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My 02 QX4 starts noticeably easier than my 00 RX300. QX4 only needs a very short cranking. Many times I though I cranked it too short and I saw the rpm needle went down to nearly zero, but it came up...
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After reading the other posts, I'm not sure if a solution had been found and if it just applies to SE models.
Anyone have any new information on this? Which models, is one worst than another, what can help, is there a fix?
~alpha
I know those scores are based on owner surveys and could be biased but other Toyotas ranked at the top for reliability in all the other catagories.
My wife is looking seriously at the 2004 Camrys so any input would be appreciated.
All in all, if rattes do not offend you, the Camry still is the place to be. If they bug you try a Honda. I am not quite so confident that the over all reliabilty Toyota has earned over the years will hold for the 02 redesign, if they cheated on plastics and fasteners and such, how do you know they did not cheat elsewhere as well. Enthusiaists here will poo poo that notion but time will tell...still a Toyota with a great past track record and an even unknown current one is better than many domestics with consistently average or below average past records.
My suggestion to you;test drive both the 04 Camry and Accord over all kinds of road. Bumpy, smooth, (try to find a speed breaker, drive over it and keep your ears peeled for any kind of unusual noises. Also try to find a road with a very coarse surface (like an asphalt road that hasn't been smoothed over). If the car is a rattler you will definitely hear it. If you have to, take both cars for an extended test drive. Our Toyota dealer allows potential customer to keep the car overnight. Overall, I am very pleased with Toyota and how they treated me. Dealer treatment was my factor for choosing Camry over Accord. Hope this helps
What this all says to me:
No automaker is free from redesign bugs. Indeed, this is not the first time for Toyota and Honda, and it will not be the last. Additionally, I feel the domestics and Koreans are closing the gap with respect to long term reliability. But Toyota/Honda still remain on top.
~alpha
Have you heard any news regarding whether Toyota will make ABS brakes standard equipment across the entire Camry lineup for the 05 model year? I'm really surprised they did not do this with the 04 model, especially considering that Honda made ABS standard across the Accord line with the 03 redesign.
--18fan
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but in the XLE, the wipers are VARIABLE intermittent? is that right???
thanks
Since they are more expensive, Id like to see Toyota add side-curtains as standard equipment and hold the line on pricing, and leave the ABS as the $300 option. Of course, it would be great to get both with no substantial price increase, but only time will tell if any of our wishes are granted!!
~alpha
it seems on the LE there's an intermittent wiper selection-- but it's "fixed"-- you can't adjust how intermittant it is.
is this true? and is it different on the XLE??
In a way I am very pleased that the 04 SE V6 that my wife and I were going crazy over did not go through. After reading so many posts about the vehicle pulling, it just turned me off from the Camry line. Our Honda has been running excellent, Honda put alot of thought into this vehicle.
Deke
The entire Camry line- since the 2002 Model Year-has VARIABLE INTERMITTENT WIPERS standard. Meaning, within the maximum parameters, you can adjust the speed of the intermittent function.
nw1997- Everything seems to happen for a reason, doesn't it? Perhaps you did luck out. I personally wouldnt hesitate to purchase an 04 SE V6, and I still prefer the car to a similarly equipped Accord. That said, the Accord is an OUTSTANDING vehicle, and I prefer most of the Accord 4 cylinder line to the Camry's competing models. (The Camry SE 4 vs. Accord EX 4 is a toss up though). Congratulations and I hope you have many many trouble free miles!
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Let's don't and say we did - and then move on. :-)
They said you find out by the beginning of the VIN number, if it's a 1 or 2 it was built in the U.S. or Canada and a J means Japan. My VIN starts out with 4T1SK12E4Su5...... so I don't know where it was built. Could someone please help me out?. Thanks
all the new v6 camry has 5 speed now.
~alpha
I posted a question on the problems forum about my chair squeak. Are there any other issues concerning my trim that I should heed? It seems like some of you may know of common problems with the V6 SE. So far, it's just the chair squeak for me. I haven't noticed the pulling left problem for example.
Has anyone else had to sign one of these or is my experience unique? Opinions?
- Hank2
I have to agree with andrelaplume. There was a huge story on Dateline, (News Show in the NYC Area). The undercover members of the show went to various dealerships including Honda, Toyota and Ford throughout the US. A few were found conducting the same act you were told. Please, don't get me wrong not all dealerships do these things. An honest, replicable dealership stands behind every car they sell. It sounds to me that if something goes major wrong with the vehicle that you cannot take them to court, this is baloney. You should have the right to take anyone to court if they do not stand up behind their product or service.
This is from CNN.
http://money.cnn.com/2004/03/09/news/international/toyota_probe.r- - eut/index.htm
Sometimes, the spacing between the brake and accelerator pedals on certain models can invite people to do crazy things - mashing the right pedal when it's the left they're looking for, or having a foot slip off the brake, with or without any contact with the throttle pedal. If anything else is at work in this case, it will be a first.
After the so-called "popular press" nearly ran Audi out of the American market over this issue 20+ years ago, only to find that there never was anything at work but driver carelessness, you'd think a certain caution would be at work in how these stories get reported. Guess nobody has learned anything...what a shock...
The only thing that came out of the Audi fiasco was the popularity of the so-called "transmission interlock", wherein you can't get an automatic out of Park without stepping on the brake. That, unfortunately, doesn't do much for folks who can't tell which pedal IS the brake once they're in gear.