Issue ID | 544750 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10124083 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | CAMRY |
Model Year | 2004 |
File date | 28/05/05 |
Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MO |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Recently i brought my 04 camry to my dealer because of sulfur smell and rattle at light acceleration. The dealer verified the problems and replaced the converter and intake manifold according to the tsbs. They said they also had to re-program the ecm. Then after i picked up the car, i found everything is harder: the acceleration, steering, and braking. I found it is hard to maintain a speed whether on local or highway. On may 28,2005, while i drove the car on highway with 4 persons sitting in the car (including me), i found the steering was very hard and felted like it was locked, and i found it is very hard to accelerate to hwy speed and hard to maintain it. I brought the car to the dealer again on may 31. After having a technician test drove it, they told me it was similar to other camrys (normal) and wouldn't want to solve my problem. I believe they never tried to reproduce my problem (by having more people sitting in the car). I think this problem is a safty issue so i file complaint with nhtsa. I also feel the car doesn't shift right and engine is noiser after the convert/intake change and re-programming. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 14200 |
Number of Occurences | 2 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | STERLING HEIGHTS, MI |
VIN pattern | 4T1BE32K74UXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 20/11/03 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
Drive train type | FWD |
Transmission type | AUTO |
Vehicle speed | 75 |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | TOYOTA OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS |
Dealer's telephone number | 248-333-3300 |
Dealer's city | BLOOMFIELD HILLS |
Dealer's state code | MI |
Dealer's ZIP code | 48302 |