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.
All the freeze plugs broke in the engine, The water pump broke as a result. The water pump was fixed under a warranty but it still leaked coolant and made a "ticking sound" when it drove and overheated when it ran in park for over 15 minutes due to the enormous coolant loss. most of the coolant that was in the car and in the pump was on the ground and under the car after I shut it off.
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All the freeze plugs broke in the engine, The water pump broke as a result. The water pump was fixed under a warranty but it still leaked coolant and made a "ticking sound" when it drove and overheated when it ran in park for over 15 minutes due to the enormous coolant loss. most of the coolant that was in the car and in the pump was on the ground and under the car after I shut it off.
- Max M., Morgantown, WV, US