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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.
6.0
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- $950
- Average Mileage:
- 99,800 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 5 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace with re-manufactured steering rack (3 reports)
- replaced steering rack (2 reports)
steering problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Bought the my Camry from my folks in 2013 for a song. Had 46k miles on it in 2013.
Upon inspection in my state, I was told the car had a power steering leak. $1,100.00 to fix. I've had numerous shops band-aid the steering rack with clamps and today I'm getting it replaced with a used rack for $800.00.
The car did not feel steady. In cold weather when backing out of parking spots while putting the car back into drive and cutting the wheel, it was almost as if the steering would cut out. That along with cold weather squeaking from the actual steering wheel in under 30f degrees.
If you're encountering the issue, don't wait 7 years and always warm up your car so the p/s fluids can circulate.
- Ed D., Portsmouth, NH, US