2004 Toyota Camry: pulls to one side

Filed Feb 28, 2013 · Steering · 61,262 miles · SC

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.

Filed Nov 9, 2011 · Steering · 56,000 miles · MA

I bought the used 2004 toyota camry in october and found that the car would pull to the left and found that I had to firmly hold onto the steering wheel while I was driving. I went to the federal safety agency website to see if other people were experiencing the same problem. I found that this was a common complaint among toyota camry owners. Toyota didn't have a recall issued. In january 2011 I experienced a vibration in the steering wheel as I was entering a major highway that scared the heck out of me. I drove in the right-hand lane and dropped my speed until the vibration stopped. I had a mechanic check out the steering mechanism and he was not able to correct the problem. I have also had wheel alignments during the past five years. I am having trouble steering when I make left- or right-hand turns in addition to holding onto the steering wheel (which becomes stressful during long driving trips). My neck muscles become very cramped because I need to focus on steering the car. I've registered my car with toyota and I'm waiting for toyota to issue a recall. This is the first car I've ever owned that I do not enjoy driving.

Filed Sep 8, 2009 · Visibility · 46,000 miles · MD

My toyota camry left rear window motor was burned , but the fuse still good, and I pulled right sides two fuses, the windows still can go up and down, that mean the electrocity didn't go through fuses to the motors.

Filed Mar 31, 2007 · Steering · 28,000 miles · WI

Shortly after we purchased a new 2004 camry sedan, we began noticing looseness, rattling, knocking sounds and "play" in the steering characteristics. In addition, in slow, tight-radius turns (as in parking lots), it almost felt as if the front tires would slide laterally over slick surfaces -- snow, ice, loose gravel, wet pavement. The problem was subtle at first but became gradually more noticeable. At highway speeds, there was a barely-perceptible oscillation or vibration of the steering wheel. At about 28k miles we noticed a pulling to the right. We asked for an alignment to be done and this did not correct the problem. The knocking, rattling, looseness, play, lateral skidding in tight-radius turns became worse over time and at about 50k miles we asked the dealer to check again. Dealers service order stated, "tsb st001-06 applies to this concern. An updated steering shaft ordered." the cost to repair was over $400. We believe this defect existed from the time the car was manufactured, and the description of the problem sounds similar to recalls or defects I have researched that affect the prius, avalon, and other toyota vehicles. We believe this could be a potential safety hazard.

Filed Dec 13, 2006 · Suspension · 23,000 miles · NY

Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds on the highway, the vehicle pulled to the right side of the road without warning. It was inspected by a dealer, who determined the front coil springs needed to be readjusted. Afterwards, the problem persisted. The manufacturer was not alerted.

Filed Jun 2, 2005 · Steering, Suspension · 4,067 miles · KY

Vehicle pulls to left or right--mostly left. Vehilce will not drive straight without constant pressure on the steering wheel. I have complained and have taken it in for service and/or test driven a total of eight times. Four times have been in the last month. The springs have been replaced and a wheel alignment has been performed. Two service managers have driven with me from two different dealerships. They could feel the car pulling but said it was "normal." there is a technical service bulletin to repair the vehicle pull/drift but there has not been any improvement to my vehicle. I hear rattles in the driver window, the passenger window/door, and the dash. The windows were serviced once. The dash has been serviced twice. Servicemen replaced the seatbelt panel on the passenger side because they thought the noise existed there. The noise still exists. Since then, they don't try to repair and I've been told 'a little play in the windows is normal.'

Filed Apr 21, 2005 · Steering · 1 miles · KY

Toyota camry was purchased june 28, 2004. Pulled to left during test drive but was promised that it would be aligned and taken care of. Repeated trip's for service have resulted in the tires be rotated repeatedly but no effect on the pulling issue. Ended up in arbitration. Waste of time. Shop forman type person acknowledged this as a oft repeated complaint. Arbitration denied any type repair or replacement. Constantly repeated the "crown of the road" story, the "its designed that way for your safety" story, etc. First set of tires wore out after 18000 miles. Was told that they're designed that way for a better ride. Took car to another toyota dealer. He changed springs and such, apparently to exercise the warranty. After nearly a week in the shop, no better. Again told the "crown of the road story" and the "its designed that way" story. To repeat what if have seen in the other complaints, this is too much to pay for a new car that constantly pulls to the left. It would seem to me that having it pull towards the oncoming traffic would not be the desired result here. The act of having to constantly apply right tension is not only tiring, it is very dangerous. If you glance away from the road, the abnormal feel of right tension causes some totally undesirable maneuvers. Totally frustrating. It appears that my third toyota will be my last.

Filed Mar 19, 2005 · Steering · 10,000 miles · MD

Vehicle has pulled left ever since the tires were rotated for the first time. I've had it back to the dealer three times, with them showing me that the alignment falls within specs, and attributing the pull to road crown. I just had my 30k mile service, and they called to let me know that my tires are wearing unevenly because of alignment issues. I paid to have it aligned again and reminded them about my problems the last time (please note that my tires are supposedly rotated each time the dealer performs an oil change). I drove the vehicle home and it still pulled to the left. I am going back there today to have them road test it with me again, on the phone the tech again attributed it to road crown which I denied, but I'll see what happens. This is ridiculous that a dealership or manufacturer won't repair known issues with their vehicles.

Filed Jan 10, 2005 · Steering · 2,672 miles · CA · crash · 3 injuries

Car started pulling to the right when travelling 65-70 MPH, leading to hitting a bridge wall and going down hill after that.suspension and steering heavily damaged, also damage to the body of car. I have been driving for more than 4 years now and this is the first time that I saw a car behave so strangely. Since toyota camry has so many complaints from consumers saying that the car pulls to the left, I am thinking if the car was tampered with before sale, causing it to pull to the right instead of left to keep the complaints at bay.. Also while driving for the 4 months that I had the car I noticed that the steering would turn to the right when ever I braked(I should have reported this at that very moment) unfortunate that I am doing this after been an horrible accident.

Filed Jan 3, 2005 · Brakes, Steering · 21,950 miles · AK

While driving brakes and/or steering was over riding his judgment. Vehicle started the pull to the right consumer had a hard time trying to keep the vehicle in line. *ak....while driving on dry flat road about 70 MPH vehicle began to pull to the right. Consumer tried to correct back straight but steering did not respond. Turned harder and to leftand car started lef toff the road. Tried to correct back right lightly and steering did not respond. Turne dharder right and car went hard right almost off the road. Consume rhit the brakes to keep from leaving the road. Also, vehicle has bad vibration a thighway speeds from tires.

Filed Nov 30, 2004 · Steering, Suspension · 21,713 miles · GA

When driving, the steering wheel pulled to the left/right intermittently. *jb the vehicle had been serviced six times but the problem still exists. Two sets of tires had been worn out. The tires were out of alignment.

Filed Sep 20, 2004 · Suspension · CA

While driving at any speed front tires pulled to the left side, and vehicle vibrated. Dealership inspected vehicle several times, and could not duplicate the problem. *ak the dealer has now satisfactorily corrected the problem.