2004 Toyota Camry Air Bags Problems
- 51
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 51 stored complaint records:
- 28 indicate a crash
- 23 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- passenger side · 17 records
- failed deploy · 13 records
- police report · 12 records
- report filed · 12 records
- failure mileage · 11 records
- notified failure · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The contact stated that the air bag warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the passenger seat air bag sensor was defective and as a result, the air bag seat assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 135,000.
ODI 10534475
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The contact stated that the driver was traveling 15 mph when the vehicle began to accelerate uncontrollably. The driver attempted to brake, but the vehicle failed to respond. The driver attempted to turn off the vehicle. However, the vehicle was unresponsive. The driver crashed against the pavement, a fence and then dove into a creek. The air bags did not deploy. The driver…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10465510
Air Bags
Airbag light illuminated. Code b1801 was present. Coil spring / spiral cable needed to be replaced. *tr
ODI 10476769
Air Bags
The from passenger srs airbag assembly is coming off, exposing something like yellow padding which may be indication of manufacturing defect. This may cause fatalities during accident. *tr
ODI 10452052
Air Bags · Wheels
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The contact stated that while at a stop light, another vehicle crashed into the passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle then reversed and crashed into the vehcle a second time from the front end. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and one injury was reported. On another occasion, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the rear…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10611280
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. While driving approximately 2 mph and attempting to make a left turn, a truck struck the passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was damaged and towed to a police impound. The vehicle was not totaled. The vehicle was retrieved by the insurance…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11025100
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The contact stated that while traveling at an unknown speed, she was involved in a crash. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection of the air bag failure. The manufacture was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 60,000.
Crash reported
ODI 10577407
Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. While parked, the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel and stayed on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians stated the sensors could be reprogrammed but they could not guarantee that would repair the failure. The technicians stated if the reprogram did not work the front passenger seat would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.…
ODI 10380938
Air Bags
The passenger side srs airbag assembly is coming off and seems as if the passenger side airbag inflators failed to deploy the airbag. There were no accidents to the car. Tried to report and lodge formal complaint with toyota and their dealers, but they refused to look at the issue and decided not to lodge complaint. *tr.... Updated 10-17-13 *bf
ODI 10508420
Air Bags
I was driving the vehicle on rt 684 going south towards white plains westchester county ny, around 6:00 pm, i was driving in the middle lane at 65 mile speed, then i was changing from middle lane to the left lane, suddenly the vehicle went to in appropriate and uncontrolled acceleration and drifted to the middle island, the car was forced to stop by the shrubs and small trees. I was able to get out of the car ,…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10346945
Air Bags · Seats
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The passenger side air bag light illuminated immediately after the vehicle was turned on. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the vehicle needed a new rear crash sensor as well as a new passenger seat. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 66,000.
ODI 10344571
Air Bags · Steering
The front left of the car was making noise. When i drive, the steering wheel was vibrating when i press the brake. When i was driving on the freeway, the steering wheel stopped working. As the steering wheel did not work, i tried to stopped the car by pressing the brakes, but that did not stop the car. The front of my car hit into the center divider on the freeway and then the back of my car also hit the divider.…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10316431
Air Bags
Since toyota is having all these problems i want to bring up a problem with my toyota camry that is a safety issue but has not caused a problem yet. It is out of warranty. About a two months ago i got an airbag malfunction light. I also noticed that the light on the console that tells you whether there is a passenger in the front passenger seat was malfunctioning too. So with someone in the front right seat, the…
ODI 10306072
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
To whom it may concern: without hearing the news related to toyota vehicle recall, i have felt really stupid how i could have had the accident. Recalling the process of the accident, i might have to say it was weird. Before the crash, i clearly noticed the red light and a stopped car just in front of me on n perkins rd, close to mcelroy rd in stillwater, oklahoma, and the distance was more than 20 meters apart at…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10310721
Air Bags · Tires
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. While switching lanes at 35 mph, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. She stated that the tires slid without resistance and the air bags failed to deploy. The police arrived on the scene and filed a report. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but no repairs were made. The contact sustained several minor injuries. The powertrain was unknown. The current and…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10202544
Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. While driving 20 mph, the contact's vehicle was struck on the driver side door by another vehicle. The side and front air bags failed to deploy. The contact suffered a head injury. The insurance company or the dealer will not investigate the failure. A police report was filed. The vehicle is currently being repaired. The current and failure mileages were 20,016.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10199826
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
I was entering a parking space. My toyota camry (2004), had a surge of acceleration while i was depressing the brake. It would not stop causing my vehicle to lunge forward through a parking sign and a cement curve. The air bags failed to deploy at the time to crash. *nm
Crash reported
ODI 10170227
Air Bags · Glass, Side/Rear
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40mph, the vehicle was struck by another vehicle in the right passenger side door and the passenger side door glass shattered onto the occupant. Additionally, the airbags did not deploy. The contact was wearing a seatbelt, but minor injuries were sustained. There was moderate damage to the vehicle. The police were alerted and a report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10167136
Air Bags
Dt*: the contact stated while accelerating from a stop at about 25 mph at a crossroad a truck turning left hit the contact's vehicle head on. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. Both occupants were wearing seat belts but sustained injuries. The crash was documented by the police. The dealer and manufacturer speculated that the speed was not fast enough or not hit properly for the air bags to deploy. The…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10146960
Air Bags
On april 26, 2005, my daughter driving a 2004 toyota camry le (v6) rear-ended another vehicle (an acura) at an speed of 50+ mph and none of the airbags in the camry were deployed. Drivers of both cars were taken to hospital for further evaluation. Later, i contacted toyota corp. Which had one of its inspector inspect the wrecked vehicle and determined "the airbags operated as designed." i have requested on at least…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10121792
Air Bags
My son was driving my toyota camry in a bad rain storm. He went off the road and hit a pole. He broke his collar bone and missed 30 days of work. When the vehicle was inspected we were told the reason the air bag did not deploy was because there was not an air bag in the drivers side of the vehicle. *ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10111972
Air Bags
The air bag on and air bag off, indicator lights indicate the activation of front passenger airbag, side airbag on front seat failure. *bf the dealer advised the consumer that a person 70 lbs or more should activate the air bag on light and afford the front passenger protection. *sc
ODI 10099924
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. While driving at various speeds, the air bag warning indicator continuously illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The dealer stated that they re-calibrated the passenger side air bag indicator, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,632.
ODI 10748193
Air Bags
Consumer noticed in front passenger's seat the passenger side air bag system became disabled. Dealer admitted there was problem with the design of the air bag system.*ak consumer is heavy set and well over the manufacturers threashold of 80lbs, 6.2 in height and the psir will not activate almost 100% of the time wneh seated in the pasenger front seat. When other people get into the seat that weight less then…
ODI 10064728
Accelerator Pedal · Air Bags · Automatic Transmission
Difficulty shifting from park to reverse, then upon shifting into drive the car accelerated uncontrollably, would not stop, collided with a mobile home, air bags did not deploy, resulting in the death of one passenger and injury of driver *la see also voq 10171110. *dsy. Updated 03/05/10 *bf updated ivoq 08/23/10*jb updated 9/21/2011*cw
Crash reported · 1 injury · 1 death
ODI 10074472