2005 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

TL*THE DRIVER OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER INCREASED TO 50 MPH. SHE QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHIFTED INTO PARK AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN SEPTEMBER 2009, SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH AND SHE PULLED OVER AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER 3-5 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER TOLD THE DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,500. UPDATED 04/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/08/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A PARKING POST. THE CONTACT NOTICED PREVIOUSLY THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY SURGE WHENEVER DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AND WERE REPORTED TO TOYOTA WHO REPORTED COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF BRAKING PROBLEMS AND WERE REPORTED TO TOYOTA WHO REPORTED COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF STEERING PROBLEMS AND WERE REPORTED TO TOYOTA WHO REPORTED COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WERE REPORTED TO TOYOTA WHO REPORTED COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO TOYOTA UNDER CA LEMON LAW IN 2006 OR 2007. *TR

OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. STARTED VEHICLE BACKED UP 10 FEET AND WHEN PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS IF IT WAS IN A DRAG RACE AND WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE RAMMED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 3 TO 5 MPH WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO THE REAR END OF A TRUCK, SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING BOTH COLLISIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE BRAKES WAS CHECKED; HOWEVER, NO FAILURE WAS DETECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 03/30/10. *LJ

THIS 2005 CAMRY XLE HAS A PAUSE WHEN STARTING FROM STOP OR ACCELERATING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS. IF I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN I START MOVING I'LL HAVE A SHORT PAUSE AND THEN IT'LL MOVE ON BUT THIS PAUSE COULD BE DANGEROUS OR JUST ENOUGH TIME TO PUT ME IN DANGER IN BOTH CASES. I TOOK IT TO SWOOP TOYOTA IN ELIZABETHTOWN KY AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT IF I WAS NOT THE PRIMARY DRIVER THAT THE COMPUTER ADJUST TO THE MAIN DRIVER (MY WIFE) AND IT WOULD ACT DIFFERENTLY FOR OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SLAMMED THE BRAKES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST SO THE VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

I WAS DRIVING ALONG I 95 IN FLA. WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED WITH OUT WARNING TO A SPEED GREATER THAN THE LAW ALLOWED,I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED MY BRAKES,AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I WORKED MY WAY OVER TO THE LEFT LANE,AND DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER AGAINST THE CONCRETE RETAINING WALL, APPLYING MY BRAKES IN THIS PROCESS. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STILL CONTINUED AT A FAST PACE, APPLYING MY BRAKES,AND BRUSHING ALONG THE RETAINING WALL,THUS SLOWING THE CAR TO A STOP. *TR

TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 60-65 UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. IMMEDIATELY, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATION. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 03/11/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED THREE TIMES, ALL AT RANDOM WITH MONTHS BETWEEN OCCURRENCES. ROAD/WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE ALWAYS GOOD. UPDATED 06/14/10.*JB UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ALL OF THE INFORMATION IS ACCURATE. UPDATED 11/17/10

ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT KROGER GROCERY STORE AFTER CHURCH TO SHOP ABOUT 10:30 OR 11:00 AM. AS I PULLED INTO THE SPACE TO PARK MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY, IT DID A SUDDEN ACCELERATION, JUMP THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO THE GROCERY STORE WALL. THE STORE WALL WAS NOT DAMAGED BUT MY CAMRY HAD ABOUT $4000.00 WORTH DAMAGE. WHEN I TOLD TOYOTA WHAT HAD HAPPEN I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT TOYOTA REGIONAL OFFICE. I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE OUT TO INVESTIGATE MY CLAIM. THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR OVER THREE WEEKS, THEN THEY STARTED ON THE BODY REPAIR. TOYOTA CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT SUBSTANTIATE MY CLAIM OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION, BUT I KNOW THEY REPAIRED MY VEHICLE INTERNALLY AS WELL AS THE BODY WORK BECAUSE WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM JOSEPH TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THE CAR ACCELERATION PEDAL FELT SO DIFFERENT. IT FELT REAL STIFF AND HARD TO MASH. THE BRAKES WERE CHECK AND FIXED, BECAUSE DURING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION THEY FAIL TO STOP THE CAR. AS I PRESS THEM THE SEAT BELT CHOKED AN STRAP ME SO TIGHT THAT I HAD A LARGE WELT ACROSS MY CHEST. TOYOTA KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT LEAST SINCE I REPORTED IT IN 2006. THEY LIED AND MADE MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAY ALL OF THAT MONEY, I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO COME UP WITH ALL OF MY DEDUCTIBLE, PAY FOR 4 WEEKS OF CAR RENTAL OF ABOUT $45.00 A DAY WHILE TOYOTA REGIONAL OFFICE DRUG THEIR FEET ABOUT INVESTIGATING MY CAR. I WAS SCARE, SORE AND FRUSTRATED ABOUT HOW THIS WHOLE THING WAS HANDLE, BUT NOW I FEEL VINDICATED. HAD TOYOTA REGIONAL OFFICE TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAMRY AND DID THE RECALL IN 2006 WHEN I REPORTED THIS, THEY COULD HAVE SAVE A LOT INJURIES AND LIVES. I KNEW I COULDN'T GO UP AGAINST THIS BIG CORPORATION BY MY SELF AND I'M SORRY PEOPLE HAVE LOSS THEIR LIVES GOT INJURED, BUT GLAD IT CAME OUT TO THE CONSUMERS. I FEEL TOYOTA ALSO CHANGED MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN 2006, OR PUT THAT LITTLE STEEL CHIP IN BACK OF THE PEDAL, THE NEW 2010 FIX. MY CAR HAS LOSS VALUE. *TR