURGED OUT OF CONTROL CRASHING INTO HOUSE TEARING OUT SHEETROCK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312715February 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT FEELS THE VEHICLE SURGED DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. UPDATED 04/13/2010
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312895February 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT, LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING PLAZA, MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO A HIGH SPEED,FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE AIR CONDITIONER, WHICH WAS ON LOW, WENT ON FULL BLAST WITHOUT TOUCHING THE AC CONTROLS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE CAR ACCELERATED. IN SPITE OF THE FULL APPLICATION OF MY BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS IN SHOCK AND PANIC. I HIT A HANDICAP SIGN THAT FELL OVER AND DAMAGED TWO PARKED CARS. I NEARLY STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN, NOT TO MENTION ALMOST INJURING OR KILLING MYSELF. AFTER TRAVELING 372 FEET, I ENDED UP CRASHING INTO PALLETS OF FENCE MATERIAL. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. COST OF ACCIDENT, INCLUDING MEDICAL EXPENSES WAS APPROXIMATELY $22,000. (THE PEDESTRIAN WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES AND I, ALSO, WENT TO HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED.) SADLY ENOUGH, MY LICENSE TO DRIVE WAS REVOKED AS A RESULT OF THIS ORDEAL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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