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2004 Toyota Camry Solara Air bags Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
12%of 161 total for the year
Median mileage
84,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the air bags of the 2004 Toyota Camry Solara, 12% of the 161 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 84,000 miles. 10 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Time & place of accident 9:30a.m. 8-17-09 toll brothers ironwood model/sales office parking lot. Updated 04/20/2010. After entering sales models parking lot from watson way, I was braking at approximately 5 MPH slowing to park next to handicapped parking space. Suddenly, I noticed the engine RPM's accelerating rapidly. …”

NHTSA complaint #10281114, filed 2009-08, 41,000 miles

“On march 6, 2016, moving west on a residential street at about 20 MPH 10:45 p.m., less than 500' from home. Crystal clear night. Car freezes, steering & brakes lock, car lurches forward and keeps much higher speed. With both arms, I pulled car from head-on with utility pole to very high palm tree. Head-on ith tree, airbag releases, white smoke coming from hood. I turned car off, took keys, car engine continues as did horn blowing & white smoke. It took three aaa trucks to remove car from tree trunk, with steering and brakes still locked. …”

NHTSA complaint #10979427, filed 2017-04, 85,100 miles

“I was driving on the freeway when, while changing lanes to the slow lane, the accelerator pedal stuck, I lost control, and the car careened off the freeway and down and embankment. The car was severely damaged but I was not injured.”

NHTSA complaint #10384215, filed 2011-02, 75,000 miles

“Pulling into a disabled retail parking space at very low speed, car lurched forward and hit the metal parking pole, damaging the front bumper and hood. Eyewitness to collision incident confirms this. Car was barely in motion and my foot was on the brake. I received whiplash requiring medical attention and injury to my right knee. Automotive repair company states impact was so severe that frame was bent, resulting in the insurance company declaring vehicle a total loss. However, the air bag never deployed even though the bumper damage occurred right at the air bag location on driver side. …”

NHTSA complaint #10994160, filed 2017-06, 109,000 miles

“I hit a parked van on the front end. Neither of my airbags deployed. I have had a mri done because of the pain, and have several vertebreas involved. I need physical therapy, shots or surgery to help with pain. I cannot afford these resources. I need to file a claim against the insurance company, or product liability form to receive the physical help I need. Unless Toyota would rather settle with me alone, this will need to become a public matter. I was driving and hit a parked van. The sun was setting, skinny roads with no lines dividing each lane. Personal neighborhood st. …”

NHTSA complaint #10902930, filed 2016-08, 98,000 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200822%
20071310%
20061715%
20051516%
20041912%
2003833%
20021220%
20011325%
200069%
19992327%

Other parts of the 2004 Toyota Camry Solara

Body and structure
36 complaints
Steering
30 complaints
Vehicle speed control
27 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
13 complaints
Brakes
12 complaints
Seats
10 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaints
Other or unknown
8 complaints
Suspension
8 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Engine
6 complaints
Tires
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2004 Toyota Camry Solara

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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