2005 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

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

DT:THE CONTACT STATED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE RACED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY RECOMMENDED TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK UPDATED EVOQ 10/08/10 THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, SINCE THE FALL OF 2005. UPDATED EVOQ 04/19/12 THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM 2005-2010. IT APPEARED TO BE A PROBLEM MOSTLY LIKELY CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE MICROPROCESSOR. UPDATED 04/09/14

TRANSMISSION HESITATION WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL. AFTER 2 OR 3 SECONDS THE CAR THEN LURCHES FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN DEFECT THAT WILL CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS IF NOT CORRECTED VERY SOON. *JB

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 ONE DAY MY 2005 CAMRY SE WILL ALSO BE RECALLED.*CW

MY ONE WEEK OLD TOYOTA CAMRY'S SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. BELL ROAD TOYOTA TOLD ME THERE'S A 10% TOLERANCE SO IF IT'S NOT OFF BY MORE THAN THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT. MINE IS OFF BY 10% AND I THINK THAT'S A HAZARD. EVERY TIME I LOOK DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER I HAVE TO DO THE MATH TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAST I'M ACTUALLY GOING. IT'S DISTRACTING TO ME AND IT'S A DANGER TO OTHER DRIVERS WHEN I'M GOING SLOWER THAN ALL THE OTHER TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE SPEEDOMETER BEING INCORRECT. I THINK THE TOLERANCE SHOULD BE LOWER. *NM

WHILE PARKING CAR AND APPLYING BRAKE, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AND PUSHED IN A TIN WALL HOUSING THE FURNANCE ROOM OF A GYM. CAR RESTED ON THE FURNANCE AND A GAS LINE. TOYOTA DIST. MANAGER SAID HE COULDN'T FIND ANY DEFECTS AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM SO SAID THEIR HANDS WERE TIED. NOTHING DONE. *JB

THERE'S ALWAYS A HESITATION IN TRANSMISSION. *TR

DT: THE CRUISE CONTROL TOOK OFF AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WENT TWO YARDS AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. CONTACTED TOYOTA, THERE WERE SUPPOSED TO CALL BACK, COME AND LOOK AT VEHICLE. . THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 12, 2005. THE CONSUMER DID NOT WANT TO GIVE PHONE NUMBER.*AK

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

I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SE 3.3 5 SPEED AUTO. IT HAS A HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A SLOW DOWN. WHEN TRYING TO MERGE IT IS VERY UNNERVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE FIRST 3000 MILES AND A AIR/FUEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE HESITATION IS STILL NOT PREDICTABLE AND STILL OCCURS. A SULFUR SMELL SOMETIMES OCCURS ALSO. *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

DT: THE CALLER SAID TWO WEEKS AFTER SHE BOUGHT VEHICLE IT STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION. SHE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS. DEALER GOT IT STARTED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHEN THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD HER TO DRIVE IT, AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN ,TO LEAVE IT WHERE IT WAS, AND THEY WILL COME AND GET IT. THE SECOND TIME THEY HAD IT THEY REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR, BUT SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING AGAIN AFTER DOING A DIAGNOSTIC. MANUFACTURER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED. THE CALLER STILL HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SAFE. CALLER HAS ONE CLOSE CALL.*AK

PURCHASED NEW CAR - NOTED SPEEDOMETER READING 9% OFF - VERIFIED VIA STOPWATCH/MILE MARKER METHOD, GPS, AND RADAR. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ALLOWABLE AT ANY SPEED IS PLUS OR MINUS 10% (I.E. SPEEDOMETER SAYS 70 GOING 63 TO 77 MPH). SAFETY HAZARD IN TRAFFIC FLOW PLUS I AM SPENDING LOTS OF TIME WHILE DRIVING WATCHING SPEEDOMETER AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAST I AM GOING AND WHAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SHOULD BE POINTING AT TO BE CORRECT. MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP HAVE REFUSED TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHAT THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS ALLOW, BUT 10% DELTA SEEMS EXCESSIVE. DEALERSHIP NOTED THAT A NEW CAR OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR FOR THE LOT WAS ALSO TESTED AND HAD THE SAME SPEEDOMETER DELTA FROM ACTUAL. NOT SURE IF THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA CAMRY. 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO BE ABOUT 5%. ALSO NOTED THAT THE ODOMETER READING IS INCORRECT BY A SIMILAR PERCENTAGE (I.E. ODOMETER READING NOT ACCURATE FOR ACTUAL MILEAGE ON VEHICLE).*JB

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH BUILDING UP ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING DOWN.*MR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED THE CONSUMER NOTICED HESITATION WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN SPEED. *NM

PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AT ABOUT 24-30 MPH IT WILL REV TO ABOUT 3000-4000 RPMS BEFORE IT SWITCHES TO 2ND GEAR. ALSO WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE CAR WILL JERK INTO GEAR. ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRYING TO PASS CARS IT WILL JUST IGNORE MY REQUEST FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR!!! TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED IT IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. JB

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

IT IS SURPRISING THAT THERE IS ONLY NOW PUBLICITY ABOUT TOYOTA BRAKES. I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. IF I HIT A BUMP OR GOES OVER WASHBOARD PAVEMENT WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKES GO OUT FOR A SECOND OR SO. BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM EARLY ON BUT WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. I JUST LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT OVER THE YEARS. I LIKE THE CAR AND HAVE NOT REGRETS ON THE PURCHASE. *TR

DT: ON JULY 29, 2005 WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS HAD OCCURRED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 1000 MILES ON IT. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE THE CONSUMER A REFERENCE NUMBER TO GIVE TO THE DEALER WHEN HE TAKES THE VEHICLE TO THEM. *NM

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

WE PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY IN 2005. THE FIRST DAY I DROVE IT THE CAR HESITATED ON ACCELERATION TO CHANGE LANES IT WAS LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE A WRECK. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (I DON'T REMEMBER WHY) BUT I ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT AND THE GUY I TALKED TO JUST SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FUEL INJECTION. THE GUY DIDN'T OFFER TO CHECK IT, HE JUST MADE THAT STATEMENT. THE HESITATION HAPPENS ANY TIME AND IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS GOING TO REAR END US WHILE THE CAR IS DECIDING WHAT IT WANTS TO DO. ON THE FREEWAYS IN CALIFORNIA PEOPLE GO 70 MILES AN HOUR THAT MAKES IT A HAZARD TO DRIVE A TOYOTA ON THE FREEWAY. THE TOYOTA ALSO HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN, SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PREPARING TO STOP THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO OVERRIDE THE BRAKE TO KEEP GOING. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS TRYING TO INCREASE THE SPEED WHEN I AM TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT IT BUT I JUST FIGURED TOYOTA WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW MY HUSBAND DOES NOT WANT ME TO DRIVE THE TOYOTA. *TR

MY 2005 4-CYLINDER TOYOTA CAMRY HAS DELAYED ACCELERATOR AND ROUGH SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION. BY DELAYED ACCELERATOR I MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO PRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL ABOUT 1/4" TO 1/2" BEFORE ENGINE ENGAGES. THIS HAS BEEN DANGEROUS IN PARKING LOTS WHERE SLOW DRIVING MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP ENGINE AT SAFE SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS ROUGHLY AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD WHEN DECELERATING DOWN A HILL. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE AND SAY THAT IS THE WAY IT IS SINCE IT IS COMPUTERIZED. SINCE THERE ARE NO CABLES TO ADJUST, I AM OUT OF LUCK. I ALSO CONTACTED 800 NUMBER FOR TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE NO HELP. THEY DID MENTION THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR SAME PROBLEM ON THE CAMRY V-6. IT SEEMS THAT THE 4-CYLINDER HAS SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN.

A DRIVEABILITY CONCERN WHERE THE OPERATOR INTENTIONALLY APPLIES THE THROTTLE PEDAL, IN EXPECTATION THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE, AND THEN EXPERIENCES A DELAY OR HESITATION IN VEHICLE RESPONSE. I REPORTED THE HESITATION THE NEXT DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE TOYOTA AND THE SALES PERSON SAID IT JUST NEEDED SOME ITEM TO WARM UP. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE READ ANYONE ELSE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HESITATION. MOST PEOPLE SAY THE CAR TAKES OFF FAST ON IT'S OWN. MINE ALMOST GOT MY FAMILY KILLED SEVERAL TIMES NOT GETTING ON THE FWY WHEN NEEDED AND CAUSED ANGRY MORTOREST BECAUSE THEY ALMOST RAN INTO US. I OR MY HUSBAND WOULD STEP ON THE GAS TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR GET ON THE FWY IN CA. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2005, JUST READ THE OTHER PERSONS COMMENT AND DECIDED TO REPORT IT ALSO. JUST MY WORD NO RECORDS SHOWING IT BUT MAYBE YOU CAN DRIVE IT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. HAPPENS ANYTIME, SOMETIMES, NOT ALL THE TIME. HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON SINCE 2005 TO 2016

WHEN COASTING TO A STOP FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL CAR COASTS TO BELOW 40 MILES A HOUR, GET A SLIGHT JERK LIKE THE CAR IS FEEDING GAS BY ITSELF AND DOES NOT COAST DOWN, IF I DO NOT HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL CAR WILL CONTINUE TO GO. 8JB

DEFECTIVE STARTER DRAWING TOO MANY AMPS CAUSING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION.

DT: CONTACT STATES AFTER READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATED NOT TO LET THE ENGINE IDLE FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES AT A TIME. CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THIS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. HE HAS CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS LISTED IN THE MANUAL. THE CONTACT DID FILE A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THE REFERENCE # IS 20050609014.*AK

WAS SITTING IN MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE IN PARK IDLING WHEN I PLACED IT IN DRIVE IT SURGED QUICKLY FORWARD AND HIT MY BRICK GARAGE WALL

DT: 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE BACK. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ON LEVEL GROUND OR UP HILL. IF THE VEHICLE IS GOING DOWN HILL, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT STAY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AT A FASTER SPEED THAN IS SAFE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. AFTER THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE PERFORMED. CONSUMER CONSIDERS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, CONSUMER FILED A COMPLAINT # 20050706 ON JULY 6, 2005 WITH TOYOTA. THERE ARE NO OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

BRAKE TOO LOW. YOU HAVE TO STEP HARD ON THE BRAKE ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP THE CAR. NEARLY REAR-ENDED CAR ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. BRAKE IS SUPPOSED TO BE HALFWAY DOWN, NOT ALMOST TO FLOORBOARD. *JB

FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

BRAKE TOO LOW. HAVE TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL DOWN HARD ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 60 MPH. BRAKE GOES ALL THE WAY ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD TO STOP CAR. PLEASE CONTACT TOYOTA MOTORS (CASE #200507071372). *NM

THIS 2005 CAMRY XLE HAS A PAUSE WHEN STARTING FROM STOP OR ACCELERATING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS. IF I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN I START MOVING I'LL HAVE A SHORT PAUSE AND THEN IT'LL MOVE ON BUT THIS PAUSE COULD BE DANGEROUS OR JUST ENOUGH TIME TO PUT ME IN DANGER IN BOTH CASES. I TOOK IT TO SWOOP TOYOTA IN ELIZABETHTOWN KY AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT IF I WAS NOT THE PRIMARY DRIVER THAT THE COMPUTER ADJUST TO THE MAIN DRIVER (MY WIFE) AND IT WOULD ACT DIFFERENTLY FOR OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SURGES FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM

TRAVELING DOWN HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH JUST SLIGHTLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT AND JURK STEERING WHEEL. IF CONDITIONS WHERE RIGHT I MAY LOOSE CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. SPOKE TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL.

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

DT: CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOYOTA SAID THAT MEANT THE AIR BAG WAS INACTIVE AND FIXED IT. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. HE TOOK IT BACK, AND THEY REPLACED THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. *AK

I WAS STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT. THE TOYOTA CAMRY I WAS DRIVING OFF OF HOLT AVE. POMONA. CA. I ACCELERATED BY TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR ABRUPTLY STARTED ACCELERATING AGGRESSIVELY ON ITS OWN AND LEAD ME DIRECTLY HEAD ON INTO A TREE. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE CAR WAS "TAKEN OVER" BY SOMETHING. I SUFFERED SOME MINOR INJURIES OF THE BACK, HEAD, AND SHOULDER. I ALMOST DIED. THE AIRBAG CAME OUT SO I SURVIVED. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CHECK UP AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY. I WAS HOLDING A NEVADA LICENSE. I CALLED THE POMONA POLICE TODAY FOR A ACCIDENT REPORT NUMBER HOWEVER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DENIED THERE WAS REPORT TAKEN. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE CAR WAS INSURED IN CALIFORNIA. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER A OTHER CAR IN OUR FAMILY OF 2, MYSTERIOUSLY ROLLED OVER ON ROAD OF THE 15 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WERE MY MOTHER ALMOST DIED. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS ALSO STILL UNKNOWN.THE ACCELERATION SPEED IS UNKNOWN I HAVE GUESSED THE SPEED IN THE FURTHER DOCUMENTATION..I AM NOT SURE OF THE EQUIPMENT TYPE IN THE CAR. *TR

DT: PULLING OUT OF A MALL HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE INSTEAD OF IT SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE, AT FIRST JUST THOUGHT IT WAS CONSUMER BUT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT HER VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW. WHEN LOOKING OUT THE SIDE MIRROR ON DRIVER'S SIDE THE VENTS REFLECT IN THE WINDOW. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN LOOKING INTO THE MIRROR TO CHECK BLIND SPOTS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AT NIGHT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REFLECT IN THE WINDOW ALSO CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE CONSUMER TRIED DIMING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. *AK *NM

ON A CLEAR DAY THE MORNING OF JUNE 14, 2005, I WAS DRIVING SOUTH IN THE SLOW LANE OF HIGHWAY 95 IN FLORIDA. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD THE DRIVER IN THE MIDDLE LANE BLOW HIS HORN. AT THIS MOMENT I FELT THAT THE CAR WAS DRAGGING ME ON ONE SIDE TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE NON EXISTENT AND THE CAR KEPT GOING LEFT, HIT A PICK UP TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE LANE (TRUCK TURNED UPSIDE DOWN, DRIVER ON THE PAVEMENT); PASSED THE FAST LANE AND THROUGH THE MEDIAN; FINALLY GOT STUCK IN THE MUD (THANK GOD IT RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE) NEAR THE NORTHBOUND LANE. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WITH $4,000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. MY INSURANCE HAS TO REPLACE THE OTHER DRIVER'S CAR. BOTH DRIVERS WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH.

DT: CONTACT STATES: SHE WENT TO PARK THE CAR, WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD. THEN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER CAR, AND BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. IT ALSO HIT ANOTHER CAR, AND THE BRAKES STILL DID NOT WORK. . SHE WAS TRAVELING AT A VERY LOW SPEED. *AK DEALERSHIP CHECKED ALL RELATED COMPONENTS, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. *TT *NM

MY PARENTS WERE BOTH KILLED IN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER INFORMED ME THAT MY MOTHER HAD NOT SLOWED DOWN AND WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN LEAVING THE ROAD. THERE WAS NOT ANY INDICATION THAT SHE TRIED SLOWING DOWN. AT THE TIME I ASKED FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS TOLD THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THERE WAS NO WAY OF DETERMINING IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE CAR TAKEN 2 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT UPDATED 02/13/10 *BF UPDATED 02/16/10. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF UPDATED 07/12/10*JB UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY; SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL, ONCE IT CAME OFF OF THE CONVEYER BELT SHE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, PUT HER FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE HIT A MEDIAN STRIP. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. SHE THEN HIT A SCHOOL BUILDING. SHE HAS A FRACTURED LEG, NECK AND FACIAL INJURIES.. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS HAPPENED JUNE 4, 2005. THE CONSUMER IS NOT SURE WHETHER THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM IMMEDIATELY AND HAS NOT LEFT THE HOSPITAL SINCE. *JB UPDATED 10/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/10*JB UPDATED 10/14/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/19/10*JB UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE IDLE CONTROL WAS STUCK, WHICH CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TOYOTA THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. UPDATED 05/13/11*JB UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR WHEN MAKING GENTLE TURNS, THE SIGNAL OFTEN DID NOT DISENGAGE. *SC THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ALSO SILENT. *JB

DT: ON 5/27/05 WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER STOPPING THE ACCELERATOR WOULD HESITATE, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK INTO GEAR. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CANNOT MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OR RIGHT HAND TURN BECUASE THE CAR HESITATES SO MUCH IT WONT GO. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND DELAER REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. DEALER REPORTED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. TOYOTA REPORTED THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM AND WILL REPORT ANY DEVELOPMENTS.*AK

I BOUGHT A 2005 CAMRY XLE LAST MONTH. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY FAULTY AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM THE COMPANY. THE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED TRANSMISSION (ECT) IS SLOW TO RESPOND. THERE IS A DELAY WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS SO YOU NEVEN KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY KICK INTO GEAR. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM EXCEPT WHEN YOU ENTER A HIGHWAY OR TRY AVOID A CRASH.

CAR CONTINUALLY HESITATES THEN SURGES FORWARD ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS BELOW 40 MPH AND ALSO WHEN AC IS ON. DEALER HAS NO FIX. I PROVIDED PRINTOUT OF NHTSA REPORTS BUT I WAS TOLD THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE CAR IS. NO CHOICE BUT TO GET RID OF THIS NEW CAR. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY IDLE AND HAVE TO BE APPLIED AGAIN. AFTER THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REAPPLIED THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THEY SAID THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) WAS IN USE. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT HE WAS NOT USING THE A/C NOW AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

DT: 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION WAS UNPREDICTABLE. WHEN REVVING THE ENGINE NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 600 MILES. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THERE IS NO PROBLEM, IT IS OPERATING UNDER NORMAL SPECIFICATIONS. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED. *AK *NM

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.

2005 CAMRY XLE V6. CAR HESITATES OR LAGS UPON ACCELERATION. FROM DEAD STOP ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS A LAG BEFORE CAR WILL ACCELERATE. WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY, CAR WILL HESITATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR BEFORE THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE. DROVE ANOTHER 2005 CAMRY V6 AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING.