2004 Toyota Camry complaints

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, MY PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE TWO THINGS ONE IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM/ABS AND THE SECOND IS THE TIRES BRIDGESTONE. THE PEDAL IS TOO SOFT, DOESN'T STOP THE CAR AS IT SHOULD, THE ABS LOCKED ON MANY OCCASIONS REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER CONDITION. I MANAGED TO HIT A THE FRONT OF THE CAR TWICE AND ONCE IN THE REAR. ALL OF THE ABS SYSTEM, WHILE THE DAMAGE IS ONLY TO MY CAR ITS BECOMING A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING THE HOW SAFE IS THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE PADS ONCE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND THE REAR BREAKS ARE MAKING SQUEAKY SOUND. I HAVE 21,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND ITS MY FIRST NEW CAR AND IT WILL BE THE LAST TOYOTA I OWN. THE DEALER DENIES ANY PROBLEMS AND THEY SAY ITS NORMAL BUT ITS NOT. *NM

I HEARD AND FELT A NOISE ON MY STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY AN WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A STEERING SHAFT/INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. I HAPPENED TO CHECK THE WEB AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM. ALSO THAT THERE WAS A NEW SHAFT MADE TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHICH IN TURN HAD THE DEALER CONTACT ME. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. HE SAID THAT IF IT HAD 39,000 MILES THEY WOULD PROBABLY REPAIR BUT SINCE I HAD 60,000 THEY WOULD NOT. HE DID OFFERED ME A GOODWILL GESTURE OF 15% OFF THE COST. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUED, AND SINCE THIS HAS TO DO WITH A SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS THE STEERING WHY WASN'T SOMETHING DONE BEFORE HAVING COME TO THIS. THE CAR RUNS OUT OF WARRANTY AND PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE I ALSO TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP TO SEE WHAT THEY THOUGHT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE SHAFT AND STEERING GEAR BOX. THEY DID REPAIR A VEHICLE OF SOMEONE WHO 'S CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT ONLY A FEW HUNDRED MILES OVER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. *JB

SEVERE HESITATION WHEN DEPRESSING THROTTLE TO FULL-THROTTLE. EX: WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OVER TAKE A VEHICLE ENGINE APPEARS TO REMAIN AT IDLE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. NO DOWN SHIFTING OCCURS ALONG WITH NO ENGINE RPM INCREASE. AFTER 2-4 SECONDS ENGINE THEN RESPONDS. IF THROTTLE IS GRADUALLY DEPRESSED TO FULL-THROTTLE THERE IS NO SYMPTOMS, ENGINE DOES RESPOND PROPERLY. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE A PROBLEM IN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION TCM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL 3 TIMES WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CONSUMER NEVE RHIT ANOTHE RPERSON OR CAR. SHE LID IN A RETIREMENT HOME WITH OTHERS WHO PARK IN A CROWDED LOT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT A DEFECT CAUSED THESE THREE INCIDENTS. UPDATED 06/01/2006. *AK *TS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

I OWN A 2004 CAMRY SE WITH THE 3.3 LITER V6. EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR WE HAVE PUT UP WITH A TERRIBLE HESITATION IN THROTTLE RESPONSE. MANY TIMES WE HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT BY OTHER CARS WHILE PULLING INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKEN WITH THE MANAGER AS WELL AS MET WITH THE REGIONAL TOYOTA REP. THEY BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO RESOLUTION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT GOES TO THE FLOOR CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF OUR 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING A 100 DEGREE RIGHT TURN INTO THE GARAGE. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN FOR 90 FEET, SIDE-SWIPED OUR JEEP PARKED IN THE GARAGE, AND THEN TOOK OUT THE LOAD BEARING WALL AT THE REAR RIGHT OF THE GARAGE. CAR HAS 16K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN GARAGED AT ALL TIMES. INSURANCE ADJUSTER SAYS THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT SINCE THIS IS CAR RELIES ON ELECTRONIC CONTROL THROUGHOUT. *NM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND VIBRATES WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC. *JB

CONSUMER PRESSED GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE, THREE SECONDS LATER VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. *TX THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. ABOUT 17 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLES WAS REPAIRED. *NM UPDATED *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 8 HOURS IN 70 DEGREE SUNNY WEATHER, AND THE SPARE TIRE IN THE TRUNK OVER INFLATED AND BURST. THE SPARE TIRE WAS USED 2 WEEKS PRIOR WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE TIRE INCIDENT CAUSED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TRUNK; HOWEVER THE AUDIO SPEAKERS WERE DESTROYED.

LOOSENESS IN STEERING WHEEL WITH BINDING ASSOCIATED WITH POPPING NOISE IN FRONT OF 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 40K. *NM

FAILURE OF INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT CAUSES CLUNKING AND LOOSENESS OF STEERING SYSTEM. TOYOTA REFUSED TO GIVE ITS DEALER A REPLACEMENT PART. INSTEAD, DEALER NOTED THIS INFORMATION ON SERVICE FORM: "TOYOTA WILL BE ISSUING A RECALL REGARDING CONDITION IN NEAR FUTURE. WILL RECEIVE NOTICE BY MAIL." THIS WAS ON DECEMBER 10, 2005. I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. HAS TOYOTA CONTACTED NHTSA ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT QUIT WORKING. THE BUCKLE WILL NO LONGER LOCK INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

I PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LIMITED EDITION. THIS CAR HANDLES POORLY, LIKE DRIVING IN A WINDSTORM. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THE TOYOTA REPS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I FILED FOR ARBITRATION IN 10/05. THE ARBITRATOR AGREED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND ORDERED TOYOTA TO CORRECT IT. THE TOYOTA REPS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. I AM NOW SEEKING ARBITRATION TO HAVE TOYOTA BUY THE CAR BACK. *JB

STEERING KNUCKLE DEFECTIVE ON 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. PROVIDES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO WEEKS. NOW AFTER TAKING IT TO AN OFFICIAL TOYOTA DEALER REPAIR SHOP, PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. NOW AT LEAST TWO WEEK TO A MONTH WAIT ON PART. WAS TOLD WE WERE NUMBER 536 ON WAITING LIST, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IN SHORT TERM, BUT DO NOT BELIEVE THAT. STEERING IS LOOSE, AND A CATCH OCCURS IN STEERING. PASSENGER CAN EVEN FEEL WHEN THIS OCCURS. DEALER HAS REPORTED THREE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CAMRYS IN THE SAME WEEK. *NM

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6 NEW IN NOVEMBER 2003, THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION AFTER COMING TO A YIELD. BASICALLY WHAT OCCURS IS I COME TO AN INTERSECTION OR A SITUATION WHERE I MUST YIELD AND WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR I THOUGHT THIS MAY BE NEW CAR JITTERS AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY STRAIGHTEN OUT. HOWEVER, TWO YEARS LATER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR SEVERAL REASONS. IF YOU MAKE THE DECISION TO GO AND THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC BUT THE CAR HESITATES A WRECK COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN. SO TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING, I WILL PRESS THE GAS PEDAL MORE THAN NECESSARY TO OVER-COMPENSATE FOR THE HESITATION AND THEN WHEN THE CAR DOES GO IT JETS OUT INTO TRAFFIC FASTER THAN I ANTICIPATE. I VOICED MY CONCERN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI AND THEIR FIRST RESPONSE WAS "OH, THAT'S JUST NORMAL V6 HESITATION." I EXPRESSED THERE WAS NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT IT AND I WANTED TO TALK TO THE MANAGER. THE MANAGER CALLED IN THE REGIONAL REP AND WE ALL WENT FOR A RIDE IN ONE OF THE 2004 XLE V6 SO THEY COULD SHOW ME THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN ALL THE V6'S. THE REGIONAL REP AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO FIX IT. HE DID SAY THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW. SO FAR NO PHONE CALL. *JB

O2 SENSORS FAILED DUE TO RODENTS OR RABBITS CHEWING THE PLASTIC WIRING HOUSING THE INTERNAL ELECTRICAL WIRES. O2 SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $600. THE OUTSIDE COATINGS OR SHEATHS FOR THE WIRING IS MADE OF A SOY BASED PLASTIC, AND POSSIBLY CONTAINING A "FISH OIL" IN THE SHEATH, WHICH ATTRACTS RODENTS AND RABBITS, AND THEY CHEW ON THE PLASTIC WIRE COVERINGS, THEREBY DESTROYING THE O2 SENSOR'S WIRING MECHANISM. THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN THE DENVER AND MOUNTAIN STATES AREAS AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AS THE PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FIRES OR ENGINE FAILURES. THE WIRING HOUSING SHOULD BE CHANGED TO A "RETARDANT" TYPE OF WIRING TO PREVENT OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS PROBLEM, AND NOT JUST FOR TOYOTA BUT FOR ALL MANUFACTURERS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT ABOUT 25 MPH AT A CROSSROAD A TRUCK TURNING LEFT HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS BUT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE CRASH WAS DOCUMENTED BY THE POLICE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SPECULATED THAT THE SPEED WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH OR NOT HIT PROPERLY FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. SHE WAS PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD. AS SHE LIGHTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WENT ACROSS THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A METAL POLE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED UNDERNEATH THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH CHEST PAINS AND BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS COMING TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. NO REPAIRS WERE ADE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS NOT MOVING IT WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY INTO A PARKED VAN. THE IMPACT WAS MAINLY ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THERE HAS BEEN NO INSPECTION TO THE VEHICLE SINCE THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY, A FRACTURED WRIST. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM,A BECAUSE PRESSING THE BRAKES VERY HARD OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS RESULTED IN THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM PAIN FOOT, LEG AND HIP PAIN. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE OR TO PRESS THE BRAKES WAS CAUSING DIMENSION STOPPING CAPACITY. SHE KNOW LONGER DROVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE PAIN, AND THE CONSTANT FEAR OF BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

MY 2004 CAMRY, V6 HAS HAD A HESITATION SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT. THE HESITATION HAPPENS AFTER STOPPING A SIGNS OR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. TWICE I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE BRAIN THAT SENDS INFORMATION FROM THROTTLE SENSOR TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE TECH STATED THAT IT WAS JUST THE V6'S AND THE 2004 CARS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, UNTIL MORE PEOPLE COMPLAIN NO REPAIRS OR RECALLS WILL BE MADE. *NM

I WAS PULLING INTO APARTMENT COMPLEX PARKING SPACE WHEN MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SURGED FORWARD. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WAS HALF WAY IN THE SPOT WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD AND JUMPED OVER SIDEWAY PLOWING INTO APARTMENT BUILDING. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE TIRES WERE SCREECHING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE BUILDING WALL. THE CAR WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR AN ESTIMATE. THERE WAS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE APARTMENT BUILDING. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS. THE FIRST ONE WAS ON THE RIGHT REAR, AND THE SECOND ONE WAS ON THE LEFT FRONT. THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE SPEED WAS 55 MPH. THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER HAD PIECES OF THE TIRES AVAILABLE. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT HAD COME ON HIS VEHICLE. *AK (12/08/05) THE CONSUMER FOLLOWED UP WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE 2 TIES AT NO CHARGE. THE TIRE FAILURES HAD OCCURRED DURING THE DAY TIME ON CLEAR DAYS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. *SC

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT SEAT BELT STRAPS GRADUALLY TIGHTENED WHILE IN USE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS NOR COULD HE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SHE PURCHASED SOME SAFETY CLIPS FOR THE SEAT BELTS. THE CLIPS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SHE HEARD ABOUT A RECALL ON A SIMILAR PROBLEM, BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005. *NM

EXTREME HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP OR FROM LOW SPEED. *NM

VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. *TS THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD FLUCTUATE WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. THE ODOMETER BECAME STUCK ON THE SAME MILEAGE FOR 3-5 DAYS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR AND SPEEDOMETER ASSEMBLY SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONSUEMR TRADED THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SLOWLY PULLED INTO GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT AN OBJECT IN THE GARAGE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR. THE CONTACT CALLED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND LET THEM KNOW, AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF A CAR DOING THAT. THE SPEED WAS 1 MPH.*AK

TIRES TREAD WORE BELOW LEGAL DEPTH PRIOR TO 20,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, CREATING A HAZARD WHICH CAUSE MY DAUGHTER TO HYDROPLAIN ON ALMOST DRY ROAD - CAR WENT INTO A GRASS MEDIAN TAKING OUT A SIGN AND MUCH DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS ON A 2004 CAMRY THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW - JUST HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY ROTATED THE TIRES - NEVER MENTIONED THE WEAR ON THE TIRES. WHEN THE TIRES WERE EVALUATED AT THE TIRE DEALERSHIP - IT WAS NOT DUE TO IMPROPER AIR PRESSURE OR ALIGNMENT - THE WEAR WAS ALL OVER THE TIRE. *NM

INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE/TRANSMISSION HESITATION AND SHIFTS IN SPEEDS LOWER THAN 40 MPH. PROBLEMS NOTICED FROM TIME CAR WAS PURCHASE TO CURRENT. DEALER HAS CHECKED THE CAR FOUR TIMES AND DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CHANGES GEARS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH. ORIGINALLY THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS LURCHED,JERKED, AS IF SOMEONE WAS HITTING FROM BEHIND. TSB 00505 WAS APPLIED ON JULY 28, 2005 BY THE DEALER. IT CHANGED THE SHIFTING PROBLEM SO THAT IT ISN'T A JERK BUT SOUNDS LIKE A BUMP FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, ALSO CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DELAY WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STOP AND THEN ACCELERATED. MANY INSTANCES MADE ME UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT SAFETY: PULLING OUT WHEN THERE'S A BREAK IN TRAFFIC, HESITATION HAPPENS SIGNIFICANTLY LONG ENOUGH FOR THERE NOT TO BE A BREAK ANYMORE; COMING TO FOUR WAY STOP, WHEN ITS MY TURN TO GO, HESITATION CREATES CONFUSION TO OTHER DRIVERS. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE DRIVER IS TRYING TO SECOND GUESS THE VEHICLE TO ALTER THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT: 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON THREE OCCASIONS AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE ROARED WHILE THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY LURCHED FORWARD WHEN THIS HAPPENED.THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON ONE OCCASION HE TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WENT INTO REVERSE. *AK *JB

TOYOTA CAMRY 2004, SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL. *JB

DT: THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THIS HAS CAUSED THE CONSUMER AT LEAST FOUR ACCIDENTS. BECAUSE WHEN THE CONSUMER GOES TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE T WILL ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL. THE CONSUMER WAS SO SURPRISED EVERY TIME THIS OCCURRED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL SHE HIT SOMETHING. THREE TIMES THIS OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO STOP IT WHILE BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN MAY 2005. SHE OBTAINED INJURIES BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORTS WERE TAKEN. ON 8-17-05 THE CONSUMER HIT A LIGHT POLE. PREVIOUSLY, THE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE FROM THEM. ALSO, THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH LEG ROOM IN THE DRIVER SIDE. *AK

PROBLEM: 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SHIFT GEAR FROM OVERDRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT PRESSING GEAR BUTTON. OVER THE WEEKEND, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR GOING UPHILL WITH LEFT TURN, THE PASSENGER AT FRONT WAS TRYING TO REACH NAPKIN BOX AT THE BACK SEAT, HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GEAR WITH HIS ELBOW, EVEN THOUGH VERY LIGHTLY, THE SHIFT GEAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE TO NEUTRAL GEAR WHILE I WAS MAKING LEFT TURN UPHILL AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I HAVE FORD TAURUS THAT DOES NOT HAVE SUCH PROBLEM. IT ALWAYS REQUIRES PRESSING THE GEAR BUTTON TO SHIFT GEAR. I SINCERELY REQUEST TOYOTA MANUFACTURER TO FIX CURRENT DESIGN FLAW TO PREVENT FUTURE ACCIDENTS. *JB

DT: CONSUMER OWNS 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH V6 ENGINE. CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SHOT THROUGH THE PARKING SPOT, STRIKING A METAL POST, AND DAMAGING THE PASSENGER'S FRONT OF VEHICLE, THE BUMPER , FRONT FENDER, AND BOTH PASSENGER DOORS. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CONSUMER FELT THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL LEFT THE BOTTOM OF FOOT AND CONTINUED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH NO ASSISTANCE. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 6, 2005 AT ABOUT 7:30 PM IN LOUISVILLE, AT TOWN FAIR CENTER ON HURSTBOURN LANE. CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER, AND DEALER REFUSED TO LOOK AT VEHICLE, THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY PROBLEM LIKE THIS, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE FLOOR MAT STUCK TO THE PEDAL , CAUSING THE ACCELERATION. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SAID THEY OPENED A CASE AND DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO CONTACT CONSUMER IN ABOUT 3 DAYS.*AK *JB

(1) MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY AFTER SLOWING DOWN A BIT ON AN EXIT RAMP. (2) HESITATION IN ACCELERATION - CAR ACTUALLY SLOWS DRAMATICALLY INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING. (3) ATTEMPTED TO EXERCISE WARRANTY AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR. ATTEMPTED ARBITRATION AND THAT FAILED ALSO. NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS REGULARLY. THE DEALER TECHNICIAN CLAIMS THE CAR SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN BRAKING AND THEN NEEDS TO SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE PERFORMANCE IS TYPICAL.

(1) PERMANENT BEHAVIOR (2) BRAKES FADE - BRAKING FORCE IS NOT CONSTANT WITH APPLICATION OF PEDAL AND THE PEDAL SINKS AS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CONSEQUENCE: NOT ENOUGH BRAKING PRESSURE IS APPLIED AND EMERGENCY APPLICATION OF MORE BRAKING IS REQUIRED. (3) ATTEMPTED TO GET MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. FOLLOWED ARBITRATION PROCEDURE WHEN THAT FAILED.

AIR PRESSURE WAS CORRECT. SIDEWALL FAILED. TIRE BLEW OUT. NEW TIRE PURCHASED.

DT: WHEN CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVEWAY IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK *NM

DT: CALLER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW JUST GOT HER CAR WASHED AND WHEN SHE PULLED OUT OF THE CAR WASH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO STOP THE CAR, AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. THE CAR WENT INTO AN 8 LANE HIGHWAY AND WAS HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER AND A PICKUP TRUCK. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND SO DID THE DRIVER OF THE PICKUP TRUCK, TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER REFUSED TREATMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND WILL BE GETTING BACK TO CALLER. CALLER STATED SHE JUST FOUND OUT THAT IN THE SPRING HER MOTHER-IN-LAW STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE RACED WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO TURN IT OFF. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE TACHOMETER SHOWED 7000 RPMS, AND THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 100 MPH. POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.*AK UPDATED 08/04/10 *BF UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. UPDATED 10/08/10

RECENTLY I BROUGHT MY 04 CAMRY TO MY DEALER BECAUSE OF SULFUR SMELL AND RATTLE AT LIGHT ACCELERATION. THE DEALER VERIFIED THE PROBLEMS AND REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND INTAKE MANIFOLD ACCORDING TO THE TSBS. THEY SAID THEY ALSO HAD TO RE-PROGRAM THE ECM. THEN AFTER I PICKED UP THE CAR, I FOUND EVERYTHING IS HARDER: THE ACCELERATION, STEERING, AND BRAKING. I FOUND IT IS HARD TO MAINTAIN A SPEED WHETHER ON LOCAL OR HIGHWAY. ON MAY 28,2005, WHILE I DROVE THE CAR ON HIGHWAY WITH 4 PERSONS SITTING IN THE CAR (INCLUDING ME), I FOUND THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD AND FELTED LIKE IT WAS LOCKED, AND I FOUND IT IS VERY HARD TO ACCELERATE TO HWY SPEED AND HARD TO MAINTAIN IT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN ON MAY 31. AFTER HAVING A TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE IT, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SIMILAR TO OTHER CAMRYS (NORMAL) AND WOULDN'T WANT TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THEY NEVER TRIED TO REPRODUCE MY PROBLEM (BY HAVING MORE PEOPLE SITTING IN THE CAR). I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFTY ISSUE SO I FILE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. I ALSO FEEL THE CAR DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT AND ENGINE IS NOISER AFTER THE CONVERT/INTAKE CHANGE AND RE-PROGRAMMING.

VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT OR RIGHT--MOSTLY LEFT. VEHILCE WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT WITHOUT CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE COMPLAINED AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE AND/OR TEST DRIVEN A TOTAL OF EIGHT TIMES. FOUR TIMES HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST MONTH. THE SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN PERFORMED. TWO SERVICE MANAGERS HAVE DRIVEN WITH ME FROM TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. THEY COULD FEEL THE CAR PULLING BUT SAID IT WAS "NORMAL." THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE PULL/DRIFT BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY IMPROVEMENT TO MY VEHICLE. I HEAR RATTLES IN THE DRIVER WINDOW, THE PASSENGER WINDOW/DOOR, AND THE DASH. THE WINDOWS WERE SERVICED ONCE. THE DASH HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE. SERVICEMEN REPLACED THE SEATBELT PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE NOISE EXISTED THERE. THE NOISE STILL EXISTS. SINCE THEN, THEY DON'T TRY TO REPAIR AND I'VE BEEN TOLD 'A LITTLE PLAY IN THE WINDOWS IS NORMAL.'

DT: CONSUMER BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA CAMRY IN 2004. THE SALESMAN REPRESENTED THE TIRES AT 50,000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. IN ONE YEAR, THE TIRE HAD LESS THAN 21,000 MILES AND ALL FOUR WERE BALD. THERE IS A NEED FOR 4 NEW TIRES. CONSUMER CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR TIRES ONLY HAD 20-30,000 MILES ON TIRES. CONSUMER HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH GRANDCHILDREN IN CAR ON THOSE SUPPOSEDLY 50,000 MILE TIRES THINKING THEY HAD LONGER WEAR. VEHICLE NOW NEEDS ALL NEW TIRES AFTER ONE YEAR AND LESS THAN 21,000 MILES. CONSUMER TOOK A TRIP TO FLORIDA @ 14,000 MILES AND AFTER PICKING UP A TACK WENT TO DEALER TO GET REPAIRED AND SERVICE DEALER NOTED THERE WAS UNEVEN WEAR ON TIRES. CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3-5 DAYS. TOOK TO FIRESTONE INSTEAD WHO ROTATED TIRES AND SAID THE TIRES WERE NORMAL. YESTERDAY WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE READY TO BLOW, THE STEEL BELTS WERE ABOUT TO COME. *TT

ON APRIL 26, 2005, MY DAUGHTER DRIVING A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LE (V6) REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE (AN ACURA) AT AN SPEED OF 50+ MPH AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE CAMRY WERE DEPLOYED. DRIVERS OF BOTH CARS WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. LATER, I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORP. WHICH HAD ONE OF ITS INSPECTOR INSPECT THE WRECKED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED "THE AIRBAGS OPERATED AS DESIGNED." I HAVE REQUESTED ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS A COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS AND MEMOS FROM TOYOTA CORP AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME WITH THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS. IN A MAY 16, 2005, LETTER SENT TO ME BY TOYOTA, THEY HAVE STATED THAT "THE SRS AIRBAGS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO INFLATE IF THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECTED TO A REAR IMPACT, IF IT ROLLS OVER OR IF IT IS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION." IN REALITY, OUR CAMRY WAS NOT REAR-ENDED, DID NOT ROLL OVER, AND HAD A HIGH SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION OF 50+MPH.

DT: 5/8/05 10:15 AM AT A STOPLIGHT VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THEN THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND HIT CAR IN FRONT. CAR VEERED TO LEFT. KEY HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. ALL BRAKES FAILED. REGULARLY SERVICED AND RECORDS AVAILABLE.*AK NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE EVER.

CONTACT STATES: MANUAL TRANSMISSION, GOING 50 MPH WITH NO POWER. SPEED DROPS AND THERE IS NO ACCELERATION. LAST A COUPLE OF SECONDS ANYWHERE 10 TO 30 SECONDS IT PICKS BACK UP. NOTICED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. NORMAL DRIVE HAPPENING ANYTIME. HAVEN'T NOTICED IT BEFORE 50 MPH. SPEED DROPS BUT HASN'T CHANGED SPEED WITH ACCELERATOR WITH STILL APPLYING PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR. NOTICED THIS HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A WEEK. *AK

TOYOTA CAMRY WAS PURCHASED JUNE 28, 2004. PULLED TO LEFT DURING TEST DRIVE BUT WAS PROMISED THAT IT WOULD BE ALIGNED AND TAKEN CARE OF. REPEATED TRIP'S FOR SERVICE HAVE RESULTED IN THE TIRES BE ROTATED REPEATEDLY BUT NO EFFECT ON THE PULLING ISSUE. ENDED UP IN ARBITRATION. WASTE OF TIME. SHOP FORMAN TYPE PERSON ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS A OFT REPEATED COMPLAINT. ARBITRATION DENIED ANY TYPE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. CONSTANTLY REPEATED THE "CROWN OF THE ROAD" STORY, THE "ITS DESIGNED THAT WAY FOR YOUR SAFETY" STORY, ETC. FIRST SET OF TIRES WORE OUT AFTER 18000 MILES. WAS TOLD THAT THEY'RE DESIGNED THAT WAY FOR A BETTER RIDE. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER. HE CHANGED SPRINGS AND SUCH, APPARENTLY TO EXERCISE THE WARRANTY. AFTER NEARLY A WEEK IN THE SHOP, NO BETTER. AGAIN TOLD THE "CROWN OF THE ROAD STORY" AND THE "ITS DESIGNED THAT WAY" STORY. TO REPEAT WHAT IF HAVE SEEN IN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS TOO MUCH TO PAY FOR A NEW CAR THAT CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT HAVING IT PULL TOWARDS THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WOULD NOT BE THE DESIRED RESULT HERE. THE ACT OF HAVING TO CONSTANTLY APPLY RIGHT TENSION IS NOT ONLY TIRING, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF YOU GLANCE AWAY FROM THE ROAD, THE ABNORMAL FEEL OF RIGHT TENSION CAUSES SOME TOTALLY UNDESIRABLE MANEUVERS. TOTALLY FRUSTRATING. IT APPEARS THAT MY THIRD TOYOTA WILL BE MY LAST. *NM

VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A SURGE IN ACCELERATION. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED HARD. *JB

WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE AT A COMPLETE STOP IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC, OUR ELEVEN MONTH-OLD CAMRY LE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY FOOT WAS SQUARELY AND FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS: A) THE CAR VIOLENTLY LURCHED FORWARD, AND I INSTINCTIVELY PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM PLOWING INTO THE LINE OF VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME; B) WE HEARD THE ENGINE ACCELERATING; AND, C) I CHECKED THE TACHOMETER AND OBSERVED IT STEADILY INCREASING FROM A NORMAL IDLE SPEED TO ALMOST THE MAXIMUM. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PREVENTED THE ENGINE SPEED FROM CONTINUING TO ITS PEAK BY QUICKLY SHIFTING THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNING IT OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20-30 SECONDS I RESTARTED THE CAR, AND THE IDLE WAS ONCE AGAIN NORMAL. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, APPROXIMATELY 3 BLOCKS AWAY. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE POSSESSION OF THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR OVER TWO MONTHS, AND THEIR MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE EVENT OR FIND ANY RECORD OF THE INCIDENT IN THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER.*AK