2004 Toyota Camry Body & structure Problems

GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE.

NHTSA ID

11162889

Incident

Dec 20, 2018

Mileage

156,421 mi

BOUGHT CAR WITH 113,000 MILES, IMMEDIATELY NOTICED IT USED OIL BEYOND NORMAL BUT DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WHAT NORMAL FOR THAT CAR. CONSUMPTION HAS GROWN TO 1.5 QT PER 1400 MILES. ALSO PAINT FROM ROOF, TRUNK AND HOOD STARTED PEELING AROUND 120000 MILES. CAR HAS 195,000 MILES CURENTLY

NHTSA ID

10981652

Incident

Jan 1, 2013

Mileage

113,000 mi

SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10939021

Incident

Jan 1, 2017

Mileage

156,000 mi

THERE IS NO HORN AFTER THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SO I CALLED CONICELLI TOYOTA IN SPRINGFIELD PA, BUT THEY SAID ONLY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WERE A PROBLEM SO I WOULD HAVE A 115.00 DOLLAR CHARGE PLUS LABOR & PARTS SO I CAN NOT PAY THAT NOW SO HE SAID JUST CALL BACK WHEN YOU CAN? & HUNG UP WELL THE AIRBAG DIDN'T JUST LIGHT UP FOR NO REASON? I AM THE ONLY DRIVER & THE ONLY PASSENGERS EVER ARE MY GRANDCHILDREN!! I ONLY GET SSDISABILTY SO I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS?

NHTSA ID

10724961

Incident

Jun 5, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO ADJUST PROPERLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS JAMMED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE SEAT BELTS WERE EJECTED FROM THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE SEAT BELTS WERE TAKEN APART AND REINSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 2/3/15*CN UPDATED 02/09/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOW. UPDATED 03/03.15 UPDATED 6/9/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID

10664362

Incident

Aug 2, 2004

Mileage

200 mi

I, WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER, WAS IN LOWER MANHATTAN CAUGHT IN LANES OF BUMPER-TO-BUMPER STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC CRAWLING TOWARD THE ENTRANCE TO THE HOLLAND TUNNEL.THE CAR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME WAS A YARD OR LESS AHEAD. I DON'T KNOW IF MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE OR IF I WAS GENTLY FEEDING A LITTLE GAS -- THERE WERE NO OTHER CHOICES -- WHEN SUDDENLY WE HEARD A SURGING ROAR AND OUR CAR SLAMMED FORWARD INTO THE CAR I WAS FOLLOWING. IT NECESSITATED REPAIRS OF OVER $600 ON THE REAR END OF THAT CAR. THIS HAS BEEN AT LEAST THE THIRD INCIDENCE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY OUR 2004 CAMRY.THE LAST TIME, ON MAY 13, 2012, WHILE PARALLEL-PARKING MY CAR, IT SURGED AND STRUCK THE BMW PARKED JUST IN FRONT OF ME WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE BMW'S BUMPER AND CRASH ABSORPTION SYSTEM SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER IN A HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT, AS I WAS STARTING MY CAR, IT SURGED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY BETWEEN SEVERAL CARS BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO STOP. OTHER THAN INSPECTING THE CAR AND FINDING EVERYTHING OK, TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING. ISN'T IT TIME TO ORDER A RECALL? *TR

NHTSA ID

10651953

Incident

Aug 20, 2012

Mileage

188,000 mi

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LE EQUIPPED WITH THE 2AZ FE I4. AT FIRST I STARTED HEARING WATER SLOSHING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD EVERY TIME I STOPPED. ON 1/30/2014 WHILE STOPPING FOR A FEW MINUTES IN A PARKING LOT THE CARS TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO RISE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND OPENED UP THE HOOD TO FIND COOLANT HAD BEEN PUSHED OUT THE OVERFLOW CONTAINER, THEN I SUBSEQUENTLY BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE MECHANIC GOT BACK TO ME, TELLING ME THE HEAD BOLTS HAD STRIPPED AND THE ENGINE WAS UNREPAIRABLE. I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF IT GAVE AWAY WHEN GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY. TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE THAT IS NOW BECOMING A VERY BIG PROBLEM. TOYOTA DID RELEASE A TSB FOR DEALERS ABOUT THIS BUT IT SAYS TO USE TIMESERTS OR REPLACE THE BLOCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10621094

Incident

Jan 30, 2014

Mileage

257,755 mi

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 VEHICLE AND HAD PLANNED TO DRIVE IT FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10496702

Incident

Dec 16, 2007

Mileage

30,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10490196

Incident

Dec 25, 2012

Mileage

107,400 mi

REAR SPEAKER GRILL COVERS DISINTEGRATED AND CRUMBLED AS A RESULT OF SUN EXPOSURE. THE WEB DISCUSSION GROUPS SHOWS THIS HAPPENING TO ALL CAMRYS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10279708

Incident

Aug 7, 2009

Mileage

40,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF. CABLES BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY, ROOF IS NOT ABLE TO BE SECURED. VEHICLE IS AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE NEW. DEALER SAID THE ENTIRE PULLEY SYSTEM BROKE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THERE WAS A BULLETIN IN 2003. IT HAS TAKEN ME A WHILE TO FIND THIS SITE TO REPORT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10231003

Incident

Dec 1, 2007

Mileage

55,331 mi

TOYOTA CAMRY SE THREE TIMES THE FRONT UNDER BUMPER GROUND EFFECTS HAVE BROKEN. THE PLASTIC IS IRREGULAR AND WEAK. ALSO THEY WANT 500 $ TO REPLACE TWO PIECES OF PLASTIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227682

Incident

Sep 26, 2005

Mileage

20,000 mi

FRONT SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MOVES WHEN DRIVING (STOP FOR TRAFFIC OR START AFTER STOPPING) WAS ADVISED THEIR IS NO PROBLEM. ALSO THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS HAVE CHANGED COLOR FROM THE ORIGINAL COLOR. I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS OTHER BLUE CAMRYS WITH THE SAME DISCOLORATION OF FRONT AND REAR BUMEPERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212025

Incident

Dec 10, 2007

Mileage

43,215 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A RATTLE NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED A SUPPORT ROD IN THE DOOR WAS LOOSE AND THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

10172440

Incident

Sep 2, 2006

Mileage

32,291 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10147178

Incident

Jan 5, 2006

Mileage

15,668 mi

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR 2 DAYS ON MARCH 31 AND APRIL 1 DURING A DRIVING RAIN STORM CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR 2 DAYS. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 1 AT 3:3 PM OPENED CAR DOOR AND DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR AND CARPETING WAS WET FROM GAS PEDAL UNDER SEAT TO BACK SEAT. TOYOTA SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND I MUST HAVE DRIVEN IN HIGH WATER OR PARKED WHERE MY CAR COULD FLOOD. FIRST OF ALL CAR WASN'T UNDER WATER IN MY DRIVEWAY, IF THAT WAS THE CASE, MY ENTIRE CAR WOULD BE FLOODED, NOT JUST DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD, AND MY HOUSE WOULD BE UNDER WATER. SECOND OF ALL ,IF I HAD DRIVEN IN HIGH WATER BOTH SIDES OF FLOOR BOARD WOULD BE WET. NOT JUST DRIVERS SIDE. ON MARCH 30TH DAY BEFORE THE STORM MY CAR CAME FROM TOYOTA SHOP FROM GETTING A STEERING SHAFT PUT IN THE CAR. MAKES ME WONDER IF THEY DIDN'T SEAL SOMETHING UP AROUND THE FIREWALL, ANYWAY THEY ARE REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR, IS LEAKING ON JUST THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD. ALSO BAD RATTLES IN B PILLARS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10118185

Incident

Apr 1, 2005

Mileage

29,000 mi

THE BUMPERS ARE LACKING METAL CONTENT. THE BUMPER IS EASILY DENTED WHEN TOUCHING ANYTHING. CONSUMER DENTED FRONT RIGHT SIDE BUMPER. THE MATERIAL DESIGN IS POORLY MANUFACTURED, AND SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10089911

Incident

Feb 4, 2004

Mileage

100 mi

DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE STUCK WHILE DRIVER TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10087644

Incident

Aug 9, 2004

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 53 MPH FRONT END STARTED SHAKING HARD. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, AND NOTICED PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS ON FIRE. *AK *LA

NHTSA ID

10044008

Incident

Oct 9, 2003

Mileage

200 mi