2005 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

I GOT A CAR ACCIDENT IN 12/18/2009. I RENTED A NISSAN CAR WHEN MY TOYOTA CAMRY WAS IN AUTO SHOP. WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE NISSAN I FELT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SO DIFFERENT BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE NISSAN CAR. THEN I TALKED WITH MY FRIEND WHO ALSO HAS A TOYOTA CAMRY LE 2005. HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING THAT I DO EVERYDAY REGARDING HOW TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS LONG AS THE SPEED IS OVER 10 MILES, WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TRY TO STOP MY CAR, THE CAR NEITHER STOPS NOR SPEEDS DOWN, THE CAR RATHER SPEEDS UP (ACCELERATES) FIRST, THEN SPEEDS DOWN. THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES ME ALWAYS STAY AWAY CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND GET ALARMED BY THE DRIVERS WHO WERE BEHIND OF ME. THE NISSAN CAR STOPPED IMMEDIATELY WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO TRY TO TELL THEM THE BRAKE PROBLEM, NO BODY WANTED TO TALK WITH ME AND THEY LET ME GO. *TR

ON DECEMBER 22, 20006 I WAS DRIVING INTO THORTON GAS STATION ON SHARON ROAD WHILE APPROACHING, THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING SUDDENLY MY CAR PLUNGE AHEAD AND SHATTERED THE FRONT WINDOW OF THE FILLING STATION IF IT WASN'T FOR THE BLOCK STOP I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO THE STORE, AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED I WAS PUT IN THE HOSPITAL FOR TWO FOR TEST, THEY FOUND NOTHING THEN I WAS SCHEDULE FOR A BRAIN SCAN NOTHING THERE, UNTIL RECENTLY I KNOW FEEL THAT I KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO MY CAR. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I TOTALED MY 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE IN A WEATHER RELATED ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO TOYOTA BY PHONE, AND MY E-MAIL WENT UNANSWERED. I ALSO, AS ADVISED BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE MESSAGE, WENT TO MY DEALERSHIP FOR HELP. THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO ASSIST IN THESE MATTERS. I WANT THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE INVESTIGATED. STATE FARM INSURANCE IS HOLDING THE CAR IN STORAGE FOR THIS PURPOSE. CONTACT INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: CLAIM NUMBER [XXX]; CONTACT DEBRA WITH STATE FARM AT 1-800-208-3287. I SUFFERED SEVERE WHIPLASH AND AM NOW HAVING PAIN PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY- COMPLAINED A YEAR AGO THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING- I HAVE INVOICE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR BUT NOW I AM SUSPICIOUS- IN ADDITION THE THING THAT HOLDS MY FLOOR MAT IN PLACE TO PREVENT IT FROM SLIDING NEAR THE PEDAL BROKE OFF AND THAT IS NOT RECALLED RECALL MY 2005 SINCE IT NEEDS TO BE AND I HAVE INVOICES FOR THE REPAIRS BEFORE THE RECALLS WERE ANNOUNCED WHICH SHOULD BE PROOF ENOUGH THE CAR WAS MESSED UP- 2005 WITH 50,000 MILES- CAR IS AN EXTRA CAR THAT IS RARELY DRIVEN...... *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER A BRIEF COMMUTE (~10 MILES) AND WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR GARAGE TO OPEN AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR GENTLY TO ENTER THE GARAGE, THE CAR SEEMED TO SURGE FORWARD. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY STRENGTH AND THE CAR STOPPED IN TIME AND I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN THROUGH TOWN AND HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED TO TURN RIGHT CAR SUDDENLY OVER ACCELERATED AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN EVEN WHEN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. AFTER A FEW MORE SECONDS THE CAR DID DECELERATE AND WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THEN. THIS YEAR MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN TOYOTA'S RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE ACCELERATORS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY OFF OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER AVOIDED STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT INVOLVED. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES, AND DIED OF THE INJURIES THREE MONTHS LATER. THE OTHER VEHICLE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN

THE CAR REVS FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE RPMS GO VERY HIGH. FIRST TIME IN OCT 2008 BACKING OUT OF A PARKING THE REVS SHOT UP. TOYOTA SERVICE FOUND NOTHING. SECOND OCCASION JULY 2009 WHILE AT A LIGHT THE RPMS SHOT UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FORTUNATELY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, SO NO DAMAGE DONE. ALSO NOTICED THAT EVEN AFTER LETTING FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE REVS WOULD NOT COME DOWN FOR SOME TIME. NON TOYOTA SERVICE STATION LOOKED AT IT, AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE PLATE. THIRD OCCASION IN JAN 2010 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A SURGE AND THE CAR RPM'S SHOT UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SHE HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THEY BLAMED IT ON THE FLOOR MATS, WHICH I DISAGREED WITH AS THERE IS A REASONABLE CLEARANCE GAP BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE MATS. A WEEK LATER I LEFT THE CAR WITH TOYOTA FOR 3 DAYS AND THEY DROVE IT FOR TWO TEST RUNS AND THE MANAGER TOOK IT HOME (158 MILES) AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAVE TOLD ME THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 CAMRY AS IT'S NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY IN 2005. THE FIRST DAY I DROVE IT THE CAR HESITATED ON ACCELERATION TO CHANGE LANES IT WAS LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE A WRECK. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (I DON'T REMEMBER WHY) BUT I ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT AND THE GUY I TALKED TO JUST SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FUEL INJECTION. THE GUY DIDN'T OFFER TO CHECK IT, HE JUST MADE THAT STATEMENT. THE HESITATION HAPPENS ANY TIME AND IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS GOING TO REAR END US WHILE THE CAR IS DECIDING WHAT IT WANTS TO DO. ON THE FREEWAYS IN CALIFORNIA PEOPLE GO 70 MILES AN HOUR THAT MAKES IT A HAZARD TO DRIVE A TOYOTA ON THE FREEWAY. THE TOYOTA ALSO HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN, SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PREPARING TO STOP THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO OVERRIDE THE BRAKE TO KEEP GOING. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS TRYING TO INCREASE THE SPEED WHEN I AM TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT IT BUT I JUST FIGURED TOYOTA WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW MY HUSBAND DOES NOT WANT ME TO DRIVE THE TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO 2 VEHICLES. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000.