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2004 Toyota Camry engine problems

57 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2004 Toyota Camry, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
57 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
76,000 miles 54 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 3
Injuries and deaths
11 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2004 Toyota Camry Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 76,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 15 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 76,000 miles
Based on 54 complaints that include mileage. 30% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles15
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 54 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 3 fires, 11 injuries.

What owners wrote

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.

Reported at 79,000 miles, April 2012 CrashInjury

Acceleration on my 2004 toyota camry began to fluctuate wildly while I was driving down the road. Car would suddenly accelerate, then decelerate almost non-stop. I shut engine off, called toyota and had the car towed in. I was told that the engine control module (ECM) was defective and would be replaced under a federally mandated warranty - car had 76,000 miles, and warranty was good to 80,000 miles. However they also told me that the accelerator pedal assembly had simultaneously failed. That would cost me $681.

Reported at 76,000 miles, July 2009

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