2005 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

MAY 21, 2011 AFTER PICKING UP GRANDKIDS FROM SCHOOL THE CAR WAS ACCELERATED AND LOST POWER WHEN ENTERING I-35 SOUTH BOUND. THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ON ALSO. THE CAR HAD TO BE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE GETTING HOME. MAY 22, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO ZONE AND HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RAN. THE MESSAGE SHOWN RELATED TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL BEING STUCK AND THE CODES WERE AA1, AA2 AND AA3, ALL RELATING TO FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL PARTS. MAY 23, CALLED TOYOTA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND HOPEFULLY GET ASSISTANCE. WE WERE DENIED ASSISTANCE SINCE OUR WE DO NOT MAINTAIN SERVICE THROUGH A TOYOTA DEALER AND THE CAR IS 10,000 MILES OUT OF POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. FOWLER TOYOTA CHARGED US $1061.00 TO DIAGNOSE, AND REPAIR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. OUR CAR IS A 2005, TOYOTA CAMRY. VIN[XXX]. THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED EACH TIME THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE CAR WOULD JUST LOSE POWER AND DIE, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE PUT IN THE PARK POSITION AND RESTARTED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY; HE THEN THRUST THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. APPROXIMATELY FOUR SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM TO CONTACT ANOTHER DIVISION WITHIN TOYOTA WHO INSPECTS THE ACCELERATOR FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN UPDATED 06/15/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK ,THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK YET THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL IN THE PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY CENTER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIED. 07/22/11

ON 1/10/11THE "CHECK ENGINE", "TRAC OFF", AND "VSC" WARNING LIGHTS IN MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE V-6 VEHICLE BECAME ACTIVATED. THE MILEAGE WAS 89961.SERVICE ADVISOR [XXX] AT VANDERGRIFF TOYOTA IN ARLINGTON, TX. ADVISED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS HAD BEEN ACTIVATED BECAUSE ONE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OSF APPR. $1500. TO RESTORE THE TWO SAFETY FUNCTIONS. [XXX], A CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPV. AT THE TOYOTA 800 NUMBER CONFIRMED THAT THE TWO SAFETY FUNCTIONS WERE DISABLED WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND THAT THEY COULD NOT BE RESTORED UNLESS THE DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED, IE, THE COMPUTER COULD NOT BE RESET TO RESTORE THE SAFETY FUNCTIONS. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY, BUT I HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF THE USE OF THE " TRAC " AND " VSC" SAFETY FUNCTIONS FOR WHICH I PAID EXTRA SINCE THESE FUNCTIONS WERE OPTIONS WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AT STEVINSON TOYOTA IN GOLDEN, CO. IN 2005. IT APPEARS THAT A DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HAS CREATED A SAFETY PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CONTINENTAL TOURING TIRES, LINE SIZE 205/65/R15 (N/A). THE TIRES BECAME COMPLETELY WORN WITHIN 10,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS ABNORMAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE TIRES. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,999 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 20,080.

FAILURE OF WATER PUMP RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO ENGINE, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE. BF THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. UPDATED 10/20/11

WHEN CAR MOVING IN A LITTLE UP HILL AT 25 MPH WITH ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY DEPRESS ENGINE SURGED FORWARD SUDDENLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING OUT OF THE ROAD AN CRASH IN A CONCRETE BARRIER RESULTING DRIVER INJURED AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR BODY DAMAGED. AT THE MOMENT OF THE INCIDENT THE CAR CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD DRAGGING THE BRAKES THAT WERE FULLY APPLIED TO TRY TO STOP THE CAR. A WITNESS DRIVING BEHIND THE CAR SAW ALL THE STOP LIGHTS OF THE CAR BLINKING BUT THE CAR CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 48916.

MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY (70,000 MILES) STALLED YESTERDAY AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO DROP MY SON TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY AND THE CAR STALLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN BUSY TRAFFIC. MY 8 YEAR OLD SON WAS TERRIFIED WHEN THE CAR SIMPLY STOPPED ON A BUSY STATE ROAD. AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR SHE SUDDENLY REALIZED THAT IN SPITE OF PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND THEN SHE REALIZED THAT THE CAR HAD STALLED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR SERVICES AT A TOYOTA DEALER. I HAVE DROPPED MY CAR AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST TO GET THIS REPAIRED IS ABOUT $1200, WHICH BY NO MEANS IS A SMALL AMOUNT. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE MANY TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS (MODEL 04 THROUGH 06) WHO HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SO IT DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE A WIDESPREAD AND NOT A ONE OFF ISSUE. IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. ITS A SHAME THAT A CAR COMPANY LIKE TOYOTA HASN'T OWNED UP THIS PROBLEM AND RECALLED THE CARS YET. IF SUDDEN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION IS A PROBLEM WORTH RECALLING THE CARS, ISN'T SUDDEN STALLING OF CARS EQUALLY DANGEROUS? *TR

REAR SPEAKER COVERS ARE DAMAGED. THEY HAVE A DEGRADED MATERIAL WHICH IS DISINTEGRATED AND ITS BROKEN FROM EDGES OF COVER. I FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE A SERIOUS ACTION AGAINST IT. THEY COST $ 225 TO REPLACE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING 5 MPH INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH GEARS AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED BY HER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL BUT THE ENGINE RPMS WERE RACING AT ABNORMAL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT BECOMING STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY MAIL AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. UPDAETD 11/16/11*LJ UPDATED 02/06/12