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.
7.0
pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$750
Average Mileage:
77,050 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
not sure (1 reports)
transmission gear sequence had to be reprogrammed (1 reports)
The V6 3.0 Camry transmission I was told was a great smooth tranny.
Constant delays in downshifting when accelerating from low speeds. Pulling out of parking lots and intersections can put you in great peril. You have to learn to give yourself a good buffer between oncoming cars because you never know when the tranny will act up when you stomp on the gas.
At 26mph the tranny shudders like it's going to fail and once I get past that speed and it shifts up, it's fine.
Between the tranny delay and the brake issue, why do I keep this car? I'd expect more from Toyota.
failed to downshift properly when coming to stop. Had vehicle fixed at local transmission repair shop. Found out after the fact from Toyota dealership that service repair bulletin had been issued for this problem on 2005 Toyota Camry. Good chance that repair costs would have been covered by Toyota since my vehicle had less than 80,000 miles and was less than 8 years old. Toyota dealership was not willing to reimburse me for repair costs or to submit request to Toyota for review and consideration.
- glennmn,
Saint Paul, MN, US
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The V6 3.0 Camry transmission I was told was a great smooth tranny.
Constant delays in downshifting when accelerating from low speeds. Pulling out of parking lots and intersections can put you in great peril. You have to learn to give yourself a good buffer between oncoming cars because you never know when the tranny will act up when you stomp on the gas.
At 26mph the tranny shudders like it's going to fail and once I get past that speed and it shifts up, it's fine.
Between the tranny delay and the brake issue, why do I keep this car? I'd expect more from Toyota.
- Ed D., Portsmouth, NH, US