general problems of the 2005 Toyota Camry - part 2

The driver owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. When the brakes were applied, the vehicle surged forward and crashed. A police report was filed. The driver was taken to the hospital via ambulance due to the injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to an insurance lot and the contact was unsure if the vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was not examined to determine the cause of failure and it was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were unknown.

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 !.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 40 mph, the contact engaged the accelerator pedal and there was no power response. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and they reset a code within the computerized system under advisement of the dealer. The failure reoccured on a separate occasion and the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the throttle body assembly would be replaced when the part became available. The repair would be at the owner's expense. There was a technical service bulletin number 0187-09, issued that pertained to the defect. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. While driving at any speed, the contact noticed that the vehicle would suddenly stall without warning. The failure began October 2010. The dealer was notified who informed the contact that there were no related recalls. The contact did not inform the manufacturer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they replaced the electronic accelerator. The current mileages were 106,000. The failure mileages were 100,000. Updated 3/1/11.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. While attempting to shift into reverse the contact applied the brakes and noticed that the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning. The failure was not diagnosed. The contact also noticed that while traveling 15 mph and turning in any direction the steering wheel would continue to turn in that same direction on its own. The failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 12/30/10. Updated 01/04/11.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idle it would shut off without warning. The contact was also driving 60 mph and the vehicle suddenly shut off without warning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer after a diagnostic test. The dealer found a faulty accelerator assembly which caused the vehicle to shut off. The dealer replaced the accelerator assembly and the failure had not recurred. The failure mileage was 101,000.

Driving down hill--popping noise and then car went to full throttle on its own ( first occurrence ) car spun in circles 5 to 7 times before crashing into a tree---car was deemed a total wreck.

The gas pedal raced to the floor board,the auto raced across amedian, went up an embankment a cross ahighway came down on the other slope, we hit a tree at ahigh rate of speed and the air bags did not deploy. We are lucky to be alive,the auto was a total loss. State trooper and ambulance was on scene. Allstate is handling claim. Just the fact that the air bags did not deploy should tell you something?.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while reversing 5 mph into a residential driveway, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a garage. The contact then attempted to switch gears and the vehicle abnormally accelerated a second time. The vehicle was then stopped by her shifting the vehicle into neutral but the engine rpms were racing at abnormal levels. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they informed the contact that the failure was due to the driver side floor mat becoming stuck on the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted by mail and advised the contact that they were unable to diagnose and the failure could have been caused by the floor mats. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. While driving at approximately 15 mph in a residential area, the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. The contact applied the brakes but to no avail. The vehicle continued to pick up speeds and jumped a curb, crashing into the living room of a nearby house. He sustained injuries to his back, neck and knees. The contact stated he had previously experienced the failure but believed it to be driver's error. A police report was available. The contact stated his insurance company was handling the investigation of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were 84,702.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while trying to park the vehicle with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated. The vehicle crashed into the vehicle in front of her rolled backwards and crashed into the vehicle again. The contact stated that this was the second time the acceleration failure occurred. There were no injuries. The first time the contact was able to stop the vehicle from accelerating. After the first incident Toyota told the contact that her vehicle was not a part of the accelerator pedal recall. Toyota inspected the vehicle, but would not respond to the contacts calls and explain what was wrong with the vehicle. The contact is unable to drive the vehicle. The failure mileage was 78500. The current mileage was 79100.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space with the brakes applied, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a pole. The air bags did not deploy upon impact and the driver suffered unknown injuries. The police were called and a police report was filed accordingly. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop for insurance purposes. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 30,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle abnormally accelerated while shifting from park to drive. The contact attempted to apply the brakes to no avail. The vehicle proceeded to crash into a dumpster. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the failure could be diagnosed within seventy days. The contact was not pleased with the response time due to the safety risk. The failure mileage was 38,639 and the current was 38,647.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into various things in the garage. The vehicle came to a stop upon impact and the engine was shut off. The dealer stated that there were no recalls related to her VIN and they could not offer any assistance. The vehicle was towed to a local repair facility. The contact is concerned about the safety risk and refused to drive it. The failure and current mileages were approximately 36,256.

Was parking car in an underground parking garage, pulled into parking stall, almost completely stopped when the car suddenly lunged forward over a cement curb, and crashed into the cement wall which was only about two feet in front of the car. Fortunately, I was wearing my seat belt. The air bag did not deploy as the car was almost completely stopped when incident happened. The wall was just scratched, but the shopping cart stored on the curb section in front of my stall was smashed. The front bumper of the car was knocked out of place, and I don't yet know what other damage was done. The car was towed to the Toyota dealer and we are waiting for an adjustor to make a determination. This car was not on the recall list. If this were just a faulty brake problem, the car would have been stopped completely when it hit the curb instead of jumping up over the curb and crashing into the wall. The first thing that I checked was to make sure that my foot was on the brake, and it was. Updated ivoq 07/13/10 updated ivoq 07/22/10. The consumer received a letter from Toyota, stating they were closing her file. The vehicle was inspected and no manufacturing defects were found. Updated 11/05/10 updated 01/26/11.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that after driving in reverse, she shifted the vehicle into drive, it accelerated, crashed into a vehicle and was destroyed. The police arrived and a police report was filed. One of the passengers were injured. The vehicle was towed for further investigation by the contacts insurance company. The failure and current mileages were 30,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving an approximate speeds of 5 mph and exiting a driveway, the vehicle abnormally accelerated at a rapid speed. The vehicle proceeded to drive over a concrete curb and into a neighbors driveway, crashing into a parked vehicle. The passenger of the vehicle was transported to the hospital and sustained injuries to the head, a cracked spine and several bruises. The vehicle was towed by her insurance company to a local repair shop where the contact was awaiting an assessment of the damages. The failure and current mileages were 30,000. Updated 06/21/10 updated 07/01/10.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly began to rev in the park position when she started it up. The vehicle was turned off and restarted but the problem persisted. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership but the dealer stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The problem had not occurred again at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were 25,138.

My 2005 Toyota solara convertible was involved in an accident this morning. While attempting to park the car, the engine accelerated and my car lurched forward, I applied the brakes, to no avail, and hit a parked truck head-on. My car is not part of the current recall - but I know now it is also defective and action must be taken to correct this immediately.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph on an off ramp, the vehicle would not slow down when she depressed the brake pedal. The contact had to pump the brake pedal and shift into neutral in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The dealer also informed the contact that the vehicle had no open recalls. The contact stated that the failure occurred again while pulling into the driveway. The failure mileage was 22,422. The current mileage was approximately 23,000. Updated 05/25/bf updated 05/27/10.

On Mar. 1 2010 my wife was driving in city traffic at 30 mph when she rear- ended the car ahead. Her head hit the steering wheel and was rendered unconscious. The air bags never deployed despite major front end damage. Her memory of what happened was lost but she felt the car had jumped or surged just before. She was driving a 2005 Toyota Camry which has not yet been recalled. The car was totaled and Toyota doesn't feel the car might have a problem. When witnesses went to help, my wife had both feet on the brake pedal, the Toyota was still running at a fast idle and she was just beginning to regain her wits but could remember only that the car had jumped ahead. As Toyota has not included the 2005 Camry in it's recall I feel that maybe it should. My wife was not on the cell phone nor was she drinking or on medication. She is a safe driver and I believe the car raced ahead on its own.

I was driving home after a brief commute (~10 miles) and was in my driveway waiting for garage to open and when I stepped on the accelerator gently to enter the garage, the car seemed to surge forward. I stepped on the brake with all my strength and the car stopped in time and I turned the ignition off.

I was driving along I 95 in fla. When my car accelerated with out warning to a speed greater than the law allowed,I immediately applied my brakes,and the car would not stop. I worked my way over to the left lane,and drove onto the shoulder against the concrete retaining wall, applying my brakes in this process. I put the car in neutral and it still continued at a fast pace, applying my brakes,and brushing along the retaining wall,thus slowing the car to a stop.

Camry acceleration. My 2005 Camry has accelerated at full throttle at least 5 times. The latest occurrence was on 2-18-2010. So far no one has gotten hurt, but this vehicle is unsafe.

2005 Toyota Camry accelerated when I took my foot of the gas pedal and slammed into, and went up on, a snow bank. I attempted to step on the brake but it was too late, and I suffered a sprained ankle upon impact. I went to the local Toyota dealer and was told that my vehicle was not one that had been recalled and if I wanted, I could bring the car in four days later to be looked at but I would be charged.

Pulling into parking spot I stepped on the accelerator, the engine hesitated, then the car accelerated on its own, crashed into guard rail - no other vehicles or persons involved. I tried to step on brake, didn't do any good. Acceleration stopped after I hit the guard rail. Toyota dealership told me it was a dirty throttle body - cleaned throttle body.

I own a 2005 Camry. I was driving on I 95 at 60 mph when the car lunged twice, then stopped accelerating and went from 60 to 0 in ten seconds making it difficult to coast to a stop on the side of the very busy highway. After towing car to the dealer nearest me, it was diagnosed as the throttle body failure. I wa told it would cost 1,000 to replace it. My car only has 39,000 miles on it. The warranty did not cover this part. Then the dealer repairman said he would clean it out for 145. 00 which he did. He said this has to be done every 30,000 miles because of a design problem. I did some research and have found Toyota Camry 02-06 have this flawed part and there are many complaints over the internet documented. I felt very unsafe when the incident happened and now am anxious that it will happen again. My question why did the dealer want to see if it was covered under our warranty we paid for extra by another insurance company (ie. , not Toyotal mfr. Warranty) and when they found out it was not covered, they just cleaned it and said it was fine now? as a consumer, I am not wanting to go through the experience of my car just abruptly stopping like that and being left on the side of the road again.

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.

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.

2005 Toyota Camry with 3. 0l v6 engine. I recently braked my Toyota Camry on the street next to my house, parallel to the curbing. Then, I put the vehicle in reverse, made a 180 degree turn and backed between the two large bushes on either side of my driveway. I must back very slowly into the opening. After I had the vehicle between the 2 bushes at the top of the driveway, I braked the vehicle, still in reverse, so that I could straighten out and proceed slowly to park next to my husband's truck at the end of the driveway. Suddenly, the vehicle jolted and I found myself practically flying backwards. The vehicle went back about 25 feet, then took out our fence, and half of our 6 foot trellis. However, it did not stop there. It practically flew into our next door neighbor's yard, did a 180 behind the neighbor's house, finally stopping at the bottom of a hill in some snow two doors down from my house. During this time, I had no control over the vehicle. Because of the recent Toyota recalls, I thought I had programmed myself as to what to do, if my vehicle went out of control. However, going in reverse at a high speed is something different. It completely disoriented me, so that I did not drop the vehicle into nuetral or turn off the key. I have been backing into my driveway the same way for 45 years, and never experienced any problem because I do so at such a slow pace. My vehicle must have gone about 150 feet before stopping, and I felt like it was possessed. Fortunately, no one was injured, but there is $5,000 worth of damage to my vehicle. After reading about similar experiences on your site, I truly feel the 2005 Camry should be included in the recall. I do not feel that I could trust it again.

The contact owned a 2005 Toyota Camry. Immediately after the vehicle was turned on, it began to idle and after he put the vehicle in drive the vehicle accelerated to speeds of over 55 mph. The contact attempted to gain control of the steering wheel and depressed the brake pedal as hard as he could to no avail. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle until he crashed into a tree. A police report was filed. The contact sustained minor injuries to his knees and arms. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were under 68,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving an unknown speed when the brake pedal was engaged, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. She depressed the brake pedal with extreme force; however, the vehicle continued to accelerate. She did not remove her foot from the brake until it decreased in speed and came to a stop. The manufacturer advised her to take the vehicle into a local dealer. The dealer stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. No repairs or modifications were made to the vehicle and there were no recalls. The failure and current mileages were under 40,372. Updated 5/10/10 updated 5/12/10 updated 05/14/10.

My name is [xxx] and I am an attorney practicing in wheaton, illinois (telephone number [xxx] ). On January 11, 2010 our client, [xxx] , was involved in a two-car motor vehicle accident involving her 2005 Toyota Camry. Upon exiting a car wash, she placed her car into drive (from neutral) and the car immediately accelerated although she had not depressed the accelerator. As the car began accelerating out of the parking lot, she tried to brake but the brakes were nonreponsive. Upon exiting the parking lot, her car struck a car in the roadway. As a result, she suffered a broken leg. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

When driving my 2005 Toyota solara, the accelerator stops responding. No matter the pedal position, the vehicle will only idle. This has happened 4 times in the last two months and is entirely unpredictable as to when it will occur.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving approximately 25mph and the vehicle surged forward. The contact depressed the brake while slowing down to complete a turn . The dealer was informed and they inspected the vehicle. The dealer did repair the vehicle but never informed the contact of what the failure was. The vehicle has not experienced any other failures since then. The approximate failure mileage was 55000 and the current mileage was 60000. The consumer also stated the vehicle had a steering problem and it would cost $500. 00 to repair. Updated 03/22/10.