2005 Toyota Camry Powertrain & Transmission Problems

I, ROBERT, WAS SITTING IN THE CAR WHEN MY WIFE CAME OUT OF THE STORE AND GOT INTO IT. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND STARTED THE CAR. IT TOOK OFF AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR LUNGED AHEAD AND STEADILY PICKED UP SPEED. THE CAR HIT A LADY WALKING WITH HER GROCERIES, THEN HIT A PARKED VEHICLE AND PUSHED IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THE ONLY THING THAT MADE IT STOP WAS THAT IT HIT A LARGE SUV. MY WIFE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO FASTEN HER SEAT BELT, THUS SUSTAINING INJURIES. IT ALL HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. I WAS NOT CHARGED WITH THE ACCIDENT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON MAY 24, 2017 AT A PUBLIC AUCTION IN WASHINGTON, DC. THAT MEANS THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE STILL BEING SOLD AS IF THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THEM. THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 240,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT. WHEN WE CHECKED THE INTERNET, WE FOUND THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. BEWARE!!!

WHILE SWITCHING LANES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT A STOPLIGHT ABOUT 10 FEET BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT, AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HIT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS UNANTICIPATED ACCELERATION AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES IN DIVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND THE CURB. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE BRAKES FAILED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HELD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL, CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CRASH THE VEHICLE AGAINST THE SIDEWALK AND THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE WAS THAT THE RIM HAD NO TIRE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT, BUT NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A THIRD PARTY COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE THE CRASH AND THEY FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OVERDRIVE WAS SHIFTING TOO EARLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK, BEFORE TURNING OFF, IT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY OUT OF CONTROL. DRIVER WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY ABLE TO STOP. A CONCRETE SLAB AND FENCE WERE CRASHED BY THE OUT OF CONTROL AUTOMOBILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS THROWN FORWARD, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000. UPDATED 02/19/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. UPDATED 2/20/2013 *JS

MY WIFE WAS DROPPING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL BUS STOP AND WHEN SHE WENT O GET THE LETTERS IN OUR GATED COMMUNITY MAIL.BOX , SHE WAS ABOUT TO STOP IN THE PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATE BY IT SELF,CAUSING HER INJURY AND CAR AND PROPERTY DAMAGES. SHE SAYS SHE COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR AND THE CAR HIT THE CURB DAMAGING THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR,THE HOOD, FRONT BUMPER, FENDER,PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ,AND RADIATOR AND CONDENSER AND ALSO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR AIRBAG DIDN'T COME OUT AT ANY TIME. CAUSING HER INJURY IN HER HEAD AND SHOULDER. *TR

I HAD PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE AND WAS GOING TO OPEN MY DRIVERS DOOR TO GET OUT. I HAD MY KEYS IN MY HAND AND WAS REACHING OVER TO GET MY PURSE. I SUDDENLY REALIZED I WAS NOT IN MY PARKING PLACE AND HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS (LOT WAS ON A SLOPE) AND HAD HIT THE RESTAURANTS GARBAGE CAN. I DISCOVERED AT THAT POINT THAT MY CAR WAS NOT IN PARK AND THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. IN FURTHER CHECKING I NOW KNOW I CAN REMOVE MY CAR KEYS AT ANYTIME. ENGINE RUNNING OR TURNED OFF, CAR IN PARK OR NOT. IT DOES NOT MATTER. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND REMOVE MY KEYS.THE SAFETY FACTOR OF KEYS NOT COMING OUT OF THE IGNITION UNLESS THE CAR IS IN PARK AND TURNED OFF IS NOT THERE. DATE OF INCIDENT IS APPROXIMATE BUT I CAN VERIFY IF NEEDED WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AS THE RESTAURANT PUT IN A CLAIM FOR THE DENT ON THEIR GARBAGE CAN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 05 TOYOTA CAMRY(WHICH HAS 51K MILES ON IT) IN THE MORNING TO WORK, MY CAR AT FIRST WASN'T GIVING ANY GAS INTO THE ENGINE AND IT WOULDN'T START. MY CO-WORKERS WERE ABLE TO JUMP START MY CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER GOING TO AUTO-ZONE AND A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHO WERE UNSURE OF THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS, THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO IT BEING "FAULTY" AND CLOGS UP DUE TO MOISTURE GETTING INTO THE VALVES. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE PART ITSELF + LABOR AND TAXES TOTALED 1155.99! UP UNTIL NOW, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUE WITH THE CAR EXCEPT THIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IF IT DOES NOT GET RESOLVED. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMITS? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THIS STALLED ON A BUSY INTERSECTION? PLEASE TALK TO TOYOTA ABOUT THIS ISSUE! *TR

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM IGNITION. THE CAR DRIFTED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE INTO A TREE, CAUSING APPROXIMATELY $7000 IN DAMAGE TO CAR. TESTING OF THE CAR LATER REVEALED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK. TOYOTA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING. *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND LATER RETURNED TO HIM. HE ASSUMED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE INSPECTION OR WHAT HAD BEEN DONE TO HIS VEHICLE. ON MAY 27TH, THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE IGNITION AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER OUTLINING THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO SPILLED SODA THAT CAUSED THE IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEM TO STICK. UPDATED IVOQ 07/03/12

MAY 21, 2011 AFTER PICKING UP GRANDKIDS FROM SCHOOL THE CAR WAS ACCELERATED AND LOST POWER WHEN ENTERING I-35 SOUTH BOUND. THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ON ALSO. THE CAR HAD TO BE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE GETTING HOME. MAY 22, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO ZONE AND HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RAN. THE MESSAGE SHOWN RELATED TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL BEING STUCK AND THE CODES WERE AA1, AA2 AND AA3, ALL RELATING TO FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL PARTS. MAY 23, CALLED TOYOTA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND HOPEFULLY GET ASSISTANCE. WE WERE DENIED ASSISTANCE SINCE OUR WE DO NOT MAINTAIN SERVICE THROUGH A TOYOTA DEALER AND THE CAR IS 10,000 MILES OUT OF POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. FOWLER TOYOTA CHARGED US $1061.00 TO DIAGNOSE, AND REPAIR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. OUR CAR IS A 2005, TOYOTA CAMRY. VIN[XXX]. THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED EACH TIME THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE CAR WOULD JUST LOSE POWER AND DIE, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE PUT IN THE PARK POSITION AND RESTARTED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LAG TIME ON ACCELERATING, ALSO WHEN COMING TO A STOP DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT SMOOTHLY AND PROPERLY, RATHER IT STUTTERS AND CLUNKS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AS WELL AS IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A HESITATION BEFORE ACCELERATING. STOPPING THE VEHICLE FAILS TO DOWN SHIFT IN A SMOOTH DECLINE OF GEARS. POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE BREAKING ! POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR UNIT !

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN SHE BEGAN TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,558.

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

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 CHANGE SOON AND COMPLAINING YET AGAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY AND I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING SINCE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD REFLASH THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS IT AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOT. AM I GOING TO HAVE A RUN AWAY VEHICLE NEXT? THE CAR DRAGS AND THEN GOES FAST. THEY DID NOT SEEM TO DO ANYTHING, BUT GIVE ME LIP SERVICE. *TR

OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. STARTED VEHICLE BACKED UP 10 FEET AND WHEN PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS IF IT WAS IN A DRAG RACE AND WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE RAMMED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CAMRY. THE CAR STARTED OFF FINE AND WITHIN A MINUTE IT DID NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN ALL THE WAY. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON AND I LET IT IDLE FOR 10 MINS. IT STARTED RUNNING FINE AND THERE WAS NO LONGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NOW THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. 4 DAYS LATER, I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND DID NOT ACCELERATE THEREAFTER. *TR

CONSTANT "JUMPING" AT STOPLIGHTS. I ALWAYS HAVE TO CHECK TO SEE IF SOMEONE HAS BUMPED INTO ME FROM BEHIND. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2005. *TR