2005 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

MY PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATING THE "OFF" LIGHT WHEN AN ADULT WAS SEATED IN MY PASSENGER SEAT. DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INDICATED I NEEDED A NEW OCCUPANT DETECTION ECU. IT FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THIS WAS A $670 FIX. THEY INSTALLED A NEW ONE AND IT DID NOT WORK. THEY THEN INSTALLED ANOTHER ONE, WHICH DID NOT WORK PROPERLY EITHER. FINALLY, THEY INSTALLED A THIRD ONE AND IT WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY EITHER. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE GUY THAT THEY WERE USING PARTS THAT HAD "RETURNED" STICKERS ON THE BOX AND HAD ALREADY BEEN OPENED. I WAS TOLD THAT GENUINE, NEW PARTS WERE WHAT I WAS BEING QUOTED FOR, BUT THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN CLEARLY STATED THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO INSTALL PARTS INTO MY VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN RETURNED FOR SOME REASON. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA IS INSTALLING PARTS INTO MY VEHICLE THAT WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE IN OTHER VEHICLES..? I AM ALSO VERY CONCERNED THAT THE SENSORS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG, WHICH IS A VITAL SAFETY FEATURE, ARE NOT WORKING. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD STOP WORKING IN A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND MILEAGE. *TR

I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND HAVE HAD MY CAR SINCE 2006. AROUND 2011 I NOTICED A STICKINESS AND A FEW CRACKS IN THE DASH BOARD AND THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL. SINCE, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MANY TOYOTA SOLARAS FROM YEARS 2004-2008. NOW THE CRACKS ARE TOO MANY TO COUNT, THE STICKINESS IS HORRIBLE AND THE SKIN IS PEALING LEAVING THIS BLACK UNDER SURFACE THAT IS EVEN MORE STICKY. ALSO THE WOOD FINISH IS BUBBLING AND CHIPPING ON THE DASH BOARD AND DOORS. SO I DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND IT LEAD ME TO THIS SITE. IF IT'S NOT ALREADY, THIS DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

THE HESITATE TO ACCELERATE I.E. AFTER ACCELERATING A BIT, IT SLOWS DOWN OR RATHER DO NOT ACCELERATE. SO IT CAUSES DIFFICULT TO MERGE AND THE DRIVERS BEHIND THE CAR MAY HIT. *TR

SEATBELT IS RETRACTED ALL THE WAY IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND WILL NOT UN-RETRACT TO BUCKLE THE PASSENGER INTO THE SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED IN POSITION AND FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 35MPH WHEN ROUGH, SOMEWHAT GRINDING NOISES CAME FROM UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR HOOD OF THE 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THESE NOISES CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED, I FOUND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE BUT WHEN I EXERTED GREAT EFFORT, THE WHEEL DID TURN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO TURN A CORNER AND MOVE INTO A PUBLIC PARKING LOT. AGAIN WITH GREAT STEERING DIFFICULTY AND NOISE FROM BELOW THE CAR HOOD, I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE TO MY HOME AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER. *TR UPDATED 4/14/16 *JS

PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT JAMS AND FAILS TO RETRACT. BELT IS FOLDED OVER IN DOORPOST. BELT WAS FULLY EXTENDED AT THE TIME. TOYOTA SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I MUST PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. IS THIS TRUE OF A SAFETY ISSUE? THANK YOU. *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DRIVE BELT JUMPED AND BELT TENSIONER PULLEY BOLT FAILED. *SMD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO OTHER VEHICLES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA .THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE CALIPERS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.