2004 Toyota Camry Engine Problems

Your car suddenly stalled while driving at 40 mph, and a Toyota dealer found that the engine belt had fractured due to failures in the crankshaft pulley and crankshaft seal. Your vehicle's VIN wasn't included in a related recall (11V539000), even though it showed the same problem described in that recall. Fixing this will require replacing the crankshaft pulley, crankshaft seal, and engine belt.

Your check engine warning light came on while driving. A mechanic diagnosed that your catalytic converter needs to be replaced. This is a common wear item on higher-mileage vehicles. Replacing the catalytic converter should resolve the warning light and restore proper emissions control.

Your check engine light came on and stayed on while driving. A Toyota dealer diagnosed that the fuel cylinder sensors (also called oxygen sensors) in positions one and two were faulty and needed replacement. The sensors were replaced to fix the issue. This happened at 56,231 miles.

HEADBOLTS STRIPPED EVEN WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND COOLANT FLUSHES DONE BEFORE RECOMMENDATION AS PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE THESE BOLTS STILL STRIPPED OUT OF MY MOTOR AND CAUSED A HEAD GASKET TO LEAK/BLOW. CURRENTLY LOOKING AT A $750-1500+ REPAIR OR A NEW MOTOR. DISSAPOINTED WITH THE 2AZFE CAMRY MOTOR NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO TWO SEPARATE CERTIFIED MECHANICS, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THE RADIATOR FAILED. THE MECHANICS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNFIT TO DRIVE AND THE CONTACT'S BEST OPTION WAS TO OBTAIN A NEW VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

COOLANT LEAK ON REAR OF ENGINE BETWEEN THE CYLINDER HEAD & ENGINE BLOCK SEEMS LIKE HEAD BOLTS STRIPPED FROM ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING MAYOR COOLANT LOSS THERE ARE CASES REPORTED TSB 01507, NHTSA #10021542

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONSUMED A QUART OF OIL WEEKLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 265,262.

OIL STARTED TO LEAK FROM MANIFOLD, MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A STRIPPED BOTL. HE TRIED TO FIX IT WITH SILICONE AND REPLACE THE BOLT BUT IT IS STILL LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. HE INFORMED ME THIS COUD CAUSE A FIRE. CAN I HOLD TOYOTA RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM?

ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO TURN ON AND OFF. WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECKS IT HE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AS DIAGNOSTIC COMES BACK CLEAR. IT IS AGITATING BC IF THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON I WON'T KNOW IF IT IS SERIOUS OR NOT. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA. AT 131,000 MILES IT HAS DEVELOPED A MAJOR OIL SLUDGE/OIL GELLING ISSUE ON MARCH 27, 2015. IT WAS UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM UNTIL 77,000 MILES & I HAVE CAREFULLY MAINTAINED IT. I CHANGE THE OIL & FILTER EVERY 5,000 MILES. THE ENGINE IS COMPROMISED & NECESSITATES A $6,000 OVERHAUL TO GET IT RUNNING. I WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. I ALSO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY OTHERS IN YOUR DATABASE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT TOYOTA SETTLED AN ?OIL SLUDGE ISSUE? FOR PRE 2002 MODELS. THEY NEED TO GO FURTHER. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. & OPENED A CASE FILE. *TR

.......JUST NEED TO ASK A QUESTION, IN LIGHT OF THE STORIES ON AIR BAG,THE LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD SAYS..."PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF"......I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY ASKED IF I WERE NEARBY AND COULD I COME IN WHEN I CALLED (ABOUT 4 PM).... I SAID I WAS NEARBY AND DROVE DIRECTLY THERE (67TH WESTERN, CHICAGO. ONE OF THE TECH'S LOOKED AT THE LIGHT AND SAID "OH THAT LIGHT WILL GO OFF WHEN SOME ONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT ( KNEW IT WOULDN'T)....HE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, SAT DOWN AND THE LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF.....THEN HE SAID OH, UR AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON (BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL) . HE THEN SAID SINCE UR CAR IS NOT ON THE RE-CALL LIST, WE HAVE TO CONDUCT AN INSPECTION..ABOUT $110 DOLLARS, AND THEN IF WE FIND SOMETHING, THE $110 WILL BE APPLIED TO THE CHARGES. I SAID LIKE WHAT, HE SAID IT MIGHT BE A SENSOR, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING ELSE WE DON'T KNOW UNTIL WE INSPECT IT............................SO, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT 2004 CAMRY'S ARE NOT INCLUDED, AND WHETHER OR NOT,TOYOTA JUST WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED.... SECONDLY, 2 ITEMS ON YOUR RECALL LIST, I DON'T BELIEVE WERE DONE A) NHTSA #11V539000, NOV. 9, 2011..........................AND B)NHTSA#04V346000, JULY 13, 2004.......................THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE. *TR

THE ENGINE SURGES WHEN IN GEAR & I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO MAKE IT STOP SURGING FORWARD. *JS

THE ENGINE SURGES WHEN IN GEAR & I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO MAKE IT STOP SURGING FORWARD. *JS

WE FIRST NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING ON OUR GARAGE FLOOR AFTER OUR 20YR MECHANIC AND TRUSTED FRIEND REPLACED OUR WATER PUMP. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE HIM LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND HE TOLD US WE HAD A "PULLED" HEAD GASKET. HE SAID HE COULD NOT DO THAT TYPE OF WORK AND REFERRED US TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO PRESSURE TESTED AND RAN OTHER DIAGNOSTICS BEFORE HOISTING THE CAR ON THE RACKS. UPON INSPECTION HE SAW COOLANT DRIPPING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND PROCEEDED TO REMOVE AND INSPECT THAT PART OF THE ENGINE. EVENTUALLY, THE HEAD AND OTHER PARTS TO REVEAL THE LOOSE BOLTS WITH STRIPPED THREADS. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND FEEL SOME COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION MUST BE LEVIED. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH FROM DIFFERENT FORUMS WE HAVE DOCUMENTED PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. PLEASE MAKE OUR CONCERNS HEARD. WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE AND $ 0 MONEY TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

17TH JUNE 2013 - WATER SPLASH SOUND FROM ENGINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR WITH MISFIRE AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS FOR TWO CYLINDERS. FLUSH COOLANT SYSTEM. I GOT THE CAR BACK ON 19TH JUNE 2013. AFTER RUNNING 10 MILES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND ENGINE WAS SHIVERING WHILE STARTING THE CAR. NEXT DAY MORNING CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER INFORMED THAT ENGINE BLEW UP AND IT IS BEYOND REPAIR WHICH NEEDS A REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SPLASHING WATER NOISE SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE BOLTS WERE STRIPPED, WHICH ALLOWED FLUIDS TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 104,000. UPDATED 12/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC THE BOLTS COULD BE RETREADED, ENGINE REBUILT, OR TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN. NONE OF THE REPAIRS ARE GUARANTEED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/17/2012 *JS

ON OCT 18, 2012, MY CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC. ON FRIDAY, OCT 19, 2012 OUR MECHANIC STATED HE COULD NOT FIX IT AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. HE FURTHER STATED WE NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT IT FROM TO CONFIRM THE ENGINE WAS NONE REPAIRABLE. ON MONDAY, OCT 22, 2012, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED US AND CONFIRMED THE BAD NEWS. OUR 2004 CAMRY 2.4L ENGINE IS LEAKING COOLANT INSIDE THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE BOLTS ARE STRIPPED. THEY GAVE US SOME OPTIONS. THE DEALER COULD TRY TO REPAIR THE BOLTS BY RETREADING THEM (NO GUARANTEE IT WORLD WORK). REPLACE THE ENGINE (REBUILT AND NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULDN?T HAPPEN AGAIN). AND FINALLY, TRADE IN THE CAR (NOT ENOUGH TO PAY OFF MY LOAN). AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO CAMRY SINCE 2002. ONE POST STATED IT WAS FIXED WITH THE 2004 MODELS, BUT IN 2004 THE SAME ENGINE IS IN THE HIGHLANDER AND THE CAMRY. THE HIGHLANDER ALSO HAS SEVERAL POSTS TO THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN WILL TOYOTA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT WITHOUT COMING AFTER THE CONSUMER! I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AT 800-331-4331 AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING THE DEALER TOLD ME, NOT THEIR FAULT. I AM REALLY HOPING THE GOVERNMENT TAKES THESE COMPLAINTS AND FORCES TOYOTA TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE ISSUES. *TR

I NOTICED THAT WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE, THEREFORE, I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE MECHANIC SIMPLY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO A BAD HEAD GASKET. LATER ON, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIX, HE TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS UNREPAIRABLE, THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I ASKED HIM, "WHY?" HE TOLD ME THAT THE BOLTS THAT KEEPS THE ENGINE IN PLACE CAN NO LONGER BE TIGHTEN. THE ENGINE CAN NO LONGER BE HELD IN PLACE. HE CALLED IT, "STRIPPED HEAD BOLTS." ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AND HIS COLLEAGUES, IT IS A DESIGN FLAW BY TOYOTA. THE MECHANICS WENT ON STATING THAT, "EVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THESE BOLTS WILL COME LOOSE CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK IN. WHICH CAUSED THE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. SO, I CALLED UP TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY CAN CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. IF TOYOTA CAN'T FIX IT, HOW WOULD A MECHANIC FIX IT? I ASKED TOYOTA IF THERE WERE A RECALL FOR THIS, THEY SIMPLY SAID, "NO." THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN AND TAKE CARE OF THIS AWFUL PROBLEM. IT TURNS OUT THAT EVERY 2003-200? CAMRY OWNERS HAVE OR WILL HAVE THIS AWFUL PROBLEM. IS NOT JUST A RELIABILITY PROBLEM, BUT IS ALSO POLLUTING OUR HOME PLANET. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CAMRYS ON THE ROAD RANGING FROM THESE YEARS AND ALL OF THEM ARE OR SOON WILL BE SPEWING OUT FOREIGN SMOKE. NO MECHANIC OUT THERE CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME ENGINE THAT WILL SOON HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. PLEASE STEP IN AND MAKE TOYOTA FIX THIS AWFUL ISSUES WITH THE "STRIPPED HEAD BOLT." [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HEAD GASKET SCREWS ARE STRIPPED. ENGINE LOST COOLANT BUT NO LEAK WAS EVIDENT. AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS TO COOLING SYSTEM, EVENTUALLY HEAD GASKET BLEW AND HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ONE. COOLANT LOSS CONTINUED WITH SECOND ENGINE. RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. COOLANT LOSS CONTINUES WITH NEW RADIATOR. NOW WE KNOW THAT THE HEAD GASKET SCREWS ARE STRIPPED, THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY SOURCE OF THE LEAK. DESIGN FLAW CAUSES STRIPPED HEAD BOLTS IN THIS MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GROCERY STORE AND INJURED TEN PEOPLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

OUR 2004 CAMRY 2.4 ENGINE HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE STRIPPED HEAD BOLTS AT 155,000 MILES AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THEY ARE TELLING ME IT MAY NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO THIS COMMON FAULTY TOYOTA DEFECT ON THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. I AM OUTRAGED TO KNOW THAT I'M GONNA BE CHARGED ALMOST 6000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE A FAULTY ENGINE. WHY ISN'T TOYOTA DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?! HOW MUCH CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY CITY HIGHWAY, THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLE STUCK WIDE OPEN. THE CAR'S COMPUTER SHUT IT DOWN, CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, AS THE STUCK OPEN THROTTLE BODY MADE THE ENGINE RACE AND THE COMPUTER SHUT IT DOWN. AS THIS WAS A KNOW FACTORY DESIGN DEFECT, THE NEWLY REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA CHARGES ABOUT $1000 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART. WITH THE MANY REPORTED FAILURES OF THIS PART AND THE DECISION TO MAKE A REDESIGN TO CURE THE PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT THE CUSTOMER ABSORBS THE CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY. THERE WAS NO HELP FROM THE LOCAL DEALER ETC! ERGO MY INITIATION OF A COMPLAINT! WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OVER A LONG PERIOD, IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY NO RECALL WAS EVER INITIATED NOR WAS THERE A SATISFACTORY INVESTIGATION! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY SEVERAL TIMES AND USUALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY HOWEVER ON THE LAST OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS FRACTURED AND WATER WAS LEAKING IN. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HOT. THE CONTACT HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE NEXT DAY AND THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE STRIPPED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A LEAK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO VERIFIED THAT BECAUSE OF THE BOLTS, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,950.

ENGINE FAILED. CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON BUSY ROAD. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED AS THROTTLE BODY. REQUIRED $ 1,100 REPLACEMENT. RESEARCH INDICATES EXTENSIVE PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA. *TR

INTAKE MANIFOLD DEFECT, 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. TICKING SOUND FROM INSIDE THE MANIFOLD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND THEN SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP WITHOUT DRIVER PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CHANGING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN BEFORE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE PEDAL CONTROL, P/N 78010-33010. I AM WAITING ON THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE EXITING EZ-PASS TOLL MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED UP OUT OF CONTROL, AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING FLOORED WHEN I WAS JUST BARELY TOUCHING IT. I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, APPLY THE FOOT BRAKE, AND PULL OVER SAFELY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. *TR

ON APRIL 15,2008 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY DOWN OUR STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WENT INTO IDLE AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I HAD A EXTENDED WARRANTY STILL IN EFFECT SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAD 42,393 MILES ON THE CAR SO I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR. WE HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE BUT I AM AFRAID THAT THE REPLACED SENSOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND COULD CAUSE UNWANTED ACCELERATION/DECELERATION SINCE IT WAS REPLACED IN 2008. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE NEWLY REPLACED ACCELERATOR SENSOR MAY NOT BE SAFE EITHER CONSIDERING ALL THE RECENT REPORTS. PLEASE USE YOUR POWER AND GET TOYOTA TO ADD THE 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY TO THEIR RECALL LIST BEFORE OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS OCCUR. THANKS FOR YOUR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU DECIDE. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF (DIED) WHILE DRIVING TWO TIMES. ONCE ON RAILROAD TRACKS AND ONCE ON A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TEST FOUND A CODE P2112 INDICATING THROTTLE STUCK CLOSED. MECHANIC SAID THROTTLE BODY MOTOR WAS THE CAUSE. THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH MOTOR WAS REPLACED. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE THROTTLE MIGHT GET STUCK OPEN CAUSING A RUNAWAY. CAR MILEAGE WAS 32,743. OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FOR A STOP SIGN ON A SECONDARY ROAD(20-25MPH) THE ENGINE SPEED FAILED TO REDUCE AND THE BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE AT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION KEY A THAT POINT AND STOPPED BEFORE THE SIGN. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RESURFACED SINCE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FORWARD SLOWLY IN A DRIVEWAY AND WAS BRAKING LIGHTLY TO STOP BEFORE TURNING ONTO A STREET. ALTHOUGH I WAS BRAKING, MY CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE HARD AND IT BUCKED BRIEFLY. THEN I PUT IT IN PARK. THE ENGINE RACED FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS AND THEN DROPPED BACK TO NORMAL. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE I COULD GET IT SERVICED THE VEHICLE STARTED CUTTING OFF WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND WITH IN A DAY STARTED CUTTING OFF WHEN IDLING. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR CUT OFF THE FIRST TIME AND SOMEONE ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. WHEN MY CAR CUT OFF IT DECELERATED SO FAST THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME SWERVED TO AVOID ME AND RAN OFF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING CONSTANTLY AND MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. I HAVE HAD DIAGNOSTICS RUN ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT NEEDS A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND WE ARE TRYING TO LOCATE THE PART. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE THROTTLE BODY, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM ON TOYOTA CAMRYS' WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES. *TR

I DRIVE A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT HAS BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED OVER THE YEARS WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH IT UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND IT JUST SUDDENLY STALLED ON ME. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND WAS NEARLY RAMMED IN THE BACK. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR. I THEN HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE EXACT SAME THING AND THAT IT WOULD COST $1300. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 CAMRY. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS NEARLY KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLING ON ME WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 1/29/09 AFTER CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS. UPON STARTING THE CAR, I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR DOWN, BUT DID NOT GET ANY RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WARMED UP. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED. ACCELERATOR WAS NOW WORKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHECK THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE. THE CODE READ THAT THE THROTTLE BODY COULD BE FAILING. I STARTED DRIVING TOWARDS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. A FEW DAYS WENT BY WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE NEXT TIME IT FAILED, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD AND HAD TO COAST TO A SIDE STREET. CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT WOULD ONLY IDLE. AGAIN NO RESPONSE WHEN PUSHING ACCELERATOR. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY FOR OVER $1000 FOR A NEW PART. THEY GAVE ME THE OPTION TO REPLACE THE PART USED FOR $150. I DON'T WANT THIS PROBLEM TO HAPPEN AGAIN A YEAR FROM NOW, SO I OPTED TO GO WITH THE NEW PART. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, THIS PROBLEM IS MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD THAN TOYOTA WILL ADMIT. IT IS A CLEAR DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAUSING MAJOR INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. THERE ARE AT LEAST 50 ACCOUNTS OF THIS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AND THE RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA APPEARS TO BE THE SAME IN ALL INSTANCES. *TR

ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 9,2008 I WAS DRIVING HOME ON I-95 WHEN MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SURGE IN SPEED, AS I WAS ABLE TO CAUTIOUSLY GET OVER IN THE MEDIAN LANE WHEN IT THEN SHUT OFF, I WAS ABLE TO CRANK IT BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM BUT AS SOON AS I ACCELERATED IT SLOWED DOWN AND I THEN TURNED IT OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AN TURNED IT BACK ON WITH NO PROBLEM. SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO MY EXIT AND LIPTON TOYOTAS DEALERSHIP WAS RIGHT THERE I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET CHECKED OUT, WELL MUCH TO MY SURPRISE I AM IN NEED OF A THROTTLE BODY A $931.17 PART AND $13.?? GASKET ALONG WITH $85.00 PER HOUR SERVICE FEE. NOW EVEN THOUGH MY FACTORY WARRANTY ENDED ON THE 4 OF THIS MONTH, THIS VIABLE COMPONENT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE ABOUT 42,500 MILES ON MY CAR AND I DON'T DRIVE IT EVERYDAY. I AM VERY ANGRY THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE A PART THAT IS SO COSTLY IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, TOYOTA IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE BEST CARS ON THE ROAD BUT AT THIS POINT I FEEL LIKE I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST ONE IT IS MY 3RD ONE PURCHASED BRAND NEW, AND MY CONCERN IS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVER HAVING A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. SO I WANT TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS AS A DEFECTIVE PART ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN I CALLED TOYOTAS CORPORATE OFFICE I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO SEEMED AS IF SHE HAD AN ATTITUDE LIKE I HAVE SOME NERVE TO CALL AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR TOP NOTCH VEHICLES. I WAS READING SOME BLOGS ABOUT "04 CAMRY THROTTLE BODY FAILURE" ON WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/TOYOTA-CAMRY/TM6GC5T4DHVFS52CS I THINK THAT YOU WILL SEE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE, PLEASE CHECK THE SITE. I DON'T THINK ANYONE KNOWS MUCH ABOUT YOUR SITE AND THAT THEY SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU AND ATLEAST GET THE MATTER AT HAND LOOKED IN TO. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT OTHERS MAY AND JUST NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO EXCEPT PAY FOR IT, IF THE CAN AFFORD IT. *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY ENGINE DIED 10/ 22/07 W/59,615 MILES ON IT. 13464 MILES @ PURCHASE-I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROGRAM CAR W/EXTENDED WARRANTY=6 YRS/100K MILES. FOUND THE WINDOW STICKER WHEN I TRADED IT IN. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. COMING HOME FROM A TRIP, POWER STEERING LOST SOME FUNCTIONALITY; A SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON; MY HUSBAND PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN; WE HEADED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. EN ROUTE WE LOST ALL POWER STEERING & ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE; CAR CUT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK 5-6 WEEKS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. DOUBT OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS INCORRECT PARTS WERE ORDERED/RECEIVED. PICKED THE VEHICLE UP~12/1/07; 59620 MILES ON IT. WHILE AWAITING REPAIRS DEALERSHIPS/CORPORATE OFFICES COULD ONLY ADVISE THE CAR MAY BE UNDER BASIC WARRANTY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. SMELLED SMOKE AND WANTED ASSURANCE A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT IN AS PROMISED & THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. THEY MADE $900+ WORTH OF ADDED REPAIRS-REAR MAIN SEAL OIL LEAK; AXLE BOOT LEAK. IT HAD 59949 MILES ON IT. AT THAT POINT I DIDN'T WANT IT BACK. I WANTED TOYOTA TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING A LEMON. MY MAIN CONCERN: IS THERE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WITH 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY MODELS AS SEEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS (ENGINE OIL SLUDGE)? SECONDLY, DID SOMETHING ELSE CAUSE THIS INCIDENT? THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS CAMRY SHOULD HAVE RESPONDED TO MY DISSATISFACTION; THEY SHOULD HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED/OFFERED SOME INCENTIVES FOR SELLING ME A LEMON. THEIR ONLY CONCERN, MAKE ANOTHER SALE. REQUESTED A CALL FROM/AUDIENCE WITH THE OWNER. HASN'T HAPPENED. I NEEDED A CAR AND BELIEVED THIS WAS ABERRATION WITH RESPECT TO CAMRY MODELS' PERFORMANCE. NOT SURE THAT THEY'LL KEEP ME AS A CUSTOMER. I THANK GOD WE HAD NO ACCIDENT, NO KNOWN INJURIES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S LITIGATION RE: THIS MAKE/MODEL; I'D LIKE TO JOIN THE LITIGANTS. I CAN GIVE YOU MY VIN NUMBER AT YOUR REQUEST. THANKS. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSTIC REPORT SHOWED A FAILURE CODE OF P0136 OXYGEN SENSOR MALFUNCTION. DEALER ADVISED THAT SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $230.00. IF PART WAS NOT REPLACED THE ENGINE OR EMISSIONS SYSTEM COULD BE DAMAGED, AND THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO POSSIBLE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.*AK

I AM WRITING DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT HAS BEEN ON FOR AT LEAST THE LAST YEAR. IT WAS A 4 CYLINDER, BUT ONE WOULDN'T KNOW IT BY DRIVING THE VEHICLE, NOT AT FIRST ANYWAY. I PURCHASED IT IN JULY 2005. SINCE THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE SLUGGISH. I DIDN'T T KNOW WHY THIS LIGHT WAS ON, AND WAS WONDERING IF THE ENGINE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT BEING SLUGGISH. ALSO, WAS LEAKING RIGHT WHERE THE ENGINE WAS. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A CAMRY, AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINES IN CAMRYS WERE RECALLED. HERS WAS ONE OF THEM. I DIDN'T KNOW WHY THE LIGHT WAS ON, BUT I WANT TO SEE IF THE ENGINE WAS ONE OF THOSE RECALLED. ALSO ,THE BRAKES WENT DOWN FURTHER THAN ANY OTHER CAR THAT I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. I TOOK THE BRAKES TO GET THEM CHECKED, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE FINE. TOO ME, IT JUST DID NOT SEEM NORMAL. BUT THEN, THIS CAMRY WAS THE ONLY CAMRY THAT I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. I DID NOT KNOW THAT EXACT DATE THAT THE LIGHT CAME ON SO THE BELOW DATE WAS AN APPROXIMATE DATE. TO CONTACT ME PLEASE USE MY EMAIL ADDRESS. THANK YOU. *AK

MIL "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON MORNING OF FRIDAY MARCH 30, 1997. CAR PERFORMED NORMAL FOR MOST OF DAY (35 MILES) UPON START THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR. SUBSEQUENT RESTARTS VARY FROM NO RESPONSE TO SUDDEN SURGE OF ACCELERATION TO VERY LOW POWER AND STALLS. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 CERTIFIED TOYOTA CAMRY, WITH 51,000 MILES ON THE UNIT. ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY JUST SAID IT WAS A SENSOR ISSUE, AND RESET THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO GO ON AND OFF FOR THE NEXT 7 MONTHS. I TOOK THE TOYOTA THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE IN APRIL 2006, AGAIN I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND GOING OFF AT TIMES, THEY JUST RESET IT AGAIN, AND DID NOT DOCUMENT ANYTHING. ON 4-28-06 THE SERVICE ENGINE CAME ON EARLY MORNING, AND I HEARD A TICKING SOUND FROM ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE SAME TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN SINCE I WAS A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. I ARRIVED 10 MINUTES LATER, AND THERE WAS FLUID STARTING TO RUN OUT AND STEAM STARTING TO COME FROM MY HOOD. THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE CAR OUT, AND SAID THAT THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT, AND THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS DAMAGED ALSO. HE EXPLAINED THESE THINGS CAN HAPPEN PRETTY QUICK. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH TOYOTA EXTRA WARRANTY, AND MPP EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND MY VEHICLE IS WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIODS FOR BOTH, AND BOTH COVER THE DAMAGED PARTS. BUT, TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEY WONT TO PUT NEGLECT ON THE DRIVER. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP ADMITS ON PAPER TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF INDIANA, THAT THE DRIVER MADE AN HONEST EFFORT TO GET THIS CAR IN FOR SERVICING, AND THAT THE CONDITION OF THE CAR BEFORE BREAKDOWN WAS REALLY GOOD. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

(1) MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY AFTER SLOWING DOWN A BIT ON AN EXIT RAMP. (2) HESITATION IN ACCELERATION - CAR ACTUALLY SLOWS DRAMATICALLY INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING. (3) ATTEMPTED TO EXERCISE WARRANTY AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR. ATTEMPTED ARBITRATION AND THAT FAILED ALSO. NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS REGULARLY. THE DEALER TECHNICIAN CLAIMS THE CAR SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN BRAKING AND THEN NEEDS TO SHIFT BACK INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE PERFORMANCE IS TYPICAL.

CHARCOAL CANISTER FAILED AT 13058 MILES. PARTS AND LABOR UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, OUT OF WARRANTY COST WOULD HAVE BEEN AT ABOUT $500. KNOWN ISSUE FOR TOYOTA AS SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED. DEALER RECOMMENDED TO PURCHASE EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN TO COVER COMPONENT AFTER ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXPIRES. PARTS AND LABOR SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THIS COMPONENT AFTER ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXPIRES AS ISSUE IS KNOWN TO TOYOTA AND HAS FAILED IN ENOUGH NEW CARS TO ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN. FAULTY CHARCOAL CANISTER WILL CAUSE A NO PASS ON SMOG CHECK FOR CALIFORNIA AND WILL POLLUTE THE ENVIRONMENT UNTIL REPLACED. THANK YOU.

2004 TOYOTA SOLARA EXPERIENCING STALLING OR LONG HESITATION WHEN THE VEHICLE'S SPEED IS BELOW 25 MPH AND THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE.*MR THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN ENTERING FAST MOVING TRAFFIC FROM ENTRANCE RAMP ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND CANNOT BE CORRECTED. *BF *NM

THE CONSUMER IS UNSATISFIED WITH THE BUMPERS INABILITY TO ABSORB A CERTAIN LEVEL OF ABUSE WITHOUT SUSTAINING DAMAGE. *NM THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE STATUS OF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE TO CORRECT THE HESITATION OF THE CAR TO REACT IMMEDIATELY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE INABILITY OF THE CAR TO ACCELERATE IN A TIMELY MANNER IS DISCONCERTING TO THE CONSUMER ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY, FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. A NAUSEATING ROTTEN EGG ODOR COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS DRIVING THEN THERE WAS A LARGE BANG AND A ENGINE VALVE WAS BUSTED. I CRASHED. (I WAS THE ONLY ONE DRIVING.)*AK