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.
2.2
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
71,667 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 stated that she attempted to close the front driver side window and it began to open and close independently. After several weeks of the malfunction, the window would open independently as the vehicle was started. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the front driver side window's master power switch was replaced however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the contact was informed of a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 12V491000 (visibility:power window devices and controls) but was also advised that her VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 73,000 and the current mileage was 75,000. Updated 1/15/13 updated 1/29/2013
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated the drivers side window failed to close while driving in the rain. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who located the failure within the door power switch and replaced it. The manufacturer denied assistance with the repair. The failure mileage was 71,000 and the current mileage was 73,000.
I was driving my 2005 Toyota Camry. I opened the front windows for one second for fresh air and while closing, the passenger side window didn't come up. I tried both from driver's side and passenger side switches and it didn't work. I got this car as brand new in mid 2005 and I hardly opened the front windows. I hardly have any passenger in my car. Bottom-line, the window has been rarely used since I got it and it cannot just stop working unless there is some manufacturing defect. It went down but didn't come up. Rest three windows are working fine. I think there is serious manufacturing problem with 2005 Camry.
- Ruskin, FL, USA
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- West Roxbury, MA, USA