2004 Toyota Camry suspension problems

SUSPENSION

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.

NHTSA complaint #11093271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

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.

NHTSA complaint #10367782 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR

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.

NHTSA complaint #10306049 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

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.

NHTSA complaint #10176075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

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.

NHTSA complaint #10147964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER

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.'

NHTSA complaint #10123934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

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.

NHTSA complaint #10105681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

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.

NHTSA complaint #10099224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT TIRES PULLED TO THE LEFT SIDE, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER HAS NOW SATISFACTORILY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10087414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TOWARDS THE LEFT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10087243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN DRIVEN ON A FREEWAY OR OVER A ROUGH ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN BY 3 FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES BEFORE THE THIRD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT VIBRATION WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED, AND COULD NOT BE CORRECTED.

NHTSA complaint #10071827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

THE CAR HAS PULLED OR VEERED TO THE LEFT SINCE PURCHASE ON 12/12/2003. THE CAR HAS BEEN ALIGNED TWICE AND THE TIRES ROTATED TWICE BUT THE CAR STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR PULLS INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC. THE TIRES WILL BEGIN TO WEAR UNEVENLY.

NHTSA complaint #10065983 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

CAR CONSISTENTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

NHTSA complaint #10064482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON 1/1/04. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK A WEEK LATER TO HAVE LEATHER PUT ON THE SEATS, I TOLD THEM IT WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. SUPPOSEDLY THEY ALIGNED THE FRONT END BUT THEY DIDN'T PUT ANYTHING IN THE COMPUTER ABOUT IT. THEY HAVE ROTATED THE TIRES, SWITCHED THE TIRES, ALIGNED THE FRONT END, PUT A NEW RACK ON IT ETC. ETC. THE LAST TIME THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND I SHOULD READ THE OWNERS MANUAL ON HOW TO OPERATE IT. I HAVE DEALT WITH THIS FOR 3 MONTHS AND NO SATISFACTION. I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND TOLD THEM I WANTED ANOTHER CAR. THEY GAVE ME ONE TO SEE IF I LIKED IT AND THEN PULLED MINE IN TO WORK ON IT AGAIN AFTER I HAD TOLD THEM NO MORE. THEY CALLED ME TODAY TO TELL ME IT WAS FIXED. RIGHT!!! I HAVE CALLED MY LAWYER.

NHTSA complaint #10063822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE ALIGNMENT AND CURRENTLY ALL THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT ON THE OUTSIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10057843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SOLARA AND FORM FORUMS I BEEN GOING TO 3 OUT OF 5 OWNERS SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WHICH IS THAT THE NEW CARS SEEM TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN EVER SPEEDING UP ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR KEEPS GOING OFF... SO FAR TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT BUT FROM WHAT I KNOW ONE OF THE OWNERS OF A 2004 SOLARA HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM WHICH IS THAT THE PROBLEM RESIDES IN THE SPRING PRESSURE (OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT). THEY BASICALLY NEED TO ROTATE THE SPRINGS SEATING IN THE PERCH ABOUT A QUARTER INCH TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT WAY IT WOULD STOP THE CAR FROM PULLING TO THE LEFT AND ALSO NOT CAUSING THE LIGHT INDICATOR TO GO OFF....

NHTSA complaint #10054430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

I PURCHASED MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LIMITED EDITION IN NOVEMBER OF 2003. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHILE I'M DRIVING - ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN ADDITION THE CAR IS VERY SENSETIVE TO THE ROAD CROWN AND WIND. IT IS ACTUALLY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IT IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE CONSTANTLY IN SOME TYPE OF STRONG CROSSWIND. THE LEFT PULL IS SO NOTICEABLE THAT I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. I'M SURPRISED SOMEONE HASN'T WRECKED AS A RESULT OF THIS. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISES ME THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE ENGINEERING OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND THAT THEY GET THIS COMPLAINT QUITE OFTEN. I CONSIDER THIS AN UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE THUS I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT.

NHTSA complaint #10053182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 CAMRY LE THAT PULLS TO THE LEFT, AND I HAVE TO KEEP A RIGHT PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE TIME TO MAKE THE CAR RUNNING STRAIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #10049056 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.