2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THIS MORNING, MY 2004 CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO MORE THAN 80 MILES/HOUR. I WAS VERY SCARED. BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I STOPPED THE CAR BY CHANGING GEARS TO NEUTRAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC, SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ENTIRE ACCELERATED PEDAL ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER THE DRIVER-SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

CAR WAS EXITING A MEDIUM RIGHT TURN WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WENT THRU A FENCE AND HIT A TREE. *TR UPDATED 02/02/10 *BF CORRECTED VIN AT THE CONSUMERS REQUEST. UPDATED 02/02/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS RESET. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,835. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN UPDATED 01/15/10*JB

MY SON REPORTED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO BEGIN BRAKING, THE CAR/ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FORCING HIM TO APPLY FULL FORCE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. HE ALSO REPORTED THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS "SURGING." HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND EXIT THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. THE NEXT DAY, WE TOOK THE CAR TO NORTH HILLS TOYOTA (PITTSBURGH) WHO REPORTED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. NO SURPRISE! HE IS AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER WITH A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD AND WAS TRULY UPSET BY WHAT HAPPENED. HE IS ALSO THE SOLE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE, SO HE KNOWS HOW THE CAR DRIVES, ETC. BY THE WAY, WE DO NOT HAVE FLOORMATS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR DUE TO THE RECENT REPORTS OF ACCELERATORS BEING WEDGED IN THE FLOORMAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. HE WAS FORCED TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. HE WAS TREATED AT AN EMERGENCY ROOM FOR INJURIES TO THE BACK, HEAD, AND AROUND THE CHEST/SHOULDER AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,604. SEE ALSO ODI 10312469 *DSY

PROJECT: NHTSA HOTLINE CENTER CASE: TOYOTA ACCELERATORS CASE NUMBER: 202302 DATE: 11/04/2009 TIME: 17:57:22 CREATION DATE: 11/04/2009 CREATION TIME: 09:48:50 FROM: ADRIENNE WITHERSPOON COMMENTS: I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THERE IS ANOTHER ACCELERATOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ALSO. WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, I PAID NEARLY $700 TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR IN MY CAR BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CONTROL THE SPEED. I WOULD TRY TO INCREASE SPEED AND COULD NOT. YOU CAN CHECK MY REPAIR RECORD AT MARK JACOBSON TOYOTA IN DURHAM, NC. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 2005 TOYOTA WHO RECENTLY PAID OVER $1,000 TO REPLACE HER ACCELERATOR AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN CHARLESTON, SC. FOR THE SAME REASON, A STIFF OR NON-RESPONSIVE ACCELERATOR WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON NJ PARKWAY SOUTH AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH IN THE LEFT LANE. SUDDENLY THE CAR HAD NO TRACTION AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. I APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN AND TRIED TO BRING IT UNDER CONTROL. THE CAR SWERVED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE NEXT LANE, THEN TURNED LEFT ONTO THE SHOULDER , BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY (SECOND LANE FROM THE LEFT) AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED FACING TRAFFIC COMING SOUTH. IT HAD BEEN RAINING SINCE THE PREVIOUS NIGHT, BUT THE RAIN WAS LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY USUALLY REPAIR SHOP. THEY DID A SYSTEM COMPUTER SCAN, RESULTING IN SEVERAL PAGES OF OUTPUT WHICH I TOOK TO TOYOTA SERVICE STATION. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO INTERPRET THE PRINTED SCAN. THEY PERFORMED THEIR OWN SCAN AND TOLD ME THE OUTPUT DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE ONLY EXPLANATION THEY COULD GIVE ME WAS AN OIL SLICK OR A PEBBLE ON THE ROAD AND EMPHASIZED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WORKS ONLY AT LESS THAN 5MPH. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE CUSTOMER RELATIONS DESK. THEY ARRANGED FOR ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. *TR

I BOUGHT NEW 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY V6LE ON MARCH 2004.I NOTICED THE BRAKE FLUID KEEP LOSING FROM MAX LEVEL TO MIN LEVEL WITHIN 100 MILES DRIVE AFTER 1YEAR OR 8000 MILES UNTIL TODAY (40200MILES). I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC ,NO LEAKING FOUND. I RECENTLY READ THE REPORT BY NHTSA THAT THE TOYOTA BRAKING SYSTEM COULD LOSE MOST OF ITS POWER & EFFECTIVENESS AGREE BECAUSE THAT IS THE PROBLEM OF MY CAR RIGHT NOW. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT MAY HELP YOU TO FIND WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK, SO THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE BUMPER AND THE FRONT-END OF VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE WARRANTY COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FLOOR-MATS CAUSED THE FAILURE. HE THEN ADDED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH HIS MODEL TYPE. HOWEVER HE SPECULATED THAT THE TECHNICIAN INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE FLOOR-MATS WERE VERY FAR AWAY FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO HIS MECHANIC, AND REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $1200.00.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.