| Issue ID | 523293 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10106079 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 22/12/04 |
| Component | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 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 complaints at bay.. Also while driving for the 4 months that i had the car i noticed that the steering would turn to the right when ever i braked(i should have reported this at that very moment) unfortunate that i am doing this after been an horrible accident. *ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2672 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAN DIEGO, CA |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE32K34UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 3 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 23/08/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | Y |
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| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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| Dealer's name | POWAY TOYOTA |
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