Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 00207 | 04/26/2007 | 10022143 | Techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure. *kb | 07/06/2007 | |
| 00503 | 08/04/2003 | 00503R | 10010553 | 2004 model year pre-delivery service (pds). all '04 models except prius. *tt | 12/01/2004 |
| 00104 | 02/04/2004 | 00104R | 10006139 | Zero point calibration. *mr *tt | 04/22/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 12/06/2012 | 29235 | ||
| Defective gas pedal sensor prevented the vehicle from moving. | |||
| 04/17/2012 | 144000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 02/13/2012 | 105000 | ||
| 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 retail value so it would never find its way back onto the road to threaten other people with injury or death! | |||
| 11/12/2011 | |||
| The left front tire ( new tire, i punched 4 new michelin tires 7/11) on my car popped. i am not sure if the car pedal got stuck first, everything happened fast. steering became impossible and the car when side to side as i attempted to steer the car. the stewing wheel would turn, but it didn't work. the major thing is that i couldn't operate the car because of the pedal getting stuck and the steering was impossible after that. the car was taken to carriage cage auto repair by aaa, who recommended i take it there, since the car could not be driven. i then went to the er room for care. nationwide insurance was notified, they gave an estimate of over five thousand dollars to repair the car. toyota in lake city, wa -bruce in auto care was notified regarding the pedal becoming stuck. i will have to take the car there once it is repaired. i wonder how safe is the car and what can be done about it. | |||
| 10/29/2011 | 37763 | ||
| Started the vehicle on saturday 10/29/2011, put it in reverse and the engine light came on. backed out of the driveway onto the street and put it on drive. i stepped on the accelerator and the vehicle moved forward about 30feet and stalled out. i tried several times to started and it would not. after i completely turned off the ignition, i was able to restarted it. i took it to get it checked out and i was told it was the throttle body actuator stuck on the closed position. i looked it up on line and found many, many incidents of the same nature. on monday, i called the toyota dealer, and i was told that they had never heard of that problem and it's not a recall. the defective factory installed part costs $1000 plus about $300 for labor. i contacted toyota usa, but they have not acknowledged me, so far. this is a safety issue. when we took it to get it checked out it stalled in the middle of the road as we were crossing oncoming traffic. we could have been killed. and, i guess, this is not a concern for toyota. | |||
| 06/10/2011 | 50000 | ||
| Toyota camry (2004) with appox 50k miles stalled while driving. it did not respond to pressing of the accelerator pedal. car which was speeding at 30 m/h came to a rolling stop right in the middle of the road creating a dangerous situation. (if it had occured 5 mins ago, we were on the freeway driving at 65m/h and would have definetly resulted in an accident. car was towed to toyota dealership. they diagnosed the problem to be failure of the pedal sensor. | |||
| 01/23/2011 | 90854 | ||
| Went to car wash to get the road salt off car. pushed in the code numbers for the automated wash. i had to open window still could not reach so opened door also. punched the code closed door and window. the light turned green and the door began to open so i took car out of park into drive to inch forward. as soon as i let off the brake pedal the car suddenly accelerated forward hitting the door before it could fully open. i thought i was going to sail right through the whole car wash but managed to get the car stopped by standing on the brake before hitting the exit door. | |||
| 08/12/2010 | 52350 | ||
| 2004 toyota camry xle v6 sunroof stucked. while driving on a highway at 65mph with the sunroof fully opened, it began to rain. i attempted to close it and it would not close. i tried to pull over, but with the rain and some hail on my eyes, it was hard to see the road. i almost had an accident because my sunroof would not close. the dealer informed me that these cars have issues with sunroofs getting stuck, but because my car is out of warranty the dealer will not pay. dealer estimated approximately $1,200 will cost to fix it. | |||
| 08/23/2010 | 100006 | ||
| Moved vehicle forward to position it to back it into the garage; when ready to put my foot on the brake to engage the reverse, heard a click under the hood and the car took off at high speed, applied brake, car would not stop, went into the neighbor's front lawn, damaged the grass and cracked the front bumper in the car. the manufacturer contracted an engineer to inspect the car and the engineer pronounced the car safe and sound. | |||
| 08/12/2010 | 52350 | ||
| 2004 toyota camry xle v6 sunroof stucked. while driving on a highway at 65mph with the sunroof fully opened, it began to rain. i attempted to close it and it would not close. i tried to pull over, but with the rain and some hail on my eyes, it was hard to see the road. i almost had an accident because my sunroof would not close. the dealer informed me that these cars have issues with sunroofs getting stuck, but because my car is out of warranty the dealer will not pay. dealer estimated approximately $1,200 will cost to fix it. | |||
| 08/23/2010 | 100006 | ||
| Moved vehicle forward to position it to back it into the garage; when ready to put my foot on the brake to engage the reverse, heard a click under the hood and the car took off at high speed, applied brake, car would not stop, went into the neighbor's front lawn, damaged the grass and cracked the front bumper in the car. the manufacturer contracted an engineer to inspect the car and the engineer pronounced the car safe and sound. | |||
| 08/12/2010 | 52350 | ||
| 2004 toyota camry xle v6 sunroof stucked. while driving on a highway at 65mph with the sunroof fully opened, it began to rain. i attempted to close it and it would not close. i tried to pull over, but with the rain and some hail on my eyes, it was hard to see the road. i almost had an accident because my sunroof would not close. the dealer informed me that these cars have issues with sunroofs getting stuck, but because my car is out of warranty the dealer will not pay. dealer estimated approximately $1,200 will cost to fix it. | |||
| 08/23/2010 | 100006 | ||
| Moved vehicle forward to position it to back it into the garage; when ready to put my foot on the brake to engage the reverse, heard a click under the hood and the car took off at high speed, applied brake, car would not stop, went into the neighbor's front lawn, damaged the grass and cracked the front bumper in the car. the manufacturer contracted an engineer to inspect the car and the engineer pronounced the car safe and sound. | |||
| 08/12/2010 | 52350 | ||
| 2004 toyota camry xle v6 sunroof stucked. while driving on a highway at 65mph with the sunroof fully opened, it began to rain. i attempted to close it and it would not close. i tried to pull over, but with the rain and some hail on my eyes, it was hard to see the road. i almost had an accident because my sunroof would not close. the dealer informed me that these cars have issues with sunroofs getting stuck, but because my car is out of warranty the dealer will not pay. dealer estimated approximately $1,200 will cost to fix it. | |||
| 08/23/2010 | 100006 | ||
| Moved vehicle forward to position it to back it into the garage; when ready to put my foot on the brake to engage the reverse, heard a click under the hood and the car took off at high speed, applied brake, car would not stop, went into the neighbor's front lawn, damaged the grass and cracked the front bumper in the car. the manufacturer contracted an engineer to inspect the car and the engineer pronounced the car safe and sound. | |||
| 08/12/2010 | 52350 | ||
| 2004 toyota camry xle v6 sunroof stucked. while driving on a highway at 65mph with the sunroof fully opened, it began to rain. i attempted to close it and it would not close. i tried to pull over, but with the rain and some hail on my eyes, it was hard to see the road. i almost had an accident because my sunroof would not close. the dealer informed me that these cars have issues with sunroofs getting stuck, but because my car is out of warranty the dealer will not pay. dealer estimated approximately $1,200 will cost to fix it. | |||
| 08/23/2010 | 100006 | ||
| Moved vehicle forward to position it to back it into the garage; when ready to put my foot on the brake to engage the reverse, heard a click under the hood and the car took off at high speed, applied brake, car would not stop, went into the neighbor's front lawn, damaged the grass and cracked the front bumper in the car. the manufacturer contracted an engineer to inspect the car and the engineer pronounced the car safe and sound. | |||
| 09/20/2009 | 52000 | ||
| The key in my toyata special edition 2004 camry is designed to be removed only when the gear shift is in the park position. however, mine can be removed regardless of the position of the gear shift. ex: once the car is stopped and shut off and should it still be in the drive position, the key can be removed. this should not be.. as a result , i had an accident as the car rolled down an inclind and struck another vehicle..no one was in the car at the time, but a child could have been in a car seat in the rear and i would not have been able to stop the car. i t has happened at least three times while under warrantee, but i thought it was my fault for not placing the car in the park position before exiting the vehicle. didn't realize it until the accident that it was not designed that way. notified the corporate office of toyato and they responded with the fact that the vehicle was no longer under warrantee and would not acknowledge any safety problem. world toyota in atlanga will repair the problem for approximately $424.00, but i feel it should be toyota's responsibility and definitely a safety issue. | |||
| 05/22/2010 | 44600 | ||
| My 2004 toyota camry has started to hold back when i drive it. then the abs light came on and started flashing and when i stepped on the brakes, the flashing light went off. i called the lancaster pa toyota dealer and the service department said that as long as it is intermittent and not constant, it is nothing to worry about. but i wonder how many other toyota customers have had problems with their anti-lock braking systems. | |||
| 08/21/2009 | 2 | ||
| We own a 2004 camry le. this car had been in two separate accidents - one in 23 december 2007 and 21 august 2009 wherein the accelerator took over the car causing accidents and extensive hood damages costing the insurance well over $5,000. i have no control over my car was the only reason i can give for these two incidents. these incidents were reported to romano toyota only to be told that maintenance cannot explain why these uncontrollable incidents happened. in the meantime our insurance company dropped us and our insurance premiums have increased. on the recent wave of reports on toyota camry failures, romano toyota was again approached to have my camry le evaluated for the same failures. we were told this time that my car is not part of the recall years. do we have to wait until there is a loss of life before something is done with my car? this has been happening sporadically over the course of the years of ownership. although both incidents were not reported to the police, the insurance company had their representatives inspect the damages. *cn | |||
| 03/23/2010 | 133500 | ||
| I purchased my 2004 toyota camry in feb. '04. from the day i drove it off the lot, the car surges as you begin to accelerate. i returned it for repair and the technicians could not figure out the problem. it has been a continual problem and still occurs daily. in dec. 2004 as i was parking my car at the hotel where i work the car surged, jumped the curb and drove into a hotel room causing damage to the building and the car. today is 3/23/10 and on the way to work this morning it surged twice. | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 102006 | ||
| Broken cable on sunroof of 2004 camry | |||
| 11/23/2009 | 57500 | 1 | |
| My son reported while driving on the highway he took his foot off the accelerator to begin braking, the car/engine continued to accelerate forcing him to apply full force to the brakes in order to slow the vehicle down. he also reported the car felt like it was surging. he was finally able to slow the vehicle and exit the highway safely. the next day, we took the car to north hills toyota (pittsburgh) who reported they could not recreate the problem. no surprise! he is an experienced driver with a perfect driving record and was truly upset by what happened. he is also the sole driver of this vehicle, so he knows how the car drives, etc. by the way, we do not have floormats on the front driver side of the car due to the recent reports of accelerators being wedged in the floormat. *tr | |||