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:
6 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
62,936 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.
When you pull to wear seat belt, it wouldn't pull all the way to tight it in. It gets stuck and you have to pull it very hard some time it works. Most of time it doesn't pull back the extra length of seat belt (should be automatic to adjust).
Purchased this car in July and from the day after we bought this car have experience problems with the front passenger side seatbelt when pulled our for larger people to buckle the seat belt folds or rolls over binding the seat belt lock and not allowing the seat belt to function properly. With some manipulation you can get the seat belt to release but the next time the larger person attempts to put the seat belt on the seat is again folded over and does not lock properly. I have seen other complaints on this site as well as took it in for alternate work in which I heard someone having the same problem so severe that they were not able to get the seat belt to lock any further. Same year make and model as my vehicle. I have always loved Toyota but am seriously questioning the reputation of this 2005 Camry.
My 2005 Toyota Camry has caused me a lot of frustration soon after I bought it. The dealers have offered to replace it at a high cost (for me at least). Having read numerous reports this appears to be a defective design and should be repaired gratis. It takes me a lot of time to unstick it as I won't let anyone ride without it operating properly. It twists or folds under towards the rear of the slot and as you are pulling it out to put it on it jams in there hard. Please tell me a company with the reputation (for the most part) like Toyota can take care of it's customers saddled with defective parts without charging an arm and a leg for something that is Toyota's fault. Please don't make this the last Toyota I buy. That Ford Fusion is looking better and better. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while traveling 55 mph, the contact crashed into a deer. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact also stated that the seat belt failed to properly restrain her during the crash. The contact sustained a broken back. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the vehicle was functioning properly and the air bag should not have deployed because it was not near the sensor. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.
Seatbelt light came on indicating that the seat belts and airbags will not work if there is a crash. There has been no crash or incident up to this point. Is there a recall for this type of emergency?
- Rockville, MD, USA
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I have a 2005 Toyota Camry. I have had many instances (more than 50% of the time when I drive the car) that the seat belt twists and gets stuck in the guide. It is not easy to un-twist it and I have to drive it with the belt loose. It takes some time to get it straightened out in the guide and get it to retract. This is obviously an unsafe condition and I feel there should be a recall.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the front passenger side seat belt failed to retract. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic and repaired. The contact mentioned that after it was repaired, the failure occurred on numerous occasions; however; the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. The current mileage was 55,000.
The driver's seat belt stopped retracting and does not have the "G" force necessary to protect from hitting the steering wheel in case of an accident. I had the belt untangled while receiving maintenance at the dealership in June, but in 2 days the belt twisted up again and still does not retract. I tried to discuss the situation with the dealership, and they told me I would have to pay about $350 to get the unit replaced. Since this defect affects my safety and carries a high potential for a fatality (not to mention driving illegally with a loose belt), I feel Toyota should recall this incident and replace defective seat belts at no charge. I have seen several websites with similar complaints at automobile.com, arfc.org, and car complaints.com. There's a 10 year rust-thru warranty on the body, why shouldn't there be a similar warranty that affects our very safety" does it take a fatality to get any recourse" your feedback would be greatly appreciated.
On numerous occasions since purchasing the vehicle the seat belt assemblies do not retract correctly/at all nor does it provide tension for safe operation of the vehicle while the driver/passenger are buckled in. As manufacturers are required to ensure the proper operation of safety equipment within the vehicles produced operate correctly from the factory, it would only seem logical that there would be a period that warranty of such safety equipment would be required. There is a requirement for rust thru warranty on the body for 10-years, why is there not a similar requirement to keep us safe and find recourse to correct deficiencies that I am reporting. Why does it require a death or several to force national highway safety into action"?"
Front passenger side seat belt will not retract rendering it totally useless. If the federal government/states mandate seat belts then it should mandate that dealerships replace defective seat belts. It amazes me that the government has not forced the car companies to issue a recall for this serious problem.
The driver's side seatbealt does not function, restrain, or retract!! the seatbelt has been a constant defect. It has never retracted properly in the door. Most of if ends up shut in the door because it hangs out so far! now it is a huge problem because it is stuck halfway out and does not reach the fastener. It will not budge. Consequently, I have had to drive to work without a seatbelt. It is useless. I do not feel safe letting anyone else drive it. I was told by Toyota corporation that I will be charged $97 just for a dealer to look at it ("diagnose it") and then up to $200-300 to repair it. The two people I spoke with from the Toyota corporation tried to wash their hands of the issue by saying, "it is the dealerships' responsibility. We can not do anything about it. We are just the name. " however, after much research, I discovered that this is a highly prolific problem with the 2005 Camry by the number of complaints online and through car safety forums (and on this site). Does someone have to be killed or injured before Toyota corporation acknowledges it is their responsibility and it is a defect- and that it should be recalled?
We have a 2005 Toyota Camry. We purchased it this year. We have had several instances that when the driver exits the car and the seat belt starts to retract it twists and get stuck in the guide. My wife is unable to get it untwisted and has to drive it with the belt loose and useless. When she gets home I have to use some sort of tool to get it straightened out in the guide and get it to retract. This is obviously and unsafe condition and I feel a cause for a recall as I have read on line of several people having the same problem. I have been driving for many year in many models with out experiencing this problem. I has to be a design flaw. Other wise it's a nice car. I hope you are able to take action on this safety issue. Thanks.
2005 Toyota Camry - seat belt retractors. At about 50,000 miles, the front passenger side seat belt on my Camry would occasionally partially fold over at the retractor guide on the door post. At 75,000 miles, this now happens about 1/3 TO1/2 of the time and I am starting to have the same problem with the belt on the passenger side. The belt is very difficult to straighten because the gap is too narrow to use a wooden tool and a metal tool such as a screwdriver would cut the belt. I have recently found that I can lower the movable attachment point to the lowest level, fully extend and hold the belt and then move the attachment point to its highest level. So far, this has generally removed the fold. Obviously, this is very inconvenient for me and is very difficult for my wife who has arthritis. I have looked on line ( www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2005/Toyota/Camry/seat+belt) and see that this is a common safety problem with the Camry. Several web sites are now selling after market new and used replacement belts with instructions for installation. I am concerned that these belts would not function to automatically tighten in an collusion. According to on line reports, dealer replacement of the belts is quite expensive.
Problem with 2005 Toyota Camry passenger seat belt. The passenger seat belt gets "stuck" when trying to lock belt into latch. This results in the belt either not properly retracting or not able to extend. This happens in about 1 out of every 4 uses.
Seat belts double up and jam in retraction guides when retrieving and can not be unjammed without some sort of tool. Complaint of problem to Toyota dealer where vehicle was purchased and was told I would have to pay for new seatbelts. This is an obvious design defect. I have asked to meet with factory rep.-I have heard nothing and am having to drive the vehicle with the defective seat belts each day. Can you help me?
On Sunday September 3, 2006 I pulled into a parking space at kroger grocery store after church to shop about 10:30 or 11:00 am. As I pulled into the space to park my 2005 Toyota Camry, it did a sudden acceleration, jump the curb and crashed into the grocery store wall. The store wall was not damaged but my Camry had about $4000 worth damage. When I told Toyota what had happen I was told to contact Toyota regional office. I contacted them and they told me that someone would be out to investigate my claim. They kept my vehicle for over three weeks, then they started on the body repair. Toyota claimed they could not substantiate my claim of sudden acceleration, but I know they repaired my vehicle internally as well as the body work because when I picked my car up from joseph Toyota dealership the car acceleration pedal felt so different. It felt real stiff and hard to mash. The brakes were check and fixed, because during the sudden acceleration they fail to stop the car. As I press them the seat belt choked an strap me so tight that I had a large welt across my chest. Toyota knew they had a problem with sudden acceleration at least since I reported it in 2006. They lied and made my insurance company pay all of that money, I had to struggle to come up with all of my deductible, pay for 4 weeks of car rental of about $45 a day while Toyota regional office drug their feet about investigating my car. I was scare, sore and frustrated about how this whole thing was handle, but now I feel vindicated. Had Toyota regional office told the truth about the problem with my Camry and did the recall in 2006 when I reported this, they could have save a lot injuries and lives. I knew I couldn't go up against this big corporation by my self and I'm sorry people have loss their lives got injured, but glad it came out to the consumers. I feel Toyota also changed my accelerator pedal in 2006, or put that little steel chip in back of the pedal, the new 2010 fix. My car has loss value.
The seatbelt on the driver's side of my 2005 Toyota becomes tangled inside the mechanism that serves as its housing, such that it cannot be retracted and would not retract if there were a sudden impact. I have to take it to the dealership or a mechanic to have the housing taken apart so that it can be untwisted. This has happened 5 times, twice this week. The car has 44,200 miles.
1 the safety belt fails to recoil back after use, so when the wife gets into the car the belt is not usable for her or myself for another trip. 2 the failure occurs at least 10X a month. The consequences would be a faulty seat belt that wouldn't secure the user in case of an accident. 3 we always took the car to the dealership and they took it apart and recoiled the seat belt. However in a couple of days its broken again. One of the technicians at the dealership said this is a common problem. Every time we took it in for repair we were never given a repair ticket. We were never charged for the repairs. However the last time we were told it would cost us $365 for a new one. Because this is a continuing problem we feel this should be covered by Toyota.
Driver's seat belt defective. When hooked up, there is no apparent "G" force stop when you jerk on the belt (I.e., simulate an emergency stop). Belt just gives way with no "G grab" at all. Should you pull the seat belt out too far, it stays out, will not retract, and thereby becoming totally useless, and unsafe as well as making it illegal to drive (with no functioning seat belt for the driver). Toyota dealer (repair) service department claims it is driver's fault for "twisting the safety belt as it retracts." Wrong! when safety belt is fully extended, and can not be pulled out any further, there is a visible "twist" in webbed belt as it feeds out of the unit that retracts the belt. It appear that the first 10 to 15 inches of the seat belt will come out and retract back in with no problem. It is when the belt is pulled out just a little more than 15 inches (say, for a large person getting into the driver's seat) is when it jams up. Very dangerous, as it make the driver's seat belt practically unusable. So far, to the extent that it has to be take back to the dealer, this happened twice.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. During a rear end crash, the seat belt in the contact's vehicle failed. As a result, the consumer's wife struck the steering wheel and suffered head and chest injuries. The contact stated that the seat belt failed to work properly. The vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 22,345. Updated 03/17/09. Updated 03/17/09.
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- Bartlett, IL, USA