2005 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AROUND THE TRUNK AREA. WHEN HE DROVE OVER A BUMP THE NOISE WAS MORE FREQUENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT REAR STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS WERE LOOSE AND THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $600. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY GAVE HIM A DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 24,000. UPDATED 4/22/10 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SPEEDOMETER ALWAYS READ 4 MILES PER HOUR SLOWER, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB

ON 11/30/2009 MY WIFE WAS PARKING HER 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP AND SHE TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR INTO THE POURED CONCRETE FOUNDATION. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS NOT INJURED. SHE IS CERTAIN THE FLOOR MAT DID NOT GET STUCK UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD US THE 2005 MODEL YEAR CAMRY WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL (THEY ALSO TOLD US THE 2005 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT FLY-BY-WIRE AND AFTER CHECKING RECANTED THAT STATEMENT) AND SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT PURSUE TOYOTA FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE COST TO DO SO WOULD EXCEED THE COST TO REPAIR THE CAR (ABOUT $5,000). THE DEALERS REPAIR SHOP SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW, BURNED AND BLACK AND THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. IN THE COURSE OF REPAIRS THEY FLUSHED AND REFILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID (AT OUR EXPENSE) AND SAID THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH ONLY 12,630 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND THE FRONT END REPAIRED AFTER A SIMILAR CRASH. WE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT ANY PROBLEM REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR SYSTEM STICKING AT THAT TIME. WITH THE MOST RECENT TOYOTA RECALL I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT REFLASHING THE COMPUTER FOR THAT PORTION OF THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS THE ACCELERATOR SYSTEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE REFLASH INSTALLS AN OVERRIDE THAT CANCELS THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO COMPUTER UPGRADE AVAILABLE FOR THE 2005 MODEL CAMRY, ONLY 2007 AND NEWER MODELS.

TOYOTA CAMRY 2005 V-6. AS ACCELERATED VEHICLE TO MERGE ON HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR CONTROL ANY STEERING. I WAS IN THE LT. LANE WITH A DIESEL TRUCK NEXT TO ME. I NEEDED TO MERGE SOON SO LOOKED DOWN TO CUPHOLDER, GRABBED MY SLURPEE WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CAR HIT THE RT. LANE PADS AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, I STEERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE TRUCK,THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL I SCREAMED "OH MY GOD, WHAT'S HAPPENING" HIT THE CEMENT HIGHWAY DIVIDER AT WHICH TIME I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE CARE WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND FLEW OFF THE SOUTH BOUND FREEWAY, STOPPING IN A DITCH. I WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND DOOR, UNABLE TO MOVE. I WAS NOW A TRAUMA PATIENT, SEVERING MY SPLEEN, FRACTURING 4 RIBS, INTERNAL BLEEDING AND A SURGICAL PATIENT FOR REMOVAL OF MY SPLEEN, TRANSFUSIONS AND A TUBE SUCKING MY INTERNAL BLEED THROUGH A PUMP WHICH DELIVERED MY BLOOD BACK INTO MY VEINS. HOSPITALIZATION FOR 7 DAYS, UNABLE TO EAT, ICE CHIPS ONLY FOR 6 DAYS. 30+ STAPLES UP MY STOMACH AND A NEW DIGESTIVE PROCESS FOREVER. I KNEW THE CAR SPED UP WHEN I ACCELERATED TO MERGE AND AS I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY PUSHING ON THE BRAKES, IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY SEEMED TO GO OFF THE ROAD IN THE LT LANE FISHTAILING WHILE I BRAKED. FORTUNATELY I DID LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS AND DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THIS AND HAVE DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 32 YEARS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I KNOW THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHICH I TOLD THE CHP AND MY INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR WHO SENT FORENSICS TO THE AUTO YARD. WE THOUGHT MAYBE THE NEW TIRES WERE AT FAULT BUT WITH TOYOTAS RECENT TRANSPARENCY, IT BECOMES OBVIOUS THEY KNEW OF THIS ISSUE BUT FAILED TO PUT OUT A RECALL FOR ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RECENTLY BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY KNOWING OF AN ISSUE AND IT'S POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO DEATH FOR SOME OF ITS CUSTOMERS BUT LACKED THE SAFETY CONSCIOUS TO RECALL THEIR ACCELERATORS AND BRAKING SYSTEMS. *TR

>RE: TOYOTA CAMRY ISSUES AUGUST 2005 I PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM BEAVERTON TOYOTA WITH ODOMETER READING OF 9 MILES. I DROVE WORKDAYS APPX 24 MI ROUNDTRIP. MARCH 20, 2006 (5300 MILEAGE) I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OF A RAW GAS SMELL THAT WAS IN MY GARAGE (WITH GAS FURNACE PRESENT) AND SO STRONG WHEN DRIVING, I ALMOST PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL. I DROVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN. I INITIALLY THOUGHT I WAS INHALING EXHAUST FUMES FROM COMMUTER TRAFFIC. I ALSO COMPLAINED AT THAT TIME THAT MY ACCELERATOR "LURCHED" FROM A STOP. DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR: DEALERSHIP COULD NOT VERIFY MY "LURCH" BUT NOTICED A "SLIGHT HESITATION CAUSED BY THE FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE. THIS IS NORMAL. NO TSB'S." AS FOR THE RAW GAS ODOR. THERE WAS FLUID DRIPPING BEHIND THE RT FRONT WHEEL WITH THE TEXTURE OF "OIL" BUT FUEL DRIPPING FROM BEHIND THE FR TIRE, WHICH WAS "CURED" BY PUTTING IN A NEW INJECTOR. AUGUST 24, 2006 (7000 MILEAGE) I COMPLAINED THAT VEHICLE WAS "LEAKING OIL" AND AGAIN SMELLING OF RAW GAS. DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR: DEALERSHIP "VERIFIED RR STRUT IS LEAKING, THROUGH THE SEAL, REPLACED RR STRUT." NOTE: BOTH TIMES I WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR INTO THEIR SERVICE AREA, BUT TO LEAVE MY CAR OUTSIDE. ALTHOUGH THE GAS FUME ISSUE WAS RESOLVED IT HAS ALWAYS JERKED OR LURCHED FROM A DEAD STOP. I HAVE JUST ADAPTED MY DRIVING TO ACCOMMODATE THIS. IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT TOYOTA RECALL AND SITUATION (MY 05 CAMRY IS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLS TO MY KNOWLEDGE.) I AM PASSING ALONG THIS INFORMATION TO SEE IF MY SITUATION WAS UNUSUAL, OR IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA CAMRY AND AS FAR BACK AS 2005-06? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER SWERVED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE AND FINALLY STOPPED. UPDATED *BF UPDATED 07/06/10.*JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH ON A RAINY DAY MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY WORKED. MY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57, 897. [XXX] *TR

THIS IS TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT WE HAD IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. AT THE END OF AUGUST 2006 MY FAMILY, WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING ,WERE TURNING INTO THE LUBY'S PARKING LOT IN PLANO,TEXAS. AS HE TURNED INTO THE PARKING SPACE GOING APPROX, 1-2 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED REVVING LIKE CRAZY AND ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED INTO A LIGHT POLE AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE ACCELERATION HAPPENED IN A SPACE OF ABOUT 5 TO 7 FEET AND YET THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED SO BAD THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. THE LIGHT POLE HAD A CEMENT BASE AND STOPPED THE CAR FROM GOING ANY FURTHER BUT THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING AFTER WE HAD STOPPED. AFTER MY HUSBAND TURNED OFF THE KEY, THE ENGINE RAN FOR A MINUTE OR TWO MORE. AT THE TIME WE HAD NO CLUE THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA. ALTHOUGH WE SUSPECTED IT. OUR CAR IS ALSO NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. MY HUSBAND MADE A STATEMENT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY AT THE TIME AND I WOULD ASSUME THEY WOULD HAVE THIS ON FILE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BUT WE ARE WORRIED THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. SINCE WE DON'T KNOW WHICH IF ANY PART MALFUNCTIONED, WE DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS REPLACED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA OWNER FOR 20 YEARS AND I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY LATEST EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER 91,000 MILES, I NEEDED TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TYPICALLY DROVE MY TOYOTA TO 150,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER TRAIN. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY INITIALLY SAID THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME BUT NEVER FOLLOWED UP. I TRIED TO CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT COULD NOT GET THROUGH. I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR REPAIRED FOR $3300 AT AAMCO TO GET IT DRIVABLE. THEY HAD TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND THE WIRING TO GET THE CAR WORKING AGAIN. SEVERAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY ISSUES EXISTING; AND STILL REMAIN. THE ONLY GOOD NEWS WAS THE ECM WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY. NOW THAT AAMCO FIXED MY CAR, I'VE NOTICED THAT MY CARS ABOUT 400 - 600 RPM LOWER THAN BEFORE. OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR INCLUDE DASH LIGHTS GOING OUT AFTER 4 YEARS. CLEARLY THIS IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION WHEN IT TAKES SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OF LABOR TO REPLACE A $2 LIGHT BULB. THE LIGHTS THAT ARE OUT ARE THE FAN SPEED, HEAT DIAL AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FOR THE SHIFT INDICATOR. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT ALSO NEED INVESTIGATION. *TR

I WAS IN A MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK AND I SPOTTED A FREE SPACE 20 YARDS AHEAD. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE VEHICLE BEGUN TO LOSE SPEED NORMALLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKE GENTLY TO TURN RIGHT INTO AN EMPTY SPOT. I WAS BRAKING TO A HALT AT AN APPROPRIATE DISTANCE FROM A RETAINING WALL WHEN SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING, THE TOYOTA LURCHED FORWARD AT AN INCREDIBLE RATE OF ACCELERATION, STRUCK THE WALL THEN BOUNCED BACK SEVERAL FEET AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT. I SUFFERED SEVERE NECK TRAUMA, DUE FIRST TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THEN THE IMPACT. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ACCORDING TO AN EXPERT CONSISTENT WITH AN IMPACT SPEED OF 30 TO 35 MPH. EARLIER IN THE SAME TRIP, I WAS STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY THE CAR VIBRATED AND LURCHED AGAINST THE BRAKE, TRYING TO MOVE AHEAD. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO PREVENT IT FROM DOING SO. THE LIGHTS CHANGED AND I PROCEEDED TOWARDS THE PARKING GARAGE WHERE THE ACCIDENT DESCRIBED ABOVE SUBSEQUENTLY OCCURRED. THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED AND THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN USED SINCE THE ACCIDENT. I REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO ARRANGED FOR SOMEONE FROM THEIR LOCAL SERVICE COMPANY TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AT THE BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS LOCATED. THE MAIN CONCLUSION OF THEIR EXAMINATION WAS THAT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. IN FACT, MY COMPLAINT WAS NOT ABOUT THE BRAKES, WHICH HAD ALWAYS WORKED PERFECTLY NORMALLY. THEIR REPORT ALSO SAID "WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOU DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES IN THIS INCIDENT". I AM SORRY TO INFORM THEM THAT I AM STILL SUFFERING FROM SEVERE BACK AND NECK PAIN FROM THE INJURIES THAT I SUSTAINED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPT\ED TO BRAKE AT ANY SPEED, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.