2005 Toyota Camry complaints

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 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 COMPLAI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN WET AND ICY CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE IT FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABS RISK FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY GAS PEDAL STICKS WHILE ON AT A CONSTANT RATE OF HIGH SPEED (FREEWAY). WHILE DEPRESSING THE PEDAL IT WOULD RACHET AND STICK BEFORE RETURNING TO A NORMAL POSITION. MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD OUR 05 CAMRY AND THIS WOULD OCCUR AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR 2005 CAMRY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BY TOYOTA, WHICH IT IS NOT, AT THIS TIME. *JB

I BOUGHT MY NEW 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE V6 FROM GEIS TOYOTA, YORKTOWN HEIGHT, NY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE RPM METER ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY KEEPS GOING UP WHILE RUNNING THE CAR, ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. I HAVE COMPLAINED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEED BREAK IN PERIOD, AND THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I DO VEHICLE MAINTENANCE REGULARLY AS PER FACTORY RECOMMENDATION. LAST YEAR I TOOK THE CAR TO FORDHAM TOYOTA SERVICE, MANHATTAN, NY FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEED A COMPLETE TUNE-UP WHICH THEY DID FOR A CHARGE. BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED AND I GOT USED TO PRESS BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ON AUGUST 30, 2009, I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DAUGHTER'S DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. THE CAR SWERVED ONTO MY DAUGHTER'S FRONT LAWN AND PROPELLED ITSELF ONTO HER NEIGHBOR'S LAWN, WHERE IT WEDGED BETWEEN 2 TRESS. THE TIRES CONTINUED TO SPIN WHEN I WAS WEDGED AND SOMEONE LEANED INTO THE CAR AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I HAVE WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AT SUBURBAN TOYOTA-SCION IN TROY, MI. THIS CAR IS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CALLER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS NOT BAD UNTIL THE SURGE THEY HAD ON NOVEMBER 19, 2009. THE VEHICLE SURGE FORWARD AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

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

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (STEERING) ON 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CAR HAS ONLY 36K AND "CLUNKING NOISE. ONLY REAL FIX IS TO REPLACE SHAFT. STARTED TO READ ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE IN THIS MODEL/YEAR. IN SHORT, THE PART APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR STEERING FAILURE IS PRESENT. NO INJURIES TO REPORT; HOWEVER, THE POTENTIAL FOR STEERING FAILURE IS PRESENT. ASKING THAT NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS MATTER TO PREVENT POTENTIAL DISASTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH. HE THEN APPLIED A LOT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH ONLY FUNCTIONED WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE WHICH OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES. PREVIOUSLY THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPAIRED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5311 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21825. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, HE STRUCK A CURB AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/27/10*JB

I HAD PULLED MY 2005 CAMRY XLE INTO MY GARAGE STALL AND WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I LET OFF THE BRAKE TO INCH FORWARD ANOTHER INCH OR TWO WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE HAD A HIGH POWER SURGE. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE THE RPMS WENT TO THE MAX IMMEDIATELY, MY CAR TOOK OFF AT FULL POWER AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED INTO MY GARAGE WALL. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I POSSIBLY COULD, PRIOR TO HITTING THE GARAGE WALL. THE GARAGE WALL WAS FORCED OFF THE FOUNDATION BY THE IMPACT AND AT THAT POINT MY CAR STOPPED. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, I HAD NO IDEA HOW TO EXPLAIN TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHAT HAD HAPPENED SINCE I WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK AND REALLY HAD NO GOOD EXPLANATION FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY HOW MY CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. MY VEHICLE HAD AUTO BODY DAMAGE AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO MY HOME. I DID NOT CONTACT TOYOTA AT THIS TIME, SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND OTHER 2005 CAMRY OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION, SO I ASKED THE INSURANCE COMPANY IF THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND THEY INDICATED YES. I HAD A WITNESS IN THE GARAGE WHO WAS THANKFULLY NOT STANDING IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WHEN IT ACCELERATED. THE WITNESS ALSO HEARD THE MASSIVE POWER SURGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

1 THE SAFETY BELT FAILS TO RECOIL BACK AFTER USE, SO WHEN THE WIFE GETS INTO THE CAR THE BELT IS NOT USABLE FOR HER OR MYSELF FOR ANOTHER TRIP. 2 THE FAILURE OCCURS AT LEAST 10X A MONTH. THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE A FAULTY SEAT BELT THAT WOULDN'T SECURE THE USER IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. 3 WE ALWAYS TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOOK IT APART AND RECOILED THE SEAT BELT. HOWEVER IN A COUPLE OF DAYS ITS BROKEN AGAIN. ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. EVERY TIME WE TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR WE WERE NEVER GIVEN A REPAIR TICKET. WE WERE NEVER CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD COST US $365.00 FOR A NEW ONE. BECAUSE THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WE FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. *TR

WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING DECK, MY 2005 CAMRY CRASHED INTO THE WALL AT THE END OF THE SPACE BECAUSE OF SUDDEN OR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BUMPER AND HOOD, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ME OR MY PASSENGER. THIS HAPPENED IN ARLINGTON, VA ON 1/23/10. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO "LURCH" WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE ONE IN FRONT IF MOVING FORWARD FROM A STOP LIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHEN UNDER WARRANTY- SHORT TEST DRIVE SAID "NOTHING WRONG", NOW OBVIOUS SOMETHING IS WRONG. THE PURPOSE IS NOT TO "PILE ON" TOYOTA, BUT TO BRING ATTENTION TO A SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS *TR

A FRIEND WAS DRIVING MY GRANDFATHERS 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THE CAR WENT BACKWARDS AND SMASHED INTO A PARKED RV. THEY WERE BOTH INJURED. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE THE ACCIDENT HAS ALL THE SIGNS OF THE GAS PEDAL RECALL PROBLEMS THAT CURRENTLY AFFECT TOYOTA MODELS, YET THE 2005 CAMRY IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE- 6 CYLINDER, NEW IN FALL OF 2004. AT PRESENT I HAVE UNDER 22,000 MILES ON IT. DURING MY LIMITED DRIVING OF THIS VEHICLE I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST 5 EPISODES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. THE LAST EXPERIENCE HAPPENED ON 12/16/09. I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME. EACH EPISODE IS MORE VIOLENT THAN PREVIOUS ONES. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT THOROUGHLY BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY LOOKED AT IT WAS JULY 6/09. SINCE THEY CANNOT "MAKE IT HAPPEN" THEY SAID, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. SINCE TOYOTA ANNOUNCED PROBLEMS I HAVE CALLED THEM ON 2 OCCASIONS AND HAVE 2 CASE NUMBERS ASSIGNED. THE CAR WAS LAST EXAMINED BY THE DEALER ON 12/22/09. I WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL THE RECALL WAS OFFICIAL AND SEE IF 2005 CAMRYS WERE ADDED TO THE LIST. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN. THE CAR IS SETTING IN MY GARAGE AND HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN SINCE 12/22/09. I HATE TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD I DRIVEN THIS CAR AS MUCH AS I DID MY PREVIOUS CAMRY, A 1994 WITH WELL OVER 200,000 MILES AT PRESENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT RODENTS WERE BITING THE ENGINES WIRING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION THE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO THE "REVERSE" POSITION AND SUDDENLY, THERE WAS AN AGGRESSIVE AND FORCEFUL ACCELERATION WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE STRUCK TWO PEDESTRIANS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT PLANTER AND BUILDING STORE FRONT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

I HAD MY NEW 2005 CAMRY INTO THE DEALERSHIP (LONGO TOYOTA, EL MONTE, CA) THREE TIMES IN THE FIRST MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR SURGE IN ACCELERATION WHILE BREAKING. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR ?JUMPING? FORWARD WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND ANOTHER ISSUE WITH A LAG IN ACCELERATION. ALL THREE OF THESE ISSUES HAVE HAPPENED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ACCELERATE AT FIRST, ONLY TO FIND MYSELF TRYING TO BRAKE (AND NOT SUCCEEDING) AS SOON AS THE ACCELERATOR KICKS IN SECONDS LATER, SENDING THE CAR SURGING FORWARD. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM - THAT WHATEVER MY ISSUE MIGHT BE, IT COULD NOT?T BE REPLICATED, AND THAT ANY ?TIMING? CONCERN WAS ONLY THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ? AND THAT THIS WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL. THE ISSUES WITH THE CAMRY?S ACCELERATION & ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ARE INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, AND WERE ALMOST THE CAUSE OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT (MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME), AND COUNTLESS OTHER MINOR NEAR-ACCIDENTS. I AM A SAFE, 33 YEAR OLD FEMALE DRIVER WITH 17 YEARS OF DRIVING-EXPERIENCE, AND ONLY ONE ACCIDENT ON MY RECORD (A MAN REAR-ENDED ME ON THE FREEWAY IN 2003). TOYOTA IS SUCH A POPULAR BRAND, AND IF THERE ARE OTHER CAMRY OWNERS, THEN NONE OF US ARE SAFE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE BEFORE TOYOTA OWNS UP TO THEIR MISTAKE? I CONTINUE TO SEE RECALLS FOR OTHER TOYOTA CARS, AND HOPE BEYOND HOPE THAT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A COLLISION CENTER AND REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES AT THE COST OF $4,000. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 02/23/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/11/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, IT BEGAN TO IDLE AND AFTER HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF OVER 55 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS HE COULD TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL HE CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS KNEES AND ARMS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 68,000.

I BOUGHT USED 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WHILE WE WERE TRAINING HER, THE CAR ACCELERATED QUICKLY FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AS IF SOMEONE FLOORED IT. I YELLED AT MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOOFING AROUND BUT SHE PROTESTED SHE DID NOT MOVE THE ACCELERATOR. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND OUT THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS TRAINING HER. THIS HAPPENED TWICE OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD. OTHER THAN THAT THE CAR RUNS NORMALLY. I DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL I STARTED HEARING ABOUT THE CRASHES DUE TO UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. I HAVE THREE OTHER 2001 CAMRY'S AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THERE WAS NOTHING OBSTRUCTING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK. I GUARANTEE YOU THERE IS SOMETHING INTERMITTENT ELECTRONIC CAUSING THIS. *TR

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT AT A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AFTER DROPPING OFF MY GRAND DAUGHTER FOR SOCCER PRACTICE. WHEN I PUT MY 05 TOYOTA CAMRY IN "REVERSE", IT BOLTED AT WHAT SEEMED LIKE MAXIMUM SPEED "BACKWARDS" GRAZING ONE CAR AND SMASHING INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR ABOUT 25 FEET AWAY. TOTAL LOSS ON MY CAR AND MUCH DAMAGE TO OTHERS. LUCKY THERE WERE NO KIDS WALKING IN THE LOT AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. I READ AN ARTICLE LAST NIGHT THAT DESCRIBED THE SAME "STICKING ACCELERATOR" PROBLEM OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE DEFECT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND GOT "CHASTISED" BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR DRIVING RECKLESSLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION ON. HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RE-STARTED IT APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS REPLACED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED AND SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID; THEREFORE, THEY DID NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,996. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BEGAN RACING AT 4000 RPM'S. HE WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE GEAR IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND UPON INSPECTION, THEY STATED A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS NEEDED. UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKING , THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HIT A BRICK WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36795 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49007. UPDATED 02/23/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED THREE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ACCIDENTS IN WHICH ALL THREE RESULTED IN CRASHES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. UPDATED 08/11/10

WE ARE WRITING TO EXPRESS OUR DISCOMFORT AND DISAPPOINTMENT WITH OUR 2005 CAMRY. THIS IS THE THIRD CAMRY THAT WE HAVE OWNED, AND UNTIL NOW, WE HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY PLEASED WITH ALL OF THEM FROM THE STYLE, THE PERFORMANCE, AS WELL AS THE MAINTENANCE. ON DECEMBER 23, 2009, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, ACCELERATED, HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, AND UPON MY (LILLIE) TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THUS THE BRAKES DID NOT CATCH. I MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO AN EMPTY LOT AND BRING IT TO A STOP. THERE WERE TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR WITH ME INCLUDING A CHILD. I WAS DISTRAUGHT. OF COURSE, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO BOTH VEHICLES. WHEN MY HUSBAND ARRIVED, HE TRIED THE BRAKES, AND THEY DID NOT CATCH. AFTER REPORTING THIS INCIDENT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, WE CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO TOW IT IN TO BE CHECKED. THE BRAKES WERE TESTED, AND ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND AT THIS TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST ACCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES FAILING. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2005, AND AGAIN ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND WENT THROUGH THE WALL OF A LOCAL RESTAURANT. FORTUNATELY, THE RESTAURANT WAS CLOSED, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED, HOWEVER, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO BOTH THE CAR AND THE RESTAURANT. I WAS SURE THE BRAKES FAILED, BUT THINKING THIS WAS PROBABLY UNUSUAL, I CONVINCED MYSELF THAT PERHAPS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW, I WAS NOT QUITE ACCUSTOMED

THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS GONE BAD CAUSING MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG TO NOT BE OPERABLE AND MY HORN NOT OPERABLE, NEITHER IS MY CRUISE, BUT THE FIRST TWO ARE MY MAIN CONCERN. *TR

ON 2005 CAMRY, BUSHING FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. IT IS SERIOUS ENOUGH FAULT THAT THE MECHANIC AT DEALERS SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WON'T PASS SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT HAS AN OUTSIDE LOCK THAT WORKS WITH A KEY. THE LOCK BEGAN NOT WORKING EITHER WITH THE KEY OR WITH THE REMOTE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK ASSEMBLY AND ACTUATOR FOR APPROXIMATELY $500.00. NOW THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS FAILED. AGAIN THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A NEW ACTUATOR. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS THAT DESCRIBE THIS SAME FAILURE. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR NOT ONLY 2005 BUT OTHER YEARS. HERE ARE A FEW OUT THERE ALSO FOR 2005 CAMRYS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/CAMRY/2005/ELECTRICAL/REAR_DOOR_LOCK_GETS_STUCK.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/TOYOTA/CAMRY/DOOR+LATCH HTTP://WWW.2CARPROS.COM/FORUM/2005-TOYOTA-CAMRY--DRIVER-SIDE-DOOR-AUTOMATIC-DOOR-UNLOCK-DO-VT198187.HTML. *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK WHILE GOING OVER A POTHOLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 3 TIMES. USED BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED DUE TO POTHOLE AND BRAKES FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AFTER THE CRASH SHE SUFFERED MANY BRUISES AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THE INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WENT TO INSPECT THE TOTALED VEHICLE TO EXAM THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY COMPUTER BUT THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE COMPUTER ITSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY HE CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE AND THEN INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. HOWEVER HE AND HIS WIFE WERE INJURED (HIS WIFE HAD A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE AND OTHER ISSUES) AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE BRAKES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

ON 9/20/2009 AT 5 PM I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 60 MILES PER HOUR NORTH ON US TEXAS HIGHWAY 121 AND MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LOST ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I WAS ENGAGED IN NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CAR IS WELL CARED FOR AND HAS 46,902 MILES. APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS PRIOR TO POWER FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. OTHERWISE, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED JUST NORTH OF THE ALMA ROAD INTERSECTION AND RESULTED IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE ROAD WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE ROAD DID NOT HAVE A BREAKDOWN LANE OR SHOULDER, AND THE ROAD HAD A HIGH SPEED LIMIT OF 60 MILES PER HOUR. THE COMPLETE LOSS IN POWER MEANT I HAD NO ABILITY TO POWER MY CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION; RATHER, I HAD TO COAST BETWEEN TRAFFIC TO AN AREA OF THE ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION. IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HEAVIER, THIS COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC, LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED ME I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AS MY THROTTLE BODY APPEARED TO BE "RUSTED OUT". THE CAR IS KEPT INSIDE A GARAGE IN THE WARM CLIMATE OF DALLAS, TEXAS SO I'M NOT SURE HOW THE THROTTLE BODY "RUSTED OUT". FURTHERMORE, THE CAR HAS HAD ALL SUGGESTED AND REQUIRED DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE ITEMS PERFORMED TO IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY WAS $1,193.84 WHICH I HAD TO PAY AS IT WAS NOT COVERED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS A VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT WHICH PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A GUARD RAIL CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE NECK. REPORT NUMBER 0912100264 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE WHY THE AIR BAGS DIN'T DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN AND THE POLICE REPORT INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

I JUST LEFT A CAR WASH AND WENT TO PULL INTO THE AREA WHERE YOU CAN VACUUM YOUR CAR. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND STRUCK A WALL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET SINCE THE INCIDENT JUST OCCURRED TODAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES AND THEN STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN. THE FRONT PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE RECEIVED INJURIES FROM BEING RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT. THE PEDESTRIAN WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT HER VEHICLE. HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED FOR ALL OTHER DAMAGES. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE. WHEN HOOKED UP, THERE IS NO APPARENT "G" FORCE STOP WHEN YOU JERK ON THE BELT (I.E., SIMULATE AN EMERGENCY STOP). BELT JUST GIVES WAY WITH NO "G GRAB" AT ALL. SHOULD YOU PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT TOO FAR, IT STAYS OUT, WILL NOT RETRACT, AND THEREBY BECOMING TOTALLY USELESS, AND UNSAFE AS WELL AS MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO DRIVE (WITH NO FUNCTIONING SEAT BELT FOR THE DRIVER). TOYOTA DEALER (REPAIR) SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS IT IS DRIVER'S FAULT FOR "TWISTING THE SAFETY BELT AS IT RETRACTS." WRONG! WHEN SAFETY BELT IS FULLY EXTENDED, AND CAN NOT BE PULLED OUT ANY FURTHER, THERE IS A VISIBLE "TWIST" IN WEBBED BELT AS IT FEEDS OUT OF THE UNIT THAT RETRACTS THE BELT. IT APPEAR THAT THE FIRST 10 TO 15 INCHES OF THE SEAT BELT WILL COME OUT AND RETRACT BACK IN WITH NO PROBLEM. IT IS WHEN THE BELT IS PULLED OUT JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN 15 INCHES (SAY, FOR A LARGE PERSON GETTING INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT) IS WHEN IT JAMS UP. VERY DANGEROUS, AS IT MAKE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT PRACTICALLY UNUSABLE. SO FAR, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HAS TO BE TAKE BACK TO THE DEALER, THIS HAPPENED TWICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES AND THEN STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN. THE FRONT PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE RECEIVED INJURIES FROM BEING RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT. THE PEDESTRIAN WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT HER VEHICLE; YET, HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,000.

TL* THE DRIVER OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. HER SON- IN- LAW, WHILE DRIVING, WAS KILLED IN A VEHICLE CRASH. THE POLICE REPORT STATES THAT THE DRIVER WAS SPEEDING AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SPEEDING AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA MANUFACTURER REGARDING UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 03/08/10 *BF UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE ENGINE HAS STARTED ACCELERATING THREE TIMES, THE LAST BEING 2/14/09. EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM SPEEDING UP AND, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE ENGINE WENT BACK TO AN IDLE. TWO TIMES I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER (AND TALKED OTHER TIMES) AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AND AFTER CONFERRING WITH THEIR "HEADQUARTERS" IN CALIFORNIA, SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER READING THE FIRST ARTICLE IN A NEWSPAPER ABOUT THIS CONCERN I CHECKED THE FLOOR MAT. THE FLOOR MAT IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX AND HIT HER NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VIN AND MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. I WAS PARKING MY CAR ON CITY STREET. SLOWING TO STOP, FOOT ON BRAKE. READY TO PLACE SHIFTER IN PARK. MY CAR TOOK OFF "LIKE A ROCKET" I COULD NOT STOP IT, MY FOOT NEVER LEFT THE BRAKE, BUT IT DID NO GOOD. CAR ACCELERATED LIKE MY CAR WAS "FLOORED", DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT REAR-ENDED ANOTHER PARKED CAR. NOW I WORRY ABOUT POSSIBLE "AT FAULT ACCIDENT" ON MY INSURANCE RECORD, A CITATION FROM LAWS ENFORCEMENT AND DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AS WELL AS SHEER TERROR. THANKFULLY, NO INJURY TO HUMANS. *TR

HI, I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. I READ A RECENT ARTICLE REGARDING THE LEXUS AND TOYOTA HAVING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKES AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I HAD TO PUT A LOT MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE THIRD INCIDENT HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT. I PULLED IN THE LOT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AND WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. I WAS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED AND SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED. LUCKILY I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DID, HOWEVER BURN RUBBER AS THE TIRES SPUN WHILE I HAD TO PRESS DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC. THEY CALLED A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN MODESTO, CA TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM OR IF THEY HAD HEARD OF A SIMILAR TYPE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WERE NOT AWARE OF OTHER INCIDENTS. TO ME THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES YOU WOULD EXPECT TO STOP, NOT HAVE THE CAR ACCELERATE. THIS COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THERE WAS OVER $3000 DAMAGED TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. HE FILED CASE # 0909144743 WITH THE MANUFACTURER THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

I FOUND A FLAT TIRE ON MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY IN JULY 2009 AFTER THE CAR SAT OVERNIGHT, SAME EVENT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY, SEPT 9, 2009. THESE TWO EVENTS WERE THE RESULT OF BAD TIRE VALVE STEMS. *TR

I WAS ENTERING A CAR WASH ON HWY51 IN AMITE CITY, LA. I LIGHTLY TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS IF I HAD STOMPED THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I USED TO BRAKES WITH NO RESULTS. I PUT MY FULL WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES WITH NO RESULTS. I WAS TERRIFIED AS I ZOOMED OUT OF THE CAR WASH AND INTO AN AREA WHERE THERE IS HEAVY PEDESTRIAN AS WELL AS VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. I COULD TELL THAT I WAS GOING AS FAST AS THE CAR WOULD GO. I QUICKLY SCANNED THE AREA AND SAW THAT NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I CROSSED THE SIDEWALK, PINE STREET AND THE PARKING LOT OF A CONVENIENCE STORE. I HIT A TELEPHONE POLL, AN IRON POLL AND A LARGE POLL ON A SIGN FOR GAS. BOTH MY LEGS WERE BROKEN/ BOTH BONES WERE BROKEN JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE ON THE LEFT LEG. THE LARGE BONE WAS BROKEN JUST BELOW THE KNEE ON THE RIGHT LEG. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BOTH. MY DAUGHTER WAS DYING WITH CANCER. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, LATER REHAB, THEN A NURSING HOME WHILE I RECUPERATED. I WAS NOT RELEASED UNTIL LATE MARCH. WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE MY DAUGHTER WHO LIVED IN TEXAS. I WENT TO SEE HER AS SOON AS I WAS RELEASED. SHE DIED A MONTH LATER. NOT BEING WITH HER AND HER FAMILY DURING THAT TIME WAS AS BAD AS THE INJURIES. ALL LAWYERS STATED THAT IT WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO PURSUE. TOYOTA EXAMINED THE CAR AND POO POOED THE IDEA THAT THEY WERE IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE. I WAS VERY WORRIED ABOUT SOMEONE HAVING A WORSE ACCIDENT. *TR

MY HUSBAND HAD A WRECK IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR DIDN'T DEPLOY. HE T-BONED A STEEL POLE AND THEN WENT INTO A RAVINE ABOUT 20 FEET DOWN HILL AND THEN T-BONED A TREE. THE CAR WAS GOING ABOVE 30 MILE AN HOUR AND NO BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT ANY TIME. HE KNOCKED THE POLE WITH THE CONCRETE STILL ATTACHED AND HAD BEEN BURIED ABOUT 2FT. IN THE GROUND DOWN INTO THE RAVINE AND TORE THE BRANCHES FROM THE TREE. THE FRONT OF THE CAR TOOK SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND IT WAS REPORTED TO ME THAT THE FRAME WAS BENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND RECEIVED A BROKEN NOSE AND A LARGE KNOT ON HIS FOREHEAD DUE TO NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE V6. TRANSMISSION HESITATION, HEATED SEATS WORK OCCASIONALLY, MOST POWER WINDOWS DON'T OPERATE PROPERLY, AND LOTS OF SQUEAKS AND RATTLES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES, VERY WELL MAINTAINED. DEALER SAYS THAT ALL PROBLEMS ARE NORMAL. I BOUGHT A TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST. THIS WAS THE FIRST IMPORT CAR FOR ME, AND WILL BE THE LAST. I WILL BE RETURNING TO FORD. I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ON MY TAURUS WITH 200,000 MILES. *TR