Toyota Camry Complaints (2005)

721 consumer complaints on file.

#11000943June 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT CAMRY 05 NEW AND HAD INTERMITTENT VIBRATION IN THE FRONT . HAVE HAD ALL MOST ALL FRONT END REPLACED, MOTOR AND TRAN MOUNTS, CV DRIVE LINES .BEARING,ETC . I HAD THE CAR DOWN AT THE TOYOTA DEALER MANY TIME OVER THE YEARS THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING BAD ... I MY SELF CHECKED OUT FOR LOSE PARTS FOUND NOTHING TILL I MOVED LEFT SIDE CV DRIVE LINE AND I COULD MOVE THE DRIVE LINE UP AND DOWN AND AROUND THAT GOES INTO THE TRANSFER-CASE. I MADE A APPOINTMENT AGAIN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND HAD THE SHOP FOREMAN LOOK A THIS MOVEMENT..HE SAID THIS WAS NORMAL AND MOVES LESS THEN MOST 05 CAMRYS. THIS VIBRATION HAPPEN AT 40 AND UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990746May 20, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I REVERSED FROM A PARKING SPACE THE CAR ACCELERATED SO RAPIDLY I COULDN'T CONTROL THE SPEED. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD! TRIED TO RETURN TO PARKING SPOT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IT JUMPED THE CURB AND WAS STOPPED BY TREES!! ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990534May 19, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER MOTHER WAS DRIVING SLOWING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 10/17/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED SURGE. FLOOR MATS NOT AN ISSUE. UPDATED 9/28/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984932May 11, 2017
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE REVERSE POSITION, THE CONTACT APPLIED MINIMAL PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT IT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN INTO A CONCRETE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. UPDATED 07/12/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SPED UP. IT CRASHED INTO A FENCE, A POLE, AND A CAR. THE BREAKS FAILED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 10/18/2017*JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946556January 19, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LAG TIME ON ACCELERATING, ALSO WHEN COMING TO A STOP DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT SMOOTHLY AND PROPERLY, RATHER IT STUTTERS AND CLUNKS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AS WELL AS IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A HESITATION BEFORE ACCELERATING. STOPPING THE VEHICLE FAILS TO DOWN SHIFT IN A SMOOTH DECLINE OF GEARS. POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE BREAKING ! POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR UNIT !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938934December 31, 2016
SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER HAD THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DETACH FROM THE SEAT BELT WITH THE BUCKLE REMAINING ON THE BELT. UPON ARRIVING AT MY RESIDENCE I INSPECTED THE SEAT BELTS, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT PASSENGER BELT BUCKLE WAS ALSO DETACHED FROM THE STRAP. IT SEAMS THE THREADS WHERE THE BUCKLE IS SEWN INTO THE STRAP HAVE DISINTEGRATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938660December 29, 2016
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
PURCHASED NEW SET OF PIRELLI FOUR SEASON PASSENGER TIRES AT LARGE-CHAIN MEMBERSHIP STORE FOR 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER ONE OF FOUR BEGAN LOOSING AIR AND TOOK IT IN FOR INSPECTION. TIRE SHOP FOUND SIDEWALLS WERE FAILING WITH NOTICEABLE BULGING IN SEVERAL PLACES AND REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW TIRE (MINUS SMALL PRORATED WARRANTY + INSTALLATION FEE). DROVE AWAY HAPPY AND ASSUMING WAS JUST A FLUKE BUT WITHIN 20 MILES ON WAY OUT OF TOWN DRIVING NORMAL 65 MPH ON MAJOR FREEWAY THE BRAND NEW TIRE BLEW OUT WITH COMPLETE INNER SIDEWALL FAILURE. WAS VERY SCARY AND AT NIGHT BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND REPLACE WITH THE SPARE. NEXT DAY THE TIRE SHOP REPLACED WITH ANOTHER NEW TIRE WHICH UNFORTUNATELY WAS OF THE EXACT SAME LOT AND DATE # AS THAT WAS ALL THEY HAD IN STOCK. TOOK TALKING TO THE MANAGER TO GET THEM TO NOT CHARGE ME A SECOND INSTALLATION FEE AS THEY TRIED TO DO GIVEN IT WAS LESS THAN 16 HOURS SINCE I BOUGHT THE FAILED TIRE. THE SECOND GUY AND THE SHOP TOLD ME SIDE BAR AND OFF THE RECORD THAT THESE WERE REALLY BAD TIRES BUT THE FIRST GUY THE PRIOR DAY SAID THEY WERE GOOD. HOPING FOR THE BEST BUT REALLY MAKES ME UNEASY HEADING OUT FOR A LONG TRIP ON THESE PIRELLI TIRES AFTER TWO SEPARATE SIDEWALL ISSUES LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938027December 28, 2016
SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMING AND GETTING FOLDED AND THUS CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD. THEY BECOME STUCK AND WON'T RETRACT SOMETIMES LEAVING TOO MUCH SLACK. THEY TWIST INSIDE THE SIDE PANEL OF THE VEHICLE AND YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE MOLDING TO RETRACT THE SEATBELT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH BOTH FRONT SEATS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. I AM JUST TAKING THE TIME TODAY TO LOG THIS COMPLAINT HOPING MAYBE THERE IS A RECALL I AM NOT AWARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928252November 28, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 203,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909428September 24, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS
"TAKATA RECALL"AIRBAG SYSTEM ENTIRELY SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904285September 7, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW TENSIONER PULLER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888211July 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE SEAM AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BEGAN TO SPLIT IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,108. ..UPDATED 10/18/16 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885899July 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON MONDAY JULY 18TH 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 P.M. I PULLED MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY INTO THE PARKING LOT HANDICAP SPOT AT BAGGER DAVE'S LOCATED 50570 GRATIOT, CHESTERFIELD MICHIGAN 48051. AS I WAS PREPARING TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD VERY HARD AND VERY FAST I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THREE SEPARATE TIMES AND THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD AT THE SAME RATE ON THE FOURTH TRY I USE BOTH FEET TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD JAMMING THE BRAKE PEDAL INTO THE FLOOR RENDERING MY BODY INTO A 180 DEGREE ANGLE POSITION STRETCHED OUT COMPLETELY WITH AN ARCHED BACK. I AM ONLY 5 FT 1 IN TALL. I WAITED THEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AT THAT TIME AND JUST SAT IN THE VEHICLE. UPSET CRYING SHOCKED FEARFUL I LOOKED TO MY RIGHT AND THERE WERE THREE WITNESSES A WOMAN AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS ENTERING THE RESTAURANT AND STANDING APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM A VEHICLE. THEY WITNESSED THE ENTIRE INCIDENT FROM THAT CLOSE VANTAGE POINT OFFERED ASSISTANCE HELPING ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE MANAGER CAME OUT OF THE BUILDING CALL THE POLICE. THE CHESTERFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND COMPLETED ACCIDENT REPORTS AND COMPLAINT NUMBER 2016 - 13942 DATED 7/18/16. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS FLOWER BEDS SHRUBBERIES AND SMALL TREES. ON MY VEHICLE AS FAR AS I COULD SEE WHEN THE CAR WAS BAD FROM THE DIRT BACK ON TO THE CEMENT SOMETHING WAS HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR IT APPEARED TO BE SOME LONG METAL OBJECT WHICH CAME OFF MY CAR UPON DRIVING A VEHICLE HOME VERY SLOWLY WITH MY HAZARDS ON ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR I NOTICED THE WHEELS FRONT WHEELS ARE SQUEAKING AND SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND HAS NOT BEEN MOVED. WITNESS SARAH STORE MANAGER, 5867651531 CHESTERFIELD POLICE DEPT. CHESTERFIELD MI 48051 MACOMB COUNTY ACCIDENT COMPLAINT # 2016-13942 OFFICER OGDEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882116July 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. PLEASE INCLUDE A FIX FOR THE 2005 CAMRY AIRBAG BEFORE THEY HURT ADULTS AND KIDS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. ALL TOYOTA AIRBAGS SHOULD BE QUICKLY CHECKED AND FIXED.....PICKING YEARS IS AVOIDING DOING THE RIGHT THING AND BEING CHEAP WITH A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I SHOWED THE LEESBURG, VIRGINIA TOYOTA ON 6/29 AT 1030AM AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $44.00 TO GET IT CHECKED! WHY MAKING MONEY ON TOYOTA ISSUE. SHOULD BE COURTESY CHECK AND FIXED IMMEDIATELY SINCE MILLIONS OF AIRBAGS ARE BEING RECALLED! PLEASE CALL OR E-MAIL FOR CLEAR HELP TODAY! WE ARE LIFETIME TOYOTA FAMILY AND VERY SADDEN BY NO CARE....VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH VERY SLACK RESPONSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882143July 1, 2016
SEAT BELTS
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS TWISTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE, AFTER LOTS OF FRUSTRATION AND WORK, TO GET IT TO RETRACT.. TODAY IT TWISTED AGAIN AND I CAN'T FIX IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME $540. NOT ONLY THAT BUT WE HAVE TO DELAY RETURNING TO OUR HOME FROM VACATION FOR TWO DAYS BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE ORDERED. I HAVE FOUND OUT THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH 2005 CAMRY'S. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872978June 7, 2016
STEERING
MY SERPENTINE BELT RECENTLY STARTED SQUEALING, SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND CHANGED IT MYSELF. UPON CHANGING IT, I REALIZED THAT MY CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HAD CHUNKS OF RUBBER THAT HAD COME OFF OF IT, AND IT SEEMED TO BE MAKING THE BELT RUB ON THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK ON ONE OF THE TENSION PULLEY'S. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT IN 2011, TOYOTA HAD RECALLED 402,000 VEHICLES BECAUSE OF A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT PULLEY, THAT CAUSED POWER STEERING TO GO OUT, AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS. HOWEVER, IN CALLING TOYOTA, THEY STATE THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY'S, EVEN THOUGH THE WEBSITE THAT I FOUND INCLUDED 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY'S IN THEIR RECALL LIST. EVEN NOW WITH A NEW BELT ON, THE BELT IS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH ON THE TENSION PULLEY CAUSING THE CAR TO HAVE A "JITTERY" FEEL WHILE IDLING. I FEEL IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS BELT IS RUINED AS WELL. I'M NOT SURE HOW CERTAIN MODELS OF TOYOTA CAMRY'S IN 2005 WOULD'VE HAD A DIFFERENT CRANKSHAFT PULLEY, THAT HAPPENS TO BE DOING THE SAME THING THAT MINE IS DOING NOW (RUBBER SEPERATING FROM THE METAL), YET THEY WERE RECALLED AND MINE WAS NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872662June 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE SWITCHING LANES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT A STOPLIGHT ABOUT 10 FEET BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT, AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HIT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS UNANTICIPATED ACCELERATION AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES IN DIVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864858May 13, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A DRIVEABILITY CONCERN WHERE THE OPERATOR INTENTIONALLY APPLIES THE THROTTLE PEDAL, IN EXPECTATION THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE, AND THEN EXPERIENCES A DELAY OR HESITATION IN VEHICLE RESPONSE. I REPORTED THE HESITATION THE NEXT DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE TOYOTA AND THE SALES PERSON SAID IT JUST NEEDED SOME ITEM TO WARM UP. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE READ ANYONE ELSE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HESITATION. MOST PEOPLE SAY THE CAR TAKES OFF FAST ON IT'S OWN. MINE ALMOST GOT MY FAMILY KILLED SEVERAL TIMES NOT GETTING ON THE FWY WHEN NEEDED AND CAUSED ANGRY MORTOREST BECAUSE THEY ALMOST RAN INTO US. I OR MY HUSBAND WOULD STEP ON THE GAS TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR GET ON THE FWY IN CA. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2005, JUST READ THE OTHER PERSONS COMMENT AND DECIDED TO REPORT IT ALSO. JUST MY WORD NO RECORDS SHOWING IT BUT MAYBE YOU CAN DRIVE IT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. HAPPENS ANYTIME, SOMETIMES, NOT ALL THE TIME. HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON SINCE 2005 TO 2016
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863903May 9, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR HESITATE DURING ACCELERATION. AFTER APPLYING BRAKES, WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO GAIN SPEED, YOU NOTICE IS SIGNIFICANTLY. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THOUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862823May 3, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
MARCH 19TH 2016, DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. APPLIED THE BRAKES/EMERGENCY BRAKE. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED AND I ATTEMPTED TO ENTER FREEWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HIT A CAR THAT WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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