2004 Toyota Camry
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Vehicle speed control is the leading concern among 799 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 6th highest complaint count among 25 Camry model years with reports.
Of the 2004 reports, 223 involved a crash and 13 involved a fire. 145 people were injured and 6 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Engine and engine coolingNov 9, 2011
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AVALON VEHICLES; 2004 AND 2005 CAMRY, CAMRY SOLARA, HIGHLANDER, AND SIENNA VEHICLES, 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID; 2004 AND 2005 LEXUS ES330 AND RX330; AND 2006 LEXUS RX400H VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2005, EQUIPPED WITH THE 1MZ-FE OR 3MZ-FE ENGINE. THE AMOUNT OF ADHESIVE AGENT APPLIED BETWEEN THE OUTER RING AND THE TORSIONAL RUBBER DAMPER (INNER RING) IN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY MAY BE INADEQUATE. IF THE ADHESIVE IS INSUFFICIENT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE OUTER RING MAY BECOME MISALIGNED AND IT MAY NOT PROPERLY ROTATE WITH THE INNER RING, CAUSING NOISE AND/OR ILLUMINATION OF THE BATTERY DISCHARGE INDICATOR LIGHT.
IN SOME CASES, THE BELT FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE PULLEY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A SUDDEN INCREASE IN STEERING EFFORT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL CHECK THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY TO IDENTIFY WHETHER IT WAS PRODUCED BY THE U.S. SUPPLIER. IF SO, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE PULLEY WITH A NEW ONE AT NO CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING EARLY JANUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 11V539000 on NHTSA.gov
Seat belts, front, buckle assemblyDec 15, 2004
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT PASSENGER POWER SEAT, WHEN INSTALLING CERTAIN REAR-FACING INFANT CHILD SEAT BASES ONTO THE SEAT WITH AN EXCESSIVELY HIGH SEATBELT TENSION, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO UNSEAT A COMPONENT CALLED THE BUCKLE STATUS SWITCH FROM THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE.
IF THE SWITCH BECOMES UNSEATED, THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MAY MISTAKE THE REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT FOR AN UNBELTED ADULT OCCUPANT, AND MAY NOT SUPPRESS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE STATUS SWITCH. THIS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN (SSC 40M) BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 OR LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987..
Campaign 04V595000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, side/windowJul 13, 2004
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAGS (CSA), ONE OR BOTH OF THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY BE TWISTED NEAR THE INFLATOR DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY.
IF THIS OCCURS, THE CSA MAY NOT DEPLOY RAPIDLY ENOUGH WHEN ACTIVATED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THIS MAY RESULT IN FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE INTENDED HEAD PROTECTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CSAS AND REPLACE THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 6, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 04V346000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
799 reports, newest first.
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Feb 24, 2010
ALTHOUGH MY TOYOTA XLE V6 IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES SINCE 2004, THE YEAR OF MY CAMRY. WHEN I'M DRIVING SLOWLY, (APPROXIMATELY 15MPH) GOING OVER A BUMP AND I NEED TO BRAKE, MY BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND. I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES WITH GREAT FORCE AND THE ANTI-LOCKS KICK IN. . I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER IN 2004. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO SOMETHING MINOR (OF WHICH I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND) BUT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR. I HAVE BEEN UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE BRAKING ON THIS CAR FOR YEARS. THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, IN ORDER TO PROCEED, I NEED TO INPUT A DATE. *TR
Steering, Feb 24, 2010
I PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED A 2004 NEW CAMRY AT A CAR DEALERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA. AT 17,000 MILES I NOTICED A THUMPING SOUND AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS YEAR CAR WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FIXED. THE REPAIR WAS MADE UNDER WARRANTY. JUST RECENTLY AT 49, 000 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COULD HAVE GONE OUT ANY TIME AND I WOULD HAVE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. I WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE 2004 CAMRY'S HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS TIME I HAD TO PAY OVER $600 AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE WRITTEN TO TOYOTA COMPANY ASKING THEM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, SINCE IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 24, 2010, crash
TL* CONTACT OWNS 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED DUE TO A STICKY PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Vehicle speed control, Feb 24, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP HILL WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE ISN'T SAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE PEDAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Vehicle speed control, Feb 23, 2010, crash
PARKING VEHICLE IN GARAGE, NEARING A COMPLETE STOP, TAPPING BRAKE TO HIT PARKING STOP SIGN IN GARAGE, CAR SURGED OUT OF CONTROL CRASHING INTO HOUSE TEARING OUT SHEETROCK. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 23, 2010
OUR 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY STALLED YESTERDAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE ARE TOLD THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST TO US OF $600. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE WHETHER ALL TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLIES AND ELECTRONICS SINCE 2001 SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 22, 2010, crash
DRIVING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT, LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING PLAZA, MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO A HIGH SPEED,FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE AIR CONDITIONER, WHICH WAS ON LOW, WENT ON FULL BLAST WITHOUT TOUCHING THE AC CONTROLS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE CAR ACCELERATED. IN SPITE OF THE FULL APPLICATION OF MY BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS IN SHOCK AND PANIC. I HIT A HANDICAP SIGN THAT FELL OVER AND DAMAGED TWO PARKED CARS. I NEARLY STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN, NOT TO MENTION ALMOST INJURING OR KILLING MYSELF. AFTER TRAVELING 372 FEET, I ENDED UP CRASHING INTO PALLETS OF FENCE MATERIAL. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. COST OF ACCIDENT, INCLUDING MEDICAL EXPENSES WAS APPROXIMATELY $22,000. (THE PEDESTRIAN WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES AND I, ALSO, WENT TO HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED.) SADLY ENOUGH, MY LICENSE TO DRIVE WAS REVOKED AS A RESULT OF THIS ORDEAL. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 22, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT FEELS THE VEHICLE SURGED DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. UPDATED 04/13/2010
Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Electric, Feb 22, 2010
-A 2000 CAMRY WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS -TRIED TO FIX PROBLEMS BUT MECHANICS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS. -A 2004 CAMRY WITH BRAKE AND ACCELERATION PROBLMES. REPORTED TO TOYOTA BUT IGNORED ME. REPORTED AGAIN BUT STILL IGNORED. -NEED HELP AS I SPENT SO MUCH UNTIL PROBLEMS KILLED MY TRANSMISSION. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Vehicle speed control, Feb 21, 2010
ON APRIL 15,2008 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY DOWN OUR STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WENT INTO IDLE AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I HAD A EXTENDED WARRANTY STILL IN EFFECT SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAD 42,393 MILES ON THE CAR SO I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR. WE HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE BUT I AM AFRAID THAT THE REPLACED SENSOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND COULD CAUSE UNWANTED ACCELERATION/DECELERATION SINCE IT WAS REPLACED IN 2008. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE NEWLY REPLACED ACCELERATOR SENSOR MAY NOT BE SAFE EITHER CONSIDERING ALL THE RECENT REPORTS. PLEASE USE YOUR POWER AND GET TOYOTA TO ADD THE 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY TO THEIR RECALL LIST BEFORE OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS OCCUR. THANKS FOR YOUR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU DECIDE. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 21, 2010, crash
VEHICLE STARTED UP AFTER BEING IN MALL PARKING LOT. AS I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOCATION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT SPEED AND DIRECTED VEHICLE AWAY FROM OTHER PARKED CARS AND PEDESTRIANS. ULTIMATELY I HIT ONE OTHER VEHICLE, CROSSED SEVERAL GRASSED ISLANDS, AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP AFTER SHUTTING OFF IGNITION. *TR SEE ALSO ODI 10293584 *DSY
Vehicle speed control, Feb 19, 2010, crash
ON 7-23-06, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED EXITING A PARKING LOT. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES. OVER $10,000 IN DAMAGE PLUS BODILY INJURY OCCURRED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. A SIMILAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12/30/04. COMPLAINTS WERE ALSO PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE BRAKES MADE TO THE DEALER. A FORMAL COMPLAINT WAS FINALLY MADE TO TOYOTA USA ASKING THEM TO BUY BACK THE CAR. ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD ON 11/16/06 AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA HAD SOMEONE REVIEW CAR'S BREAKING AND ACCELERATOR AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM AND THE CLAIM WAS DENIED TO BUY BACK THE CAR. *TR
Steering, Feb 19, 2010
STEERING HARD TO TURN,STEERING WHEEL VERY STIFF. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 18, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS AN AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH REPLACEMENT THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 03/24/10 *BF UPDATED 07/27/10*JB
Steering, Feb 17, 2010
WELL ITS ABOUT TIME NHTSA IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT TOYOTA. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT UNSAFE STEERING PULL ON MY 2004 CAMERY SOLARA SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND SO HAVE LOTS OF OTHER FOLKS. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO DO A THING ABOUT IT. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 17, 2010, crash
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA. I TOOK THE CAR TO CRESTMONT TOYOTA IN 2006 AND INFORMED THEM THAT MY CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET ON TO A MAIN ROAD CAUSING ME TO GO UP ON THE GRASS .AT FULL SPEED I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WAS RACING I HAD TO SHUT IT OFF.THEY SAID THEY REMOVED THE MAT. I HAVE A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES THE LAST TIME IN EARLY 2009 I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT WHEN THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING A ACCIDENT..I HAVE A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. I ALSO TOLD MY INSURANCE COMPANY AT THE TIME WHAT HAPPENED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR FORTY SIX YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A TICKET OR CAUSED A ACCIDENT. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 16, 2010, crash
MY DAUGHTER'S 2004 CAMRY ACCELERATED AS SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, JUMPED THE CONCRETE BERM, AND SMASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL. SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUMPED ONCE AS SHE SUSPECTED BRAKE FAILURE, BUT IT ONLY SPED UP. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, BUT MY TWO DAUGHTERS WERE UNHARMED EXCEPT FOR MINOR ACHES AND BRUISING AND WERE A BIT SHAKEN UP. INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND FORD DEALER WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 16, 2010, crash, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE RIGHT LANE, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE THEN ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE THREE WITNESSES WHO STATED THAT THEY NEVER SAW ANY BRAKE LIGHTS OR SKID MARKS. ALSO THE STATE TROOPER WHO INVESTIGATED THE CRASH STATED THAT HE ALSO NOTICED NO SKID MARKS. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED AT WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING BUT IT WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Vehicle speed control, Feb 16, 2010, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. SHE STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AT SPEEDS JUST UNDER 5 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENT. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THROUGH HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL FAILURES TO DATE AND NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,590 AND THE CURRENT WAS 11,900. UPDATED 04/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 4/22/10 *CN UPDATED 05/06/10
Air bags, Vehicle speed control, Feb 16, 2010, crash
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: WITHOUT HEARING THE NEWS RELATED TO TOYOTA VEHICLE RECALL, I HAVE FELT REALLY STUPID HOW I COULD HAVE HAD THE ACCIDENT. RECALLING THE PROCESS OF THE ACCIDENT, I MIGHT HAVE TO SAY IT WAS WEIRD. BEFORE THE CRASH, I CLEARLY NOTICED THE RED LIGHT AND A STOPPED CAR JUST IN FRONT OF ME ON N PERKINS RD, CLOSE TO MCELROY RD IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA, AND THE DISTANCE WAS MORE THAN 20 METERS APART AT THAT MOMENT. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS USUAL, BUT MY CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL HIT THE CAR BEFORE MINE, AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT POP OUT. MY FACE WAS KNOCKED ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND ONE OF MY GLASSES SMASHED, FORTUNATELY NOT MAKING ME BLIND, AND TWO TEETH IN MOUTH WERE BLEEDING ALONG WITH SOME SCRATCHES ON MY FACE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AT THE SPEED OF LESS 40 MI/H. PEOPLE LOVE TOYOTA VEHICLES FOR THE REASON OF SAVING GAS AT THE SACRIFICE OF SAFETY. SHORTLY, THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED. I DECLINED ANY MEDICAL ARRANGEMENT AFTER BEING TESTED THAT MY MIND WAS UNDER CONTROL AND COULD MAKE DECISION CLEARLY BECAUSE I WAS NOT SURE WHETHER MY INSURANCE COVERS THE COST OR NOT. AND NOW, AS THE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES WAS DISCLOSED, I FEEL MY ACCIDENT MIGHT ALSO BE DUE TO THE SAME GAS PEDAL DEFECT. (IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA, CALL: 405-372-4171 TO REQUEST A REPORT). INSURANCE COMPANY SAFECO. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 12, 2010, crash
MY MOTHER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN HER TOYOTA CAMRY DUE TO UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN HER DRIVEWAY WHILE SHE WAS LEAVING HOME. THE CAR, A 2004 MODEL, WAS REPAIRED ($8,000) AT A NEARBY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND RECENTLY RETURNED. TOYOTA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING A PROBLEM WITH THEIR OLDER MODEL CAMRIES, SO ANY REPAIRS THAT WERE DONE TO MY MOTHER'S CAR WERE SIMPLY COSMETIC. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY MOTHER'S SAFETY. THIS IS HER ONLY VEHICLE AND SHE'S NOW FORCED TO DRIVE A CAR THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED DANGEROUS AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ISSUES. PLEASE ADVISE. (I AM LEAVING HER CONTACT INFO, BUT I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS RIGHT NOW TO THE VIN #. SHE CAN SUPPLY THAT INFO.) *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 11, 2010
WITH CAR IN CRUISE CONTROL AND COMING TO AN UPHILL GRADE, THE ACCELERATOR SPEEDS UP EXCESSIVELY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT BE SYMPTOMATIC OF A POTENTIAL ACCELERATION WHEN I AM NOT IN CRUISE CONTROL. INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS NOT APPROPRIATE BECAUSE IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I AM IN CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
Service brakes, Air, Feb 10, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA AND THE BRAKES ON MY CAR ARE NOT AS ACCURATE AS THEY SHOULD BE. I RECENTLY HAD MY BRAKES REPAIRED IN DEC. 2009 AT SANDY SPRINGS TOYOTA IN ATLANTA AND WAS STILL NOT PLEASED WITH THE RESISTANCE OF THE BRAKES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE 2004 CAMRY SOLARA SHOULD BE RESEARCHED FURTHER DUE TO THE BRAKES. OFTEN TIMES I HAVE TO PRESS MY BRAKES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY STOP COMPLETELY. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Parking brake, Feb 10, 2010
THIS COMPLAINT DEALS WITH ALL TOYOTA CARS WITH REAR WHEEL DRUM BRAKES. ON MY CAR AND MANY OTHERS POSSIBLY THE PEDAL IS SOFT HAS TO GO DOWN QUITE A WAYS TO ACTIVATE BRAKES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ALTHOUGH I DRIVE CONSERVATIVELY I FEEL MY BRAKING WAS COMPROMISED WHEN I NEED QUICK BRAKING RESPONSE. I BELIEVE THE REASON IS THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM ON MY REAR BRAKES WAS AND IS NOT WORKING. THIS MECHANISM ON ALL MODERN CARS WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES ADJUSTS FOR WEAR BY BRINGING THE BRAKE SHOES CLOSER TO THE DRUM WHEN BACKING AND BRAKING. AN AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT. WHEN THE MECHANISM ISN'T WORKING THE REAR BRAKE SHOES GET FARTHER AND FARTHER FROM THE DRUM DUE TO WEAR AND ONE MUST PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL FARTHER AND FARTHER DOWN ON BRAKING TO GET THE SHOES TO CONTACT THE DRUMS BEFORE BRAKING CAN BEGIN. THIS DELAYS THE BRAKING TIME OF THE DRIVER CONSIDERABLY. RECENTLY GETTING NEW TIRES THE MECHANIC NOTED MY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND REMOVED THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND MANUALLY ADJUSTED THE SHOES TO BRING THEM IN LIGHT CONTACT WITH THE DRUM. MY BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD AGAIN AND ACTIVATED AT THE TOP. TOYOTA SHOULD BRING THE CARS IN TO CHECK THIS LACK OF ADJUSTMENT PROBLEM AS I WOULDN'T DOUBT THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. WITH THE NEW CARS WITH DISK BRAKES THE PADS ARE ALWAYS AGAINST THE DISK AND THE IS NO SOFT PEDAL PROBLEM. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Feb 10, 2010
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