Issue ID | 575524 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10147628 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | CAMRY |
Model Year | 2004 |
File date | 12/11/03 |
Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Since i purchased my 2004 toyota camry se v6 new in november 2003, there has been a problem with acceleration after coming to a yield. Basically what occurs is i come to an intersection or a situation where i must yield and when i press the gas pedal the car hesitates for a few seconds. When i first purchased the car i thought this may be new car jitters and it would eventually straighten out. However, two years later the problem still exists. This can potentially be a dangerous situation for several reasons. If you make the decision to go and there is oncoming traffic but the car hesitates a wreck could possibly happen. So to keep this from happening, i will press the gas pedal more than necessary to over-compensate for the hesitation and then when the car does go it jets out into traffic faster than i anticipate. I voiced my concern to the local toyota dealer in columbia, missouri and their first response was "oh, that's just normal v6 hesitation." i expressed there was nothing normal about it and i wanted to talk to the manager. The manager called in the regional rep and we all went for a ride in one of the 2004 xle v6 so they could show me the problem exists in all the v6's. The regional rep agreed there was a problem but they didn't know exactly how to fix it. He did say that when the problem was resolved they would let me know. So far no phone call. *jb |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 27 |
Number of Occurences | 2100 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | COLUMBIA, MO |
VIN pattern | 4T1BA32K24UXXXXXX |
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 | 12/11/03 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
Drive train type | FWD |
Transmission type | AUTO |
Vehicle speed | 5 |
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 | JOE MACHENS TOYOTA |
Dealer's telephone number | 573-445-4450 |
Dealer's city | COLUMBIA |
Dealer's state code | MO |
Dealer's ZIP code | 65023 |