general problems of the 2004 Toyota Camry - part 2

After driving 1 year ( about 10000miles) the brake fluid kept loosing from max to min level within 100 to 200 miles driving. Toyota had recalled 2004 to 2006 avalon, highlander, Lexus GS 300, & Lexus is 250 no Camry. I reported to NHTSA & Toyota and no answer. For saferty concern please do your best to help consumers to avoid the accidents may occur. Thanks.

I purchased a new Toyota Camry in 2004. On the morning of 4/2/2005, I took my daughter to her orthodontist appointment. On my way back, I first made a stop at a traffic light before making a left turn to get on a parkway. I did not notice anything unusual. A few minutes later, when I attempted to slow down in anticipation of the end of the parkway and the traffic light at the intersection, I noticed that the brake was not working. I tried squeezing (to the floor) and tapping. I had no effect. There was no acceleration (kept the same speed). By the time I reached the intersection, the light was red and all three lanes had vehicles in front of me. I steered my car between two lanes to get through the traffic (with only the mirrors scraped off). Once the traffic was behind me, I took the vehicle to the right to grind against the curb which brought it to a halt. The vehicle was pronounced total. Three other vehicles were affected with varying degrees of damage (due to direct impact on the side or reaction to the sudden traffic movement). I informed Toyota and requested their inspection. Toyota later responded stating that they found no "design or manufacturing defect". I am not sure if they took my report seriously. They may have lost the opportunity to investigate a potential problem.

I bought new 2004 Toyota Camry v6le on March 2004. I noticed the brake fluid keep losing from max level to min level within 100 miles drive after 1year or 8000 miles until today (40200miles). I took the car to the mechanic ,no leaking found. I recently read the report by NHTSA that the Toyota braking system could lose most of its power & effectiveness agree because that is the problem of my car right now. I hope this complaint may help you to find way to correct the problem. Thank you.

The consumer went through a red light due to faulty brakes. The brakes were spongy and were fading and or diminishing.

While parking his 2004 Toyota Camry the vehicle accelerated suddenly and hit a parked car. When turning sharply to the right the vehicle felt as if it were going to flip, shifting gears were not smooth, the brake pedal felt soft and would go to the floor and there was an erratic effect when changing the radio stations.

Approaching intersection the stop light changed and attempting to stop vehicle, the brake pedal went to floorboard, but did not stop vehicle before impact with another vehicle. Speed at impact was approx. 20 mph and neither airbag deployed. Just recently had vehicle at dealership to have soft brake pedal checked, and was told of other complaints concerning same problem.

This sounds like a broken record - car pulled severely to left at time of purchase. Toyota's first attempt lessened left hand pull. Toyota's second reduced pull, but now steering is sloppy. Toyota says they "fixed" it. Car feels "twitchy". On crowned roads you will pull hard to whatever side the road leans to. I have parked the vehicle - too scary to drive long distances. There are a couple other non-safety related problems with the car - sharp rattle from rear passenger side, vibration in steering wheel, brake is soft.

When the brakes were applied the pedal went to the floor. The consumer triied to have the manufacturer repair the problem but was not successful. The consumer purchased another automobile.

2004 Toyota Camry brakes spongy. The consumer felt that the brake were spongy since the date of purchase. The dealer indicated that this is a characteristic of the vehicle. The brake pedal travels 3" bringing the pedal to within 1" of the floor.