2005 Toyota Camry Transmission Problems

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

NHTSA ID

10458353

Incident

Dec 6, 2005

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

NHTSA ID

10455991

Incident

Mar 13, 2012

Mileage

101,000 mi

I STOPPED MY CAR AT MY MAILBOX AT THE FOOT OF MY 45% INCLINE SHORT DRIVEWAY AND PUT IT IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. AFTER GETTING OUT TO GET MY MAIL, I RE-ENTERED THE CAR, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, AND TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR ENGINE "ROARED" MORE LOUDLY THAN I HAD EVER HEARD AND LUNGED FORWARD UPHILL TOWARDS MY BRICK HOME. I SLAMMED THE BRAKE PEDAL ONE TIME AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR STOPPED. I HAD NOT EXPECTED IT TO STOP. THERE WAS NO COLLISION, BUT THANK GOD I DID NOT KILL OR INJURE SOME INNOCENT PERSON OR MYSELF. I NOW REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR, WHICH IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I UNDERSTAND YOUR AGENCY HAS FAILED TO FORCE TOYOTA TO INCLUDE THE 2005 MODEL IN YOUR RECALL TO INSTALL NEW BRAKING SYSTEM OVERRIDE. THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE. *KB

NHTSA ID

10441768

Incident

Dec 29, 2011

Mileage

118,982 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10356560

Incident

Aug 28, 2010

Mileage

80,558 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10347289

Incident

Sep 14, 2009

Mileage

55,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10345557

Incident

Jul 21, 2010

Mileage

54,435 mi

DRIVING ON SNOW PACKED ROADS TO SALT LAKE CITY. AT AROUND 65 MILES OF DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY TOYOTA CAMRY. WE HAD NO WARNING AT ALL, UNTIL THE CAR WOUD NO LONGER DRIVE AND THE INSIDE WAS FILLING UP WITH SMOKE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAMRY TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEN TOWED BACK TO VERNAL UT. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION REPIAR SHOP AND THEY TOLD US, THAT A ROD HAD COME OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD DO THAT, IS TO GO FROM A WET ROAD TO A DRY ROAD. WE WERE ON SNOWY ROADS THE WHOLE TIME. WE HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, SINCE IT WILL COST US NEARLY $5,0000. WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND IT IS NOT OUR FAULT. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTOR DEFECT ON THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I HAVE A 2005 CAMRY, THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE AND AM STILL PAYING FOR. IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD ANY INDICATIONS OF THE TRANSMISSION GOING, WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT. BUT AS I SAID WE HAD NO WARNING. THE CAR JUST QUIT GOING.

NHTSA ID

10322124

Incident

Jan 22, 2010

Mileage

67,700 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10317301

Incident

Mar 5, 2010

Mileage

565 mi

I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA OWNER FOR 20 YEARS AND I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY LATEST EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER 91,000 MILES, I NEEDED TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TYPICALLY DROVE MY TOYOTA TO 150,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER TRAIN. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY INITIALLY SAID THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME BUT NEVER FOLLOWED UP. I TRIED TO CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT COULD NOT GET THROUGH. I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR REPAIRED FOR $3300 AT AAMCO TO GET IT DRIVABLE. THEY HAD TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND THE WIRING TO GET THE CAR WORKING AGAIN. SEVERAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY ISSUES EXISTING; AND STILL REMAIN. THE ONLY GOOD NEWS WAS THE ECM WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY. NOW THAT AAMCO FIXED MY CAR, I'VE NOTICED THAT MY CARS ABOUT 400 - 600 RPM LOWER THAN BEFORE. OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR INCLUDE DASH LIGHTS GOING OUT AFTER 4 YEARS. CLEARLY THIS IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION WHEN IT TAKES SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OF LABOR TO REPLACE A $2 LIGHT BULB. THE LIGHTS THAT ARE OUT ARE THE FAN SPEED, HEAT DIAL AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FOR THE SHIFT INDICATOR. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT ALSO NEED INVESTIGATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313465

Incident

Jan 20, 2010

Mileage

91,000 mi

I WAS IN A MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK AND I SPOTTED A FREE SPACE 20 YARDS AHEAD. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE VEHICLE BEGUN TO LOSE SPEED NORMALLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKE GENTLY TO TURN RIGHT INTO AN EMPTY SPOT. I WAS BRAKING TO A HALT AT AN APPROPRIATE DISTANCE FROM A RETAINING WALL WHEN SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING, THE TOYOTA LURCHED FORWARD AT AN INCREDIBLE RATE OF ACCELERATION, STRUCK THE WALL THEN BOUNCED BACK SEVERAL FEET AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT. I SUFFERED SEVERE NECK TRAUMA, DUE FIRST TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THEN THE IMPACT. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ACCORDING TO AN EXPERT CONSISTENT WITH AN IMPACT SPEED OF 30 TO 35 MPH. EARLIER IN THE SAME TRIP, I WAS STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY THE CAR VIBRATED AND LURCHED AGAINST THE BRAKE, TRYING TO MOVE AHEAD. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO PREVENT IT FROM DOING SO. THE LIGHTS CHANGED AND I PROCEEDED TOWARDS THE PARKING GARAGE WHERE THE ACCIDENT DESCRIBED ABOVE SUBSEQUENTLY OCCURRED. THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED AND THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN USED SINCE THE ACCIDENT. I REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO ARRANGED FOR SOMEONE FROM THEIR LOCAL SERVICE COMPANY TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AT THE BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS LOCATED. THE MAIN CONCLUSION OF THEIR EXAMINATION WAS THAT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. IN FACT, MY COMPLAINT WAS NOT ABOUT THE BRAKES, WHICH HAD ALWAYS WORKED PERFECTLY NORMALLY. THEIR REPORT ALSO SAID "WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOU DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES IN THIS INCIDENT". I AM SORRY TO INFORM THEM THAT I AM STILL SUFFERING FROM SEVERE BACK AND NECK PAIN FROM THE INJURIES THAT I SUSTAINED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313414

Incident

Jan 5, 2010

Mileage

33,500 mi

NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AND WERE REPORTED TO TOYOTA WHO REPORTED COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF BRAKING PROBLEMS AND WERE REPORTED TO TOYOTA WHO REPORTED COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF STEERING PROBLEMS AND WERE REPORTED TO TOYOTA WHO REPORTED COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WERE REPORTED TO TOYOTA WHO REPORTED COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO TOYOTA UNDER CA LEMON LAW IN 2006 OR 2007. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313350

Incident

Aug 1, 2006

Mileage

5,000 mi

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE--BEGINNING IN MARCH 2007 MY CAMRY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. MY CAMRY WOULD TAKE OFF AT HIGH SPEEDS FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY DEALER BILL PAGE TOYOTA IN FALLS CHURCH, VA. THE FIRST TIME THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED WAS AFTER 2 YEARS AND IN MARCH 2007. I WAS ON CONSTITUTION AVENUE, RIGHT LANE IN DC--WHICH EITHER TURNS RIGHT OR GOES STRAIGHT. CONSTITUTION AVENUE IS 3 OR 4 LANES EACH EAST AND WESTBOUND--I WAS HEADING EASTBOUND. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TURNED RIGHT, THANK GOODNESS BECAUSE AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND UNTO THE GAS, MY CAR SHOT FORWARD SO FAST MY BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP MY CAR. UPON SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES WHICH WERE SHUDDERING SO BADLY, I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS NEVER GOING TO STOP AND HIT THE NEXT CAR (RUSH HOUR). I STOPPED SHORT OF HITTING THAT CAR. I WAS SO SCARED. MY SERVICE MANAGER SAID COULDN'T REPRODUCE AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES OR CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT THE SHUTTERING IS NORMAL WHEN I SLAM ON MY BRAKES--A SAFETY FEATURE TO STOP THE CAR. COMPUTER SAID NOTHING WRONG. HAD THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM AT LEAST 3 MORE TIMES. I WAS AT A PARKING METER, 1ST SPACE. GOT INTO MY CAR, TURNED ON THE KEY, RELEASED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND UNTO THE GAS. I WANTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THERE WERE 2 PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK, AND THANKFULLY THEY DID NOT WALK IN FRONT OF MY CAR--I WOULD HAVE RUN OVER THEM. MY CAR TOOK OFF SO FAST FROM A STOPPED POSITION THAT I HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY 2005 CAMRY TO THE DEALER. AGAIN SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME COMPUTER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR--THINK COMPUTER/SOFTWARE GLITCH. LAST WEEK TOYOTA CORP SAID WON'T FIX B/C NOT ON RECALL AND ONLY INTERMITTENT, WHICH IS THE PROBLEM. TOLD ME I OWN THE CAR, IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY WON'T PAY TO FIX. HELP! WHEN DRIVING IT'S LIKE RUSSIAN ROULETTE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10310886

Incident

Jun 7, 2007

Mileage

26,196 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10310370

Incident

Feb 7, 2010

Mileage

72,000 mi

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY AND SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER IT HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND THE ACCELERATOR . FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR TAKES TO LONG TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR AND WHILE THIS TIME ELAPSES FOR ABOUT 2 TO 4 SECONDS THE CAR KEEPS ACCELERATING WITH NO GEAR AT ALL, THIS ALMOST MAKE ME CRASH THE OTHER DAY TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER THAT GOT IN MY WAY AND I COULD NOT ADVANCE WITH THE CAR AT THAT CRUCIAL MOMENT AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SITUATION SINCE THE GEAR WAS NOT READY FOR ME TO ACCELERATE AND ADVANCE . ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN NOTICING IS THAT WHILE AT LOW TO MEDIUM SPEEDS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS TO BRAKE THE CAR AFTER IT GETS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD; SEVERAL TIMES IT HAD HAPPENED TO ME THAT AFTER I GET A BUMP I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES 2 TO 3 TIMES IN A RAPID SUCCESSION TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH LOW RPMS THE CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WHEEL GETS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER ,I EVEN HAVE TO STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN AND CONTINUE WITH MY TRIP. ALL THIS COMPLAINT WAS GIVEN TO TOYOTA IN PRIORS CALLS I MADE TO THEM BUT THE DEALERS THEY SEND ME TO SEE SAID THAT WAS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE CAR ,THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

NHTSA ID

10308857

Incident

Feb 10, 2010

Mileage

90,000 mi

I'M CONCERNED THE TOYOTA BRAKING ISSUES GO DEEPER THAN LATE MODEL PRIUS. MY 2005 CAMRY LE V6 EXHIBITS SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS AS BEING DESCRIBED TODAY - BRAKE FAILURE WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN, IRREGULAR OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENS AND BRAKING ACTION CEASES. I'VE LEARNED TO PRESS DOWN V-E-R-Y HARD ON THE PEDAL DURING THIS INTERMITTENT BEHAVIOR. HAD TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE. THE COMPLAINT ALONG WITH HARSH SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH MANIFESTS IN THE ENGINE OVER-REVVING WHILE NOT ACTUALLY ENGAGING INTO ANY GEAR, THEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGES MAKING THE VEHICLE GO FURTHER/FASTER THAN DESIRED/ANTICIPATED. TOYOTA INDICATED THE ISSUES WERE "AN OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE", BEING DISMISSIVE IN THEIR RESPONSE DEMONSTRATING A CORPORATE CULTURE OF ARROGANCE. HAVE SPOKEN WITH TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGERS IN HENDERSON, NV, SANTA MONICA AND THOUSAND OAKS, CA RE: THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ALL HAVE SIMILAR RESPONSES... ROLLING THEIR EYES TOWARD THE SKY AND LAMENTING, "OHHH, THAT V6 CAMRY TRANSMISSION" AS IF SOME SORT OF FACTORY 'INSIDE JOKE'. THESE ARE CLEARLY KNOWN ISSUES THE FACTORY HAS CHOSEN TO DO NOTHING ABOUT, THUS THE SERVICE MANAGER'S HANDS ARE TIED. (HAD BEEN EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH MY FORMER '95 CAMRY TO THE TUNE OF 300,000 MILES.) IT'S DISAPPOINTING TOYOTA HAS CEASED TO BE THE HONORABLE COMPANY THEY ONCE WERE. *CN

NHTSA ID

10307647

Incident

Dec 8, 2004

Mileage

3,704 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10306827

Incident

Feb 5, 2010

Mileage

48,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY NEW 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE V6 FROM GEIS TOYOTA, YORKTOWN HEIGHT, NY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE RPM METER ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY KEEPS GOING UP WHILE RUNNING THE CAR, ALTHOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. I HAVE COMPLAINED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEED BREAK IN PERIOD, AND THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I DO VEHICLE MAINTENANCE REGULARLY AS PER FACTORY RECOMMENDATION. LAST YEAR I TOOK THE CAR TO FORDHAM TOYOTA SERVICE, MANHATTAN, NY FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEED A COMPLETE TUNE-UP WHICH THEY DID FOR A CHARGE. BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED AND I GOT USED TO PRESS BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10304199

Incident

Apr 3, 2005

Mileage

24 mi

I PURCHASED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE- 6 CYLINDER, NEW IN FALL OF 2004. AT PRESENT I HAVE UNDER 22,000 MILES ON IT. DURING MY LIMITED DRIVING OF THIS VEHICLE I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST 5 EPISODES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. THE LAST EXPERIENCE HAPPENED ON 12/16/09. I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME. EACH EPISODE IS MORE VIOLENT THAN PREVIOUS ONES. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT THOROUGHLY BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY LOOKED AT IT WAS JULY 6/09. SINCE THEY CANNOT "MAKE IT HAPPEN" THEY SAID, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. SINCE TOYOTA ANNOUNCED PROBLEMS I HAVE CALLED THEM ON 2 OCCASIONS AND HAVE 2 CASE NUMBERS ASSIGNED. THE CAR WAS LAST EXAMINED BY THE DEALER ON 12/22/09. I WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL THE RECALL WAS OFFICIAL AND SEE IF 2005 CAMRYS WERE ADDED TO THE LIST. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN. THE CAR IS SETTING IN MY GARAGE AND HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN SINCE 12/22/09. I HATE TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD I DRIVEN THIS CAR AS MUCH AS I DID MY PREVIOUS CAMRY, A 1994 WITH WELL OVER 200,000 MILES AT PRESENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10303115

Incident

Jan 21, 2008

Mileage

21,500 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10303045

Incident

Aug 27, 2005

Mileage

100 mi

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY, 39,000 MILES. HAVE HAD ALL HISTORICAL SERVICE DONE AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS, SO EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN DONE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE. CAR STALLING CONSTANTLY. NEEDS NEW THROTTLE BODY, $1200 TO FIX. FOR A COLLEGE STUDENT, I DON'T THINK SO. BUT, HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED IF I WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR. THIS PROBLEM IS SITED ALL OVER THE INTERNET IN CAMRYS. TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277423

Incident

Jul 17, 2009

Mileage

39,400 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10270029

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

5,000 mi

2005 CAMRY DELAYS, THEN LURCHES FORWARD, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM UNDER 10 MPH. WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN ABOVE 10 MPH THEN IS DECELERATED TO UNDER 10 (I.E. TO MAKE LEFT TURN) THEN ACCELERATED, THE ENGINE WILL REV AND AFTER A .25 TO .5 SECOND DELAY THE TRANSMISSION CATCHES AND THROWS THE CAR FORWARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10253039

Incident

Dec 29, 2008

Mileage

36,863 mi

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY FAILURE IS IN THE NATURE OF DELAYED TRANSMISSION RESPONSE. INCIDENTS HAPPEN AT AROUND 25-40MPH, MAINLY WHILE COASTING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ALSO WHILE IN PROCESS OF SLOW ACCELERATION WHILE CHANGING LANES. VEHICLE DROPS IN SPEED/DELAYS AND THEN LUNGES, MANY TIMES MAKING A STRONG KICK/JERK BEFORE ALLOWING COMPLETION OF LANE CHANGE OR ACCELERATION. HAS CAUSED QUITE A FEW CLOSE CALLS WHILE MERGING INTO LANES. ALSO, VERY DELAYED RESPONSE WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR COASTING THROUGH AT SLOW SPEEDS AT AN INTERSECTION, CAR DELAYS SHIFTING. REVS TO THE 3RPM MARK WHILE STILL STUCK AT 15MPH. DEALER DOES NOT HELP WITH WARRANTY B/C THEY "CAN'T FEEL THE PROBLEM" WHEN TEST DRIVING. HAVE GOTTEN THE RESPONSE "THAT IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION". *TR

NHTSA ID

10252861

Incident

Oct 1, 2007

Mileage

38,000 mi

PURCHASED NEW 2005 CAMRY SE. IMMEDIATELY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH SEVERE PULLING TO THE LEFT (ACROSS LANES IF NOT HOLDING STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY.) ALSO, COMPLAINED OF INTERMITTENT HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH. AS IF SOMEONE HAD HIT THE CAR FROM REAR. THIS CAUSES A BROAD PERIOD OF UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION AS THE DOWNSHIFT OCCURS AND THE REVS INCREASE. THE TIRES ALSO WORE OUT AFTER 8,000 DUE TO PULL. TOOK TO NUMEROUS REPAIR FACILITIES AND THEY ALL SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS FINE. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETINS. CAR NOW HAS 40,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TSBS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR ONE YEAR. APPLICABLE TSBS ARE: ST005R-01, TC003-05, AND ST002R-04. OTHERWISE LOVE CAR. HAVE HAD OVER 12 TOYOTAS AND THIS IS FIRST WITH A PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10242824

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6 3.3L . 31,000 MILES. PURCHASED NEW. SINCE NEW THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. IT SEEMS TO GET CONFUSED ON WHAT GEAR TO SHIFT INTO WHEN YOU LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 45. YOU CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISSION JUMP BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS. IT IS NOT SUTTLE AT ALL. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANS IS ON ITS WAY OUT. I KNOW QUITE A BIT ABOUT CARS, ENOUGH TO KNOW EVENTUALLY THIS TRANS WILL FAIL IF IT CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAR LIKE MANY OTHER NEWER VEHICLE SHIFTS WHEN THE COMPUTER TELLS IT TO, AND IT ALSO HAS WHAT THEY CALL "THROTTLE BY WIRE" ACCELERATION CONTROL, WHICH MEANS THE ACCELERATION IS ALSO CONTROLLED BY COMPUTER AND NOT BY A CABLE CONNECTED TO THE PEDAL LIKE CARS ALWAYS HAD BEEN. I BELIEVE THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO THINGS IS EXACTLY WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. TWICE I HAVE TALKED TO SOMEONE AT THE DEALER. ONCE THEY TOLD ME SOME VEHICLES VIN #'S ARE QUALIFIED FOR A COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND OTHERS VIN#'S ARE NOT. TODAY I CALLED AND THE SERVICE GUY AND HE TOLD ME THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL AT ALL AND HE HASN'T HAD ANYONE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. ALSO, MY MOM HAS A 2006 V6 CAMRY AND HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH HER CAR. I HAVE DRIVEN IT. EXACT SAME THING. SO FAR THAT IS 2 FOR 2. AAMCO LOOKED AT MY TRANS FLUID TODAY AND SAID IT LOOKED UNUSUALLY DIRTY AND IS BEGINNING TO BURN WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE COMPLETE FAILURE. AAMCO CAN DO WARRANTY WORK. THEY ARE MORE WILLING TO FIND A REAL PROBLEM WITH YOUR TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT FIX YOU TRANS UNDER WARRANTY! *TR

NHTSA ID

10240106

Incident

Aug 28, 2008

Mileage

31,000 mi