2004 Toyota Camry power train problems
48 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2004 Toyota Camry — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Car sitting at idle position suddenly launched forward. Vehicle was going 2-3 mph when it suddenly launched forward and smashed into a wall at a top donut drive thru.”
filed Feb 21, 2019
“I have a 2004 toyota camry le equipped with the 2az fe i4. At first I started hearing water sloshing from underneath the dashboard every time I stopped. On 1/30/2014 while stopping for a few minutes in a parking lot the cars temperature gauge started to rise. I immediately shut the car off, and…”
filed Aug 9, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Camry years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Camry | 8 | 6% |
| 2024 Camry | 3 | 7% |
| 2023 Camry | 7 | 12% |
| 2022 Camry | 5 | 9% |
| 2021 Camry | 11 | 7% |
| 2020 Camry | 31 | 12% |
| 2019 Camry | 112 | 29% |
| 2018 Camry | 190 | 26% |
| 2017 Camry | 6 | 4% |
| 2016 Camry | 18 | 10% |
| 2015 Camry | 36 | 13% |
| 2014 Camry | 128 | 28% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Toyota Camry
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.