2005 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ALIGNED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 2/26/10 *CN UPDATED 09/02/10*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FROM A SPEED OF 25 MPH, THERE HAS BEEN A MOMENT OF RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEN THE PEDAL DEPRESSES TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A NORMAL OCCURRENCE WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS IN THE NEWER MODELS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS PLANTED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING PARKED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HIT A POLE AND STOPPED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON 06/26/06 AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED.

LTR FM (MA) RE TOYOTA BRAKING AND SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, OWNER OF A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. *TGW AS THE CONSUMER STARTED TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE STORE AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE. *JB

CONSUMER 2005 CAMRY HAS A PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION, ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME , THE FIRST TWO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WILL EXTEND BEYOND A NORMAL TIME PERIOD WHILE THE CAR'S ENGINE REVS TO ABOUT 3000 RPMS. AT TIMES, WHEN SLOWING TO ABOUT 10 TO 20 MPH AND THEN ACCELERATING, ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS WHILE IT SELECTS A GEAR AND WILL THEN ENGAGE, SOMETIMES IN A HARSH MANNER DEPENDING UPON THE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC TIME WHEN THE ERRATIC SHIFTS WOULD OCCUR. *JB

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

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) DURING THE YEARS 2006-2007-2008 I LEASED AND DROVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. SHORTLY AFTER I GOT THE CAR I NOTICED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND I FELT AS THOUGH I HAD NO CONTROL DURING SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR OVER. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPT OF MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER DURING VISITS FOR OIL CHANGES, THEY TOOK THE CAR OUT, TEST DROVE IT AND TOLD ME THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WAS CONVINCED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT NO ONE BELIEVED ME. I HAVE SINCE TURNED IN THE CAMRY AT THE END OF THE LEASE DATE AND WAS VERY HAPPY TO DO SO. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH TOYOTA AND RELAYED THE ABOVE INFO RECENTLY. MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMETHING COULD BE WRONG WITH THE CAMRY AND THAT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT BE DRIVING IT. I ASKED TOYOTA IF THEY COULD FIND OUT WHO OWNS THIS VEHICLE AND THEY SHOULD BE ALERTED. I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT; I ONLY ALWAYS FELT SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY THAT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO TRAVEL AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 50 MPH. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE COULD FIND OUT WHERE THIS CAR IS NOW. VIN# [XXX] . *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF MY CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SERVICE ROAD TO THE MAJOR HIGHWAY I WAS ABOUT TO GET ON. UPON GETTING OUT OF MY CAR AND OPENING THE HOOD I WAS FACED WITH FLAMES. CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF PASSERS-BY, MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO TRY TO PUT OUT THIS FIRE. I RAN TO MY TRUNK, WHERE I ALWAYS KEEP A CASE OF BOTTLED WATER, AND TOOK APPROXIMATELY 8 WATER BOTTLES. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. I AM CERTAIN THAT, HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD OR DID NOT HAVE THE CLEAR MIND TO TRY TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, THE CAR WOULD'VE BEEN ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND TOTALED CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO ME AND POTENTIALLY THOSE CLOSE TO THE INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS "SEVERE DAMAGE" BUT DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE DETAILS YET. *NM

I WAS DRIVING AT 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY, AND I REAR-ENDED IT. *NM

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

>RE: TOYOTA CAMRY ISSUES AUGUST 2005 I PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM BEAVERTON TOYOTA WITH ODOMETER READING OF 9 MILES. I DROVE WORKDAYS APPX 24 MI ROUNDTRIP. MARCH 20, 2006 (5300 MILEAGE) I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OF A RAW GAS SMELL THAT WAS IN MY GARAGE (WITH GAS FURNACE PRESENT) AND SO STRONG WHEN DRIVING, I ALMOST PASSED OUT AT THE WHEEL. I DROVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN. I INITIALLY THOUGHT I WAS INHALING EXHAUST FUMES FROM COMMUTER TRAFFIC. I ALSO COMPLAINED AT THAT TIME THAT MY ACCELERATOR "LURCHED" FROM A STOP. DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR: DEALERSHIP COULD NOT VERIFY MY "LURCH" BUT NOTICED A "SLIGHT HESITATION CAUSED BY THE FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE. THIS IS NORMAL. NO TSB'S." AS FOR THE RAW GAS ODOR. THERE WAS FLUID DRIPPING BEHIND THE RT FRONT WHEEL WITH THE TEXTURE OF "OIL" BUT FUEL DRIPPING FROM BEHIND THE FR TIRE, WHICH WAS "CURED" BY PUTTING IN A NEW INJECTOR. AUGUST 24, 2006 (7000 MILEAGE) I COMPLAINED THAT VEHICLE WAS "LEAKING OIL" AND AGAIN SMELLING OF RAW GAS. DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR: DEALERSHIP "VERIFIED RR STRUT IS LEAKING, THROUGH THE SEAL, REPLACED RR STRUT." NOTE: BOTH TIMES I WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR INTO THEIR SERVICE AREA, BUT TO LEAVE MY CAR OUTSIDE. ALTHOUGH THE GAS FUME ISSUE WAS RESOLVED IT HAS ALWAYS JERKED OR LURCHED FROM A DEAD STOP. I HAVE JUST ADAPTED MY DRIVING TO ACCOMMODATE THIS. IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT TOYOTA RECALL AND SITUATION (MY 05 CAMRY IS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLS TO MY KNOWLEDGE.) I AM PASSING ALONG THIS INFORMATION TO SEE IF MY SITUATION WAS UNUSUAL, OR IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA CAMRY AND AS FAR BACK AS 2005-06? *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A COMPLETE LACK OF BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 20 MPH. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS USED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO REACH A RESIDENCE SAFELY. FROM THERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. BRAKES TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDR TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TWICE TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS TEST AGAIN FOR BRAKE FAILURE ON MARCH 20, 2006 AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 24 AND 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE, INTERMITTENTLY, LOST POWER THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP DID ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT STATED INSTALLING A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD CEASE. UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

I WAS SLOWLY TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT ABOUT 3:30 P.M., WHEN MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY, AND QUITE RAPIDLY, ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM ME. IT JUMPED A CURB, CROSSED A SIDEWALK, AND A TREE STOPPED THE CAR. IT FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. ALSO, THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. SOMEHOW, I MANAGED TO STEER THE CAR AWAY FROM THE APARTMENT BUILDING AND MY NEIGHBOR GLASS SLIDER. THE CAR TRAVELED ABOUT 30 PLUS FEET IN ITS ACCELERATION, WHEN A TREE STOPPED IT. IT LEFT ABOUT 20 FEET OF SKID MARKS. I WAS NOT HURT IN THE CRASH. THE CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE, MAINLY TO THE FRONT BUMPER, COOLANT SYSTEM, AND HOOD, FOR APPROXIMATELY $5,400. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CORPORATION, TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, AND THEY INVESTIGATED THE CAR. THEY REPORTED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND THERE WERE NO DESIGN FAULTS. THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAMRY ADDITIONALLY TESTED THE CAR COMPUTERS, AND ALSO CALLED IN A TOYOTA FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO TEST THE CAR. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I SOLD THE CAMRY BACK TO THIS DEALER. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 5,400 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING WELL UNTIL THIS SUDDEN, UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION THAT RESULTED IN A CRASH. *JB

WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY SIX MONTHS OLD, THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO MAKE NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART. SO, I HAD TO MAKE ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE WORK DONE (UNDER WARRANTY). AFTER THE REPAIR THE NOISE STOPPED, BUT THE STEERING STILL DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT TO ME. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DROVE THE CAR AND INSPECTED THE STEERING SYSTEM AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. NONETHELESS, I AM QUITE SURE THE STEERING IS DIFFERENT THAN WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE STEERING SEEMS TO CATCH AND I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE GOOD CONTROL, PARTICULARLY DURING A WIDE LEFT TURN THROUGH A LARGE INTERSECTION. *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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THERE WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 20 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE HOWEVER; SERIOUS HEAD AND NECK INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH. HE THEN APPLIED A LOT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH ONLY FUNCTIONED WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE WHICH OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES. PREVIOUSLY THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPAIRED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5311 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21825. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASION, HE STRUCK A CURB AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/27/10*JB

2005 CAMRY PURCHASED USED AS A PROGRAM CAR IN NOV 2005 WITH 12K MILES ON IT. WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE, THEN DRIVING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH IN REVERSE (TO BACK UP OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPACE), APPLYING THE BRAKE AND THEN PUTTING CAR INTO DRIVE, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY ON ITS OWN BEFORE DRIVER DEPRESSES THE GAS PEDAL. DRIVER ALWAYS HAS HAD TO CONTINUE TO APPLY THE BRAKE FOR SEFVERAL SECONDS, TO BE CERTAIN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SURGE FORWARD, ESP IF APPROACHING A CORNER LESS THAN 100 FT AWAY. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THIS PHENOMENA IN EARLY 2006, WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OWNER HAS "LEARNED TO LIVE WITH" THE SAFETY DEFECT. DRIVER NEVER KNOWS WHEN EVENT WILL HAPPEN. MOST RECENT OCCURENCE WAS 4/10/16. NO ONE BUT OWNER IS ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CAR. VEHICLE NOW HAS 120K MILES ON IT, AND HAS OTHERWISE BEEN RELIABLE.

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN 9/05 THAT I DRIVE FOR WORK & HAVE PUT APX 21000 MILES ON TO DATE. I HAVE ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS HAD TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT GOODYEAR TIRES (INTEGRITY) DUE TO HOLES IN THE SIDEWALLS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. I MAY NOW HAVE TO REPLACE A FIFTH, I HAVE A TIRE WHICH IS NOW LEAKING AIR & WILL RETURN TO GOODYEAR ON 1/5. I DO DRIVE FOR WORK & I AM CAREFUL, BECAUSE IF I AM NOT WORKING, I AM NOT MAKING ANY MONEY, DOWN TIME IS COSTLY. I FEEL THERE MAY BE A WEAKNESS DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALLS THAT NEEDS FURTHER ATTENTION. *JB

I HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT I'M READING ABOUT IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS (BRIEF BRAKE FAILURE AT SLOW SPEEDS ON WET OR UNEVEN SURFACES) IN A 2005 CAMRY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, WHO WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, TELLING ME THAT THE BRAKES "CONFORMED TO STANDARDS." SO I DON'T BELIEVE ANY TALK FROM TOYOTA THAT THE PROBLEM IS SOME KIND OF DESIGN FLAW LIMITED TO THE PRIUS. *TR

WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BUY THIS CAR THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TOTAL COST FOR THE CAR WOULD BE AROUND SIXTEEN THOUSAND. HOWEVER THE REAL TOTAL WAS AROUND THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. WHEN I NOTICE IT WAS TOO LATE I HAD ALREADY SIGN. AT THAT MOMENT I TRIED TO FIX THAT PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COMPLETELY IGNORE ME. AND JUST TO MAKE THINGS WORST THE CAR DOESN'T FUNCTION RIGHT; OUT OF NO WHERE IT JUST TURNS OFF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO COOPERATE. I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL IN A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND OVER A PUBLIC SIDEWALK BEFORE CRASHING INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING SAFETY RESTRAINTS. THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE FIRE HYDRANT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE FIRE HYDRANT WAS EXTRACTED 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WERE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PERFORMED. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT; HOWEVER THE DEALER ADDITIONAL TESTING WILL BE PERFORMED BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT AT THE SCENE AND THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO FILED A REPORT. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALK, FIRE HYDRANT AND A CHILDREN'S MUSEUM THAT WAS FLOODED BY THE WATER FROM THE FIRE HYDRANT. *NM UPDATED 2/27/2006 - THE AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY. *NM

BRIDGESTONE TURANZA P215/55R/17/ M+S/ EL4PBZ TOURING TIRE TIRE DEVELOPED LATERAL CRACK NEAR JOINT SEAM. AIR PRESSURE ESCAPED IMMEDIATELY. *NM

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE RELATED TO TRANSMISSION AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW ISSUES. NOTE CONSUMER HAS PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE IN THE SYSTEM UNDER ODI 10186844 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE TECHNICIAN, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED ON ACCELERATION AND SLIPPED A FEW TIMES. AFTER WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES, THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE SNOW COVERED DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS RECOVERED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, AN ITEM FLEW OUT OF A TRUCK WHILE IN MOTION. THE CONTACT MOVED INTO THE RIGHT LANE SAFELY, THEN SAFELY WENT OVER BACK TO THE LEFT LANE. THE CONTACT THEN MANEUVERED THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BLOODY NOSE AND ANKLE INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED THREE BROKEN VERTEBRAE IN THE BACK AND BROKEN RIGHT ARM. BOTH INJURED REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT DOES NOT REMEMBER IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DON'T NORMALLY SENT OUT INSPECTOR ONLY IF THERE WAS A DEATH INVOLVED. A REPORT WAS FILED FROM THE INSPECTOR THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COULD COME UNDONE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 800 OR 1000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

GOT A BRAND NEW 2005 CAMRY. THERE IS DAMAGED OR FAULTY FRONT RIGHT TIRE JOINT / TIRE CONNECTING ROD. NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM DAY 1 BUT TOYOTA CAR DEALER NOT WILLING TO FIX OR REPAIR. STILL HEAR THE NOISE. VERY DANGEROUS - PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ASAP!!

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES, AND BOUNCES WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS. ADDITIONALY, THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE, AND A GRINDING SOUND IS COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3000.

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, LOST CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE DEALER INFORMED HER NO OTHER FAILURES OF THIS TYPE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE MANUFACTURER THAT IT WAS DRIVER'S ERROR.*AK UPDATED 12/14/2005. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *NM UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/08/10

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE REAR PART OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO ACTUAL FIRE, ONLY BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID THE PARKING BRAKE WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS CAUSED ME A LOT OF FRUSTRATION SOON AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALERS HAVE OFFERED TO REPLACE IT AT A HIGH COST (FOR ME AT LEAST). HAVING READ NUMEROUS REPORTS THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED GRATIS. IT TAKES ME A LOT OF TIME TO UNSTICK IT AS I WON'T LET ANYONE RIDE WITHOUT IT OPERATING PROPERLY. IT TWISTS OR FOLDS UNDER TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE SLOT AND AS YOU ARE PULLING IT OUT TO PUT IT ON IT JAMS IN THERE HARD. PLEASE TELL ME A COMPANY WITH THE REPUTATION (FOR THE MOST PART) LIKE TOYOTA CAN TAKE CARE OF IT'S CUSTOMERS SADDLED WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS WITHOUT CHARGING AN ARM AND A LEG FOR SOMETHING THAT IS TOYOTA'S FAULT. PLEASE DON'T MAKE THIS THE LAST TOYOTA I BUY. THAT FORD FUSION IS LOOKING BETTER AND BETTER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BOTH 02 SENSORS WENT OUT ALONG WITH FUEL SENSOR WITH UNDER 2000 MILES. THEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT UNDER 5000 MILES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ARE OFF THEN ON ??? DEALER SAID WORKING PROPERLY? DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE FIXED 18 DAYS LATER? THEY SAID PARTS WERE BAD AND NOT THE RIGHT PARTS FOR THE CAR? CAR STALLS AND ACCELERATES. IT GET 12MPG SINCE 02'S AND FUEL SENSORS FIXED. BAD GAS MILEAGE. *JB

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

BRAKES FAILED CAUSING CAR TO ROLL INTO INTERSECTION. CAR WAS THEN HIT BY TRUCK. MAKE OF CAR IS 2005 CAMRY LE WITH 10,000 MILES. SE TOYOTA CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM LISTED ON AUTOBYTEL.COM . GENERALLY THIS MAKE OF CAR HAS "MUSHY" BRAKES, BUT EVEN THE POLICE INVESTIGATOR COMMENTED THE BRAKES WERE UNSAFE. *JB

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AN OCCUPANT OCCUPIED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. NE

BRIDGESTONE TIRE BLOW OUT ON FREEWAY. *NM

EVER SINCE THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IT HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY A SUPER SENSITIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN ROUTINELY BRAKING OVER A POTHOLE OR SMALL ROAD DISTURBANCE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS TRIGGERED. THIS IN TURN CAUSES CAR TO ROLL MUCH FURTHER THAN IT IS SUPPOSE TO. I HAVE REPEATEDLY TAKEN TO DEALER THROUGH THE YEARS AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PADS AND DISCS ARE ALL FINE, THE CAR IS ALREADY AROUND 9 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 37K MILES ON IT BECAUSE WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR EXTENSIVELY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT COULD HEAR A SQUEAKING NOISE WHENEVER HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THIS FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, ON TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. AFTER AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: IT WAS 3:00 PM WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE TO PICK UP MY SISTER AT 6219 SW FREEWAY HOUSTON, TX, WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE RIGHT TURN TO GET IN TO THE SHOPPING CENTER I FOUND OUT THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK, I TRIED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE AND IT DID NOT STOP THE CAR BUT SLOWED TO 15 MPH IN THE NEXT ENTRY TO THE SHOPPING CENTER MAKE THE RIGHT TURN AND GET INTO THE SHOPPING CENTER TRY AGAIN TO GET THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT I COULDN'T. FINALLY GET ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND HIT THE WALL AT THE MOMENT IT WAS LESS THAN 5 MPH, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY NEWBORN BABY NEPHEW ABOARD, I PANICKED AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, YOLANDA GONZALEZ A LADY THAT WORKS AT FREYDD'S BEAUTY SALON CALL MY SISTER AND SHE CALL MY HUSBAND FOR HIM TO COME OVER AND HELP, HE CALL JOE MYERS SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS TO US, THEY GIVE HIM A 1800 NUMBER FOR THEM TO GET THE CAR ON SERVICES, MY MISTAKE WAS NOT CALLING THE POLICE TO REPORT THE INCIDENT SINCE THEY DID NOT SAID THAT I HAVE TO, SINCE THEY ASK IF THERE WAS PEOPLE INJURED , AT THE MOMENT I WAS ON SHOCK, MY HUSBAND CALL ALEX SALESPERSON AT JOW MYERS FOR HELP, MY CAR WAS NEW WHEN WE BOUGHT IT ON JANUARY 2005, WITH 9640 MILES AT THE TIME, THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, IN STERLING MCCALL TOYOTA SERVICES CORNIE THE SERVICES WRITER LET US KNOW THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS BROKE AND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ALSO, AND THAT WAS NORMAL, THAT PIECE IS COVER UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT CAN HAPPENED ANYTIME, HOW COME THIS BE POSSIBLE I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THE DOOR LOCKS OR SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN CONTROL OR MANAGE BUT BRAKES HOW CAN THAT PART BREAK ANYTIME?????, NOW THE CAR STILL ON REPAIR SINCE THE BRAKE DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT, I DO NOT HAVE A POLICE REPORT BUT I DO HAVE MANY WITNESS THAT SAW ME THAT DAY, AND ALSO THE TOWING TRUCK THAT SAW THE CAR OVER THE SIDEWALK AND TRY TO DRIVE THE CAR AND SAW THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE AT ALL. TODAY IS OCTOBER 3RD, THE CAR STILL ON JOE MYERS WAITING TO BE CHECKED. *JB

SINCE I BOUGHT A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SE IN AUGUST OF 2005, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ABOUT 30 INCIDENTS OF RAPID ACCELERATION. *TR

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS...THEN SECONDS LATER (AFTER I'VE TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS), THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 5000+ RPM AND STAYS THERE FOR A FEW SECONDS. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY! THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD TONS OF COMPLAINTS, SAID THIS BEHAVIOR WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL, BUT HAD TWO "UPGRADES" FOR THE CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY TOLD ME THE UPGRADES WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM...AND IT DID - FOR A WEEK. FOR THAT WEEK, MY BRAND-NEW CAMRY WAS THE GREATEST! AFTER A WEEK, I NOTICED IT SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING BACK INTO IT'S BAD HABITS. NOW, A MONTH LATER, I AM TAKING IT BACK AGAIN. IT IS JUST AS BAD AS WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO GETTING INTO AT LEAST 3 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE, TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE (THEY HAVE "FIXES"), AND YET THEY KEEP SELLING THEIR CARS. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR SO I WOULDN'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS! I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY, AND I FEEL LIKE I GOT A LEMON. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *NM

VEHICLE WITH ONLY 7,509 MILES SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HITTING OTHER PARKED CARS AND A LIGHT POLE. *TR

(1)DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85 SOUTH SUNDAY ABOUT 3 PM, NC EXITS 13/14 (2) BRIDGESTONE TIRE BLOWOUT AT 3980 MILES ON NEW 2005 CAMRY (3) TOYOTA SAYS FIRESTONE RESPONSIBLE, FIRESTONE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE WARRANTY ISSUED BY TOYOTA, PAGE 3 OF BOOK. *NM

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE GARRISON PARKING LOT,TEANECK, DRIVING MY 2005 CAMRY. I PRESSED VERY LIGHTLY ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR SUDDENLY HAD A SURGE OF ACCELERATION DISPROPORTIONATE TO MY GENTLE TAPPING OF THE GAS PEDAL. PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALSO TURNING THE IGNITION KEY OFF DID NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN SUFFICIENTLY TO PREVENT A CRASH INTO TWO PARKED CARS. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS IN THE PARKED CAR. MY HUSBAND, IRVING J. BOROWITZ, WAS WITH ME. WE HAD NO APPARENT INJURIES AT THAT TIME EXCEPT FOR LEFT SHOULDER ACHE (GRACE). WE WERE BOTH TRAUMATIZED. THE CAMRY IS AT A TOYOTA BODY SHOP, AWAITING INSPECTION BY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE TOM MORIN ON SEPT. 23. OUR ALLSTATE INSURANCE ADJUSTER ESTIMATED PARTIAL COST OF REPAIRS AT $5025. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE YET. THE CAMRY HAS 2391 MILES. REFERRED TO YOU BY LEONRAD BURCHMAN (VOICE OF THE ELDERLY). CAR PURCHASED FEB 26, 2005 AT PARKWAY TOYOTA, ENGLWD CLIFFS, NJ. *NM SEE ODI 10145141. *DSY

ON 9/11/05 OUR 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED (SA) WHILE THE DRIVER WAS SLOWLY TURNING INTO A LOCAL PARKING LOT. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE AUTO BUT DID LEAVE SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT, AS NOTED BY THE POLICE. WE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS BUT CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED CARS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND LATER TO A TOYOTA BODY SHOP. TOYOTA KEPT US FROM REPAIRING THE CAR FOR 12 DAYS UNTIL THEIR EXPERT INSPECTED THE CAR. HE REPORTED NO BRAKE OR THROTTLE PROBLEM AND DISREGARDED THE SKID MARKS EVIDENCE. . WE DON'T KNOW IF HE CHECKED THE CRUISE CONTROL. A RECENT REQUEST FOR THAT INFORMATION HAS GIVEN NO RESPONSE. TOYOTA REPORTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. WE SOLD THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA AT A $10,000 LOSS. AFTER A MONTH, THE DRIVER DEVELOPED A SEVERE RIGHT HIP PAIN, ATTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT BY TWO DOCTORS. SHE RECOVERED SLOWLY WITH MUCH THERAPY. WE DID NOT KEEP THE CAR BECAUSE WE FOUND THAT ,IN SEVERAL CASES AT LEAST, A REPAIRED SA CAR HAD A SECOND SA. THE POSSIBILITY OF A MALFUNCTIONING CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE WAS POSSIBLY NOT INVESTIGATED. SEE ODI 10136882. *DSY*JB

PEOPLE, LIKE THE ONE WHO FILED ODI# 10131293, SHOULD WEAR THEIR SEAT BELTS, NOT TRY TO DISABLE THEM AND THE SYSTEMS THAT MAKE YOU WEAR THEM. THEY ARE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE TO THE INDUSTRY AND AGENCIES THAT ARE TRYING TO SAVE LIVES. *NM

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DEACTIVATE AFTER TURNING OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS OCCURS IF NOTHING ELSE IS DONE TO DEACTIVATE IT (E.G. PRESSING BRAKE). THEN, WHEN YOU TURN IT BACK ON, IT SETS TO A DIFFERENT SPEED. TO REPRODUCE: SET CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH. THEN, SET TO 65 MPH. THEN, TURN OFF (BY PRESSING BUTTON ON END OF WHEEL MOUNTED LEVER SWITCH, NOT USING BRAKE OR ANYTHING ELSE). THEN, TURN BACK ON (AGAIN, BY PRESSING BUTTON ON END OF WHEEL MOUNTED LEVER). NOTICE, IT IS SET AT 60 MPH OR SOMETHING OTHER THAN LAST SETTING AND VEHICLE TRIES TO CRUISE AT THAT SPEED, BUT SHOULD NOT BE SET TO ANY SPEED. *NM

AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION (WITH MY CAMRY XLE V6) WHEN REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT A BUSY RESTAURANT, I ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD A FOOT OR TWO AND PARK BY PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE (NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR). UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE TO PARK THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY (WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL) CRASHING INTO THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME AND PUSHING THAT CAR INTO THE CAR DIRECTLY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT FROM IT. THE CAR DIRECTLY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT WAS PUSHED OVER THE CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK AND INTO A TREE. AFTER PUSHING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM OTHER CARS AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ONLY BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. FROM THE TIME THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. AFTER CLEARING THE CARS I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE I WAS USING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH I WAS, AND IT WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. DURING THIS ENTIRE INCIDENT THERE WAS A VERY LOUD AND CONSISTENT NOISE COMING FROM MY CAR. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED. *NM