2005 Toyota Camry complaints

CLUNK IN STEERING WHEEL HAD TO REPLACE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AT 41,000 MILES STARTED THE NOISE AT 36,000. THERE ARE SEVERAL TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS ISSUE AND NUMEROUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR NOTIFY THE CONSUMER OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED TIMELY AND PROPERLY, DRIVEN PROPERLY, WASHED, WAXED, AND BASICALLY TREATED LIKE A NEW BORN BABY. MY COMPLAINT IS AS FOLLOWS: I WAS CLEANING THE INSIDE OF MY CAR AND AS I DUSTED OFF THE SPEAKER COVERS(AS I'VE DONE FOR 2 YEARS NOW), THEY BEGAN TO CRACK AND CRUMBLE INTO SMALL PIECES. THE SMALL PIECES FELL DOWN INTO THE SPEAKERS. I NOW HAVE HOLES IN MY SPEAKER COVERS AND CANNOT RETRIEVE THE PIECES FROM THE SPEAKERS. THE SPEAKERS ARE RATTLING AND ARE DAMAGED DUE TO THE CRUMBLED SPEAKER COVER PIECES. I HAVE NEVER PLACED ANYTHING ON THE SPEAKERS OR TRAVELED WITH ANYTHING ON THE REAR DASH. I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY NOT BE VIEWED AS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD DEEM THIS A RECALL AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE SPEAKERS AND SPEAKER COVERS AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. THIS CANNOT BE PERCEIVED AS A CONSUMER ERROR, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE. OWNERS THAT BOUGHT NEW OR USED SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF REPLACING THE PARTS, DEDUCTIBLES, OR SERVICE CHARGES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY MOTHER'S 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY OVER ABOUT 10 FT. ON ITS OWN - NO FEET ON EITHER PEDAL. I WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY AT THE TIME AS I WAS TURNING AROUND AND HAD JUST PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE. I KEPT TELLING MYSELF TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND DID SO. SINCE THE CAR WAS POINTED SLIGHTLY UPHILL AT THE TIME, NO BRAKING SHOULD HAVE BEEN NEEDED. *TR

TRUCK TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND MY CAR T-BONED HIM AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH. I HAVE WHIPLASH AND BACK INJURIES DUE TO BEING SLOSHED AROUND IN THE CAR ALONG WITH A 3 INCH WIDE BRUISE ACROSS MY CHEST AND UNDERARM AREA. *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY, 39,000 MILES. HAVE HAD ALL HISTORICAL SERVICE DONE AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS, SO EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN DONE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE. CAR STALLING CONSTANTLY. NEEDS NEW THROTTLE BODY, $1200 TO FIX. FOR A COLLEGE STUDENT, I DON'T THINK SO. BUT, HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED IF I WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR. THIS PROBLEM IS SITED ALL OVER THE INTERNET IN CAMRYS. TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM LANCASTER, CA TO VENTURA, CA. WHILE DRIVING WE HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND THEN MY HUSBAND (WHO WAS DRIVING) SAID THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS WE COULD WE GOT TO AN OFFRAMP. WE HAD A FLAT ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. DURING MY CALL TO AAA, MY HUSBAND DECIDED HE WOULD CHANGE THE TIRE SO I CANCELLED THE REQUEST FOR SERVICE. GETTING BACK ON THE FREEWAY WE HEARD THE SAME NOISE THAT WE HAD HEARD EARLIER SO WE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AGAIN AND SAW THAT WE HAD ANOTHER FLAT TIRE, THIS WAS ON THE REAR RIGHT. I CALLED AAA AND THEY HAD TO TOW US TO VENTURA (APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES) SINCE WE USED THE SPARE TIRE FOR THE 1ST FLAT. WHEN WE GOT TO THE SEARS AUTOMOTIVE CENTER, THEY TOLD US THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TIRE VALVES ON OUR TIRES WHICH WE HAD PURCHASED FROM SEARS ON JULY 18, 2007. ONE OTHER COMMENT - ON MAY 6, 2009, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT AT MY WORK PLACE; AAA PUT THE SPARE ON AND THEN WE BROUGHT IT INTO SEARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY SAID THERE WAS A NAIL IN IT - NO MENTION OF TIRE VALVE PROBLEMS. *TR

ACCELERATION HESITATION WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO EXERT EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE STOPPED. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES TWICE AND THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL. SHE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE AND RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. REAR WINDOW SPEAKER GRILLS, BOTH OF THEM. THEY ARE CRACKING AND FALLING APART EVEN THOUGH NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THEM AN NOTHING HAS BEEN PLACED ON THEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON COMPLAINT. TOYOTA SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SECTION FOR ABOUT $500 FOR PARTS. (NOT INCLUDING LABOR) BUT OTHERS SAY THE REPLACEMENT PART FALLS APART TOO. *TR

CAR IS TOYOTA CAMRY 2005 50K MILES, STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. DISCOVERED RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED BROKEN DIVERTER INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I WAS ADVISED THAT BROKEN DEBRIS FROM DIVERTER MAY FALL INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE. TOYOTA REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIR UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THIS PART WAS COVERED UP TO THE 2004 YEAR MODEL. FOR 2005 MODEL TOYOTA EXCLUDED THIS ITEM FROM POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, KNOWING THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT REPEATING IN THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES. I SEE INTERNET FLOODED WITH COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN MODELS STARTING FROM 2002 AND UP. I AM SURPRISED WHY NHTSA DOES NOT MAKE AN ACTION TO FORCE MANUFACTURER TO FIX WELL KNOWN AND REPEATING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT, AS VEHICLE'S MOTOR MAY FAIL AND BLOW ANY MOMENT IN CASE METAL DEBRIS FROM DIVERTER FELL INTO THE ENGINE. *TR

I AM HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL. I ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY THEY TOLD ME THAT MY STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ASAP; WITH THE COST OF $500 DOLLARS. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE I SEE THAT THERE IS SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM/COMPLAINT. THEY ALSO HAVE A TOYOTA CAMRY. I TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP PREVIOUS WITH COMPLAINTS, OF COURSE BEFORE MY WARRANTY WENT OUT AND TOLD THEM THAT I FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS PULLING AND WAS STEERING WEIRD. THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL. WELL I'M SURE IT WASN'T NORMAL, AND NOW I DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY ON MY CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, SHELBY DURFEE *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. DURING A REAR END CRASH, THE SEAT BELT IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER'S WIFE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUFFERED HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22,345. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/17/09. *JB

IMPENDING FAILURE OF INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINTS THAT CURRENTLY CAUSES 'CLUNKS' IN STEERING BUT IS PROGRESSING AND COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF STEERING SHAFT AND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE OR BINDING OR LOCKING OF STEERING ASSEMBLY. TOYOTA HAS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM TO REPLACE FAULTY DESIGN, BUT ONLY EXTENDS THAT DURING THE ORIGINAL 3/36 WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THUS FAR TOYOTA IS OF LITTLE OR NO HELP. ANECDOTALLY, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS SERIES OF CARS AND SEVERAL OTHER LINES OF TOYOTAS OF SIMILAR VINTAGE. *TR

ON TWO OCCASSIONS I THOUGHT I WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR SURGED BACKWARDS. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT NOT BEFORE HITTING A CAR BEHIND ME. THE SECOND TIME I HIT A FENCE IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT WHILE PICKING UP YOUNG CHILDREN. IT WAS DISMISSAL TIME SO THERE WERE MANY 3-4 GRADE CHILDREN AROUND. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR 2 YEARS.. THE STEERING COLUMN (SHAFT TO THE WHEEL) VIBRATES AT TIMES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN GOING OVER CERTAIN OR DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE ROAD... IT IS LIKE A RATTLE VIBRATION. IT IS NOT CONSTANT BUT IS THIS NORMAL?? IS IT A DEFECT?? SHOULD IT VIBRATE AT ALL??? *TR THE CONSUMER FELT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE INFORMED HIM ABOUT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE HE PURCHASED IT. UPDATED 03/12/10

2005 CAMRY DELAYS, THEN LURCHES FORWARD, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM UNDER 10 MPH. WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN ABOVE 10 MPH THEN IS DECELERATED TO UNDER 10 (I.E. TO MAKE LEFT TURN) THEN ACCELERATED, THE ENGINE WILL REV AND AFTER A .25 TO .5 SECOND DELAY THE TRANSMISSION CATCHES AND THROWS THE CAR FORWARD. *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY FAILURE IS IN THE NATURE OF DELAYED TRANSMISSION RESPONSE. INCIDENTS HAPPEN AT AROUND 25-40MPH, MAINLY WHILE COASTING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ALSO WHILE IN PROCESS OF SLOW ACCELERATION WHILE CHANGING LANES. VEHICLE DROPS IN SPEED/DELAYS AND THEN LUNGES, MANY TIMES MAKING A STRONG KICK/JERK BEFORE ALLOWING COMPLETION OF LANE CHANGE OR ACCELERATION. HAS CAUSED QUITE A FEW CLOSE CALLS WHILE MERGING INTO LANES. ALSO, VERY DELAYED RESPONSE WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR COASTING THROUGH AT SLOW SPEEDS AT AN INTERSECTION, CAR DELAYS SHIFTING. REVS TO THE 3RPM MARK WHILE STILL STUCK AT 15MPH. DEALER DOES NOT HELP WITH WARRANTY B/C THEY "CAN'T FEEL THE PROBLEM" WHEN TEST DRIVING. HAVE GOTTEN THE RESPONSE "THAT IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WITHOUT RESOLUTIONS. RECENTLY, THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED A CRASH. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,537 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,300.

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE FROM AUTOWEST HONDA, ROSEVILLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR HAD NO ACCIDENTS AND THE CAR IS CLEAN PER THE CARFAX. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT REPLACED AND NOW THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT BELT IS GOING OUT. I RECEIVED A POST CARD FOR A FREE APPRAISAL AT 60,000 MILES AND I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT END FRAME IS BENT AND PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE CAR IS MAYBE WORTH $8,000 AND THE CAR SHOULD OF BEEN SOLD AS SALVAGE AND NOT CERTIFIED CAR. THE FRONT BUMPER IS COMING OFF AND ALSO THE PAINT CHIPPED OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PAINT IS DIFFERENT IN THE FRONT FROM THE HOOD. I DO NOT KNOW THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT DATE, AS FOR IT HAPPENED PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE CAR. *TR

WHILE SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WITH MY FOOT RESTING ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND THE CAR BOLTED FORWARD OF ITS OWN ACCORD. DESPITE EFFORTS TO BRAKE HARD, THE CAR WOULD NOT CEASE TO MOVE FORWARD AND HIT A POLE. NOT UNTIL THE CAR WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF THE POLE DID THE ENGINE STOP. THERE WAS NO CONFUSION DURING THIS INCIDENT OF WHICH PEDAL WAS BEING PUSHED. AS I WAS ALREADY HALF INTO THE SPACE AND HAD STARTED TO DECELERATE, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE ACCELERATOR. ALSO, A QUICK CHECK AFTER THE INCIDENT TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS INDEED THE BRAKE THAT I WAS PUSHING PROVED TO BE ACCURATE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING NEARLY TWENTY YEARS WITH NO AT-FAULT ACCIDENTS AND A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD. I HAVE NEVER ONCE DURING THAT TIME MISTOOK THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE BRAKE, AND, EVEN IF THAT WAS THE CASE HERE, I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE PUSHED IT SO HARD WHEN I WAS ALREADY HALFWAY INTO A PARKING SPACE THAT IT WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO REACT THE WAY IT DID. I AM IN MY MID-THIRTIES AND STILL HAVE ALL OF MY FACULTIES, AS WELL AS A QUICK RESPONSE TIME. FEARING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORM ME, AFTER WHAT THEY CLAIM TO BE EXHAUSTIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, THAT THEY CAN FIND NO PROBLEMS. I WILL TRY TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS I DO NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S DEATH/INJURY WHEN THIS OCCURS AGAIN. MY SISTER AND HER BOYFRIEND, BOTH OF WHOM HAVE TOYOTAS, HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS OCCURRE

DIRECT FULL FRONTAL IMPACT @ 35-40 MPH INTO JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY - ENTIRE FRONT END DEMOLISHED (CAR WAS TOTALED). 2 INJURED AND STILL IN PHYSICAL THERAPY. ADVISED BY POLICE OFFICER THAT I PROBABLY "NOSE DIVED DURING BRAKING AND WHEN FRONT OF CAR DIPPED, IMPACT WAS ABOVE SENSORS". HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER INSTANCES WHERE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

WHILE IN PROCESS OF PARKING 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY 6 CYLINDER IN ONE-LEVEL PARKING SPACE TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CRASHING INTO POLE, INJURING DRIVER SLIGHTLY. WAS SECOND SUCH INCIDENT ABOUT ONE YEAR APART, WITH STONE WALL STOPPING VEHICLE DURING FIRST INCIDENT, WHILE RIPPING OFF ENTIRE FRONT END. *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. REAR WINDOW SPEAKER GRILLS, BOTH OF THEM. THEY ARE CRACKING AND FALLING APART EVEN THOUGH NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THEM AN NOTHING HAS BEEN PLACED ON THEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON COMPLAINT. TOYOTA SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SECTION FOR ABOUT $500 FOR PARTS. (NOT INCLUDING LABOR) BUT OTHERS SAY THE REPLACEMENT PART FALLS APART TOO. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY TOYOTA CAMRY LE 2005 MAKES A PERSISTENT CLUNKING NOISE. WE HAVE NOT HAND ANY INJURIES BUT ARE SCARED TO TAKE THIS CAR ON THE ROAD ESPECIALLY LONG DISTANCES. THE TIRES WEAR OUT QUICKER AND THE ALIGNMENTS DO NOT LAST. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH A 4CYL. IT HAS 45,000 MILES. FROM READING ONLINE AND ONE SPECIFICALLY DEVOTED TO THIS PROBLEM WWW.TOYOTATHROTTLEBODY.COM . THE THROTTLE BODY GOES BAD AND THE CAR JUST DIES! THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE WHEN MINE FAILED I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET AND ALMOST WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. FROM READING ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA DOES NOTHING ABOUT. NOT TO MENTION IT COST 1100.00 DOLLARS TO FIX! ANY HELP IN GETTING A RECALL ON THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IT REALLY IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THIS PART FAILS THERE IS NO WARNING THE CAR JUST STOPS DEAD IN ITS TRACKS. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2005 CAMRY SE. IMMEDIATELY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH SEVERE PULLING TO THE LEFT (ACROSS LANES IF NOT HOLDING STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY.) ALSO, COMPLAINED OF INTERMITTENT HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH. AS IF SOMEONE HAD HIT THE CAR FROM REAR. THIS CAUSES A BROAD PERIOD OF UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION AS THE DOWNSHIFT OCCURS AND THE REVS INCREASE. THE TIRES ALSO WORE OUT AFTER 8,000 DUE TO PULL. TOOK TO NUMEROUS REPAIR FACILITIES AND THEY ALL SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS FINE. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETINS. CAR NOW HAS 40,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TSBS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR ONE YEAR. APPLICABLE TSBS ARE: ST005R-01, TC003-05, AND ST002R-04. OTHERWISE LOVE CAR. HAVE HAD OVER 12 TOYOTAS AND THIS IS FIRST WITH A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAS TECH INTERNATIONAL VALVE STEMS, MODEL TR413. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO TIRES WERE FLATTENED DUE TO VALVE STEM FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. THE SERIAL AND PART NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 10/16/08.*LJ UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB

JUST PRIOR TO END OF 36 MONTH WARRANTY REAR SPEAKER COVERS DISINTEGRATED, AT THE SAME TIME DAMAGING THE SPEAKERS. BOTH WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE REAR SPEAKER COVERS ON MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY DISINTEGRATED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2003-2005 CAMRY OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. INITIALLY YOU SEE CRACKS ON THE SPEAKER COVERS, BUT WHEN YOU TOUCH THEM THE PLASTIC LITERALLY CRUMBLES INTO DUST AND FALLS INTO THE SPEAKER CONE. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REVISED THEIR PARTS POLICY; BEFORE THEY ONLY SOLD COMPLETE SPEAKER & COVER KIT FOR AROUND $600, NOW THEY SELL COVERS ONLY FOR $25. HOWEVER, THE PROCEDURE TO INSTALL THEM IS LABOR INTENSIVE AND PEOPLE REPORT BEING CHARGED $100-$250 FOR LABOR. MY LOCAL DEALER WANTED $100. THE CAR IS A COUPLE OF MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

THE STEERING OF THE CAR WAS SLIGHTLY BUMPY, WAS NOT EVIDENT IN THE BEGINNING. AFTER FEW MONTHS OR SO OR CLOSE TO 42K MILES THE STEERING BEGAN TO MAKE SOME BUMPY NOISES. WAS NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY . WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY DEALER EVEN DURING MY VISITS TO THEM WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT I WILL HAVE TO CHANGE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FOR $500+. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6 3.3L . 31,000 MILES. PURCHASED NEW. SINCE NEW THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. IT SEEMS TO GET CONFUSED ON WHAT GEAR TO SHIFT INTO WHEN YOU LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 45. YOU CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISSION JUMP BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS. IT IS NOT SUTTLE AT ALL. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANS IS ON ITS WAY OUT. I KNOW QUITE A BIT ABOUT CARS, ENOUGH TO KNOW EVENTUALLY THIS TRANS WILL FAIL IF IT CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAR LIKE MANY OTHER NEWER VEHICLE SHIFTS WHEN THE COMPUTER TELLS IT TO, AND IT ALSO HAS WHAT THEY CALL "THROTTLE BY WIRE" ACCELERATION CONTROL, WHICH MEANS THE ACCELERATION IS ALSO CONTROLLED BY COMPUTER AND NOT BY A CABLE CONNECTED TO THE PEDAL LIKE CARS ALWAYS HAD BEEN. I BELIEVE THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO THINGS IS EXACTLY WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. TWICE I HAVE TALKED TO SOMEONE AT THE DEALER. ONCE THEY TOLD ME SOME VEHICLES VIN #'S ARE QUALIFIED FOR A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND OTHERS VIN#'S ARE NOT. TODAY I CALLED AND THE SERVICE GUY AND HE TOLD ME THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL AT ALL AND HE HASN'T HAD ANYONE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ALSO, MY MOM HAS A 2006 V6 CAMRY AND HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH HER CAR. I HAVE DRIVEN IT. EXACT SAME THING. SO FAR THAT IS 2 FOR 2. AAMCO LOOKED AT MY TRANS FLUID TODAY AND SAID IT LOOKED UNUSUALLY DIRTY AND IS BEGINNING TO BURN WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE COMPLETE FAILURE. AAMCO CAN DO WARRANTY WOR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON ONE OCCASION, THE WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, BUT THE WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION. SHE JIGGLED THE KEY AND STEERING WHEEL UNTIL THE STEERING COLUMN UNLOCKED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SHE SHOULD CONTINUE TO JIGGLE OR "PLAY" WITH THE STEERING AND THE KEY UNTIL SHE IS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION TO START. THE WHEEL LOCKED AGAIN, BUT SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN AND CHARGED THE CONTACT $75. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DIAGNOSED FOR $65 AND STATED THAT THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

HESITATION IN ACCELERATION AFTER DEPRESSION OF ACCELERATOR. CAR WILL EVENTUALLY RESPOND BUT ONLY AFTER A SECOND OR TWO. UPON PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE INTENT OF MOVING SLOWLY UP TO THE BUMPER CURB IT CAN SUDDENLY SURGE (JUMP) AHEAD UNCONTROLLABLY. IF THE DRIVER IS WAITING IN A LEFT HAND TURN LANE AWAITING FOR TIME TO MAKE A SAFE TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ASSUME THAT YOUR CAR WILL PROCEED WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR SO THAT YOU CAN PROCEED THROUGH THE TURN IN FRONT OF THE TRAFFIC OR WILL THE CAR HESITATE MOMENTARILY AND THEN SURGE AHEAD JUST IN TIME TO BE BROADSIDED BY THE ONCOMING CAR. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS!! I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO BE FORCED TO DRIVE THIS CAR.. WE HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS IN PARKING SPACES WHERE THE CAR HAS SURGED AHEAD AND WE CAUSED DAMAGE IN ON CASE TO THE CAR IN THE OPPOSING SPACE WHERE WE BUMPED A SHOPPING CART INTO THE OPPOSING CAR. THAT ONE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CAR THAT WE HIT WHICH WE PAID FOR AND DAMAGE TO OUR CAR. THE SECOND TIME MY WHILE MOVING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH A SIGN AT THE END OF THE SPACE WE SURGED INTO THE SIGN CAUSING $700 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO OUR CAR. I HAVE HAD THREE TRIPS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR IS PERFORMING TO SPECIFICATIONS. THEY COULD ONLY STATE THAT THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE DRIVER ERROR. I EVEN WENT TO ARBITRATION WITH THE SAME RESULT. I SIMPLY DO NOT BUY THIS RESULT. I ALSO OWN A '07 RANGER WHICH PERFORMS PERFECTLY AND MY DRIVING HABITS ARE EXACTLY THE

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY WITH 48,000 MILES FROM THE LAKE CHARLES, LA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I CURRENTLY HAVE 58,000 MILES AND HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO WAL-MART ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR WHEN OUR CAR APPEARED TO JUMP A FEW TIMES WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATION. AFTER COMMENTING ON THE JUMPS I NOTICED NO RESPONSE FROM THE PEDAL AND REALIZED THAT THE CAR HAD DIED. LUCKILY I MADE IT INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE A MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR CARS COMPUTER. THE DIAGNOSTIC SAID IT WAS OUR THROTTLE BODY, AND THAT WE COULD MAKE IT HOME IF WE TOOK IT EASY. DURING THE 5 MILE TRIP THE CAR WOULD SURGE BETWEEN 1,500 AND 3,000 RPMS AND WOULD DIE AT STOP LIGHTS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. I LEARNED TO PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND LET IT RACE UNTIL THE LIGHT TURNED AND THEN PLACE IN DRIVE. THE REST OF THE WAY HOME I KEPT THE CAR IN HIGH RPMS >3,500 TO KEEP FROM FEELING THE SURGE. AT HOME I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST, AND LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. OTHER SITES MENTIONED TO GET THROTTLE BODY CLEANER AND A SOFT RAG TO WIPE GRIME FROM THROTTLE BODY. AFTER DOING SO THE CAR WOULD IDLE AT 200 RPM. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I TEST DROVE AND FOUND THAT ANY MILD ACCELERATION WOULD BOG IT DOWN AND KILL IT. THEN LATER IT WOULD IDLE AT 2,500 RPMS IN DRIVE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PRESS VERY HARD ON THE BREAK TO KEEP FROM MOVING FORWARD. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE EASILY HURT SOMEONE. *TR

REAR SPEAKER COVERS CRACKED AND FELL APART WHEN TOUCHED. *TR

THE CAR BRAKES ARE SOFT AND HARD TO STOP THE CAR ON ROAD CONDITIONS. WET, SNOW, ICE, OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE OTHER THAN DRY THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AND GRATE. STANDING ON BRAKE TO THE FLOOR STILL DOESN'T STOP THE CAR. I TOLD THIS TO THE CAR LOT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE ALL LIKE THAT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND HAD TO GO UP ONTO GRASS OR OTHER AREA TO STOP MY CAR. THE GRATING SOUND WHEN ON WET CONDITIONS IS AWFUL AND STILL DOESN'T CONTROL THE STOP. NEW DESIGN OR DIFFERENT BRAKES NEED TO BE PUT ON THESE CARS. IT DOESN'T SEEM SAFE TO NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. *TR

BACK SPEAKERS FALL APART AFTER TWO YEARS AND COST $500.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

REAR SPEAKER COVERS BECOME BRITTLE AND FAIL AFTER 2 YRS OF USE, DAMAGE SPEAKERS AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF OVER $500. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

REAR SPEAKER COVER BROKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE COASTING AROUND A CORNER AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED BY ITSELF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,100. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL TOURING LX TIRES, SIZE P205/65R15. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED, WHICH CAUSED A SLOW LEAK. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A TIRE STORE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS DRY ROTTED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE REMAINING THREE ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE DRY ROTTED AS WELL. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY REAR SPEAKER GRILLS ARE DISINTEGRATED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. I OPENED THE FRONT WINDOWS FOR ONE SECOND FOR FRESH AIR AND WHILE CLOSING, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DIDN'T COME UP. I TRIED BOTH FROM DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SWITCHES AND IT DIDN'T WORK. I GOT THIS CAR AS BRAND NEW IN MID 2005 AND I HARDLY OPENED THE FRONT WINDOWS. I HARDLY HAVE ANY PASSENGER IN MY CAR. BOTTOM-LINE, THE WINDOW HAS BEEN RARELY USED SINCE I GOT IT AND IT CANNOT JUST STOP WORKING UNLESS THERE IS SOME MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT WENT DOWN BUT DIDN'T COME UP. REST THREE WINDOWS ARE WORKING FINE. I THINK THERE IS SERIOUS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH 2005 CAMRY. *TR

A FRIEND WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN SHE FELL ASLEEP AND HIT A TREE GOING 50 MPH. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND WE BOTH SUFFERED PHYSICAL PAIN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!! *TR

WE OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. MY HUSBAND WAS THE DRIVER AND WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN HE WAS CUT OFF WHILE ENTERING A STATE HIGHWAY IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. MY 5 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE BACK SEAT BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT IN A BOOSTER SEAT WITH HIS SEAT BELT ON. DURING THE IMPACT, MY SON WAS UNRESTRAINED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT NEVER CAUGHT IN THE RETRACTING MECHANISM ALLOWING MY SON TO BE THROWN FORWARD INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY SON HAD A MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA AND WAS AIR-LIFTED TO JOHNS HOPKINS. HE WAS RELEASED THE NEXT MORNING WITH A SERIOUS CONCUSSION. THE OTHER PASSENGERS HAD VERY MINOR INJURIES.

REAR STEREO SPEAKERS CRACK AND FALL INTO SPEAK CONE. TOYOTA OFFER NO ASSISTANCE ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND. HE ALSO FEELS A SLIGHT BUMP ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,147 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

HEARD A THUMPING NOISE IN THE DRIVE SHAFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WOULD NOT GO AWAY, TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO LOOK AT. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY A TOYOTA DEALER THERE IS A PART IN THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT LINKS TO THE CONTROL ARM OF THE WHEELS, THIS PART HAS FAILED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND DISABLED MY ABILITY TO TURN MY WHEELS, AND CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT, TOYOTA MOTOR CORP, HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY THERE CUSTOMERS OF THIS TSB BULLETIN, AND THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE HAD OVER 100 AND 1000'S OF 2005 CAMRY'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE KILLED OR TOYOTA SUED TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. THE PART IN THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED, THERE IS A TSB ON THIS, BUT TOYOTA REFUSED TO FIX THIS DUE TO THAT MY CAR HAS OVER 36K MILES ON IT, AND UNDER 50K, NOT ONE PERSON AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WOULD FIX THIS FOR ME, WITHOUT CHARGING ME, YET THIS PART HAS BEEN PUT ON A TSB BULLETIN. THE DEALERSHIP NOR TOYOTA DID NOT INFORM ME OF THIS SITUATION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM. I HAVE MY CAR SERVICE AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, YET THE LACK OF TOYOTA TO DUE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, IS IRRESPONSIBLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I TOOK MY CAR TO PRIORITY TOYOTA, BECAUSE THE SERVICE BEING PROVIDED BY THE OTHER TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA WAS SUBARU. I DO NOT BLAME PRIORITY TOYOTA FOR NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED. BOTH OF THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,937 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,900.

LTR TO SECRETARY REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF A FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING HIS MOTHER IN LAW, IN HER 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. *KB THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ALL OF THE READINGS OF THE EVENT DATA RECORDER AND WHETHER VEHICLE MALFUNCTION AND/OR VEHICLE CRASH WORTHINESS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA CAUSED BY THE COLLISION. *JB UPDATE UPDATED 9/21/2011*CW