2005 Toyota Camry complaints

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WARRANTY WAS OVERDUE BY 120 DAYS. *KB

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL "CLICKS" WHEN CHANGING DIRECTION. THERE IS ALSO AN INCESSANT AND RANDOM VIBRATION THAT FEELS ALMOST LIKE "DRIVING OVER BUMPS" ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS ALSO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER DID NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE TSB, BUT INSTEAD CHARGED ~$500 FOR THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACEMENT. CAR IS 2005, WITH 44K MILES. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY 2005 THE CAR WONT SLOW DOWN IT WONT GO BELOW 27 MPH, VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THERE'S ALWAYS A HESITATION IN TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STRUT BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED WITH A CAMBER BOLT KIT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 5/5/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE GOING FORWARD INTO THE GARAGE AT 1 MPH ON DECEMBER 6, 2006, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED THROUGH A WALL. THE FREEZER, STOVE, KITCHEN CABINETS, DESK, TABLE, AND CHAIRS WERE DAMAGED. ON A SECOND OCCASION, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, BUT NO CRASH OCCURRED. ON JUNE 15, 2007, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A GROCERY STORE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH FAILURE AND PERFORMED BODY WORK ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT MECHANICAL WORK WAS PERFORMED. WHEN HE ASKED FOR THE PAPERWORK. HE WAS DENIED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000. UPDATED 03-18-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN BOTH CRASHES. UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

THIS IS IN REGARD TO OUR 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY, WHICH WE HAD PURCHASED NEW. OUR CAMRY HAS AROUND 100K MILES ON IT. ON 2/20/08, MY WIFE REPORTED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING, WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN RAINY CONDITIONS. LATER THAT MORNING, I LOOKED AT THE CAR, AND VERIFIED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER MOVED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE OTHER. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE WIPER ARM ALIGNMENT WAS OFF, AND THAT THE WIPER ARM HAD A WITNESS MARK FROM HITTING AGAINST THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE RETAINING NUT (WHICH HOLDS THE WIPER ARM TO THE SPLINED SHAFT) WAS ONLY FINGER TIGHT. (I HAD NEVER DISASSEMBLED THIS IN THE PAST). UPON DISASSEMBLY I OBSERVED AN OBVIOUS COLLECTION OF METAL SHAVINGS AROUND THE BASE OF THE SPLINED SHAFT, AND ON THE SHAFT ITSELF. I NOTED THAT THE CAST ALUMINUM WIPER ARM HAD LOOSENED UP (DUE TO THE LOOSE RETAINING NUT), STARTED TO BACK ITSELF UP OFF THE SPLINED SHAFT, AND ENDED UP BEING REAMED AND STRIPPED OUT, SUCH THAT THE WIPER COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN BY THE SPLINED SHAFT. FROM MY OBSERVATION, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM IS THAT THE RETAINING NUT HAD NOT BEEN TIGHTENED AT (FACTORY) ASSEMBLY. THIS SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED A SAFETY HAZARD INASMUCH AS THE WIPER BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE ON THE ROAD, DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. THE WIPER ARM ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. I STILL HAVE THE FAILED PART. I WANTED TO REPORT THIS, IN CASE THERE WERE ANY OTHER 2005 CAMRY OWNERS WHO MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE REVS AND ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN AND GRAB THE OCCUPANT INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,030 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,630.

HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM EITHER WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN HE START TO ACCELERATE SOMETIMES, USUALLY IN LOW SPEED, 20% TO 40% OF THE TIME, THERE IS A FEW SECONDS THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND, AND SUDDENLY HE FEEL A JOLT AND THE CAR JUMPS VIOLENTLY. HE HAS TO LOOK BACK WHENEVER IT HAPPENS TO SEE IF SOMEONE HAS CRASH IN TO HIS CAR. IF THERE IS A CAR INFRONT OF HIM WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THIS COULD LEAD POTENTIAL CAR ACCIDENT OF HITTING THE CAR INFRONT OF HIM. HE ALSO HAS TO MAKE SURE HE DOES NOT PARK TOO CLOSE TO OTHER CARS OR THE WALL. I HAVE HELP HIM REPORTED THE ISSUE TO DEALER 2 TIMES MANY MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IF THEY CAN'T FEEL THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO TOLD THE HEADQUARTER I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME HESITATION/ACCELERATION PROBLEM MY FATHER EXPERIENCING AND I NOTICED TOYOTA HAVE BEEN TELLING OTHER PEOPLE SAME RESPONSE THAT DEALER CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IF DEALER CAN NOT FEEL THE PROBLEM, AND DEALER HAVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THOSE WHO REVISITED MANY TIMES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE IF YOU GO SEARCH ON GOOGLE (USING KEYWARD TOYOTA CAMERY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM). ONE OF THE WEBSITE IS I FOUND FROM GOOGLE RESULT FOR EXAMPLE WAS HTTP://WWW.AUTOBYTEL.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/2852. IT HAS 27 PAGES OF SUCH COMPLAINTS . I HAVE ALSO NOTICE SUCH COMPLAINTS DOES NOT APPLY TO JUST 2005 YEAR CAMERY BUT AGAINST 2002 AND 2007 CAMERY AS WELL. WITH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE SLIPPERY FROM SNOW. THE BRAKES FELT VERY LOOSE AND MADE A GRATING SOUND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD FOR A DISTANCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,777.

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY MISSING TWO BOLTS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE BRACKET BOLTS ARE MISSING. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. WHEN PUT INTO GEAR THE GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE. *KB WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WOULD BACK UP, WHEN IT WAS SHIFTED INTO TO DRIVE THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT, BUT WHEN IT WAS SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR, THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD. *JB

THE RETAINING NUT FOR THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY CAME OFF THE SHAFT CAUSING THE PULLEY TO WOBBLE WHICH LED TO THE LOSS OF THE SERPENTINE BELT; WITHOUT THE BELT I LOST POWER STEERING, THE BATTERY BEGAN TO RUN LOW AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. FORTUNATELY I WAS 2 MILES FROM HOME AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THERE W/O ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, ~19,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE BELT AND THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES IT IS DIFFICULT TO SPEED THE CAR UP TO ENTER THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE WON'T SLOW DOWN WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSURE IS DECREASED. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HEADLIGHTS TEND TO GO OUT AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *JB

SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY, IT SURGES WITH GAS EVEN WHEN I DO NOT HAVE THE CRUISE ON OR AM NOT PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE HAD ONE WRECK BECAUSE OF IT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT FINDING THE PROBLEM. THANKS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SURGING FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. CUSTOMER STATES HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO SEVEN VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A RETAINING WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONTACT INJURED HER ARM. THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST VEHICLE SHE STRUCK SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,346. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VINYL FLOOR MATS MAY HAVE BECOME CAUGHT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. UPDATED 11/02/07. *JB

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT UNLOCK EITHER ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY. PASSENGER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *JB UPDATED 09/17/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARS A TICKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, WHICH SHE BELIEVES IS ORIGINATING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE NOISE. THE NOISE IS PRESENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP. WHILE IDLING, THE NOISE IS AUDIBLE AS WELL. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,835. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING AT SLOW SPEED RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH PARKED VEHICLES AND DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS COMPLAINED ON AT LEAST TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS THAT, WHILE PARKING, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE CAR ACCELERATED WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MPH IN A RIGHT TURN. ON ONE OTHER OCCASION SHE STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR AND THE ENGINE SPEEDED UP AS SHE WAS BRAKED FOR AN INTERSECTION ? AGAIN SHE STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED REDUCING BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. I TEST DROVE THE CAR EACH TIME AND FOUND THAT IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THESE EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE 2 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE ACCELERATION DURING THE LAST EVENT WAS STRONGER AND RESULTED IN A CRASH. MY WIFE HAS A GOOD DRIVING RECORD, KNOWS IF SHE IS DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS NEW WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. THE CAR HAS IS LOCATED AT A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO SOME BUSHES AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THEY ARE UNSURE OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE SPEED, ENGINE SIZE, VALID VIN, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING IN SECOND GEAR (MPH UNKNOWN) THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT WHEN HE ACCELERATED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CHIP HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING 6,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

BRAKES ARE SOFT, GRINDING DOWN IN ONE DAY. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THEM TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED CAR IN 2005. I HAVE TO PUSH BRAKE TO THE FLOOR BEFORE CAR WILL STOP. ALSO CAR SURGES. I'LL BE DRIVING AND THE CAR WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO FORWARD. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS DUE TO BRAKES. HAS THE BRAKE SYSTEM BEEN RECALLED.? I NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE DUE TO SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

THE AUTOMOBILE CONSISTENTLY HESITATES WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS OCCURS WHEN LEAVING STOP SIGNS, MERGING AT MEDIUM SPEEDS AND PASSING ON 2-WAY OR DIVIDED HIGHWAYS AND ACCELERATING AFTER DECELERATING. IT THEN OVER ACCELERATES WHEN IT MAKES UP ITS MIND YOU WANT TO GO FASTER AFTER A SECOND OR TWO. TOYOTA CLAIMS THE CAR WORKS AS DESIGNED. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE IN THIS AUTOMOBILE, SINCE THE OTHER DRIVERS DO NOT REALIZE THAT THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK. *TR

FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

VEHICLE SURGES, REVS WHEN ACCELERATING, STALLS WHEN DECELERATING, HAVE HAD PROBLEM SINCE CAR WAS NEW. NOW 19 MONTHS OLD. RETURNED TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM. "WITHIN DESIGN PARAMETERS" THEY SAY. TWO CONTACTS WITH TOYOTA H.O. REP. ACTUALLY CALLED IT A "DESIGN DEFECT". TOLD ME TO "PAT THE ACCLERATOR" WHEN I HAVE THE PROBLEM. ALSO TOLD ME "MULTIPLE DRIVERS" WILL HELP THE CAR PERFORM BETTER. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND UNTRUSTWORTHY. THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NO FIX AS THIS TRULY IS A DESIGN DEFECT, "DRIVE BY WIRE" SCHEME. WILL ANYONE WITH CLOUT STEP UP? PAID $30000 FOR THE VEHICLE. V6 XLE. JUNK. EVERYONE ADMITS THE PROBLEM, NO ONE ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY.

2005 CAMRY CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE FELT SURGES FROM DRIVING THE CAR**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED WHENEVER SHE SLOWS DOWN AND ACCELERATE, OR CHANGE LANES THE VEHICLE THROWS HER BACK AND FORTH AT TIMES. *JB

THE 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT ALL OF A SUDDEND DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I WAS FORCED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THIS OCCURED EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACTUATOR WERE STUCK. I HAD OIL CHANGED AS THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED, AND FELT THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT A TWO YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACTUATOR AT MY OWN EXPENSE AS THEWARRANTY EXPIRED APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE CONTACT HAS TO REMOVE HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON MAY 7, 2007. THE POLICE STATED THAT SINCE THE CRASH OCCURRED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, THERE WAS NO NEED TO FILE A POLICE REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA BY THE REPAIR SHOP. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, 4 CYLINDERS IN JULY 2005. THE FUEL ECONOMY IN THE CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 21 TO 23 MPG 70% FREEWAY, 30% LOCAL. OR 330 MILES PER 15.5 GALLONS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY DEFECTS. BUT NOW, I AM STILL DRIVING THE CAR WITH ONLY 21 TO 23 MPG WHICH WAS NOT GAS EFFECTIVE. I KEPT ALL THE RECEIPT OF GAS FOR PROOF. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE, THE STEERING WAS UNEASY, AND THE RIDE WAS BUMPY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD DETACHED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER AND BRIDGESTONE WERE NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,048. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE 2ND TIME TREAD DETACHED FROM THE TIRE. UPDATED 05/23/07 *TR

THE CAR STARTED WANDERING AND WEARING TIRES ABOUT 5000 MILES ,I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I GOT IT LINED UP, THE CAR STARTED WANDERING AGAIN, THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG THAT THEY CAN SEE. BUT THE CAR IS WEARING TIRES OUT ON THE INSIDE FRONT. THE CAR IS WANDERING FROM SIDE TO SIDE PRETTY BAD AND IF YOU HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD IT WILL FOLLOW IT. IF THAT IS TOYOTA'S ANSWER TO A GOOD RIDE THEN I WONT BUY ANOTHER ONE. I ALSO HAVE A GAS PEDAL PLAY PROBLEM. *JB

THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO ODI NO. 10172668 ON THE STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENT. WHEN THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND THE DEALER COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT, I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA CORP. THE DEALER REVISITED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE STEERING RACK (UNDER WARRANTY). THE CAR DRIVES GREAT AGAIN. *TR

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 CYL. LE. THIS CAR CAME WITH GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. 205 65 R 15. THE TIRES FAILED AT 31,728 MILES. ONE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT A 3 INCH HOLE AND THE OTHER TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE SIDEWALL WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT. THE OTHER TIRE WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT, AND HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. *JB

1 - SEAT BELT - GETS STUCK , CAUSING IT TO BE INOPERABLE AND FLOPPY. THE PLASTIC GUIDE ALLOWS THE WEBBING BELT TO GET STUCK IN IT. 2 - I CANNOT BUY REPLACE THE BELT , AN IMPORTANT , COMMON , INEXPENSIVE ITEM , FROM ANYONE, BUT THE DEALER $200 + $100 LABOR. I CAN PURCHASE LAP BELT FOR $15, BUT THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. GOOD DESIGN FOR THE MANUFACTURER , CHEAP BECAUSE RIGHTWAS SAME AS LEFT , BUT POOR DESIGN FOR ME AS IT CASUSED BELT TO BE WORN AND GET STUCK . CAR WAS 2005, BUT HAS 65000 SO NO MORE WARRANTY . -MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE FOR ALL CAR MAKERS , EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR CERTAIN ITEMS THAT WEAR OUT OVER TIME , SAFETY ITEMS LIKE SEAT BELTS , THAT WEAR OUT OVER TIME , 36 MONTHS 3 YEARS , MOSTLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN . *AK

WHENEVER I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 1-30 MPH AS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, A STOP SIGN OR AN IMMEDIATE BRAKE THE TRANSMISSION SWITCHES GEARS, AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD, AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. OTHERS HAVE. I HAVE HAD THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2004. I HAD THE DEALER'S REPAIR TECHNICIANS DRIVE THE CAR ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS NOT HOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE SUPPOSED TO WORK. TOYOTA NEEDED TO RESEARCH THIS DEFECT THOROUGHLY AND ANNOUNCE A RECALL BEFORE OTHERS GET HURT OR KILLED.*AK

MY CAR ACCERATED WHEN THE BRAKE WENT DOWN ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE NOTED THAT PRIOR TO THIS THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT IN THE LA AREA. IN THAT ACCIDENT THERE WHERE PEOPLE INJURED. LAST WEEK THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE SAME TYPE AND YEAR CAR AND THERE WAS ONE DEATH IN THIS ONE. WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE WENT DOWN AND MY EDGE OF MY SHOE CAUGHT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND MY CAR WENT PART WAY ON THE CURB. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. I TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID IT WAS OK. I NOW TRY TO WATCH OUT FOR ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS BUT THIS A WORRIE TO ME AND MY WIFE.

SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I PURCHASED MY 2005 4-CYLINDER CAMRY THE ACCELERATION PEDAL DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGE AND THE TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY SLIPS THEN MAKES CONTACT FOR ACCELERATION. ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME IN TIGHT AREAS SUCH AS PARKING LOTS WHERE I HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS WITH OTHER VEHICLES CLOSE TO HITTING ME DUE TO THIS HESITATION. MY TOYOTA DEALER AFTER ABOUT 4 - 5 VISITS HAVE STATED THAT SINCE OTHER CAMRY'S IN PARKING LOT DO THE SAME, IT IS O.K. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES ON TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THAT TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED MAKING IT HARD TO MOVE ALONG. THE DEALERSHIP DID REPLACE A SOLENOID VALVE AFTER CONTINUALLY BADGERING THEM AND THAT DIDN'T HELP. THEY SAY PROBLEM COULD BE IN COMPUTER BOX TO TRANSMISSION (THAT CANNOT BE ACCESSED BY TECHNICIANS) IS SET AT FACTORY AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. ALL THIS COMPUTERIZED HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE ANY CORRECTIONS THAT A CUSTOMER COMPLAINS ABOUT. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE THUMPING NOISE ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS MAKE WHEN GOING DOWN. AGAIN THEY SAID THAT OTHER CAMRY'S DO IT, SO IT IS FINE. THAT IS NOT A WAY TO BUILD A CAR. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I PURCHASED VEHICLE. *JB

I AM CURRENTLY THE OWNER OF A 2007 LE 4 CYLINDER CAMRY. AT APPROXIMATELY 76K MILES MY TRANS STARTED ACTING FUNNY AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO PULL AND WAS LEAKING TRANS FLUID. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A VERY BAD LEAK (WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A BAD/DEFECTIVE SEAL) AND THAT BEFORE ANY FURTHER WORK COULD BE DONE IT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT THE PUMP WAS DAMAGED, AS WELL AS, THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANS. EITHER WAY I'M LOOKING AT A 4K BILL WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD AND THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND TO NO AVAIL I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. *JB

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2005 4-CYLINDER CAMRY IN 2004 AFTER OWING A 1988 WITH 256,000 MILES AND BEING EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH IT. HOWEVER, I WAS DISSATISFIED WITH MY NEW CAMRY ONLY AFTER HAVING IT FOR A WEEK WHEN I STARTED NOTICING HOW IT WOULD HESITATE FROM TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS. I STILL CAN??T FIGURE WHAT TURNING CORNERS HAS TO DO WITH SPEED. I HAD TO CHANGE MY DRIVING HABITS BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING DANGEROUS. I NOW HAVE TO ALLOW LONGER A FEW MORE SECONDS TO TURN IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC, IN CASE IT HESITATES SINCE IT DOESN'T DO THIS CONSISTENTLY. I TOOK IT IN TO TOYOTA, THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM, 60 MILES FROM WHERE I LIVE, TWICE AND THEY COULDN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY SEEMED TO KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, DUE TO OTHERS REPORTING IT AND THEM SENSING IT THEMSELVES, BUT JUST ACKNOWLEDGED IT WASN'T AN ISSUE TO BE FIXED. THEY GAVE US THE NAME OF THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE IN CALIFORNIA TO CONTACT, WHICH WE DID. WHEN FIRST CONTACTING HIM, HE TOO MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT AND HE WOULD IMMEDIATELY TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE AND GET BACK WITH US. THE NEXT THING WE HEARD FROM HIM WAS THE SAME THING WE HAD ALREADY HEARD, THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM, THIS IS NORMAL, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU. THIS MAY NOT BE PROBLEM FOR THEM BUT IT IS FOR ME AND IT SURE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS A PROBLEM FOR AN AWFUL LOT OF OTHERS OUT THERE THAT ARE COMPLAINING ON THIS WEBSITE TOO. YOU ASK WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, NOTHING BY TOYOTA!!! *NM

SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED OVER $8000 DAMAGE IN 17 FEET. I PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND IT STARTED REVVING UP. THEN THE CAR TOOK OFF BACKWARDS AND HIT A TREE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING TREE THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT ANOTHER TREE TWICE. *JB

WE WERE PARKED AT THE ENTRANCE TO HAMMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LAUREL, MD WAITING TO PICK UP TWO CHILDREN A FEW MINUTES BEFORE DISMISSAL. NO SCHOOL BUSSES WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME WE PARKED. SEVERAL BUSES SOON ARRIVED, HOWEVER, WHICH PROMPTED OUR DECISION TO MOVE TO A BETTER PLACE AWAY FROM THE BUSES. I CAUTIOUSLY STARTED TO BACK UP AND, TO MY AMAZEMENT, THE ENGINE RACED AT HIGH RPM AS SOON AS I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE FROM PARK. ALTHOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR ZOOMED BACK ABOUT 20-35 FEET. THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF MY CAR STRUCK THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF A PARKED SCHOOL BUS. AT THIS TIME, STILL IN SHOCK, I QUICKLY PULLED THE SHIFT LEVER FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, INTENDING TO GET AWAY FROM THE BUS. AT THAT MOMENT THE CAR THEN SHOT FORWARD, MY FOOT STILL PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. IT WENT BACK THROUGH THE PARKING SPACE, OVER THE CURB, AND INTO A PLAYGROUND. ABOUT 60 FEET INTO THE PLAYGROUND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT THE CORNER OF A SQUARE WOODEN BORDER SURROUNDING SOME PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. AFTER STRIKING THE WOODEN BARRIER, THE CAR CONTINUED AT HIGH SPEED IN THE GRASSY PLAYGROUND PROBABLY ANOTHER 100 FEET BEFORE I COULD GET IT OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND PARK. THIS WHOLE EPISODE HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. MY FOOT WAS ALWAYS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. THE AUTO WAS TOWED TO TRUE2FORM COLLISION CENTER IN LAUREL, MD. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN HELD UP UNTIL AN INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE BY NHTSA. GEICO INFORMED ME TODAY, 11/30/06, THAT AN ATTORNEY FOR THE DRIVER OF THE SCHOOL BUS IS CL

WE BOUGHT OUR 2005 CAMRY LE V6 IN THE FALL OF 2004. FROM DAY ONE, WE NOTICED THE HESITATION. WHEN LEAVING A STOP SIGN, FOR EXAMPLE, IT WOULD LAG FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THEN SUDDENLY JERK INTO GEAR. THE FIRST WEEK WE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE FIRST 1000 MILES. WHEN IT CONTINUED WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE COMPUTER. WE MENTIONED IT AT EVERY WARRANTY CHECK AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER SAW THE PROBLEM. WE WISH WE KNEW THAT WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES SO WE WOULD HAVE PURSUED IT EARLIER. TOYOTA NEVER MENTIONED KNOWING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THE 2005 CAMRY. NOW OUR DAUGHTER HAS TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE! *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS OFF WHEN THE PASSENGER WHO WEIGHS 100 POUNDS SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4900 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS THE INVOICE FROM THE DEALER. *AK UPDATED 04/17/07. *JB

I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A PARKING LOT TO LOCATE A PARKING SPACE. AS I APPROACHED A SPACE, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I EASED OFF OF THE BRAKE TO COAST INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE SPACE. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. MY CAR WENT OVER A CONCRETE MEDIAN, AND INTO A LANE OF TRAFFIC. MY CAR STRUCK TWO CARS. IT HIT ONE OF THE VEHICLES, AN SUV, WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT KNOCKED THE SUV UP OVER A CURB INTO A GRASSY AREA. THOUGH I HAD BOTH FEET APPLYING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, AND THERE WAS NOT TIME FOR ME TO THINK TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. MY CAR SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES AND TO THE FRONT. IT DAMAGED THE FRONT OF THE SUV AND THE REAR OF THE OTHER CAR. THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN EACH OF THE VEHICLE, AND I WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF MY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I REQUESTED A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE INSPECT THE CAR. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE REPRESENTATIVES WERE QUITE HELPFUL UNTIL THE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETE. I REQUESTED A COPY OF THE REPORT OF THEIR FINDINGS; HOWEVER, TOYOTA CORPORATION WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO SEE A COPY OF THE REPORT. THEY SAID I COULD CONTACT THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT OR GET A SUBPOENA. THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED I FILE A

ON DEC. 23, 2006, AROUND 11:20 AM, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. AS I MADE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A PARKED CAR. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, EVEN WHEN FLOORED. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL IT PUSHED ANOTHER CAR UP ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND ITS WHEELS BUMPED UP AGAINST THE CURB. THE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY STOPPED BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE USING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. (TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO MAKE IT GO FASTER.) THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY, BUT THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN THE TWO PREVIOUS DAYS. I HAD NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL ANYTIME RECENTLY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, ALTHOUGH OCCASIONALLY, THE RADIO TURN HAS TURNED ITSELF ON WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. *NM

SLID INTO SUV IN FRONT OF ME. IT DID ABOUT $4000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT STATES THAT ON 12/9/06 SHE DRIVING WHEN HER VEHICLE HAD POWER SURGE THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR. SHE WAS PARKING WHEN HER VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED THE CURB. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR OCCURRENCE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF A FAULTY SPEED CONTROL MODULATOR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT ALSO HAS A COPY OF A POLICE REPORT.

I WAS SLOWLY TURNING RIGHT TO PARK IN FRONT OF A STORE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES PREPARING TO STOP WHEN MY 2005 CAMRY ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A STOREFRONT WINDOW. *JB