2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF (DIED) WHILE DRIVING TWO TIMES. ONCE ON RAILROAD TRACKS AND ONCE ON A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TEST FOUND A CODE P2112 INDICATING THROTTLE STUCK CLOSED. MECHANIC SAID THROTTLE BODY MOTOR WAS THE CAUSE. THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH MOTOR WAS REPLACED. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE THROTTLE MIGHT GET STUCK OPEN CAUSING A RUNAWAY. CAR MILEAGE WAS 32,743. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

ALMOST CONSTANTLY, FOR SEVERAL YEARS, ON MY 2004 CAMRY 4 CYL XLE THE GAS PEDAL IS ROUGH. WHEN TRYING TO START OUT THE PEDAL IS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL GO. IT CREATES QUITE A JERK. I HAVE REMOVED FLOOR MATS BUT THIS DOES NOT HELP. IT'S LIKE EVEN THOUGH I'M PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IT IS STUCK AND THEN GOES. IT HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHO DRIVES. WITH ALL THE PEDAL ISSUES I'M BEGINNING TO THINK IT MAY BE MORE CARS THAN ARE NOW RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY AND TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE A PLAN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS MODEL HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. ONE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN EARLY DECEMBER 2009 AND TH E LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 15, 2010.PLEASE HELP. THIS IS TOO DANGEROUS. I HAVE TRIED DESPERATELY TO AVOID ACCIDENTS AND DO NOT WANT TO HURT MYSELF OR OTHERS WHILE TOYOTA WAIT ON ENOUGH PROBLEMS TO RECALL THE 2004 CAMRY LE. PLEASE MANDATE THAT THEY REPAIR MY CAR AND OTHERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. *CN

2004 CAMRY XLE WAS PARKED AT TOP OF DRIVEWAY WHICH HAD AN INCLINE OF APPROX 25%.WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE, THE CAR RACED BACKWARDS AT HIGH SPEED - TOO FAST FOR ANY VISUAL OR PHYSICAL CONTROL. CAR WAS STOPPED BY APPLYING VERY FORCEFUL BRAKE PRESSURE. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE WHILE LEAVING WORK AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK ON MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SENDING ME INTO FOUR PARKED CARS IN THE PARKING LOT OF WELLMONT REGIONAL HOSPITAL. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED NUMEROUS OTHER YEAR MODELS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT HAS FAILED TO RECALL THE 2004 YEAR MODEL. *JB

SINCE TOYOTA IS HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS I WANT TO BRING UP A PROBLEM WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT HAS NOT CAUSED A PROBLEM YET. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ABOUT A TWO MONTHS AGO I GOT AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE THAT TELLS YOU WHETHER THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS MALFUNCTIONING TOO. SO WITH SOMEONE IN THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT, THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE SYSTEM THINKS THERE IS NO ONE THERE SO THE AIRBAG IS OFF. I SAID SOMETHING TO THE DEALER BUT HE DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL. THERE IS 122K MILES ON THE CAR. MAYBE THIS IS JUST SOME SENSOR THAT WORE OUT BUT I WANTED TO MENTION IT WITH ALL THE OTHER SAFETY ISSUES GOING ON WITH TOYOTA. *JB

THE INNER STEERING COLUMN SHAFT BECAME DETATCHED ON MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 DR LE SEDAN. IT STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND THE COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $950.00. TOYOTA WOULD DO NOTHING BECAUSE THEY SAID THE CAR HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO THE REAR STRUTS WORE OUT AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE HAS RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED SINCE THE CRASH COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

ON CHRISTMAS DAY, DECEMBER 25, 2009, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY ON THE 880-N FREEWAY IN OAKLAND, EXITED THE FREEWAY, AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT THE FIRST INTERSECTION AFTER EXITING, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. I WAS UNNERVED AS MY FOOT HIT THE BRAKES AND THE CAR REACTED BY JUMPING FORWARD. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE AND INFANT CHILD WERE STRAPPED SAFELY WITH SEAT BELTS IN THE CAR AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. THE INCIDENT WAS ALSO NOT THE RESULT OF DRIVER ERROR ' MY RIGHT FOOT HIT THE BRAKES. THE WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. THE WEATHER WAS DRY AND PARTLY CLOUDY. THE ROADS WERE DRY. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I CONTACTED THE SAN BRUNO, CA BASED MELODY TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. BOTH TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM UNDER SIMILAR DRIVING CONDITIONS BEFORE THEY COULD DO ANYTHING. WHILE THE INCIDENT HAS NOT REPEATED ITSELF, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD POP UP AT ANY TIME. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD, AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE, INSPECT AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE SO THE BRAKES FUNCTION AS INTENDED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY 2004 CAMRY VEHICLE AND BELIEVE OTHER 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. AS OF TODAY, I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS ONLY PARTIALLY ADDRESSED THE SUDDEN, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUE AND I AM CALLING ON THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER MORE THOROUGHLY. I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND BELIEVE THAT GOVERNMENT LEGISLATORS AND REGULATORS OUGHT TO PROD TOYOTA TO DO MORE. TOYOTA HAS STATED THAT IT DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS CURRENT RECALL SHOULD REACH BACK TO THE 2004 MODEL YEAR. I DISAGREE. I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO FIX THE DEFECT TO ENSURE THAT MY BRAKE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. BEYOND SAFETY CONCERNS, I AM ALSO DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA'S CAMRY TROUBLES HAVE CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN THE VALUE OF MY CAR. *TR

I HAVE THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA THAT HAS BEEN RECENTLY DESCRIBED IN THE 2010 PRIUS. I FIRST REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO KERRY TOYOTA IN COVINGTON, KENTUCKY ON OCTOBER 11, 2005. I HAVE A COPY OF THE SERVICE REPORT INCLUDING TOYOTA'S CLAIM THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH EVERY TOYOTA DEALER WHO HAS WORKED ON THE CAR SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. NONE HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND AS A FEMALE, I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I AM AN EXCELLENT DRIVER WITH NO ACCIDENTS IN 30 YEARS OF DRIVING. MOST RECENTLY, ON THIS PAST MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, AS I DROVE TO WORK, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME PUT ON BRAKES SUDDENLY. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, I HIT A POT HOLE AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME. THE BRAKE PEDAL SOFTENED AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THIS TIME THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE CAR SLOWED. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY CONSISTENT. SUDDEN BRAKING, A BUMPY ROAD OR LOOSE TRACTION, ABS SEEMS TO ENGAGE, ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. THE ISSUE IS BAD ENOUGH THAT I REFUSED TO SELL THE NOW 6 YEAR OLD CAR TO MY BROTHER FOR HIS DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. I DO NOT THINK THAT AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD POSSIBLY RESPOND QUICKLY ENOUGH TO STOP THE CAR. *TR