Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The contact stated that while the vehicle was on cruise control at approximately 77 MPH, when suddenly the vehicle accelerated and began to accelerate forward unintendedly. The vehicle side swept another vehicle hitting the driver side of their vehicle, then, spun off and hit a nearby guardrail on the driver's side of the vehicle as well. The air bags did not deploy. There were no warning lights. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The contact stated that no persons were injured. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic to repair damage however the vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
2004 Toyota Camry: adaptive cruise control problems
5 of the 638 complaints about the 2004 Toyota Camry describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
I was slowly pulling into a parking lane, started to turn left towards a parking spot when my 2004 toyota camry xle accelerated suddenly and pressing on the brake did little to stop the car. This happened in a shopping center parking lot. As a result, two other cars were damaged and the my camry was totaled. The car had approximately 148000 miles on it. The car had been routinely maintained. The car had previous accelerated without warning using the cruise control but the problem had never been traced down as to what caused this issue. On several occasions the RPM needle jumped from low RPM to high RPM. In addition, warning lights on the dash had come on un-expectedly. These issues were never reproduced when taken to the mechanic and the problems never resolved.
I was driving on a highway along with my daughter in my 2004 camry when the cruise control light went on by itself. The car started to accelerate on its own. I could not figure out why the car was doing this, and hit the cruise control button off. That took care of the issue, but it was very frightening.
With car in cruise control and coming to an uphill grade, the accelerator speeds up excessively. I am concerned that this might be symptomatic of a potential acceleration when I am not in cruise control. Incident date below is not appropriate because it occurs every time I am in cruise control.
At 630 miles the odometer failed. Which read 56 miles upon purchase. The speedometer, cruise control, and the odometer operated under one module. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. Three months later, the module failed again. Took the vehicle back to the dealer. They replaced the speedometer assembly. While driving with the vehicle in cruise control it will surge forward at an alarming rate of speed. Took the vehicle back to the dealer.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 Toyota Camry adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 2004 Toyota Camry?
5 of 638 owner complaints about the 2004 Toyota Camry (1%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Toyota Camry?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2004 Toyota Camry
Sudden acceleration 104No deployment 40Check engine light 33Pulling 28Stalling 25Hesitation 21Airbag light 16Jerking 16ABS 14Steering noise 14Engine failure 13Brake failure 12Knocking 9Fire or smoke 9Loss of power 8Grinding brakes 6Door locks 6Spongy pedal 6Headlights 5Overheating 5Tire blowout 5
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