2004 Toyota Camry Consumer Discussions Page 7

Chevrolet Malibu vs. Toyota Camry vs. Honda Accord

Re: Agree with above, and add... [maxxind]

Written by: emunson on Feb 14, 2007 03:39 PM

Here's the deal; spend the extra money on the Camry. I just settled my suit with GM over the problems with my Maxx, and used the money toward down payment on a 2004 Camry Solara with 38,000 miles on it. The Maxx, and many other GM vehicles, seems like a good deal when you buy it. But, in two years' time my $23,000 car suffered numerous major deficiencies and depreciated ... Read More...

Toyota Camry Interior Condensation

Re: 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Interior Condensation issue [rik576]

Written by: gfsohio on Feb 13, 2007 07:41 AM

I also was getting condensation on the windshield. I had a wet /soaked right rear floor in my 2004 XLE that I dried out once because I thought I left a window open. I then parked it outside for 3 days in the rain and the floor was wet again. It turned out that the sunroof drain tubes were blocked and the seam was leaking. Toyota resealed the seams, cleared the drain tubes ... Read More...

Toyota Camry Tires and Wheels

Looking for 15" or 16" alloys

Written by: jburge on Sep 24, 2006 06:35 PM

Hello everyone! I'm looking to replace the factory steel wheels (15") on my 2004 Camry LE. I checked with a local Toyota dealer yesterday, and for the 5-spoke 15" alloys, they quoted $417.00, EACH!!!!! Does anyone have any suggestions on where I might finder at a more realistic price? Thanks all! -J. Read More...

Toyota Camry Interior Condensation

Re: 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Interior Condensation issue [rik576]

Written by: wwest on Jan 19, 2007 02:11 PM

Stop using the A/C during the winter months. The A/C evaporator becomes clogged, saturated, with moisture during the daytime and then that accumulated moisture evaporates into the car during the night, condenses and freezes on COLD surfaces. Read about the EED, Electronic Evaporator Dryer, at airsept.com It also helps tremendously to lower the windows ... Read More...

Re: 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Interior Condensation issue [rik576]

Written by: kiawah on Jan 19, 2007 00:53 PM

I've seen this on other cars, where there is a heating core leak (had this problem on an old vette of mine). Radiator fluid, which is normally hot and is passed thru the heating core (little radiator in your heating system), springs a leak depositing moisture into the car. You can usually smell this though, but check to make sure you aren't low in the radiator overflow ... Read More...

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY Interior Condensation issue

Written by: rik576 on Jan 19, 2007 00:46 PM

I have a 2004 Camry LE which I love but now that einter is here, find that interior glass of the car (windshield, windows, rear windshield and moon roof) all seem to get excessive icing on the INSIDE of the car. Somehow moisture is getting into the car and I can't identify the source. Has anyone else had this problem and if so, how did you fix it? Could it be that windshields/windows ... Read More...

Toyota Camry Tires and Wheels

Re: 2004 Toyota Camry LE [kiawah]

Written by: 210delray on Jan 09, 2007 06:56 AM

I agree with both of you that, indeed, the rear brakes should be checked first before looking at the wheel bearings. Read More...

Re: 2004 Toyota Camry LE [ray_h1]

Written by: kiawah on Jan 09, 2007 05:10 AM

Would be hard to imagine, under normal circumstances, that rear drum shoes would be worn out at 50K miles. Rears don't do very much actual braking. Certainly is possible however, that some other defect caused them to wear out prematurely (ie. binding parking brake cable, bound up rear wheel cylinder). However it's also premature to have to replace a rear bearing. ... Read More...

Re: 2004 Toyota Camry LE [210delray]

Written by: ray_h1 on Jan 08, 2007 10:20 PM

Thanks for the update. But at 50K+ miles, wouldn't it be possible that the shoes on one side had worn down to the rivets and the metal-to-metal scraping was responsible for the noise the original poster is experiencing? One way or another, someone needs to inspect the rear brakes before blindly ordering up new rear wheel bearings I would think. Read More...

Re: 2004 Toyota Camry LE [ray_h1]

Written by: 210delray on Jan 05, 2007 11:15 AM

Good suggestion about the rear brake pads. However, if the Camry LE is a 4-cylinder (the more popular engine), it will only have rear drums, not disks, so there won't be a brake wear indicator. (The reason I know this is because I also have a 2004 Camry LE 4-cylinder.) Read More...