CarComplaints.com Notes: Beware of the NHTSA complaint data for the 2005 Camry. It is almost certainly misleading.
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2005 Camry is that for months on end, the news media repeatedly told the public that several Toyota models had an unintended acceleration defect, & to go to safercar.gov (the NHTSA's website) to file a complaint.
So, the NHTSA received a disproportionate number of complaints about Toyota unintended acceleration issues because of the national news media attention, to the point where their data is unreliable taken in context with any other vehicle that did not receive national news attention.
CarComplaints.com typically receives more complaints per day about vehicles than the NHTSA does, but the news media did not repeatedly say "go to CarComplaints.com to report your Camry acceleration problems" like they did about the NHTSA -- so although we have less complaint data than the NHTSA for the 2005 Camry, our data for the Camry is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Camry's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
142 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
70 / 5
Average Mileage:
38,920 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
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.
2005 Toyota Camry. Consumer states repeated unexplained throttle acceleration. 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.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. While driving at speeds of 10 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal in an attempt to make a right turn. The vehicle suddenly accelerated. She attempted to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal with both feet but the vehicle would not respond. The consumer then hit a cement block and flew into the air and came landed down hard on the sidewalk.. the contact was uninjured. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 22,574 and the current mileage was 22,580. Updated 5/6/10 the consumers handwriting was illegible. Updated 06/11/10.
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
- Florence, MA, USA
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- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 5 mph into the driveway, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into pellets of stone. There was no personal injury. The front passenger fender sustained damages. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired for the body damage. The technician stated the failure was contributed to driver error associated to an accidental engagement of the accelerator pedal. Additionally, the vehicle alarm system activated without assistance spontaneously causing the power doors not to lock. The authorized dealer was unable to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failures, and the contact was waiting a response. The failure mileage was 2,000. The current mileage was 20,000. The VIN was unknown.
Ltr fm (MA) re Toyota braking and sudden unintended acceleration, owner of a 2005 Toyota Camry le. 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.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. While driving 5 mph the contact was attempting to park and the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the contact was still depressing the brake pedal. The sudden acceleration caused the vehicle to crash into a nearby traffic sign, the driver and passenger received minor injuries. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where the contact was informed that no failure could be found.the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 49,000.
I have a 2005 Camry. I know it is not part of the recall, but for the past 2-3 years I have had this sporadic problem. When I am stopped at a stop light sometimes it surges forward...not always a lot, but sometimes quite hard. I started keeping track and it doesn't matter if it is cold engine or warm engine. Then just the other day my radio shut off and the interior lights while I was driving, and came back on within a few seconds. Because it is so sporadic, like it will do it for 2-3 days and then not for 2-3 days, to have someone check it they said I would have to leave it in the shop and I need a car to go to work. To have it checked involves a lot of time and money according to the dealership. I don't know what the problem is, but it seems like it must be electrical...how do I know"??"
2005 Toyota Camry - I [xxx] have been experiencing the same acceleration problems as the 2007-2010. Twice I have been in two accidents due to acceleration problem and had to go through my insurance company fix, this has been happening since 2007, my daughter has almost been in what could have been two major collisions. I feel like I am driving a death trap. I have written Toyota regarding this matter with no response from them. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. While driving at speeds of 5 mph and pulling into his driveway, the contact slowly depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The vehicle proceeded to crash into the rear end of a parked vehicle in his garage. This was the first and only unintended acceleration incident with the vehicle. The failure mileage was 49,000 and the current was 49,000. Updated 06/28/10
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. While driving at speeds of 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning, causing the contact to crash into the vehicle ahead of him. No one was injured during the crash and a police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealership and the contact noticed prior to the crash that the steering wheel and steering column would occasionally vibrate. The current and failure mileages were 18,000.
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.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. While driving 10 mph, he experienced several incidents of abnormal acceleration. In each incident, he was unable to initially bring the vehicle to a stop until placing the vehicle in neutral and coasting to a stop. The dealer advised there were no recalls on his specific vehicle. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 179,199 and the current was 182,000.
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 to repair. Updated 03/22/10.
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.
2005 Toyota Camry- complained a year ago that the accelerator pedal was sticking- I have invoice and they said it was the fuel injector but now I am suspicious- in addition the thing that holds my floor mat in place to prevent it from sliding near the pedal broke off and that is not recalled recall my 2005 since it needs to be and I have invoices for the repairs before the recalls were announced which should be proof enough the car was messed up- 2005 with 50,000 miles- car is an extra car that is rarely driven......
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- Marietta, OH, USA