2004 Toyota Camry complaints

ON I-5, IN THE FAST LANE OUTSIDE PORTLAND, OREGON WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT WAS STILL IN TRAFFIC. WHEN I REACHED A REPAIR SHOP THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CHIP FAILURE IN THE GAS PEDAL. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE, WITHOUT GAS THE CAR JUST STOPS, AND THE RESULT COULD BE FAR MORE SERIOUS. *TR

AUTOMATIC LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. ALL OTHER DOOR LOCKS OPERATE PROPERLY. CREATES SAFETY ISSUES AS DOOR DOES NO LOCK WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE DRIVER CAN NO LONGER LOCK THE DOORS WHILE IN THE DRIVER SEAT OR USING THE KEY FOB. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS CAR HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. LAST TIME, IN 2009, TOYOTA DEALER MADE ALL REPAIRS (~$500).

WAS CLEANING REAR WINDOW THIS AFTERNOON AND NOTICED A CRACK IN THE COVER. BARELY TOUCHED IT AND IT CAVED IN. THERE IS CRACK IN THE OTHER COVER AS WELL. SEARCHED ONLINE TO FIND MANY OTHER CAMRY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT AS NEVER HAD ISSUE IN PRIOR CARS. TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE RECALL AS CUSTOMER'S SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE $600+ FOR REPAIR. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE SEAT BELT FOLDS UNDER THE UPPER SHOULDER AREA OF THE RE-TRACTOR, THUS BINDING IN THE RE-TRACTOR THIS CONDITION CAUSES EITHER THE SEAT BELT UNUSABLE OR FURTHER TIGHTENING CAUSING BREATHING PROBLEMS AND OR POSSIBLE ENTRAPMENT IN THE VEHICLE. TO THIS END, I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, CASE # [XXX] ON AUG. 07-2013, AFTER WHICH THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO SUCH PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS? A GOOGLE SEARCH OR YOUTUBE SEARCH WILL FIND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF "FOLDING SEAT BELTS RESULTING IN JAMMING". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, WILL RESTART IN LIMP MODE. CORRODED DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. NEW PART ON ORDER FROM TOYOTA. $900 REPAIR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED IN 2007 AN $850 REPAIR. I CALLED TOYOTA IN 2007 AND AGAIN THIS TIME. TOYOTA REFUSES TO PROVIDE NEW THROTTLE BODY OR PAY FOR REPAIR. I ASSERT THIS IS A DESIGN AND SAFETY PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD REPAIR OR RECALL AT NO CHARGE. I PURCHASED CAR NEW AND HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER. PURCHASED FOUR NEW TOYOTA CARS SINCE 2002. WHY WOULD I PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR FROM TOYOTA? *TR

17TH JUNE 2013 - WATER SPLASH SOUND FROM ENGINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR WITH MISFIRE AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS FOR TWO CYLINDERS. FLUSH COOLANT SYSTEM. I GOT THE CAR BACK ON 19TH JUNE 2013. AFTER RUNNING 10 MILES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND ENGINE WAS SHIVERING WHILE STARTING THE CAR. NEXT DAY MORNING CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER INFORMED THAT ENGINE BLEW UP AND IT IS BEYOND REPAIR WHICH NEEDS A REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

PURCHASED CAR FROM LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WITH JUST OVER 100K MILES. GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. FOUND OUT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY. IT COSTS OVER $1000 TO FIX. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT PART ON TOYOTA CAMRY'S. WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE RECALLED! OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW! *TR

I SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED AN INCREASED EFFORT TO MAKE A TURN. *TR

WHEN I CHECK THE REAR LIGHTS OF MY TOYOTA, I PERCEIVED THAT ONE OF THE REAR LIGHTS WON'T TURN ON WHEN I TURN IT ON. THEN I CHECK THE SAME LIGHT FROM OTHERS 6 TOYOTA CAMRY 2004 AND I PERCEIVE THAT ALL CAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT LEFT REAR SIDE LIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SRS AIRBAG ASSEMBLY IS COMING OFF AND SEEMS AS IF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATORS FAILED TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAG. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS TO THE CAR. TRIED TO REPORT AND LODGE FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND THEIR DEALERS, BUT THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND DECIDED NOT TO LODGE COMPLAINT. *TR.... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF

I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO TURN INTO SIDE ROAD, FOOT WAS OFF GAS AND IT ACCELERATED. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON BRAKES AND IT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS ABOUT THE 3RD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED FAST AND I THOUGHT IT WAS ME. THE NEXT TIME SAME THING SO I HAVE BEEN AWARE TO WATCH AND NOTICE. TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I KNOW FOR SURE IT HAS A PROBLEM IN ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES IT CUTS OFF WHEN FIRST CRANKS LIKE NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. I HAVE HAD TOYOTAS FOR YEARS BUT NOW GETTING LEARY

I STARTED MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LE IN MY DRIVEWAY. AT THE TIME OF IGNITION, THE ENGINE CHUGGED THEN IDLED AS USUAL, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO RESERVE AND ROLLED BACK ABOUT 20 FEET INTO THE STREET, THEN PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. I STEPPED ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE WHILE IN THE DRIVE GEAR, HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE DESPITE ME PRESSING THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE THE ACCELERATOR WORKED PROPERLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS TOLD ABOUT 2 CODES IN MY COMPUTER: P2112 - THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED, AND P2102 - THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR CIRCUIT LOW (SUGGESTING THE THROTTLE BODY BE REPLACED). I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN FARMINGTON, MI AT WHICH THEY REPORTED THROTTLE BODY ISSUES WERE A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY GET CALLS ABOUT FREQUENTLY, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ON A SIDE STREET NEAR MY HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED, BUT AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING (AS I HAVE READ IN MANY SAFETY COMPLAINTS ON THE VEHICLE SAFETY WEBSITE). *TR

I WAS DRIVING, TOOK A CORNER AND MY CAR TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING OR SIGNAL, AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. I PROCEEDED TO TURN MY CAR BACK ON, DRIVE TEN FEET AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. I WENT TO THE AUTO BODY SHOP AND THEY STATED IT WAS A CODE 2112 THROTTLE ISSUE. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AND AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AS MY CAR HAS. TOYOTA IS NOT RECALLING OR PROVIDING FREE SERVICE ON THE PARTS AND I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF OVER 1300.00 TO FIX. SEEING THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR - I DIDNT DO A THING TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN, AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE REPLACING AND OR RECALLING THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TOOK CAR FOR TEST DRIVE ON ROAD DESCRIBED TO ME BY A DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEE AS AN UNCROWNED ROAD.LET GO OF STEERING WHEEL A FEW TIMES AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR TOOK OFF TO THE LEFT REPEATEDLY. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, SAID WOULD BUY CAR, BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE STEERING PULLING CURED.WENT BACK NEXT DAY OR TWO, TIRES ROTATED. ON DRIVE HOME PULLING WAS BACK.WENT BACK FOR REALIGNMENT. WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS "MINIMALIZED".GOT IN THE CAR, LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, STARTED THE PULLING IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. TOOK CAR TO INDEPENDENT TO CHECK THE FRONT END.HE SAID COULD ONLY FIND MOST MINOR ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS,NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE PULLING. HE CHECKED OUT UNDERSIDE FOR ANY DAMAGE, FOUND NOTTHING. BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF RACK & PINION & TWO NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT. JOB FINISHED, LEFT AND MADE RIGHT ONTO HIGHWAY.GOT A RIGHT HAND PULL. CAR NEVER PREVIOUSLY PULLED RIGHT EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN BRAKING.MADE LEFT TO GO HOME AND HAD ONLY LEFT PULLING ON ALL ROADS TRAVELED.ON OPEN SIX LANE HIGHWAY I LET GO OF THE WHEEL, BY THE COUNT OF THREE ENTIRE CAR IS IN THE LANE TO THE LEFT. I READ ON THIS SITE INCIDENTS WITH PULLING THAT HAVE RESULTED IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO 5 OTHER VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD COME OUT AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,653.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DOWNHILL. THE ENGINE SURGED AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL SHE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 108,000. UPDATED 3/14/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD NOT CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. IT CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE ALL OVER THE ROAD AND SURROUNDING AREAS, UNTIL IT FINALLY HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE GROUND. AND THEN STOPPED.

IN PARKING GARAGE I WANTED TO BACK UP FROM POST. I PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND HAD FOOT ON BRAKE. WHEN I RELEASED BRAKE SLIGHTLY, THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE CAR LUNGED BACK AND EVEN WITH MY FOOT MASHING ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUMPED A CURB IN THE GARAGE AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT AN SUV AND KNOCKED IT INTO A BRICK WALL. MY PASSENGER SUFFERED A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA AND WAS HOSPITALIZED IN PORTLAND, OR DURING CHRISTMAS VACATION. SHE HAD TO REMAIN IN PORTAND 30 DAYS UNTIL SHE HAD A CLEAR CTSCAN. JANUARY 21, 2013 I WAS STOPPED FOR STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN SAME VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AT ABOUT 30 MPH. I HAD A REPEAT WHEN I WAS BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN FOR A TURN, AND VEHICLE JUST LUNGED FORWARD AND IT TOOK ME HALF A BLOCK TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. ON JANUARY 26, 2013 I HAD A REPEAT OF THE STOP SIGN INCIDENT. I HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AND WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN CAR LUNGED FORWARD. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO CARS COMING AND I SAFELY MADE A LEFT TURN AS IT WAS A DEAD END STREET. AGAIN IT TOOK ME ABOUT HALF A BLOCK TO GET THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP AGAIN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND HAVE LEFT IT WITH A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND HAD BRAKES REPAIRED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SERVICE MANAGER, RICK, AND AT HQ, [XXX], ABOUT MY ISSUES. TOYOTA HAS POLITELY BRUSHED ME OFF LIKE A PIECE OF LINT BOTH FOR THE ACCIDENT IN 2007 AND MY CURRENT ISSUES. I HAVE JOINED THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST TOYOTA AND AM REQUESTING THE BRAKE OVERRIDE AS A STOP-GAS MEASURE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 82,700 MILES ON VEHIC

I WAS DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE GAS PETAL WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. GOT IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BROKEN AND IT WAS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM FOR CAMRY'S. *TR

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SEAT BELTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT STARTED FOLDING OVER ITSELF IN THE SLOT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT. AFTER PULLING HARD AND MANIPULATING IT TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, IT WOULDN'T TIGHTEN UP OR RETRACT. THE CONSUMER STATED IT USED TO HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY, BUT NOW HE HAS TO STRUGGLE WITH IT OVER 50% OF THE TIME. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT, HAS DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

AFTER ENTERING A PARKING LOT MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS TURNING INTO A SPOT WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THRU THE SPOT AND WAS HEADING FOR THE CONCRETE WALL. SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN IT TO THE LEFT, RUN OVER THE CURB AND IN TO A SNOW BANK. SHE WAS UNABLE TO BACK THE CAR OUT AND HAD TO BE TOWED OUT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THAT SHE COULD DRIVE IT HOME AND SHE MANAGED TO DO SO, BUT SHE WAS SCARED TO DO SO. IT IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WILL NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL WE ARE SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIRS TO THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER?. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A FREEWAY IN ATLANTA, GA. AS THE CONNECTOR CURVED, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND GENTLY BRAKE ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE FREEWAY. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AND VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED, THROWING MY HEAD BACK AGAINST THE HEADREST; I BRAKE HARDER BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE CAR; THE CAR SEEMED TO PIVOT ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE REAR END FLEW TO MY LEFT ABOUT 240 DEGREES OR SO AND STRUCK THE GUARD RAIL WITH THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND BUMPER. THE CAR THEN, CONTINUING AT HIGH SPEED, RICOCHETED OFF THE GUARD RAIL AND THE REAR END PIVOTED TOWARD THE ROAD, MAKING THE FRONT BUMPER STRIKE THE SAME GUARD RAIL. THE SECOND COLLISION SCRAPED THE PAINT OFF THE CENTER OF THE BUMPER BUT THE IMPACT SEEMED STRONGER THAN THE DAMAGE WOULD INDICATE. THE SECOND IMPACT DID STOP THE CAR. I MAKE THIS REPORT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE RECALLED BY TOYOTA FOR THIS PROBLEM; BUT, BELIEVE ME, IT HAPPENED. *TR

DEFECTIVE GAS PEDAL SENSOR PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SPLASHING WATER NOISE SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE BOLTS WERE STRIPPED, WHICH ALLOWED FLUIDS TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 104,000. UPDATED 12/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC THE BOLTS COULD BE RETREADED, ENGINE REBUILT, OR TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN. NONE OF THE REPAIRS ARE GUARANTEED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/17/2012 *JS

THIS PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE POWER DOOR ACTUATOR ON THE DRIVER DOOR. THE MALFUNCTION STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AT CERTAIN TEMPERATURES. THE DOOR LOCK ON DRIVER SIDE WOULD NOT WORK WHEN PRESSING THE REMOTE OR PRESSING THE POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER DOOR. AS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCK BUTTON AND LATCH STOPPED FUNCTIONING IN MANUAL MODE. NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE LOCK DOES NOT OPEN ANYMORE AND DOES NOT OVERRIDE THE MALFUNCTIONING DOOR ACTUATOR. AS A RESULT, SHOULD I NEED TO QUICKLY EGRESS THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SUCH AS A FIRE OR OTHERWISE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO SO. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR AT THIS TIME IS TO PRESS THE POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON BACK AND FORTH UNTIL SOMETHING CATCHES ON, AND THE BUTTON OPENS. HOWEVER, THIS WILL LIKELY NOT WORK IN AN EMERGENCY. I'VE REQUESTED THAT TOYOTA REPLACE THE FAULTY PART, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT GIVEN THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. I REQUESTED THAT THEY TAKE MY CASE TO SOUTHEASTERN TOYOTA UPPER MANAGEMENT TO MAKE A DECISION. ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALER I WAS AT, THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES DID NOT AGREE WITH MY COMPLAINT AND DID NOT THINK IT WAS WITHIN THEIR DUTIES TO REPLACE THE PART. MY INVESTIGATION INTO THE ISSUE HAS REVEALED THAT THIS ISSUE REPEATS WITH MANY OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL YEARS 02-06. SEE THE FOLLOWING LINKS: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/104-5TH-6TH-GENERATION-2002-2006-2007-2011/14485

ON OCT 18, 2012, MY CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC. ON FRIDAY, OCT 19, 2012 OUR MECHANIC STATED HE COULD NOT FIX IT AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. HE FURTHER STATED WE NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT IT FROM TO CONFIRM THE ENGINE WAS NONE REPAIRABLE. ON MONDAY, OCT 22, 2012, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED US AND CONFIRMED THE BAD NEWS. OUR 2004 CAMRY 2.4L ENGINE IS LEAKING COOLANT INSIDE THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE BOLTS ARE STRIPPED. THEY GAVE US SOME OPTIONS. THE DEALER COULD TRY TO REPAIR THE BOLTS BY RETREADING THEM (NO GUARANTEE IT WORLD WORK). REPLACE THE ENGINE (REBUILT AND NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULDN?T HAPPEN AGAIN). AND FINALLY, TRADE IN THE CAR (NOT ENOUGH TO PAY OFF MY LOAN). AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO CAMRY SINCE 2002. ONE POST STATED IT WAS FIXED WITH THE 2004 MODELS, BUT IN 2004 THE SAME ENGINE IS IN THE HIGHLANDER AND THE CAMRY. THE HIGHLANDER ALSO HAS SEVERAL POSTS TO THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN WILL TOYOTA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT WITHOUT COMING AFTER THE CONSUMER! I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AT 800-331-4331 AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING THE DEALER TOLD ME, NOT THEIR FAULT. I AM REALLY HOPING THE GOVERNMENT TAKES THESE COMPLAINTS AND FORCES TOYOTA TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO ENAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,200.

I NOTICED THAT WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE, THEREFORE, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE MECHANIC SIMPLY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO A BAD HEAD GASKET. LATER ON, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIX, HE TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS UNREPAIRABLE, THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I ASKED HIM, "WHY?" HE TOLD ME THAT THE BOLTS THAT KEEPS THE ENGINE IN PLACE CAN NO LONGER BE TIGHTEN. THE ENGINE CAN NO LONGER BE HELD IN PLACE. HE CALLED IT, "STRIPPED HEAD BOLTS." ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AND HIS COLLEAGUES, IT IS A DESIGN FLAW BY TOYOTA. THE MECHANICS WENT ON STATING THAT, "EVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THESE BOLTS WILL COME LOOSE CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK IN. WHICH CAUSED THE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. SO, I CALLED UP TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY CAN CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. IF TOYOTA CAN'T FIX IT, HOW WOULD A MECHANIC FIX IT? I ASKED TOYOTA IF THERE WERE A RECALL FOR THIS, THEY SIMPLY SAID, "NO." THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN AND TAKE CARE OF THIS AWFUL PROBLEM. IT TURNS OUT THAT EVERY 2003-200? CAMRY OWNERS HAVE OR WILL HAVE THIS AWFUL PROBLEM. IS NOT JUST A RELIABILITY PROBLEM, BUT IS ALSO POLLUTING OUR HOME PLANET. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CAMRYS ON THE ROAD RANGING FROM THESE YEARS AND ALL OF THEM ARE OR SOON WILL BE SPEWING OUT FOREIGN SMOKE. NO MECHANIC OUT THERE CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME ENGINE THAT WILL SOON HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. PLEASE STEP IN AND MAKE TOYOTA FIX

ALL THREE PASSENGER POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEY WILL STILL "LOCK" BUT WILL NOT "OPEN" DOOR LOCKS. HANFORD TOYOTA TOLD US THE ELECTRICAL MOTORS BECAME TOO WEAK TO OPEN THE LOCKS. BUT THEY ALL HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME! CAR HAD APPROX 73847 MILES ON ODOMETER. REPAIR/REPLACEMENT COST IS APPROX $300 PER DOOR. I FEEL THERE COULD BECOME A DANGEROUS FIRE POTENTIAL AND SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. *TR

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA UPDATED THE PART, BUT NEVER INFORMED HER. *JB

ON AUGUST 4, 2012, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL ON MY 2004 CAMRY BROKE. MY CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE AND SUDDEN STOP, WHICH I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR AND MANY CARS WERE FORCED TO SWERVE AROUND ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD WERE FLASHING. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE AT 10 MPH. MY MECHANIC CHECKED THE ENGINE CODE & FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR CONTROL. THE PRICE FOR THE PART WAS $900, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM LIA TOYOTA OF NORTHAMPTON, WHOM I HAVE CONTACTED & THEY WILL NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURING OF NORTH AMERICA OFFICE IN KENTUCKY AND AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CODE B1801 WAS PRESENT. COIL SPRING / SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REPLACING THE SPARK PLUG THE CONNECTOR TO THE IGNITION COIL WAS ABNORMALLY DRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION COIL CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

PLEASE NOTE THAT I FILED A COMPLAINT THROUGH PHONE ON 9/4. THE COMPLAIN NUMBER IS 10473713. BUT IT WAS TOO BRIEF. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ADD ADDITIONAL COMMENT (SEE BELOW). AND JUST FOUND OUT I CAN FILE IT THROUGH ONLINE. SO, I DID. BELOW IS THE LETTER WHICH BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPENED ON 7/20/2012. NOTE THAT THIS SUA ALSO HAPPENED IN EARLY 2010 WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS SAME CAR. HERE ARE THE EVENTS: 1. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO A PARKING SLOT. JUST A COUPLE OF FEET BEFORE I REACHED THE PARKING POSITION, THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN MOVED FORWARD VIOLENTLY WITH "FULL THROTTLE" FOR A FEW FEET THEN STOPPED BY ME. THE CAR HIT THE RIGHT PILLAR OF THE PAVILION. (THE LEFT PILLAR WAS ABOUT ONE TO TWO FEET BEFORE MY LEFT REAR MIRROR.) 2. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SAID TO MY WIFE (SHE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT), "WHAT'S GOING ON THIS CAR?" AT THE SAME TIME I WAS PLANNING TO BACK IT OUT. 3. IT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR MOVED FORWARD AGAIN WITH FULL THROTTLE. (AT THAT MOMENT, MY LEFT HAND WAS STILL ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE RIGHT HAND WAS ON THE GEAR HANDLE.) BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO SHIFT THE GEAR, THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUGHT ME COMPLETELY OFF GUARD. THE CAR HIT THE MAILBOX AND VEERED TOWARD THE LEFT. IT WENT DOWN THE SLOPE AND STOPPED AT THE STREET FACING LEFT. 4. BETWEEN THE FIRST STOP AND THE SECOND SUDDEN ACCELERATION IT PROBABLY LASTED TWO SECONDS. 5. NOTE THAT THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION ALREADY HAPPENED ONCE IN EARLY 2010 WHILE M

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CRASH CAUSED NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ACROSS A CEMENT MEDIAN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEER TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE, WHO COULD ALSO NOT LOCATE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED AND WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,280 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,312. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOORS WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE GRAZED THE CONCRETE BASE OF A LAMPPOST IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A PARKED VEHICLE. THREE (3) OTHER INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED IN MARCH 2008, FEBRUARY 2008, AND MARCH 18, 2012. UPDATED 09/18/2012 *JS

HEAD GASKET SCREWS ARE STRIPPED. ENGINE LOST COOLANT BUT NO LEAK WAS EVIDENT. AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS TO COOLING SYSTEM, EVENTUALLY HEAD GASKET BLEW AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ONE. COOLANT LOSS CONTINUED WITH SECOND ENGINE. RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. COOLANT LOSS CONTINUES WITH NEW RADIATOR. NOW WE KNOW THAT THE HEAD GASKET SCREWS ARE STRIPPED, THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY SOURCE OF THE LEAK. DESIGN FLAW CAUSES STRIPPED HEAD BOLTS IN THIS MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE DRIVER CRASHED AGAINST THE PAVEMENT, A FENCE AND THEN DOVE INTO A CREEK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO THE BACK AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 08/16/12*LJ ...UPDATED 03-10-16 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JUMP A CURVE AND CRASH INTO BRICK STEPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HURT THEIR WRIST IN THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND IT WAS REPORTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE PER THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF. CABLES BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY RIGHT AFTER THE THIRD YEAR. DEALER SAID THE ENTIRE PULLEY SYSTEM BROKE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. DEALER SAID WARRENTY HAD JUST EXPIRED, COST OVER $1000+ TO REPLACE IT. TWO YEARS AGO, WHILE DROVE ON THE FREEWAY; THE ROOF EXPLODED, GLASS DROPPED ALL OVER, IT WAS SCARY. PAID $800+ AND INSTALLED THE NEW ROOF WITH DEALER, A MONTH LATER THE PULLEY BROKE AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID WE HAVE TO PAY $1000+ AGAIN. IT IS DIFFERENT ISSUE THAN THE GLASS. TOTAL COST OVER $3000+ FOR JUST A SUN ROOF ITSELF. UNTIL NOW, I HAVEN'T REPLACED YET. I AM AFRAID TO KEEP REPLACING THE PULLEY SYSTEM. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,300.

BOTH SUN VISORS HAVE FAILED WITH ORDINARY USE. THE BRACKETS BREAK AND THE SUN VISOR FALLS IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE OBSTRUCTING YOUR VISION. THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AS THE PLASTIC BRACKET EASILY BREAKS. THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE FIRST THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE. I TALKED WITH THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WERE LOTS OF REPLACEMENTS. THE COST TO REPLACE BOTH WERE IN EXCESS OF $250.00. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT CAN EASILY CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS. MY SON WHO WAS DRIVING THE CAR HAD PINNED THE VISORS UP TO THE OVERHEAD MATERIAL WITH STRAIGHT PINS TO KEEP IT FROM DROPPING IN HIS FACE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS UNTIL HE WENT OFF TO COLLEGE BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE CAR. I KNOW THIS IS NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL AS A AIR BAG BUT IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD NEVER THE LESS AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE SUN VISOR EVER BREAK, YET THIS CAR HAD TOW BREAK. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD VISORS AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO FORWARD THEM TO YOU FOR TESTING. I LOOKED AT THEM AND COULD EASILY SEE WHERE THE DEFECT IS, YET I AM NOT A ENGINEER. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE ISSUES BUT MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE TO COMPLAIN OF THIS DEFECT. I WOULD BE EASY TO SEE JUST HOW MANY ARE REPLACED. THIS IS "CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE" THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT CAN IMPAIR A DRIVERS VISIBILITY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GROCERY STORE AND INJURED TEN PEOPLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

I TURNED ON THE MOTOR OF MY CAR WHICH WAS PARKED AT A HOME DEPOT. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE (AND NOT ON THE GAS), THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 15 YARDS. *JS

THE FROM PASSENGER SRS AIRBAG ASSEMBLY IS COMING OFF, EXPOSING SOMETHING LIKE YELLOW PADDING WHICH MAY BE INDICATION OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS MAY CAUSE FATALITIES DURING ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING MY 2004 CAMRY INTO A PERPENDICULAR PARKING SPACE IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS I APPROACHED THE CURB TO COME TO A STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY LEAPED FORWARD AT WHAT SEEMED LIKE FULL THROTTLE, JUMPED THE CURB, LUNGED UP A FLIGHT OF THREE CONCRETE STEPS, AND CRASHED THROUGH THE GLASS DOORS OF THE ENTRY OF THE BUILDING. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, AT THE HOUR OF THE DAY WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED (3:30 PM), THERE ARE SMALL GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WAITING FOR RIDES OR CHATTING IN FRONT OF THIS FACILITY. BY SOME MIRACLE THERE WERE NO PEOPLE PRESENT ON THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE CAR OR COMING OUT OF OR GOING INTO THE BUILDING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TRULY A MIRACLE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT OR WORSE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. THE POLICE HAD THE CAR REMOVED BY FLATBED TO A BODY SHOP YARD. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE POLICE HAD DRIVEN THE CAR IN THE BODY SHOP YARD AND COMMENTED THAT THE CAR DROVE WITHOUT ISSUES. I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A CARELESS DRIVING CITATION IN THE MAIL. A LOCAL MEDIA REPORT OF THE INCIDENT, CRIBBED FROM THE POLICE BLOTTER, STATED THAT THE POLICE BELIEVED THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS DRIVER ERROR. THERE IS NOT THE LEAST DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE CAR! THE CAR ACTED ON ITS OWN AS IF POSSESSED! I WILL NEVER DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN! I BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND TOOK A HUGE LOSS ON THE VALUE OF THE TOYOTA BY SELLING IT FOR PARTS TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A TENTH OF ITS

OUR 2004 CAMRY 2.4 ENGINE HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE STRIPPED HEAD BOLTS AT 155,000 MILES AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THEY ARE TELLING ME IT MAY NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO THIS COMMON FAULTY TOYOTA DEFECT ON THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. I AM OUTRAGED TO KNOW THAT I'M GONNA BE CHARGED ALMOST 6000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE A FAULTY ENGINE. WHY ISN'T TOYOTA DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?! HOW MUCH CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND THERE THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.