2004 Toyota Camry body problems

Filed Dec 21, 2018 · Airbags, Body · 156,421 miles · NC · crash · 1 injury

Gas pedal accelerated without applying pressure.

Filed May 1, 2017 · Body, Engine · 113,000 miles · WA

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

Filed Jan 2, 2017 · Body, Visibility · 156,000 miles · CA

Sunroof exploded while driving on the highway.

Filed Jun 12, 2015 · Airbags, Body · PA

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?

Filed Dec 15, 2014 · Body, Locks · 200 miles · CA

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

Filed Nov 2, 2014 · Body · 188,000 miles · NY · crash

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?

Filed Aug 9, 2014 · Body, Engine · 257,755 miles · AZ

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.

Filed Feb 7, 2013 · Body, Brakes · 30,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

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).

Filed Dec 27, 2012 · Acceleration, Body · 107,400 miles · GA · crash

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.

Filed Aug 7, 2009 · Body · 40,000 miles · CA

Rear speaker grill covers disintegrated and crumbled as a result of sun exposure. The web discussion groups shows this happening to all camrys.