2005 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

MY FATHER WAS DRIVING A 2006 CAMRY. HE WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A SUPERMARKET SHOPPING CENTER IN PALISADES PARK, NJ. HE DECIDED TO GO FORWARD AND THEN BACK UP AGAIN. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GO FORWARD SLOWLY AND BRIEFLY, THE ACCELERATOR OPENED FULL-THROTTLE. HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. HE HIT TWO PEOPLE WHILE TRYING TO BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND THEN SLAMMED INTO A LONG ROW OF SHOPPING CARTS. THE CAR SHUT OFF ONCE IT COLLIDED WITH THE CARTS. ONE OF THE PERSONS WAS KILLED. THE OTHER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM. THE CAR WAS EXAMINED BY THE PALISADES PARK POLICE AND FOUND TO HAVE NO OBSERVABLE DEFECT WITH THE ACCELERATOR. MY FATHER HAD THE CAR FIXED AND ENDED UP SELLING IT, SO IT IS STILL ON THE ROAD. I WOULD HAVE TO SEARCH HIS FILES AND SEE IF ANY INFORMATION WAS SAVED ABOUT THE CAR. PERHAPS HIS VIN # WOULD BE TRACEABLE THROUGH HIS FORMER INSURANCE COMPANY, ALL-STATE, OR THE PALISADES NJ POLICE DEPT. *TR UPDATED 03/14/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 08/06/10 UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW

I HAVE A 2005 CAMRY. THE CAR STARTED OFF FINE AND WITHIN A MINUTE IT DID NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN ALL THE WAY. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON AND I LET IT IDLE FOR 10 MINS. IT STARTED RUNNING FINE AND THERE WAS NO LONGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NOW THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. 4 DAYS LATER, I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND DID NOT ACCELERATE THEREAFTER. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CAMRY. I WAS DRIVING ON I 95 AT 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR LUNGED TWICE, THEN STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WENT FROM 60 TO 0 IN TEN SECONDS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. AFTER TOWING CAR TO THE DEALER NEAREST ME, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. I WA TOLD IT WOULD COST 1,000 TO REPLACE IT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT. THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THIS PART. THEN THE DEALER REPAIRMAN SAID HE WOULD CLEAN IT OUT FOR 145.00 WHICH HE DID. HE SAID THIS HAS TO BE DONE EVERY 30,000 MILES BECAUSE OF A DESIGN PROBLEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND TOYOTA CAMRY 02-06 HAVE THIS FLAWED PART AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OVER THE INTERNET DOCUMENTED. I FELT VERY UNSAFE WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AND NOW AM ANXIOUS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. MY QUESTION IS: WHY DID THE DEALER WANT TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTY WE PAID FOR EXTRA BY ANOTHER INSURANCE COMPANY (IE., NOT TOYOTAL MFR. WARRANTY) AND WHEN THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS NOT COVERED, THEY JUST CLEANED IT AND SAID IT WAS FINE NOW? AS A CONSUMER, I AM NOT WANTING TO GO THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF MY CAR JUST ABRUPTLY STOPPING LIKE THAT AND BEING LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE WHEN BRAKING ON SLIGHTLY UNEVEN SURFACE. 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE - CURRENT 50K MILES WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES ON A SMALL BUMP OR POTHOLE, IT BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND DO NOT WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS. AFTER THE SURFACE IS EVEN THE BRAKES WORK FINE. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY ABS AS OCCURS WITH SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE AND ON VERY MINOR BUMPS ON THE ROAD. FOR SAFETY, MUST USE EMERGENCY 'HAND BRAKE' TO PREVENT MAJOR ACCIDENTS WHILE ON UNEVEN SURFACES. ONE INCIDENT, BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT RED LIGHT AND A SMALL BUMP ON ROAD NEAR STOP LINE CAUSED CAR TO NOT STOP AND JUMP THE CURB ON STREET. THANKFULLY NO PERMANENT DAMAGE OR BODILY INJURY. SINCE I HAVE MANAGED TO AVOID ACCIDENTS WITH HANDBRAKE OR BRAKING WAY AHEAD OF TIME WHEN I SEE AN UNEVEN SPOT IN FRONT OF ME.. HOWEVER, ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER SAME MODEL YEAR CARS. THIS OCCURS REGULARLY WHILE ON UNEVEN SURFACES STARTING NEAR PURCHASE DATE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND REPORTED AS 'NORMAL'. SUSPECT CURRENT BRAKE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED BY TOYOTA. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. I HAD TWO INSTANACES OF SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. /OTH HAPPENED WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HAD BEEN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS NO STICKING ACCELERATOR INVOLVED. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN BERLIN VT. THE MECHANICS HOOKED THE CAR TO THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSITICS AND REPLACED AN " ELECTONIC SENSOR" AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE. THIS HAPPENED AROUND JUNE OF 09. I WOULD THINK THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE RECORDS OF THIS REPAIR. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THAT THIS IS UNRELATED TO THE PRESENT PROBLEM. MY CAR YEAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. *TR

MY 5 MONTH OLD TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6 2005 WITH 5,200 MILES ON ODOMETER SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN APPROACHING SLOWLY INTO DRIVEWAY AS USUAL FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS OF MY RESIDENCE. THE CAMRY WAS ONLY STOPPED ON ITSELF AFTER IT HIT THE WALL OF ROCKY LEDGE STANDING AT DRIVEWAY'S END. I FELT VERY LUCKY AND GOD BLESSED BECAUSE IF THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD ITS CONSEQUENCES IS VERY HORRIBLE BEYOND ANY IMAGINATION OF FATALITIES.AFTER THIS ACCIDENT,I NOTIFIED THE TOYOTA CORPORATION AND THEY ANSWERED ME THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING DEFECTIVE WITH THIS CAMRY AFTER AN INVESTIGATION. I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED AT TOYOTA CORP ACTION. REPAIR OF DAMAGE COST MORE THAN 7,000 DOLLARS AND I MUST PAY SURCHARGE SINCE 2005 UNTIL NOW ON MY INSURANCE POLICY. AT THAT TIME,I WAS COMPLETELY GIVEN UP BECAUSE TOYOTA IS A VERY POWERFUL CORPORATION AND MY VOICE UNHEARD AND UNNOTICED BY ANYONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE STATED THAT AT 32,000 MILES THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LEFT TIRE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 04/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT WHEEL WOULD WOBBLE ON SHARP LEFT TURNS. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/02/10*JB

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY AND SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER IT HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND THE ACCELERATOR . FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR TAKES TO LONG TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR AND WHILE THIS TIME ELAPSES FOR ABOUT 2 TO 4 SECONDS THE CAR KEEPS ACCELERATING WITH NO GEAR AT ALL, THIS ALMOST MAKE ME CRASH THE OTHER DAY TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER THAT GOT IN MY WAY AND I COULD NOT ADVANCE WITH THE CAR AT THAT CRUCIAL MOMENT AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SITUATION SINCE THE GEAR WAS NOT READY FOR ME TO ACCELERATE AND ADVANCE . ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN NOTICING IS THAT WHILE AT LOW TO MEDIUM SPEEDS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS TO BRAKE THE CAR AFTER IT GETS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD; SEVERAL TIMES IT HAD HAPPENED TO ME THAT AFTER I GET A BUMP I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES 2 TO 3 TIMES IN A RAPID SUCCESSION TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH LOW RPMS THE CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WHEEL GETS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER ,I EVEN HAVE TO STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN AND CONTINUE WITH MY TRIP. ALL THIS COMPLAINT WAS GIVEN TO TOYOTA IN PRIORS CALLS I MADE TO THEM BUT THE DEALERS THEY SEND ME TO SEE SAID THAT WAS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE CAR ,THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

ON OCTOBER 6, 2009, I DROVE MY 2005 CAMRY INTO THE PARKING LOT MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND COASTING INTO MY USUAL PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE. AS I APPROACHED THE CURB, MY CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPING THE APPROXIMATELY SIX-INCH CURB, AND HITTING A TREE APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET FROM THE CURB WHILE CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE, AFTER WHICH I TURNED OFF THE CAR WITH MY KEY. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AGENT, THEN AAA TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO OUR BODY SHOP, IN-AND-OUT AUTO BODY IN GAITHERSBURG, MD. I TOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANY I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THAT MY CAMRY HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TOWARD THE TREE, AND ASKED THE BODY SHOP TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR. AFTER THEY REPAIRED MY CAMRY (BILL WAS $5321), THE BODY SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR WERE WORKING AS EXPECTED. I DROVE THE CAMRY HOME BUT LATER MY HUSBAND TOLD ME OF REPORTS HE FOUND ON THE INTERNET OF 'SUDDEN ACCELERATION' BY TOYOTAS, PARTICULARLY 2005 CAMRYS, AND I NO LONGER TRUST THIS CAR AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT. *TR

BRAKES SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I NEED TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO STOP THE CAR. ACCELERATION SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY EITHER. *TR