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:
10 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 13
Average Mileage:
35,817 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.
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.
Purchased new car - noted speedometer reading 9% off - verified via stopwatch/mile marker method, gps, and radar. Dealership and manufacturer stated that the allowable at any speed is plus or minus 10% (I.e. speedometer says 70 going 63 to 77 mph). Safety hazard in traffic flow plus I am spending lots of time while driving watching speedometer and trying to figure out how fast I am going and what the speedometer needle should be pointing at to be correct. Manufacturer and dealership have refused to attempt to correct problem. Not sure what the federal regulations allow, but 10% delta seems excessive. Dealership noted that a new car of the same make, model, and year for the lot was also tested and had the same speedometer delta from actual. Not sure if this is a systemic problem with Toyota Camry. 2005 Toyota Tundra was tested and found to be about 5%. also noted that the odometer reading is incorrect by a similar percentage (I.e. odometer reading not accurate for actual mileage on vehicle).
Complaint regarding the 2005 Toyota Camry seat belt warning alarm. The consumer is not happy with the pitch or duration of the seat belt warning alarm. The consumer wear a hearing aid. The warning alarm pitch is at the high end of the consumer's hearing aid and when it sounds the consumer has to remove it. The consumer asked the dealer if there was a way to modify it but was told that once it was approved by NHTSA it could not be adjusted.
- Delray Beach, FL, USA
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- Safetown, OH, USA