2004 Toyota Camry steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 81 complaints for the 2004 Toyota Camry, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 81 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 39,000 miles 72 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 16 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 72 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles, and 68% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 9 injuries.
What owners wrote
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…
I bought a 04 camry le in nov.03 but found it kept pulling to left. Since then I have brought it to dealership twice for fix. The first time, they said it is out of alignment and aligned all 4 wheels. But it still pulled. The second time they cross rotated two tires and slightly adjusted the toe(as they told me). This time it is slightly improved. However, I found the steering is not symmetrical, I.e. Turning left and turning right give me different feeling. So I guess the fix they did was not the right fix.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Toyota Camry
- Cruise control 241 complaints
- Air bags 79 complaints
- Brakes 75 complaints
- Engine 57 complaints
- Electrical system 41 complaints
- Transmission 35 complaints
- Fuel system 29 complaints
- Tires 25 complaints