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CarComplaints.com Notes: Beware of the NHTSA complaint data for the 2004 Camry. It is almost certainly misleading.
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2004 Camry is that for months on end, the news media repeatedly told the public that several Toyota models had an unintended acceleration defect, & to go to safercar.gov (the NHTSA's website) to file a complaint.
So, the NHTSA received a disproportionate number of complaints about unintended acceleration issues because of the national news media attention, to the point where their data is unreliable taken in context with any other vehicle that did not receive national news attention.
CarComplaints.com typically receives more complaints per day about vehicles than the NHTSA does, but the news media did not repeatedly say "go to CarComplaints.com to report your Camry acceleration problems" like they did about the NHTSA -- so although we have less complaint data than the NHTSA for the 2004 Camry, our data for the Camry is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Camry's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $500
- Average Mileage:
- 140,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace accelerator position sensor (1 reports)
fuel system problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Accelerator wouldn't respond unless pressed all the way down and wouldn't shift into overdrive. Had to replace the entire accelerator assembly to the tune of $500. I thought Camrys were supposed to be reliable but I've sunk nearly $1000 into this one after buying it used at 137K miles.
- Scott B., Fruitport, MI, US