2005 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE THEN JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY CONCRETE LAMP POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE PEDAL FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. ..UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF UPDATED 05/08/2013 *JS

AT 60667 MILES, CAR DIAGNOSED WITH OIL PAN AND WATER PUMP LEAKAGE. COST OF REPAIR APPROXIMATELY $900 AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND MAINTAINED AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS WITH NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. WHILE TOYOTA HAD A MASSIVE RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE WATER PUMPS AND WITH NO APPARENT MILEAGE LIMIT AND FOR YEARS AS FAR BACK AS 2001 MODELS, THE 2005 BASE CAMRY DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE WATER PUMP LEAKAGE IN THIS MODEL YEAR IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD A FEW STEERING ISSUES. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE FRONT TIE ROD END AND WAS STILL NOTICING THE CLICK/CLUNK IN THE STEERING AS I WOULD TURN. I THEN TOOK IT TO TOYOTA TO HAVE RECALLS PERFORMED THAT HAD NOT BEEN DONE BY THE PRIOR OWNER AND MENTIONED THIS TO THEM. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS VERY MINOR BUT THAT IT WAS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND I DIDN'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IT. THEY PERFORMED THE RECALLS. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART FAILING AND MOST ALL AGREE THAT THE UNIT IS FAULTY AND SOME HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS BY THEIR TOYOTA MECHANICS. I ALSO FOUND WHERE THE RECALL ON PRIUS AND COROLLA'S WERE FOR THE SAME THING. I TEND TO BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED TO OTHER TOYOTA MODELS INCLUDING THE CAMRY. I SERIOUSLY AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY HOWEVER HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS MINOR. *TR

DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY...FOUND OUT THIS IS COMMON WITH CAMRY. OVER 1,000 TO REPLACE. OUTRAGEOUS FOR A CAR WITH 43K MILES AND ORIGINAL OWNER. THOS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM BY TOYOTA. *TR

I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER ON 22 FEB 2012, AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER VERIFIED THE DEFECT AND STATED "SOP PULLEY" PER THEIR ORDER # 751558. AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS I SENT A LETTER TO THE GENERAL MANAGER REQUESTING INFORMATION AND GOT NO REPLY. THE DEALER IS POWER TOYOTA AT 9101 RESEARCH DR. IRVINE, CA 92618. THE REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND IT BEGAN TO OPEN AND CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF THE MALFUNCTION, THE WINDOW WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW'S MASTER POWER SWITCH WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) BUT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 1/15/13 *CN UPDATED 1/29/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AS THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT STOPPED RETRACTING AND DOES NOT HAVE THE "G" FORCE NECESSARY TO PROTECT FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE BELT UNTANGLED WHILE RECEIVING MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP IN JUNE, BUT IN 2 DAYS THE BELT TWISTED UP AGAIN AND STILL DOES NOT RETRACT. I TRIED TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $350.00 TO GET THE UNIT REPLACED. SINCE THIS DEFECT AFFECTS MY SAFETY AND CARRIES A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A FATALITY (NOT TO MENTION DRIVING ILLEGALLY WITH A LOOSE BELT), I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THIS INCIDENT AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS AT NO CHARGE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL WEBSITES WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AT AUTOMOBILE.COM, ARFC.ORG, AND CAR COMPLAINTS.COM. THERE'S A 10 YEAR RUST-THRU WARRANTY ON THE BODY, WHY SHOULDN'T THERE BE A SIMILAR WARRANTY THAT AFFECTS OUR VERY SAFETY? DOES IT TAKE A FATALITY TO GET ANY RECOURSE? YOUR FEEDBACK WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 05 TOYOTA CAMRY(WHICH HAS 51K MILES ON IT) IN THE MORNING TO WORK, MY CAR AT FIRST WASN'T GIVING ANY GAS INTO THE ENGINE AND IT WOULDN'T START. MY CO-WORKERS WERE ABLE TO JUMP START MY CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER GOING TO AUTO-ZONE AND A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHO WERE UNSURE OF THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS, THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO IT BEING "FAULTY" AND CLOGS UP DUE TO MOISTURE GETTING INTO THE VALVES. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE PART ITSELF + LABOR AND TAXES TOTALED 1155.99! UP UNTIL NOW, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUE WITH THE CAR EXCEPT THIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IF IT DOES NOT GET RESOLVED. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMITS? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THIS STALLED ON A BUSY INTERSECTION? PLEASE TALK TO TOYOTA ABOUT THIS ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH A 2009 TOYOTA TOWING HITCH KIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS RAISED BY THE JACK IN ORDER TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE. THE JACK BENT ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FALL ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT STATED IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE USED THE JACK. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE JACK MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE TECHNICIAN OFFERED TO REPLACE THE JACK WITH ANOTHER ONE OF THE EXACT MODEL. THE JACK WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.