Toyota Camry Complaints (2005)

721 consumer complaints on file.

#10317613March 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HAD A 3RD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY 2005 CAMRY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL ALONG WITH BRAKE APPLICATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317770March 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO COMPLETE A TURN . THE DEALER WAS INFORMED AND THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT NEVER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF WHAT THE FAILURE WAS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY OTHER FAILURES SINCE THEN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A STEERING PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST $500.00 TO REPAIR. UPDATED 03/22/10. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317405March 6, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MAR. 1 2010 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AT 30 MPH WHEN SHE REAR- ENDED THE CAR AHEAD. HER HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED DESPITE MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. HER MEMORY OF WHAT HAPPENED WAS LOST BUT SHE FELT THE CAR HAD JUMPED OR SURGED JUST BEFORE. SHE WAS DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN RECALLED.THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND TOYOTA DOESN'T FEEL THE CAR MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM. WHEN WITNESSES WENT TO HELP, MY WIFE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE TOYOTA WAS STILL RUNNING AT A FAST IDLE AND SHE WAS JUST BEGINNING TO REGAIN HER WITS BUT COULD REMEMBER ONLY THAT THE CAR HAD JUMPED AHEAD. AS TOYOTA HAS NOT INCLUDED THE 2005 CAMRY IN IT'S RECALL I FEEL THAT MAYBE IT SHOULD. MY WIFE WAS NOT ON THE CELL PHONE NOR WAS SHE DRINKING OR ON MEDICATION. SHE IS A SAFE DRIVER AND I BELIEVE THE CAR RACED AHEAD ON ITS OWN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10317288March 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE HAD OVER 20 BRAKING INCIDENTS WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. ALL BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 10 TO 40 MPH. EVERYTIME I GO TO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE, AND FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES AREN'T CATCHING OR SOMETHING. ESPECIALLY WHEN ON A POORLY PAVED ROAD. I HAVE NOW BEEN INVOLVED IN 2 SEPARATE REAR-END COLLISIONS WHERE I COULD NOT STOP AND ENDED RAMMING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. A THIRD TIME I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE, AND CLIPPED A METAL SIGN. I BOUGHT THE CAR AS A TOYOTA CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH 29 K MILES ON IT, IN OCTOBER 2006. I BEGAN ENCOUNTERING THIS BRAKING PROBLEM AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR A WEEK. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. SO I BOUGHT ALL NEW BRAKE PADS EVEN THOUGH THE OTHERS WERE PRACTICALLY NEW. DIDN'T HELP. HAD THE BRAKE LINES BLED AGAIN, AND THE ROTORS RESURFACED. DIDN'T HELP. I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. THIS BRAKING PROBLEM HAS ALREADY COST ME OVER 2,000 IN REPAIRS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. YET STILL I MAKE MY $450 A MONTH PAYMENT, WITH NO WORD FROM TOYOTA ON WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317301March 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY AND I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING SINCE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD REFLASH THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS IT AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOT. AM I GOING TO HAVE A RUN AWAY VEHICLE NEXT? THE CAR DRAGS AND THEN GOES FAST. THEY DID NOT SEEM TO DO ANYTHING, BUT GIVE ME LIP SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317189March 5, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR
MY LEFT REAR STRUT "CAP" FAILED ON 05 TOYOTA CAMRY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT ONLY 3900 MILES ON ODOMETER. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW RIGHT REAR STRUT IS FAILING WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES BUT DEALER WILL NOT FIX. HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA HQ BUT NO AVAIL. SEEMS TO BE A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AT ANY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317200March 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOYOTA CAMRY 2005 LX. BRAKE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN BRAKING ON SLIGHTLY UNEVEN SURFACE WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES ON A SMALL BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND DO NOT WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS. AFTER THE SURFACE IS EVEN THE BRAKES WORK FINE. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY THE ABS. FOR SAFETY REASON I MUST USE EMERGENCY 'HAND BRAKE' TO PREVENT MAJOR ACCIDENTS WHILE ON UNEVEN SURFACES. I HAVE MANAGED TO AVOID ACCIDENTS BY USING THE HANDBRAKE OR BRAKING WAY AHEAD OF TIME WHEN I SEE AN UNEVEN SPOT IN FRONT OF ME. HAVE ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER SAME MODEL YEAR CARS? FOR ME THIS OCCURS REGULARLY WHILE ON UNEVEN SURFACES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL BY TOYOTA REGARDING THE ISSUE I DESCRIBED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316611March 4, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON DECEMBER 22, 20006 I WAS DRIVING INTO THORTON GAS STATION ON SHARON ROAD WHILE APPROACHING, THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING SUDDENLY MY CAR PLUNGE AHEAD AND SHATTERED THE FRONT WINDOW OF THE FILLING STATION IF IT WASN'T FOR THE BLOCK STOP I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO THE STORE, AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED I WAS PUT IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TWO FOR TEST, THEY FOUND NOTHING THEN I WAS SCHEDULE FOR A BRAIN SCAN NOTHING THERE, UNTIL RECENTLY I KNOW FEEL THAT I KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316613March 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I GOT A CAR ACCIDENT IN 12/18/2009. I RENTED A NISSAN CAR WHEN MY TOYOTA CAMRY WAS IN AUTO SHOP. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE NISSAN I FELT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SO DIFFERENT BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE NISSAN CAR. THEN I TALKED WITH MY FRIEND WHO ALSO HAS A TOYOTA CAMRY LE 2005. HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING THAT I DO EVERYDAY REGARDING HOW TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS LONG AS THE SPEED IS OVER 10 MILES, WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TRY TO STOP MY CAR, THE CAR NEITHER STOPS NOR SPEEDS DOWN, THE CAR RATHER SPEEDS UP (ACCELERATES) FIRST, THEN SPEEDS DOWN. THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES ME ALWAYS STAY AWAY CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND GET ALARMED BY THE DRIVERS WHO WERE BEHIND OF ME. THE NISSAN CAR STOPPED IMMEDIATELY WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO TRY TO TELL THEM THE BRAKE PROBLEM, NO BODY WANTED TO TALK WITH ME AND THEY LET ME GO. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316690March 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON ROUGH PAVEMENT (RAILROAD TRACKS, POTHOLES, LARGE BUMPS) THE BRAKES SEEM TO RELEASE OR LET GO. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS SHORTLY AFTER GETTING THE CAR. THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND THAT I WASN'T USED TO DRIVING WITH THEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ONE OTHER TIME AND THEY CLEANED AND ADJUSTED MY BRAKES AND CHARGED ME. THE CAR STILL HAS THIS ISSUE WHICH SOUNDS A LOT LIKE THE ONES THAT THE RECENT MODEL PRIUS CARS ARE HAVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316298March 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN THROUGH TOWN AND HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED TO TURN RIGHT CAR SUDDENLY OVER ACCELERATED AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN EVEN WHEN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. AFTER A FEW MORE SECONDS THE CAR DID DECELERATE AND WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THEN. THIS YEAR MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN TOYOTA'S RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE ACCELERATORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316311March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER A BRIEF COMMUTE (~10 MILES) AND WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR GARAGE TO OPEN AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR GENTLY TO ENTER THE GARAGE, THE CAR SEEMED TO SURGE FORWARD. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY STRENGTH AND THE CAR STOPPED IN TIME AND I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316399March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY- COMPLAINED A YEAR AGO THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING- I HAVE INVOICE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR BUT NOW I AM SUSPICIOUS- IN ADDITION THE THING THAT HOLDS MY FLOOR MAT IN PLACE TO PREVENT IT FROM SLIDING NEAR THE PEDAL BROKE OFF AND THAT IS NOT RECALLED RECALL MY 2005 SINCE IT NEEDS TO BE AND I HAVE INVOICES FOR THE REPAIRS BEFORE THE RECALLS WERE ANNOUNCED WHICH SHOULD BE PROOF ENOUGH THE CAR WAS MESSED UP- 2005 WITH 50,000 MILES- CAR IS AN EXTRA CAR THAT IS RARELY DRIVEN...... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316402March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316020March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR REVS FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE RPMS GO VERY HIGH. FIRST TIME IN OCT 2008 BACKING OUT OF A PARKING THE REVS SHOT UP. TOYOTA SERVICE FOUND NOTHING. SECOND OCCASION JULY 2009 WHILE AT A LIGHT THE RPMS SHOT UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FORTUNATELY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, SO NO DAMAGE DONE. ALSO NOTICED THAT EVEN AFTER LETTING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE REVS WOULD NOT COME DOWN FOR SOME TIME. NON TOYOTA SERVICE STATION LOOKED AT IT, AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE PLATE. THIRD OCCASION IN JAN 2010 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A SURGE AND THE CAR RPM'S SHOT UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SHE HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THEY BLAMED IT ON THE FLOOR MATS, WHICH I DISAGREED WITH AS THERE IS A REASONABLE CLEARANCE GAP BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE MATS. A WEEK LATER I LEFT THE CAR WITH TOYOTA FOR 3 DAYS AND THEY DROVE IT FOR TWO TEST RUNS AND THE MANAGER TOOK IT HOME (158 MILES) AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAVE TOLD ME THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 CAMRY AS IT'S NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316048March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY OFF OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER AVOIDED STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT INVOLVED. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES, AND DIED OF THE INJURIES THREE MONTHS LATER. THE OTHER VEHICLE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#10315349March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL EXCEL AFTER LIGHTLY TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL FROM STOPPED POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315582March 2, 2010
SEATS
THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS ARE EXTRACTED FROM A COMPLAINT FILED WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER IN CALIFORNIA. THE FULL TEXT IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST: "THIS PARTICULAR CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH 'DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE AIRBAGS AND FRONT AND REAR SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS'. I HAD SPECIFICALLY LOOKED FOR A CAMRY HAVING THIS ENHANCED SAFETY OPTION, IT ALSO CAME WITH A HIGHER PRICE THAN A REGULAR CAMRY LE. I WAS WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE ON THE BASIS THAT I WOULD MAKE A WISE INVESTMENT IN MY OWN SAFETY. THINGS TURNED OUT CONTRARY TO MY EXPECTATIONS, AS I WILL EXPLAIN IN THE FOLLOWING. NOT LONG AFTER MY PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS UTTERLY UNCOMFORTABLE, SOMEHOW UNEVEN WITH THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT (THE SIDE NEXT TO THE DOOR) BEING STIFFER AND SOMEHOW PUSHING FORWARD WHILE THE RIGHT SIDE IS LEANING BACK AND MUCH SOFTER. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER'S UPPER BODY WILL BE TWISTED, THE LEFT SIDE FORWARD WHILE THE RIGHT SIDE LEANING BACKWARDS. I FIRST ASSUMED THIS IS A TEMPORARY CONDITION. LIKE WITH EVERYTHING NEW IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME UNTIL THINGS GET ADJUSTED AND AFTER SOME USE I FIGURED, THE SEAT MAY SOMEHOW LOOSEN UP A LITTLE. I CONTINUOUSLY KEPT ON TRYING TO ARRIVE AT A COMFORTABLE POSITION BY ADJUSTING MY POSITION IN THE SEAT BUT MY EFFORTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL." "AT THIS POINT I AM INCREASINGLY FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE OF MY BEING UNABLE TO FIND ANY COMFORTABLE POSITION IN MY SEAT. I KEEP ON TWISTING AND TURNING, CONTINUOUSLY READJUSTING MY SEATING POSITION. I COULD NOT STAY MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES IN THE SAME POSITION IN THIS SEAT. AND DURING THOSE RARE FIVE MINUTE PERIODS MY BACK IS NOT FULLY LEANING AGAINST THE BACKREST, HALF OF MY BACK DOES NOT LEAN ON ANYTHING UNLESS I ACCEPT A PAINFUL POSITION WHERE MY UPPER BODY IS ROTATED DIAGONALLY AND IS FACING RIGHT RELATIVE TO THE NORMAL (STRAIGHT AHEAD) SEATING POSITION. MY DRIVING IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRED BECAUSE OF THIS..." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315663March 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON 2/20/2010, I DROVE MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY (LE) AT 70 MPH ALONG WEST-BOND I-630 OF LITTLE ROCK, SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND THE ENGINE WAS CUT OFF AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. THE CAR HAD NO POWER FOR STIRRING AND BRAKING. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS IN THE MORNING OF SATURDAY WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. I MANAGED TO SHIFT FROM THE VERY LEFT LANE TO CROSS TWO MORE LANES TO PULL OFF ABOUT A HALF MILE OF DISTANCE. THE CAR WAS IN LANDER'S TOYOTA SHOP FOR 3 DAYS. I WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE IS MALFUNCTION AND UNABLE TO PROVIDE CORRECT AIR/GAS TO THE ENGINE. IT ENDED UP WITH I PAID ~$1100 ON PARTS AND LABS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE CASES OF THE THROTTLE PROBLEMS AMOUNT 1996 CAMRIES. ARE THE THROTTLES THE SAME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315675March 2, 2010
STEERING
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) DURING THE YEARS 2006-2007-2008 I LEASED AND DROVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. SHORTLY AFTER I GOT THE CAR I NOTICED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND I FELT AS THOUGH I HAD NO CONTROL DURING SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR OVER. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPT OF MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER DURING VISITS FOR OIL CHANGES, THEY TOOK THE CAR OUT, TEST DROVE IT AND TOLD ME THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WAS CONVINCED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT NO ONE BELIEVED ME. I HAVE SINCE TURNED IN THE CAMRY AT THE END OF THE LEASE DATE AND WAS VERY HAPPY TO DO SO. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH TOYOTA AND RELAYED THE ABOVE INFO RECENTLY. MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMETHING COULD BE WRONG WITH THE CAMRY AND THAT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT BE DRIVING IT. I ASKED TOYOTA IF THEY COULD FIND OUT WHO OWNS THIS VEHICLE AND THEY SHOULD BE ALERTED. I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT; I ONLY ALWAYS FELT SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY THAT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO TRAVEL AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 50 MPH. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE COULD FIND OUT WHERE THIS CAR IS NOW. VIN# [XXX] . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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