2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

TWO (2) SEPARATE INCIDENTS: BOTH TIMES, ACCELERATOR STUCK AND CAR HAD TO BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND BRAKE PEDAL AND PARKING BRAKE USED TO STOP VEHICLE. DEFINITELY NOTHING STUCK ON/UNDER ACCELERATOR EITHER TIME. HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE ASAP TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING TO VERY HIGH RPMS. 1. HAPPENED FIRST WHEN PARALLEL PARKING THE CAR. SPEED < 5MPH. APPROX MAY, 2007. CLEAR WEATHER. APPROX 60 DEGREES. HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN CAR WAS RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. CAR WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. STARTED AND OPERATED OK WHEN RESTARTED AFTER THIS BREAK. 2. HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN FROM ABOUT 45 MPH. APPROX SEPT, 2008. PARTLY CLOUDY WEATHER. NO RAIN. APPROX 60 DEGREES. CAR WAS THEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. OPERATED OK WHEN RESTARTED AFTER THIS BREAK. NOT SURE OF EXACT DATES BUT IT COULD BE RECONSTRUCTED FROM DEALER RECORDS, IF NECESSARY. TOOK TO TWO SEPARATE TOYOTA DEALERS AND WAS TOLD BY EACH: "...NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR". "CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM." "KEEP AN EYE ON IT..." *TR

CAR WAS RAMMED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME BACK. I WAS THROWN FORWARD AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND SERIOUSLY INJURED, THOUGH NOT PERMANENTLY. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING IN A PARKING LOT AT LESS THAN 1 MPH. THERE WAS SLIGHT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE LEFT KNEE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SCENE WITH CAUTION. AN AUTO BODY COLLISION MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITH AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $500.00. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 43,000.

ON 09/20/08 I DROVE MY 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA TO A GREEK FESTIVAL ON MOUNTAINVIEW AVENUE IN SANTA ROSA. I WAS DIRECTED TO PARK MY CAR IN THE PARKING FIELD. I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO GO OVER A SMALL BUMP AND THE MOTOR ROARED OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD TO QUICKLY THROW IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR TO KILL THE MOTOR. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR IT SEEMED TO BE OK. IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. ON 9/22/08 I TOOK IT TO THE FREEMAN TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SANTA ROSA. A REPRESENTATIVE TOOK ME OUT FOR A RIDE IN MY CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. THEY DID NOT MAKE OUT A REPORT ON THE INCIDENT. NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP SEEMED VERY CONCERNED. *TR

IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY ON A BUSY STREET, MY CAR EXPERIENCED A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WE HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO PULL IT OFF FROM THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE SERVICE SHOP ADVISED ME THAT IT WILL COST OVER $1000 TO FIX THE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND FIXED IT IN LATER MODEL YEARS, BUT TO DATE, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT DOES AFFECT ALL 2004 CAMRYS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A THUMPING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT ON HIS PARTICULAR MODEL THE ENTIRE STEERING SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 60,000. THE CURRENT WAS 66,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING 2004 TOYTOA CAMRY WHEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A SENIOR CENTER BUILDING. NO ONE WAS KILLED, BUT THE CAR HAS MAJOR DAMAGE. *TR

DURING NORMAL USAGE OF THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST INTERMITTENT, NOW CONTINUOUS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO FUNCTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE KEYS CAN OPEN MULTIPLE LOCKS BUT YOU CAN'T LOCK THE CAR THE DRIVERS SEAT. *TR

MY TOYOTA CAMRY LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR WAS BURNED , BUT THE FUSE STILL GOOD, AND I PULLED RIGHT SIDES TWO FUSES, THE WINDOWS STILL CAN GO UP AND DOWN, THAT MEAN THE ELECTROCITY DIDN'T GO THROUGH FUSES TO THE MOTORS. *TR