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2004 Toyota Camry cruise control problems

241 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2004 Toyota Camry, which is 30% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
241 30% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
45,000 miles 193 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
134 and 1
Injuries and deaths
58 and 5

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2004 Toyota Camry Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 45,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 50 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 32 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 38 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 28 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 23 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 45,000 miles
Based on 193 complaints that include mileage. 62% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles50
20k to 40k miles32
40k to 60k miles38
60k to 80k miles28
80k to 100k miles23
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 193 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 134 crashes, 1 fire, 58 injuries, 5 deaths.

What owners wrote

My mother and friend started out for church, the friend had come to pick her up when the 2004 toyota camry with less than 3000 miles on it was having difficulty shifting into reverse, then when she shifted into drive the car accelerated uncontrollably est speed on 80 - 92 mile a hour in less than 250 ft when the car hit a mobile home. They hit so hard it moved double wide almost a foot. Killing my mother the passenger and injury to her friend the driver.

Reported at 3,000 miles, March 2004 CrashInjuryDeath

On april 02, 2007 I had a car accident. I was driving my 2004 toyota camry le door sedan. As I was driving to my way to arizona to visit some family members I was driving in a normal speed out of the sudden the pedal of the accelerator did not work I tried to control my car but it was impossible to stopped the car. As consequence the car flip over and I got injured. On the same week of april 02. 2007 I had taken my csr to a toyota dealer to do a full service.

Reported at 44,560 miles, April 2007 CrashInjury

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Cruise control problems in other years

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