Toyota Camry Complaints (2005)

721 consumer complaints on file.

#10135768September 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HESITATION WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL. AFTER 2 OR 3 SECONDS THE CAR THEN LURCHES FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN DEFECT THAT WILL CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS IF NOT CORRECTED VERY SOON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135502September 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DEACTIVATE AFTER TURNING OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS OCCURS IF NOTHING ELSE IS DONE TO DEACTIVATE IT (E.G. PRESSING BRAKE). THEN, WHEN YOU TURN IT BACK ON, IT SETS TO A DIFFERENT SPEED. TO REPRODUCE: SET CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH. THEN, SET TO 65 MPH. THEN, TURN OFF (BY PRESSING BUTTON ON END OF WHEEL MOUNTED LEVER SWITCH, NOT USING BRAKE OR ANYTHING ELSE). THEN, TURN BACK ON (AGAIN, BY PRESSING BUTTON ON END OF WHEEL MOUNTED LEVER). NOTICE, IT IS SET AT 60 MPH OR SOMETHING OTHER THAN LAST SETTING AND VEHICLE TRIES TO CRUISE AT THAT SPEED, BUT SHOULD NOT BE SET TO ANY SPEED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135503September 7, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PEOPLE, LIKE THE ONE WHO FILED ODI# 10131293, SHOULD WEAR THEIR SEAT BELTS, NOT TRY TO DISABLE THEM AND THE SYSTEMS THAT MAKE YOU WEAR THEM. THEY ARE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE TO THE INDUSTRY AND AGENCIES THAT ARE TRYING TO SAVE LIVES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135492September 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION (WITH MY CAMRY XLE V6) WHEN REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT A BUSY RESTAURANT, I ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD A FOOT OR TWO AND PARK BY PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE (NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR). UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE TO PARK THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY (WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL) CRASHING INTO THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME AND PUSHING THAT CAR INTO THE CAR DIRECTLY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT FROM IT. THE CAR DIRECTLY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT WAS PUSHED OVER THE CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK AND INTO A TREE. AFTER PUSHING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM OTHER CARS AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ONLY BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. FROM THE TIME THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. AFTER CLEARING THE CARS I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE I WAS USING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH I WAS, AND IT WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. DURING THIS ENTIRE INCIDENT THERE WAS A VERY LOUD AND CONSISTENT NOISE COMING FROM MY CAR. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129972August 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY; SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL, ONCE IT CAME OFF OF THE CONVEYER BELT SHE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, PUT HER FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE HIT A MEDIAN STRIP. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. SHE THEN HIT A SCHOOL BUILDING. SHE HAS A FRACTURED LEG, NECK AND FACIAL INJURIES.. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS HAPPENED JUNE 4, 2005. THE CONSUMER IS NOT SURE WHETHER THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM IMMEDIATELY AND HAS NOT LEFT THE HOSPITAL SINCE. *JB UPDATED 10/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/10*JB UPDATED 10/14/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/19/10*JB UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE IDLE CONTROL WAS STUCK, WHICH CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TOYOTA THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. UPDATED 05/13/11*JB UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10134379August 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE PARKING CAR AND APPLYING BRAKE, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AND PUSHED IN A TIN WALL HOUSING THE FURNANCE ROOM OF A GYM. CAR RESTED ON THE FURNANCE AND A GAS LINE. TOYOTA DIST. MANAGER SAID HE COULDN'T FIND ANY DEFECTS AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM SO SAID THEIR HANDS WERE TIED. NOTHING DONE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134305August 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CALLER SAID TWO WEEKS AFTER SHE BOUGHT VEHICLE IT STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION. SHE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS. DEALER GOT IT STARTED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHEN THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD HER TO DRIVE IT, AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN ,TO LEAVE IT WHERE IT WAS, AND THEY WILL COME AND GET IT. THE SECOND TIME THEY HAD IT THEY REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR, BUT SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING AGAIN AFTER DOING A DIAGNOSTIC. MANUFACTURER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED. THE CALLER STILL HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SAFE. CALLER HAS ONE CLOSE CALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133997August 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 4-CYLINDER TOYOTA CAMRY HAS DELAYED ACCELERATOR AND ROUGH SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION. BY DELAYED ACCELERATOR I MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO PRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL ABOUT 1/4" TO 1/2" BEFORE ENGINE ENGAGES. THIS HAS BEEN DANGEROUS IN PARKING LOTS WHERE SLOW DRIVING MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP ENGINE AT SAFE SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS ROUGHLY AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD WHEN DECELERATING DOWN A HILL. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE AND SAY THAT IS THE WAY IT IS SINCE IT IS COMPUTERIZED. SINCE THERE ARE NO CABLES TO ADJUST, I AM OUT OF LUCK. I ALSO CONTACTED 800 NUMBER FOR TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE NO HELP. THEY DID MENTION THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR SAME PROBLEM ON THE CAMRY V-6. IT SEEMS THAT THE 4-CYLINDER HAS SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133778August 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: THE CRUISE CONTROL TOOK OFF AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WENT TWO YARDS AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. CONTACTED TOYOTA, THERE WERE SUPPOSED TO CALL BACK, COME AND LOOK AT VEHICLE. . THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 12, 2005. THE CONSUMER DID NOT WANT TO GIVE PHONE NUMBER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10133397August 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY ONE WEEK OLD TOYOTA CAMRY'S SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. BELL ROAD TOYOTA TOLD ME THERE'S A 10% TOLERANCE SO IF IT'S NOT OFF BY MORE THAN THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT. MINE IS OFF BY 10% AND I THINK THAT'S A HAZARD. EVERY TIME I LOOK DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER I HAVE TO DO THE MATH TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAST I'M ACTUALLY GOING. IT'S DISTRACTING TO ME AND IT'S A DANGER TO OTHER DRIVERS WHEN I'M GOING SLOWER THAN ALL THE OTHER TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE SPEEDOMETER BEING INCORRECT. I THINK THE TOLERANCE SHOULD BE LOWER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131716August 5, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED NEW CAR - NOTED SPEEDOMETER READING 9% OFF - VERIFIED VIA STOPWATCH/MILE MARKER METHOD, GPS, AND RADAR. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ALLOWABLE AT ANY SPEED IS PLUS OR MINUS 10% (I.E. SPEEDOMETER SAYS 70 GOING 63 TO 77 MPH). SAFETY HAZARD IN TRAFFIC FLOW PLUS I AM SPENDING LOTS OF TIME WHILE DRIVING WATCHING SPEEDOMETER AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAST I AM GOING AND WHAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SHOULD BE POINTING AT TO BE CORRECT. MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP HAVE REFUSED TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHAT THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS ALLOW, BUT 10% DELTA SEEMS EXCESSIVE. DEALERSHIP NOTED THAT A NEW CAR OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR FOR THE LOT WAS ALSO TESTED AND HAD THE SAME SPEEDOMETER DELTA FROM ACTUAL. NOT SURE IF THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA CAMRY. 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO BE ABOUT 5%. ALSO NOTED THAT THE ODOMETER READING IS INCORRECT BY A SIMILAR PERCENTAGE (I.E. ODOMETER READING NOT ACCURATE FOR ACTUAL MILEAGE ON VEHICLE).*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127607August 5, 2005
STRUCTURE
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT HER VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW. WHEN LOOKING OUT THE SIDE MIRROR ON DRIVER'S SIDE THE VENTS REFLECT IN THE WINDOW. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN LOOKING INTO THE MIRROR TO CHECK BLIND SPOTS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AT NIGHT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REFLECT IN THE WINDOW ALSO CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE CONSUMER TRIED DIMING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132344August 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH BUILDING UP ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING DOWN.*MR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED THE CONSUMER NOTICED HESITATION WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN SPEED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131375August 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: ON JULY 29, 2005 WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS HAD OCCURRED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 1000 MILES ON IT. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE THE CONSUMER A REFERENCE NUMBER TO GIVE TO THE DEALER WHEN HE TAKES THE VEHICLE TO THEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130866August 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE TOO LOW. YOU HAVE TO STEP HARD ON THE BRAKE ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP THE CAR. NEARLY REAR-ENDED CAR ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. BRAKE IS SUPPOSED TO BE HALFWAY DOWN, NOT ALMOST TO FLOORBOARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131280July 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SURGES FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131293July 8, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COMPLAINT REGARDING THE 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SEAT BELT WARNING ALARM.*MR THE CONSUMER IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE PITCH OR DURATION OF THE SEAT BELT WARNING ALARM. THE CONSUMER WEAR A HEARING AID. THE WARNING ALARM PITCH IS AT THE HIGH END OF THE CONSUMER'S HEARING AID AND WHEN IT SOUNDS THE CONSUMER HAS TO REMOVE IT. THE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A WAY TO MODIFY IT BUT WAS TOLD THAT ONCE IT WAS APPROVED BY NHTSA IT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130230July 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP POSITION.*MR THE DEALER EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REDESIGNED ELIMINATING THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE CABLE AND THAT THE BEHAVIOR IS TYPICAL AND NORMAL FOR THAT THE 2005 CAMRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127719July 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CONTACT STATES AFTER READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATED NOT TO LET THE ENGINE IDLE FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES AT A TIME. CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THIS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. HE HAS CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS LISTED IN THE MANUAL. THE CONTACT DID FILE A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THE REFERENCE # IS 20050609014.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127731July 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DEFECTIVE STARTER DRAWING TOO MANY AMPS CAUSING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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