2004 Toyota Camry suspension problems

Filed May 10, 2018 · Suspension · 114,990 miles · WI

While driving on a city street at about 40 MPH I heard a loud bang under the car, like something hit the underside of the car. Then I heard rattling when I rode over bumps in the road. Took it to a service center right away and they found a broken coil spring on the front suspension. Fortunately, the spring broke close to an end of the spring, so the height of the car did not drop noticeably. If the break were in the middle of the spring, then the vehicle would have dropped significantly, perhaps resulting in a crash. The car's mileage was 114,990. The repair costs for two spring/strut assemblies, two stabilizer links and a wheel alignment was $920.

Filed Nov 24, 2010 · Suspension, Transmission · 54,564 miles · MD

Power train: automatic transmission-I have owned this toyota camry for approximately five months. The transmission has a mind of its own. Occasionally it slips into the wrong gear. The worse problem I encountered was five weeks ago when I placed the vehicle into reverse and the vehicle wanted to go forward. I nearly hit the car parked in front of me. I am glad nobody was walking in front of the car when I placed the vehicle into the reverse gear. This car is dangerous and if I could I would return it back to the dealer. Suspension-when is raining the car is difficult to maneuver above 50mph. The rear of the car want to go right making the front of the car go left. The same thing happens when the car hits bumps on the road. Again, the car is unsafe and should be taken off the road.

Filed Feb 4, 2010 · Steering, Suspension · 64,000 miles · UT

The inner steering column shaft became detatched on my 2004 toyota camry 4 dr le sedan. It started making a noise and the complete steering column had to be replaced at a cost of $950.00. Toyota would do nothing because they said the car had 60,000 miles on it and it was out of warranty. Also the rear struts wore out at about 30,000 miles.

Filed May 15, 2008 · Airbags, Brakes · 50,000 miles · TX · crash · 3 injuries

I bought a 2004 camry about a month ago from my local toyota used car dealer. A week later I told them front-end felt funny and needed to be checked. They said I needed an alignment. Had that done. Called them last week and said I still feel like there's some sort of front-end problem. My brake pedal is spongy and almost to the ground. Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm going to stop in time. Also told them my steering wheel was shimmying. I was told that the steering wheel was probably indicating a tire balance issue and they would charge me $50 to balance/rotate my tires. I decided to put the money toward new front tires instead hoping that would also reduce road noise. As for the brakes.... I was told that was standard for the camry models and was a known design issue but no corrections were in place that they were aware of. Last weekend I was in a crash. My brakes failed! My ABS did not engage and my airbag did not deploy. I was traveling about 30-40 MPH on a highway when the person in front hit their brakes. I hit mine and continued to skid into the back of their vehicle. I had plenty of room to stop. There's no reason other than brake failure for me to have crashed.

Filed Mar 8, 2007 · Acceleration, Suspension · 26,190 miles · NE · crash · 1 injury

Tl*- the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. While coming out of the car wash and switching the position gear from neutral to drive the vehicle accelerated to almost 50 MPH for about 20-30 seconds, causing it to crash into a pole. The contact tried to apply the brake, but could not stop the vehicle. Contact can provide pictures if needed. The current and failure mileage were both 26,190.*ak the consumer stated that the vehicle was taken into performance and repaired. The vehicle would shake and veer to the right. Performance dodge picked up vehicle for a 2nd repair and informed the consumer that a damp mount on right side of the vehicle was missing. The vehicle was delivered to consumer on 4/27/07 but consumer is still fearful to drive the vehicle. Updated 05/13/07

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 Jan 17, 2006 · Suspension · 15 miles · NH

I purchased a 2004 toyota camry limited edition. This car handles poorly, like driving in a windstorm. It has been back to 2 different dealers that haven't been able to fix it. The toyota reps have looked at it and told me that there is nothing wrong. I filed for arbitration in 10/05. The arbitrator agreed that there is a problem and ordered toyota to correct it. The toyota reps have not yet been able to fix it. I am now seeking arbitration to have toyota buy the car back.

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 Jan 3, 2005 · Suspension · 10,524 miles · OK

Car continuously pulls to the lift. This causes the car to want to turn accross the center line into the face of oncoming traffic. Toyota motors and toyota service keeps staggering the tire pressure (2 1/2 pounds less on one side of the car then the other). This has me very concerned about my safety and the safety of others on the road.

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.