2005 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE V6, PURCHASED FROM KOONS TYSONS TOYOTA, VA IN AUGUST 2004. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR GAVE ME A FEELING OF AN IMMINENT STALL AS I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL FROM A DEAD STOP, AFTER COASTING AND UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES. I HAD AN OCCASION TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER TO PICK UP SOME ACCESSORIES THAT I WAS MISSING INITIALLY. I BROUGHT MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SALESPERSON WHO IN TURN ASKED A SERVICE TECHNICIAN. THE EXPLANATION I WAS GIVEN WAS THAT 'THIS YEAR MODEL CAR DOES NOT HAVE A LINKAGE CABLE BUT A SENSOR AT THE GAS PEDAL; UPON DEPRESSING THE PEDAL, IT SENDS A SIGNAL TO THE COMPUTER AND THE COMPUTER DOES ALL THE REST, HENCE THE HESITATION IS NORMAL'. THE DRIVING EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THE SAME FOR MY WIFE AND SON. THEY ARE SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR! IN JANUARY 2005 THE CAR WAS AT LAUREL TOYOTA IN LAUREL, MD FOR OIL SERVICE AND I MENTIONED MY CONCERN TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHO IN TURN GOT ME A SIMILAR EXPLANATION AS STATED ABOVE FROM HIS TECHNICIAN. I SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED TOYOTA NATIONAL CUSTOMER RELATIONS WHO TOLD ME THAT SOMEONE WILL CALL ME FROM KOONS TYSONS TOYOTA AND THEY GAVE ME CASE #. I HAD A CALL FROM MR. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HE ASKED ME TO BRING THE CAR IN TODAY AT 10 A.M. TO BE SEEN BY HIS TECHNICIAN. THE CAR WAS TEST DRIVEN BY MR. MELVIN BEAVERS WHO AGREED WITH ME THAT THERE IS HESITATION AS YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND HE OFFERED THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR MODEL CAR HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. HIS EXPLANATION HOWEVER WAS THE SAME REGARDING THE REDESIGN THAT ELIMINATED THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE CABLE AND THAT THE BEHAVIOR IS TYPICAL AND NORMAL FOR THIS YEAR'S MODEL? THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR OF THE CAR IN CASE OF A LANE CHANGE OR ANY OTHER SUDDEN ACCELERATION SIITUATION! I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA TO ADDRESS AND REMEDY THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

ACCELERATOR STUCK AND CAR ADVANCED. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGED AVOIDED BY SWERVING AUTO TO MISS HOUSE & GO THROUGH LANDSCAPING. CAR TAKEN INTO REPAIR SHOP NEXT DAY & NOTHING FOUND. CONTACTED TOYOTA & NO HELP AT THAT TIME. THEREFORE, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. RUGS WERE NOT AN ISSUE. THIS YEAR & MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS BEGAN COASTING ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING THE VEHICLE RESPONDED NORMALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE HESITATION AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS OUT OF RANGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THERE WAS MINIMAL HESITATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. HE HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,363.

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SE, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, FROM CHICAGO TO JOPLIN MO, AS I CAME TO THE RAMP TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STARTED TO BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULDN'T BRAKE. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. IT WAS A VERY SHORT WINDING RAMP AND I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY- MY FAMILY ASSUMED IT WAS ME. IT HAPPENED LAST SUMMER AND IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BUT I KNOW IT WASN'T ME, AND MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR A REPAIR- THAT SCARES ME. THAT WAS THE ONLY INCIDENT WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED HIS ANTI LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEM ON DRY SURFACES IS NOT HOLDING AND BRAKING WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

IN JULY 2008 I WAS PULLING MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY INTO A PARKING SPOT AND HIT A STEEL FENCE (WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM HITTING A BRICK WALL). I REPORTED TO GEICO THAT MY BRAKES FAILED. A WITNESS SAID THAT MY FOOT PROBABLY SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE, BECAUSE MY TIRES WERE SPINNING AND THERE WAS THE SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER. I LOOKED DOWN THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE BRAKES WERE FINE. I BELIEVE MY CAR (WHICH I RARELY DRIVE ANYMORE OUT OF FEAR) SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT ALL THEY COULD DO WAS "FILE THE REPORT". THERE MUST BE OTHER 2005 CAMRYS AFFECTED. THIS IS MY 3RD AND LAST TOYOTA. *TR

THE WINDOWS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA HAVE PROBLEMS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO HEAR THE WINDOWS TO DRAG WHEN BEING PUT UP OR DOWN. THE PASSENGER WINDOW HAS A PIECE IN THE DOOR NOW THAT RATTLES AND SLIDES AROUND INSIDE THE DOOR, WHEN THE WINDOW GOES UP IT GOES UP TOO FAR AND IT STICKS OUT OF THE RUBBER BARRIER IT SUPPOSE TO SEAL IN. I WORRY IF I HAVE A WRECK THE WINDOW MAY NOT BE SECURE ENOUGH TO PROTECT ME FROM SHATTERING SINCE IT DOES NOT SEAL IN ITSELF. I HAD CONTACTED HALEY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME SOME PEOPLE HAD WINDOW COMPLAINTS BUT WOULD NOT TELL ME HOW MANY. THEIR ANSWER IS ELECTRIC MOTORS BREAK. MY 2005 SOLARA HAS ONLY 28,000 MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT ONE OF THE FIRST ONES ON THE LOT IN 2005. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD POSSIBLY COST ME $300.00 OR MORE TO FIX. THE DRIVER WINDOW IS STARTING TO GET SLUGGISH NOW AND PROBABLY BE THE SAME PROBLEM TO ARISE WITH THIS WINDOW. I DON'T THINK A CAR WITH ONLY 28000 MILES ON IT IN 5 YEARS SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I THINK I MIGHT NOT BE THE ONLY ONE WITH WINDOW PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY DEFENSIVE ABOUT THE CALL I MADE TO THEM ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE TOYOTA'S IF MINE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST. THEY DON'T GIVE YOU ANY INFO ON ANYTHING. I WAS TOLD BACK WHEN THE RECALL WAS DONE BY HALEY TOYOTA IN ROANOKE VA THAT IT WAS NOT PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS PEOPLE WERE PUTTING THINK FLOOR MATS ON TOP OF THE TOYOTA MATS.JUST DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT THEY SAID BACK WHEN THE FIRST RECALL WAS OUT FOR THE FLOOR MATS. THIS IS NOT GOOD BUSINESS. THIS IS THE SECOND TOYOTA I HAVE BOUGHT. *TR

I HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT I'M READING ABOUT IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS (BRIEF BRAKE FAILURE AT SLOW SPEEDS ON WET OR UNEVEN SURFACES) IN A 2005 CAMRY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, WHO WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, TELLING ME THAT THE BRAKES "CONFORMED TO STANDARDS." SO I DON'T BELIEVE ANY TALK FROM TOYOTA THAT THE PROBLEM IS SOME KIND OF DESIGN FLAW LIMITED TO THE PRIUS. *TR

WHILE MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS IN DRIVE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SITTING STILL, WAITING FOR MY WIFE TO GET IN THE CAR, THE CAR REVVED TO MAX RPMS WITH NO CHANGE OF MY FOOT POSITION. MY FOOT PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING FORWARD. I PUMPED THE BRAKE ONCE AT THIS POINT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE STOP. I THEN JAMMED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, JUST BEFORE COLLISION. THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT MOVE DURING THIS INCIDENT. I REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE SORRY THAT MY FLOOR MAT HAD CAUSED A PROBLEM??? RE: INCIDENT: 090929-000573. *TR

WHEN BACKING UP, DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, A CLICKING OR DULL CLUNK CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURRENCE IS REGULAR. NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE TOYOTA VEHICLE FORUMS AND TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TSB #ST001-06 DATED FEBRUARY 16, 2006 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AS THE CORRECTIVE ACTION. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUM COMPLAINTS OF THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, THERE IS A TREND DEVELOPING FOR VEHICLES THAT HAVE MORE THAN 40,000 MILES. FAILURE OF THE SHAFT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR