Toyota Camry / 2005
2005 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 905 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Camry with NHTSA. Vehicle speed control accounts for 30.3% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of power train at 9.6%.
Complaints905
Crashes292
Fires17
Injuries173
Deaths18
What owners report breaking
Vehicle speed control 30.3% · 274
Power train 9.6% · 87
Steering 7.8% · 71
Air bags 7.6% · 69
Service brakes, hydraulic 7.4% · 67
Seat belts 5.1% · 46
Electrical system 3.9% · 35
Engine and engine cooling 3.9% · 35
Severity
Of those complaints, 292 describe a crash, 17 describe a fire, 173 report an injury and 18 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 33 model years of the Toyota Camry in this data, 2005 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 13 in the last three years against 7 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 44,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. While pulling into a parking space at speeds of 5 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a parked vehicle. The contact attempted to abruptly depress the brakes to no avail. The vehicle was taken to an auto body repair shop for repairs. The vin was not available at the time of the complaint. The failure and current mileages were 60,000....Updated 06-19-13 Vehicle speed control · reported at 60,000 miles
2005 Toyota Camry. Consumer states repeated unexplained throttle acceleration. *Tgw the consumer stated on several occasions, the vehicle accelerated at full throttle. Once the consumers wife was backing up and the vehicle almost crashed into a storefront. On another occasion, the vehicle accelerated at full throttle, but luckily, the consumer had his foot on the brake and was able to shut the vehicle off. Vehicle speed control
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. Vehicle speed control · reported at 24,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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