2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

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

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

CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LIMITED EDITION. THROTTLE BODY FAILED. A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER PART. *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA. RECENTLY WE HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL CRACKS/FRACTURES IN THE DASH BOARD, PRIMARILY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. TOYOTA MAINTAINS THE SITUATION IS COSMETIC AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. OUR CONCERN IS THIS IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. IF THE DASHBOARD IS WEAKENED BY THIS CRACKING. WOULD THIS INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING INCORRECTLY, THUS RAISING THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY OR DEATH? WE HAVE A DISABLED DAUGHTER THAT FREQUENTLY SITS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SITUATION IS SAFE FOR HER. *TR

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.

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.

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

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

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN, WHILE CHANGING LANES TO THE SLOW LANE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, I LOST CONTROL, AND THE CAR CAREENED OFF THE FREEWAY AND DOWN AND EMBANKMENT. THE CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BUT I WAS NOT INJURED. *TR

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.