Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2005 record →
PROBLEM WITH 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY PASSENGER SEAT BELT. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS "STUCK" WHEN TRYING TO LOCK BELT INTO LATCH. THIS RESULTS IN THE BELT EITHER NOT PROPERLY RETRACTING OR NOT ABLE TO EXTEND. THIS HAPPENS IN ABOUT 1 OUT OF EVERY 4 USES. *TR
I OWNED A TOYOTA CAMRY FOR 2 YEARS AND HAD 2 INCIDENTS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. AFTER THE 1ST INCIDENT I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. THEN THE TOYOTA RECALLS BEGAN AND I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I REQUESTED MY VEHICLE BE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL COSTS. AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT I AGAIN RETURNED THE VEHICLE WHERE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH PEDAL PLACEMENT AND FLOOR MATS. I SOLD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AT A CONSIDERABLE FINANCIAL LOSS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS LIKE IT ARE BACK ON THE ROAD. UPDATED IVOQ 08/24/10 *TR
REAR SPEAKER COVERS HAVE CRUMBLED AND FALLEN INTO THE SPEAKERS. A CALL TO THE DEALER REVEALED THAT THE COVERS CANNOT BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE REAR COVER MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $350+. AN ONLINE RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM REVEALED MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR, WITH NO TOYOTA SOLUTION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT AND DESIGN FLAW TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR COVER. WILL PURSUE SITUATION WITH TOYOTA CORP. *TR
ACTUATORS IN MY 2005 CAMRY SE CONTINUE TO STICK; THEREBY CAUSING ALL OF THE PASSENGER DOORS TO NOT OPEN THE MAJORITY (90%) OF THE TIME. I REPORTED THE ISSUE IMMEDIATELY TO TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THE DEALER (BAIERL TOYOTA IN CRANBERRY, PA) BECAUSE IT'S ALSO A SAFETY RISK; ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A 3 MONTH YEAR OLD AND A 2 YEAR OLD. THE TOYOTA MECHANIC ALSO REPORTED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND THE ACTUATORS SHOULD BE REPLACED. *TR
REAR SPEAKER COVERS ARE DEFECTIVE-I NOTICE THE HOLES WERE GETTING LARGER AND TOUCHED THE SPEAKER AND IT FELL/CAVED IN! THE PIECES JUST FELL APART LIKE DUST. THESE PIECES FELL INSIDE AND NOW MAKING A CRACKLING SPARK NOISE AND IF OVERHEATED CAUSE A FIRE. IT IS OVER 100 DEGREES HERE IN DALLAS TEXAS. CONTACT TOYOTA AND REFUSE TO FIX THE $200.00 PROBLEM TO FIZ=X. TOYOTA HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE 2003. TOYOTA WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS AND CONTINUED TO MAKE THE EXACT SPEAKER COVERS FOR 5 YRS. THEY PLACE THE BLAME ON THE WARRANTY UP AND OR CONTACT THE DEALER AS THEY DENY ITS THEIR FAULT & CLAIMS ITS MINE. I HAVE NO CHILDREN NOR SIT IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I TOUCHED THE SPEAKER AND IT FELL IN. NOW CAUSING HEAT & SPARKS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. MAY BE HAZARDOUS & CATCH FIRE. TOYOTA DENIED TO FIX AND CARELESSLY CONTINUED TO MAKE THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART AFTER RECEIVING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THREE PEOPLE INCLUDING THE CONTACT WERE INJURED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDERS. DURING THE CRASH THE CONTACT WAS DENIED MEDICAL ATTENTION BECAUSE THE OFFICERS SUSPECTED THE CONTACT WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT PASS THE SOBRIETY TEST BECAUSE THE CONTACT HAD A HEAD INJURY. THE POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT'S BLOOD WORK DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF HER BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A BUMPING SOUND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 SECONDS AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, ENGINE WENT INTO HIGH RPM AND ACCELERATED OUT OF GARAGE. DRIVER ALREADY HAD FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKED HARD LEAVING SKID MARK (FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE) OF APPROXIMATELY 24 - 30 INCHES IN LENGTH ON COATED GARAGE FLOOR. RIGHT SIDE MIRROR WAS RIPPED FROM CAR. REQUIRED APPROX. 10 FEET TO STOP. ENGINE DID NOT REMAIN AT HIGH RPM. (A/C MAY HAVE BEEN "ON". ENGINE WAS "COLD" - I.E., 1ST TIME STARTED THAT DAY; HOWEVER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS IN MID-UPPER 70'S.) LATER THAT SAME MORNING, THE ENGINE AGAIN WENT TO HIGH RPM SHORTLY AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE. DRIVER WAS PREPARED AND ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP CAR. AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT ENGAGED THIS TIME. TOOK CAR TO ORIGINAL DEALER SAME DAY. DEALER STATES NO FAULT CODES IN COMPUTER. "SOME" CARBON BUILD UP ON THROTTLE BODY. PERFORMED SAFETY CHECK INSPECTION. SERVICED/CLEANED THROTTLE BODY, FUEL INJECTORS, REPLACED TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND CLEANED/ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. IN THE 3 DAYS SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENTS AND SERVICE, PHENOMENON HAS NOT REPEATED. CAR HAS APPROX. 62KMILES AND HAS RECEIVED ALL WARRANTY AND REGULAR, PRESCRIBED SERVICE AT ORIGINAL DEALER ON SCHEDULE. CAR HAS HAD NO MAJOR REPAIRS DURING ITS HISTORY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UP TO 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPINNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE BUT PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED UNKNOWN INJURIES.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SCRAP YARD. . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE REPAIR FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE AND A SPRAINED NECK AND BACK. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED TWO BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT ALWAYS DEPLOY WHEN THERE WAS A CRASH. THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SENSORS WOULD ONLY DETECT A CRASH IF THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT A CERTAIN ANGLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE AIR BAGS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND STATED THEY HE AND HIS PASSENGER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE ACCELERATION FAILURE OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRST TIME THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT TOYOTA TOLD THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL. TOYOTA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTACTS CALLS AND EXPLAIN WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79100.
REAR SPEAKER COVERS HAVE CRUMBLED AND FALLEN INTO THE REAR SPEAKERS. *TR
MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE V6 CAR HAS SERIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT HESITATES AND TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS AT SLOW SPEEDS TO FIND A GEAR TO SHIFT INTO. THE ENGINE REVS AND THE RPMS INCREASE BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME WHEN MAKING TURNS AND MAKES ME VULNERABLE TO BEING REAR ENDED IN RIGHT HAND TURNS, BUT EXPOSES ME TO BEING BROADSIDED IN LEFT HAND TURNS. JUST LAST WEEK DURING A LEFT TURN MY CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND I WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HAVING THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE MY CHILD SITS HIT! THIS CAR ALSO BUCKS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25-35 MPH. THIS CAR HAS TROUBLE CLIMBING SMALL HILLS AND ALSO JERKS AND DOWNSHIFTS WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS, EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN MY FOOT NEVER LETS PRESSURE OFF THE GAS PEDAL. AS I SAID THE MOST TROUBLESOME ISSUE IS WHEN IT HAS DIFFICULTY SELECTING A GEAR AT LOWER SPEEDS. MORE THAN JUST AN ANNOYANCE, IT IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM NOW AFRAID THAT I MAY BE HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DURING LEFT HAND TURNS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY THAT I DRIVE MY CAMRY. WHEN TELLING THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME OF THESE ISSUES HE BASICALLY SAID GET USED TO IT. THE NEXT TIME I TOOK MY CAMRY IN FOR SERVICE AND COMPLAINED AGAIN ABOUT THE ISSUE THEY SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BY TOYOTA ABOUT RESETTING THE COMPUTER AND THEY THEN PERFORMED THIS MAINTENANCE. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT PAY FOR THIS SERVICE AS IT DID NOTHING TO HELP REMEDY THE SITUATION. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN FOR ANOTHER OIL
THE GAS PEDAL RACED TO THE FLOOR BOARD,THE AUTO RACED ACROSS AMEDIAN, WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT A CROSS AHIGHWAY CAME DOWN ON THE OTHER SLOPE, WE HIT A TREE AT AHIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE,THE AUTO WAS A TOTAL LOSS. STATE TROOPER AND AMBULANCE WAS ON SCENE. ALLSTATE IS HANDLING CLAIM. JUST THE FACT THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING? *TR
KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, LOUD NOISE. OCCURRED EVERY TIME TURNING STEERING WHEEL. TOOK TO DEALER AND HAD TO REPLACE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY, PART #45220-33270. DEALERS INVOICE WAS FOR $503.51 AND AFTER STATING MY CASE THEY CHARGE ME $233.18 "GOODWILL ADJUSTMENT" THE OLD PART HAS BEEN DISCARDED. THE CAMRY HAD ONLY 37,257 MILES ON IT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE PARKING LOT BARRIER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE BODY DAMAGED WAS REPAIRED, BUT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,935 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,740.
WHILE TRAVELING TO ATLANTIC CITY ON 7/6/2010,I BEGAN TO EXIT AT EXIT #7 ON THE GARDEN STATE PKWY., THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD, I COULD NOT CONTROL THE AUTO, MY WIFE AND I TRAVELED ACROSS A FIELD , WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY WENT DOWN THE OTHER SIDE AND HIT A TREE AT AHIGH RATE OF SPEED BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS, BUT WE ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS CAR JERKED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CAR COASTED TO A STOP. I TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE BUT CAR MADE JUST A ZOOMING SOUND. HAD CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. SERVICE REPORT OF PROBLEM: REMOVED VALVE COVER AND FOUND EXHAUST CAM DOWL PIN SHEARED OFF CAUSING CAM NOT TO ROTATE. INSPECTED CYLINDERS WITH BORE SCOPE FOUND CYLINDERS 2 AND 4 VALVES HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH PISTONS. REMOVED EXHAUST CAM SHAFT AND FOUND PIN STILL IN CAMSHAFT AND SPROCKET BACKSIDE HAS GROOVE WORN IN IT FROM PIN OF CAM. A NEW ENGINE IS BEING INSTALLED. TOYOTA HAS REQUESTED MONETARY PARTICIPATION FROM CUSTOMER. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CAR ONLY HAD 63,883 MILES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGERS DOOR MANUALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE INTERIOR LOCK LATCH HAD FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 103,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH HER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED BY THE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BACK AND SHOULDER INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THREE DAYS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. TOYOTA WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO FEEL TIGHT BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COULD LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING COLUMN, STEERING ASSEMBLY AND THE BEARINGS WERE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 38,000. UPDATED 8/25/10 *CN UPDATED 08/27/10 UPDATED 08/30/10
MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM AN ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN WHEATON, ILLINOIS (TELEPHONE NUMBER [XXX] ). ON JANUARY 11, 2010 OUR CLIENT, [XXX] , WAS INVOLVED IN A TWO-CAR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING HER 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. UPON EXITING A CAR WASH, SHE PLACED HER CAR INTO DRIVE (FROM NEUTRAL) AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED ALTHOUGH SHE HAD NOT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. AS THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, SHE TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES WERE NONREPONSIVE. UPON EXITING THE PARKING LOT, HER CAR STRUCK A CAR IN THE ROADWAY. AS A RESULT, SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2005 TOYOTA LE V6 HAS NOTICEABLE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AT LOW TO MID SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER COUPLE OF TIMES AND TOYOTA CURRENTLY HAS NO FIX, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE FLY BY WIRE. THIS ALSO CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN AUGUST, 2005 . THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND STILL CONTINUES TO DATE. *TR
I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE SPEAKER GRILLS ARE PLASTIC AND NOW HAVE CRUMBLE INTO LITTLE PIECES. MY CONCERN IS THIS MAKES THE CAR LOOK TERRIBLE BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR.. FOR EX. I WAS RIDING WITH FRIENDS AND WERE GETTING IN THE CAR. MY FRIEND EXCLAIMED "WHAT HAPPEN TO YOUR SPEAKERS?" SECONDLY, THE SPEAKERS SOUND LIKE THEY ARE BUSTED BECAUSE THE PIECES ARE FALLING INTO THE SPEAKER.LAST, THIS COULD POSE AND SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE PIECES ARE SMALL ENOUGH TO BE INGESTED BY A SMALL CHILD. SOME MAY SAY THIS IS FAR REACH .. BUT I HAVE SEEN STRANGER THINGS HAPPEN. HELP !!!PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA STAND BY THERE PRODUCTS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEEDS AND JUMPED A CURB, CRASHING INTO THE LIVING ROOM OF A NEARBY HOUSE. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BACK, NECK AND KNEES. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE BUT BELIEVED IT TO BE DRIVER'S ERROR. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS INSURANCE COMPANY WAS HANDLING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,702.
ON MAY 15, 2010, A SUNNY DAY, DRY STREETS AND WARM TEMPERATURE, I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 3 1/2 FEET BEHIND ONE CAR WAITING AT A RED LIGHT AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. WITH MY FOOT SOLIDLY ON THE BRAKE MY TOYOTA CAMRY ENGINE BEGAN TO REV, AND IN JUST SECONDS, THERE WAS A "SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" AND MY 2005 CAMRY CRASHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME WHICH HAD A WRAP AROUND RUBBER STRIP IN THE REAR BUMPER. THE CRASH BOUNCED MY CAR BACK OVER A FOOT AND A HALF. I WENT FROM A TOTAL STOP TO A "RUN AWAY" 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. HAD I BEEN THE FIRST CAR AT THE STOP LIGHT AND MY TOYOTA HAD ACCELERATED INTO THAT BUSY INTERSECTION, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY. TWO YOUNG MEN WITNESSED THIS ACCIDENT AND CAME RUNNING TO HELP. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT. AND NO CITATIONS WERE ISSUED. I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THEM. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT BUT MY NECK WAS SNAPPED. ON JUNE 7, 2010 TOYOTA PHONED TO SAY THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT" AND THAT TOYOTA IS NEITHER LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME ON JUNE 9, 2010.. IRONICALLY ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO MY "SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" ANOTHER RESIDENT OF OUR INDEPENDENT LIVING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY WITH AN IDENTICAL MODEL TOYOTA HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. HER CAR CRASHED INTO THE CEMENT WALL OF THE UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE AND THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND SHE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HER TOYOTA. I WILL NEVER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM SPEEDS OF 5 MPH HOWEVER, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TRAILER AHEAD OF HIM BUT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 73,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 08/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/04/10.*JB
I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS MERGING TO ANOTHER FREEWAY I WAS ON THE 5 MERGING TO THE 118 AND THAT IS WHERE I NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED AND I COULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TRYING TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR AND GO WITH THE CURVE AND IT WOULDN'T, I THEN HIT HE WALL 3 TIMES AND FLIPPED MY CAR. I DID NOTICE THIS A MONTH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. BUT THOUGHT IT WAS A GROVE IN THE FREEWAY. THIS TIME I COULD NOT STOP OR CONTROL THE CAR. I GET ON THE SAME FREEWAY EVERYDAY IT WAS 5:30 IN THE MORNING ON THE 7TH OF MARCH, I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MILES WHEN I STARTED TO EXCEL THE PEDAL TO CONTINUE ON TO THE OTHER FREEWAY OVERPASS. I HAVE BEEN GOING ON THIS FREEWAY TO WORK FOR 7 YEARS NOW AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN INCIDENT EXCEPT FOR THE MONTH BEFORE. AGAIN I THOUGHT IT WAS A GROOVE IN THE HIGHWAY. I DID HEAR ON THE NEWS WHEN I GOT HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL THAT THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 TOYOTA CARS AND THE STEERING COLUMN SNAPS AND LOSES CONTROL. WHICH WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, I DID CONTACT TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE GAS PEDAL THAT IT WAS THE 2006 THAT WAS BEING RECALLED FOR THE GAS PEDAL. THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE FLOOR MAT THAT GOT STUCK UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD NO RECALL ON THE FLOOR MATS. I FEEL IT WAS VERY WRONG FOR THEM TO KIND OF CUT ME SHORT. I DID SUFFER INJURIES, CUTS AND BRUISES NOT TO MENTION TOTALING MY CAR. INSURANCE DID PAY OFF MY CAR, BUT SUCH
OUR 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER APPLIED SLIGHT PRESSURE TO GENTLY ACCELERATE AT INTERSECTION IN RESPONSE TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNING GREEN. THE CAR RESPONDED AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND RACED FORWARD, RESPONDING TO THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. FORTUNATELY NO DAMAGE OCCURRED. *TR
VEHICLE WITH ONLY 7,509 MILES SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HITTING OTHER PARKED CARS AND A LIGHT POLE. *TR
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUED TO TELL HER NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, OR A NEAR STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE, THEN LURCH FORWARD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN HAD A BULLETIN FROM TOYOTA EXPLAINING THAT HE NEEDED TO UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH A LOUD ROAR AND HIT A CURB DAMAGING THE FRONT TIRE AND HUBCAP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *JB
THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE "STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT" ON A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO HOGAN AND SONS, A WELL RESPECTED LOCAL REPAIR SHOP (LEESBURG, VIRGINIA) WITH A COMPLAINT OF FRONT END NOISE. A TOYOTA TRAINED TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THIS PART NEEDED TO BE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED AS IT WAS FAILING AND WOULD ADVERSELY IMPACT STEERING AND SAFETY. THE CAR COULD NO LONGER BE ALIGNED WITH THIS FAILING PART. THE CAR HAS 73,371 MILES ON IT AND IS USED FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. A VISIT TO THE LOCAL LEESBURG TOYOTA DEALER REVEALED THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART ON MANY TOYOTAS, BUT THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE IT DURING THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. A CLAIM MADE TO TOYOTA AND AN ARBITRATION REQUEST WERE BOTH DENIED. THIS IS ADDRESSED IN TSB--ST001-06 AND TSB--0296-08. IT IS OUR CONTENTION THAT A PART LIKE THIS SHOULD BE WEARING OUT SO SOON--IN FACT, IT IS ONE OF THOSE PARTS THAT ANY WELL DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED CAR SHOULD REMAIN OPERATIONAL AND SAFE UNTIL THE CAR IS JUNKED FOR OTHER REASONS. *TR
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN HE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITHIN AN ENCLOSED PARKING LOT BUILDING. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AT AN INCREDIBLE SPEED AND CRASHED INTO THREE PARKED CARS. THE OTHER TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2009. THE CONSUMER WAS AT A STREET INTERSECTION NEAR HIS HOME WHERE HE NARROWLY MISSED A CAR. THE SECOND TIME, HIS VEHICLE DRASTICALLY ACCELERATED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO HIS GARAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO REMOVE ALL OF THE FLOOR MATS. *JB SEE ALSO ODI 10312088 *DSY
I WAS TRYING TO PARK MY CAR AT THE GREEN FARMER MARKET WHEN INSTEAD OF BRAKING THE CAR KEPT GOING. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR KEPT GLIDING HITTING A POLE AND CONTINUING TO MOVE TOWARDS THE GAS STATION. THE CAR FINALLY SLAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE GAS STATION SIGN AND STOPPED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
WHEN PARKING THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAS A CLUNKING NOISE,THE NOISE BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED AS THE YEARS GO BY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES BEFORE DECREASING IN SPEED WITHOUT DRIVER INTERFERENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT HAS YET TO INFORM THE CONTACT OF THE FINDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO VARIOUS THINGS IN THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP UPON IMPACT AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO HER VIN AND THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK AND REFUSED TO DRIVE IT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 36,256.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A DUMPSTER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DIAGNOSED WITHIN SEVENTY DAYS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE TIME DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,639 AND THE CURRENT WAS 38,647.
WAS PARKING CAR IN AN UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE, PULLED INTO PARKING STALL, ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD OVER A CEMENT CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE CEMENT WALL WHICH WAS ONLY ABOUT TWO FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS THE CAR WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE WALL WAS JUST SCRATCHED, BUT THE SHOPPING CART STORED ON THE CURB SECTION IN FRONT OF MY STALL WAS SMASHED. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR WAS KNOCKED OUT OF PLACE, AND I DON'T YET KNOW WHAT OTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WE ARE WAITING FOR AN ADJUSTOR TO MAKE A DETERMINATION. THIS CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IF THIS WERE JUST A FAULTY BRAKE PROBLEM, THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED COMPLETELY WHEN IT HIT THE CURB INSTEAD OF JUMPING UP OVER THE CURB AND CRASHING INTO THE WALL. THE FIRST THING THAT I CHECKED WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, AND IT WAS. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 07/13/10 UPDATED IVOQ 07/22/10.*JB *TR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA, STATING THEY WERE CLOSING HER FILE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS WERE FOUND. UPDATED 11/05/10 UPDATED 01/26/11. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITHOUT WARRANT. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO FAILURE FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE BUT DID ADVISE THAT ONE OF THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND AN ALIGNMENT YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING IN REVERSE, SHE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED, CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AN APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 5 MPH AND EXITING A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AT A RAPID SPEED. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OVER A CONCRETE CURB AND INTO A NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY, CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, A CRACKED SPINE AND SEVERAL BRUISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY HER INSURANCE COMPANY TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000. UPDATED 06/21/10 *BF UPDATED 07/01/10.*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO REV IN THE PARK POSITION WHEN SHE STARTED IT UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAD NOT OCCURRED AGAIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,138.
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES A DEFECT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BROKEN ROD UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
HAVING RETURNED HOME IN THE EARLY EVENING, MY MOTHER WAS BACKING HER 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY INTO HER DRIVEWAY (THIS WAS A NORMAL ROUTINE AS THIS IS HOW SHE PARKS HER CAR). HER DRIVEWAY IS FLAT AND STRAIGHT AND SHE LIVES ALONE SO NO OTHER CARS WERE IN THE DRIVEWAY. SHORTLY AFTER HER CAR BEGAN MOVING IN REVERSE, HER CAR SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR TRAVELED IN REVERSE THRU THE GRASS AND THE LANDSCAPED AREA OF HER FRONT LAWN, CRASHING INTO THE FRONT PORCH OF HER HOUSE, SPINNING TO A STOP STARTLING THE STAIRS OF HER FRONT PORCH IN A PERPENDICULAR POSITION. THE CAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED IN THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RAILINGS ON HER FRONT PORCH WERE ALSO DESTROYED. HERETOFORE, SHE HAD NOT REPORTED ANY ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH HER VEHICLE WHICH SHE OWNED FOR 4.5 YEARS. *TR
IN 2006, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY ON US41 AT 45 MPH. THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND STALLED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC IN THE CENTER LANE. NO ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED AND SHE SAFELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND CALLED ME. I WENT THERE AND TRIED TO START THE CAR 2X'S. EACH TIME IT STARTED, IT RACED TO 4000 RPM AND CUT OUT. I WAITED 15 MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. THE COMPUTER TAKES 15 MIN TO RESET AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HER CAR TO TOYOTA AT 20 MPH IN LIMP MODE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED. I HAVE THE SERVICE INVOICE FROM BOTH INCIDENTS. ON APRIL 17 2010, THE SHE STARTED DRIVING HER CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHE WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME SAFELY AT THE REDUCED SPEED AGAIN. AND PARKED IT. APRIL 19,2005, I STARTED THE CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE CAR WORKED FINE. I STARTED TO GO TO TOYOTA AND GOT HALF WAY DOWN THE BLOCK AND THE LIGHT WENT ON AND I LOST POWER. IT WOULD ONLY GO 20 MPH AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO GET TO 30. I DROVE OVER A BRIDGE AND AT THE CREST IT WAS ONLY DOING 10 MPH. THERE WAS NO THROTTLE CONTROL AT ALL. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS AGAIN BROKE. THE VEHICLE IN NOW AT WILSON'S AUTO REPAIR IN CAPE CORAL FLA. I CALLED TOYOTA AND MADE A COMPLAINT AND THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME IN 2 DAYS. THANK YOU *TR
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