2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE SEAT BELT FOLDS UNDER THE UPPER SHOULDER AREA OF THE RE-TRACTOR, THUS BINDING IN THE RE-TRACTOR THIS CONDITION CAUSES EITHER THE SEAT BELT UNUSABLE OR FURTHER TIGHTENING CAUSING BREATHING PROBLEMS AND OR POSSIBLE ENTRAPMENT IN THE VEHICLE. TO THIS END, I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, CASE # [XXX] ON AUG. 07-2013, AFTER WHICH THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO SUCH PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS? A GOOGLE SEARCH OR YOUTUBE SEARCH WILL FIND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF "FOLDING SEAT BELTS RESULTING IN JAMMING". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD IN TWO PLACES ON PASSENGER SIDE. ONE VERTICAL ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG AND ONE HORIZONTAL JUST ABOVE GLOVE COMPARTMENT RUNNING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF GLOVE COMPARTMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I SEE THAT MANY TOYOTA SOLARA, SIENNA AND AVALON OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF SAME PROBLEM WITH CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. IT SEEMS TO BE MAINLY THE 2004 MODELS, BUT SAME COMPLAINT WITH 2005, 2006, 2007 MODELS. OBVIOUSLY, PROBLEM IS IN MATERIAL OF DASHBOARD AND IT SEEMS SINCE NEWER MODELS DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE THIS ISSUE, POSSIBLY TOYOTA FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM EXISTED AND CHANGED SUPPLIERS OR MATERIALS FOR DASHBOARD. I FEEL LIKE TOYOTA OWES IT TO LOYAL TOYOTA OWNERS (THIS IS MY 2ND TOYOTA - 1ST WAS '95 CAMRY COUPE WHICH I REPLACED IN '05 WITH THE '04 SOLARA SLE) TO REPLACE THE CRACKED DASHBOARDS SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A TREND IN THE '04 - '07 SOLARA, SIENNA, AVALON. *TR

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, WILL RESTART IN LIMP MODE. CORRODED DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. NEW PART ON ORDER FROM TOYOTA. $900 REPAIR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED IN 2007 AN $850 REPAIR. I CALLED TOYOTA IN 2007 AND AGAIN THIS TIME. TOYOTA REFUSES TO PROVIDE NEW THROTTLE BODY OR PAY FOR REPAIR. I ASSERT THIS IS A DESIGN AND SAFETY PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD REPAIR OR RECALL AT NO CHARGE. I PURCHASED CAR NEW AND HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER. PURCHASED FOUR NEW TOYOTA CARS SINCE 2002. WHY WOULD I PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR FROM TOYOTA? *TR

17TH JUNE 2013 - WATER SPLASH SOUND FROM ENGINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR WITH MISFIRE AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS FOR TWO CYLINDERS. FLUSH COOLANT SYSTEM. I GOT THE CAR BACK ON 19TH JUNE 2013. AFTER RUNNING 10 MILES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND ENGINE WAS SHIVERING WHILE STARTING THE CAR. NEXT DAY MORNING CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER INFORMED THAT ENGINE BLEW UP AND IT IS BEYOND REPAIR WHICH NEEDS A REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

PURCHASED CAR FROM LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WITH JUST OVER 100K MILES. GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. FOUND OUT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY. IT COSTS OVER $1000 TO FIX. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT PART ON TOYOTA CAMRY'S. WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE RECALLED! OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW! *TR

WHEN I CHECK THE REAR LIGHTS OF MY TOYOTA, I PERCEIVED THAT ONE OF THE REAR LIGHTS WON'T TURN ON WHEN I TURN IT ON. THEN I CHECK THE SAME LIGHT FROM OTHERS 6 TOYOTA CAMRY 2004 AND I PERCEIVE THAT ALL CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT LEFT REAR SIDE LIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SRS AIRBAG ASSEMBLY IS COMING OFF AND SEEMS AS IF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATORS FAILED TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAG. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS TO THE CAR. TRIED TO REPORT AND LODGE FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND THEIR DEALERS, BUT THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND DECIDED NOT TO LODGE COMPLAINT. *TR.... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF