2004 Toyota Camry Service and Repair Manual

Fitment on this manual is narrowed to the 2004 Camry specifically — year, engine and trim — so the specifications and tightening sequences you work to are the ones Toyota published for that exact build, whether the car left the line with the 2.4L four (2AZ-FE), the 3.0L V6 (1MZ-FE) or the 3.3L V6 (3MZ-FE), not a value borrowed from the model years sitting either side of it.

Engines

• 2.4L 2400CC l4 GAS Naturally Aspirated
• 3.0L V6 GAS Naturally Aspirated
• 3.3L 3300CC V6 GAS Naturally Aspirated

Trims

• LE, Automatic
• LE, Standard
• LE
• SE, Automatic
• SE, Standard
• SE
• XLE

Known issues on the 2004 Camry. Three recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first covers the front seat belt buckle assembly and applies to cars with a front passenger power seat when certain rear-facing infant child seat bases are installed onto the seat with an excessively high seatbelt tension; if the switch becomes unseated, the front passenger occupant classification system may make a mistake. The second covers the side and window curtain shield air bags, one or both of which may be twisted near the inflator through improper assembly; if that happens, the curtain air bag may not deploy rapidly enough when activated in a side impact collision. The third is filed under engine and engine cooling and covers the power steering pump belt, which in some cases may become detached from the pulley. Owners have filed 798 complaints for the year and Toyota has issued 111 technical service bulletins.

Whether you are chasing an occupant classification fault, inspecting the curtain air bags, or checking the power steering belt and its pulley, it holds you to the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your particular 2004 Camry.