2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *GR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS SHE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE AND CRASHED THROUGH A STOREFRONT WINDOW. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE REVERSING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND HAD NOT BEEN MOVED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BY THE IMPACT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY PLANNED TO HAVE SOMEONE INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

WHILE EXITING EZ-PASS TOLL MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED UP OUT OF CONTROL, AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING FLOORED WHEN I WAS JUST BARELY TOUCHING IT. I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, APPLY THE FOOT BRAKE, AND PULL OVER SAFELY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. *TR

NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN AND TOO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING. REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT. MAJOR ISSUE AVERTED SINCE MY MECHANIC PICKED UP ON THE ISSUE. SIGNIFICANT AUTOMOBILE PART, SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. TOYOTA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NOT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW AS THE CONSUMER WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO WHAT SOUNDED LIKE MAXIMUM RPMS. THE VEHICLE SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE, JUMPED FOUR OR FIVE CURBS AND PLOWED INTO A LANDSCAPE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. *JB

THE 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SE WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 25 MILES ON THE FREEWAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. I WAS PARKING IN A HOSPITAL PARKING GARAGE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AS I WAS PARKING. THE CAR WAS ABOUT 3 FEET FROM A CONCRETE WALL, THEN THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE CAR CRASHED, RUINED THE BUMPER AND OTHER PARTS BENEATH THE FIBERGLASS. I HAD A LARGE BRUISE FROM THE SEATBELT AND MY 6 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS SCREAMING IN THE BACK SEAT. I GOT US OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY, THE CAR HOWEVER WAS STILL TRYING THE GO FORWARD INTO THE WALL SINCE IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I GOT BACK IN AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE POLICE WOULD NOT COME AND FILE A REPORT SINCE IT WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, SO WE FILED A REPORT WITH THE HOSPITAL'S BUILDING SECURITY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA COLLISION SHOP AND STILL REMAINS THERE TODAY. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO COME OUT AND "INSPECT" THE CAR AND WE CANNOT MOVE OR FIX THE CAR UNTIL THEY HAVE THEIR INSPECTION. THIS WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WE HAVE BEEN GETTING NOTHING BUT THE RUN AROUND FROM TOYOTA BOTH AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND FROM THE NATIONAL CORPORATION OF TOYOTA. WE WILL BE SEEKING A LAWYER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCED VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEMS THREE TIMES. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON A DRY SUNNY DAY TRAVELLING ABOUT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT INCIDENT.THE SECOND INCIDENT ALSO INVOLVED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKES WERE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND ACCELERATED BACKWARD INTO THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE THEN LUNGED AND ACCELERATED FORWARD, BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT, AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. UPDATED 05/18/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/15/10 *BF UPDATED 07/19/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT TURNED THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND MAINTAINED A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE ROAD WAS WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY FILED COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR MODELS SHE OWNED UNDER THE SAME MANUFACTURER REGARDING BRAKE FAILURES; SHE COULD NOT RECALL THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

THE VEHICLE'S REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A REQUIRED SAFETY ITEM IN NJ, DOES NOT WORK. PER TOYOTA, ENTIRE CONVERTIBLE TOP MUST BE REPLACED TO REPAIR WINDOW, AND THE NEW DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK EITHER. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TOP UNDER WARRANTY OR REPAIR THE WINDOW SO THAT THE DEFROSTER WORKS. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SOLARA CONVERTIBLE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SPANNING MANY YEARS, STARTING WITH 2004 MODEL. *TR

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS HE WAS PARKING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE RAN OVER THE CURB, ACROSS THE SIDEWALK AND STRUCK AND DAMAGED A COLUMN ON THE FRONT OF A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT RESULTING IN A REPAIR BILL IN EXCESS OF $4,000. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE SURGED BETWEEN GEARS BUT WHEN IT ENGAGED, THE CONSUMER DID NOT NOTICE A PROBLEM. SIX MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. *JB