2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DESCENDING DOWN HER DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND WOULD NOT STOP. WHEN SHE TURNED THE WHEEL, THE VEHICLE CLIMBED AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. *JB

WE OWN A 2004 CAMRY LE. THIS CAR HAD BEEN IN TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS - ONE IN 23 DECEMBER 2007 AND 21 AUGUST 2009 WHEREIN THE ACCELERATOR TOOK OVER THE CAR CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND EXTENSIVE HOOD DAMAGES COSTING THE INSURANCE WELL OVER $5,000. "I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR" WAS THE ONLY REASON I CAN GIVE FOR THESE TWO INCIDENTS. THESE INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO ROMANO TOYOTA ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT MAINTENANCE CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY THESE UNCONTROLLABLE INCIDENTS HAPPENED. IN THE MEANTIME OUR INSURANCE COMPANY DROPPED US AND OUR INSURANCE PREMIUMS HAVE INCREASED. ON THE RECENT WAVE OF REPORTS ON TOYOTA CAMRY FAILURES, ROMANO TOYOTA WAS AGAIN APPROACHED TO HAVE MY CAMRY LE EVALUATED FOR THE SAME FAILURES. WE WERE TOLD THIS TIME THAT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL YEARS. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE WITH MY CAR? THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SPORADICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. ALTHOUGH BOTH INCIDENTS WERE NOT REPORTED TO THE POLICE, THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THEIR REPRESENTATIVES INSPECT THE DAMAGES. *CN

ON MAY 15, 2004 I WAS INVOLVED IN A 1 PERSON AUTO ACCIDENT IN MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT FROM A CERTIFIED USED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (STONE MOUNTAIN TOYOTA). MY CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL OUT OF A STORE PARKING LOT. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY BRAKING AND ENDED UP ROLLING OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND ON TO RAILROAD TRACKS. I WAS WEARING MY SAFETY BELT AT THE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND AWAY FROM IT AS I FEARED IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT WENT WRONG AS IT ACCELERATED SO FAST. OBVIOUSLY, I WAS TERRIFIED AND REMAIN EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY DAMAGED FROM THIS EVENT. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ER VIA AMBULANCE AND WAS EVALUATED FOR INJURIES. MY MAIN INJURIES WERE GENERAL BODY, HEAD, NECK, AND BACK PAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, A LUMBAR FRACTURE WAS FOUND YEARS LATER ON A SCAN FOR ANOTHER MEDICAL ISSUE. I STILL SUFFER FROM LOW BACK PAIN AND THE EVENT HAUNTS ME. ESPECIALLY SINCE I TOLD THE POLICE, AMBULANCE WORKERS, INSURANCE COMPANY, AND THE MANAGERS AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. NO ONE INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT FURTHER AS IF I WAS NOT MAKING ANY SENSE. I ALSO MISSED A FEW DAYS OF WORK AND WAGES BECAUSE I AM AN RN AND COULDN'T PERFORM MY JOB DUE TO THE PAIN. I AM REALLY UPSET ABOUT THE RECALLS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T INCLUDE EARLIER TOYOTA MODELS AND I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT 6 YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD MY ACCIDENT AND NOTHING WAS DONE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY IN FEB. '04. FROM THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, THE CAR SURGES AS YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. I RETURNED IT FOR REPAIR AND THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN A CONTINUAL PROBLEM AND STILL OCCURS DAILY. IN DEC. 2004 AS I WAS PARKING MY CAR AT THE HOTEL WHERE I WORK THE CAR SURGED, JUMPED THE CURB AND DROVE INTO A HOTEL ROOM CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND THE CAR. TODAY IS 3/23/10 AND ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING IT SURGED TWICE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH EXTREME PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,197. UPDATED 5/10/10 *CN UPDATED 07/19/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED INTO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT GOING TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103000.

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES RAPID ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE SLOWLY TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, SENDING THE VEHICLE OVER A YELLOW CONCRETE BARRIER AND INTO A SMALL RETAINING WALL. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT THE RETAINING WALL. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AS THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARDS AND STARTED TO GO IN A SMALL SPIN. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE THIRD INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS PROCEEDING UP A DRIVEWAY TO A HOSPITAL. AS SHE WAS SITTING WAITING TO PROCEED WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN LURCHED FORWARD. SHE IMMEDIATELY BRAKED HARDER AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER GOING ABOUT 3 OR 4 FEET FORWARD. *JB

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES THROTTLE BODY AND GAS PEDAL MALFUNCTIONING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WHEN HE PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO LEAVE HIS DRIVEWAY, NOTHING HAPPENED. MEANING, THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK, BUT RATHER HE SIMPLY COASTED. HE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, BUT RECEIVED THE SAME RESULTS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IT STAYED ON FOR SOME TIME AFTER THE SECOND EFFORT. LATER THAT DAY, THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE CIRCUIT. *JB

FAX ON BEHALF OF RE HER DEFECTIVE 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY: DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACE BUT NOISE HAS RETURNED; REPLY ATTN: CAPE CORAL DISTRICT OFFICE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A DISTINCTIVE NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE PROBLEM RETURNED SIX MONTHS LATER.

ON JULY 5 2008, I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT ON I95 IN BREVARD CO. FL. AS I ACCELERATED A LITTLE TO PASS INTO THE LEFT LANE, MY CAR TOOK OFF AND PROCEEDED TO GO FASTER EVEN THOUGH I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, MY ENGINE DIED. I MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE SHOULDER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, I FINALLY GOT THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN EXIT CLOSE BY AND I SLOWLY DROVE MY CAR OFF I95 AND STRAIGHT TO MIKE ERDMAN TOYOTA IN MERRITT ISLAND. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY TOLD ME I WAS "LUCKY" THAT MY CAR CHOSE TO SHUT OFF AS A LADY IN MERRITT ISLAND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HER BUT HER CAR DIDN'T STOP UNTIL IT RAN INTO A BANK! MY TOTAL BILL, PARTS AND LABOR WERE $1048.26 PLUS ANOTHER $99.64 FOR THE RENTAL CAR FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $1147.90. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I WENT ONTO THE TOYOTA WEBSITE AND FILED A COMPLAINT AS I DON'T THINK A CAR WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE SHOULD HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO IT. (NEVER HEARD FROM TOYOTA) I ALSO DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT 100'S OF OTHER PEOPLE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEIR TOYOTA'S, MOSTLY CAMRY'S MODELS FROM 2003 - 2006. CHECK OUT THE THROTTLE BODY TOPIC ON TOPIX.COM....LOTS OF ANGRY CAMRY OWNERS WITH THROTTLE BODY ISSUES! THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED....WE WANT OUR REPAIR MONEY BACK!!! *TR