I had pulled my 2005 camry xle into my garage stall and was at a complete stop. I let off the brake to inch forward another inch or two when all of a sudden my vehicle had a high power surge. The vehicle sounded like the rpms went to the max immediately, my car took off at full power and accelerated at a high speed into my garage wall. I slammed on the brake as hard as I possibly could, prior to hitting the garage wall. The garage wall was forced off the foundation by the impact and at that point my car stopped. This has only happened once, I had no idea how to explain to the insurance company what had happened since I was in complete shock and really had no good explanation for the insurance company how my car accelerated on it's own. My vehicle had auto body damage as well as property damage to my home. I did not contact toyota at this time, searched the internet to find other 2005 camry owners that have experienced the same situation, so I asked the insurance company if they have heard of this happening to others and they indicated yes. I had a witness in the garage who was thankfully not standing in front of my vehicle when it accelerated. The witness also heard the massive power surge of the vehicle.
2005 Toyota Camry acceleration complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While driving 25 MPH with his foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated on its own between 70 and 80 MPH. He then applied a lot of pressure to the brake pedal which only functioned when the contact shifted into neutral gear. The dealer stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle since they could not duplicate the failure which occurred approximately 10 times. Previously the cruise control was repaired when the failure occurred. The failure mileage was 5311 and the current mileage was 21825. Updated 3/16/10 *cn the consumer stated on one occasion, he struck a curb and caused damage to the vehicle. Updated 07/27/10
While I was pulling into a parking space in a parking deck, my 2005 camry crashed into the wall at the end of the space because of sudden or unintended acceleration. Extensive damage was done to the bumper and hood, but there were no injuries to me or my passenger. This happened in arlington, va on 1/23/10.
A friend was driving my grandfathers 2005 toyota camry. She shifted into reverse the accelerator stuck. The car went backwards and smashed into a parked rv. They were both injured. This concerns me because the accident has all the signs of the gas pedal recall problems that currently affect toyota models, yet the 2005 camry is not included in the recall.
I purchased a 2005 toyota camry xle- 6 cylinder, new in fall of 2004. At present I have under 22,000 miles on it. During my limited driving of this vehicle I have experienced at least 5 episodes of unintended acceleration. I recently discovered that another family member had a similar experience while driving my car. The last experience happened on 12/16/09. I had a passenger in the car with me at the time. Each episode is more violent than previous ones. I have had the car looked at thoroughly by the local toyota dealer. The first time they looked at it was july 6/09. Since they cannot "make it happen" they said, they don't know how to fix it. Since toyota announced problems I have called them on 2 occasions and have 2 case numbers assigned. The car was last examined by the dealer on 12/22/09. I was told to wait until the recall was official and see if 2005 camrys were added to the list. They have not been. The car is setting in my garage and hasn't been driven since 12/22/09. I hate to think what might have happened had I driven this car as much as I did my previous camry, a 1994 with well over 200,000 miles at present.
I had my new 2005 camry into the dealership (longo toyota, el monte, ca) three times in the first month after I purchased it. I explained that there was a major surge in acceleration while breaking. I also had problems with my car ?jumping? Forward while at a complete stop, and another issue with a lag in acceleration. All three of these issues have happened more times than I can count. There have been many times that I haven't been able to accelerate at first, only to find myself trying to brake (and not succeeding) as soon as the accelerator kicks in seconds later, sending the car surging forward. I've taken the car in to the dealership, and each time I was told that there was no problem - that whatever my issue might be, it could not?t be replicated, and that any ?timing? Concern was only the electronic throttle ? And that this was completely normal. The issues with the camry?s acceleration & electronic throttle are incredibly dangerous, and were almost the cause of a major accident (my 3 year old son was in the car at the time), and countless other minor near-accidents. I am a safe, 33 year old female driver with 17 years of driving-experience, and only one accident on my record (a man rear-ended me on the freeway in 2003). Toyota is such a popular brand, and if there are other camry owners, then none of us are safe. How many people have to be injured or die before toyota owns up to their mistake? I continue to see recalls for other toyota cars, and hope beyond hope that one day my 2005 camry se will also be recalled.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The vehicle was in parking lot. The contact started the ignition and placed the gear shifter into the "reverse" position and suddenly, there was an aggressive and forceful acceleration while in the reverse position. The vehicle failed to slow down. The vehicle struck two pedestrians. The vehicle continued to travel and crashed into a cement planter and building store front. The driver sustained no personal injury. The police and ambulance were called to the scene. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The cause of failure has not been determined at this time. The failure mileage was 57,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While driving approximately 55 MPH on normal road conditions and applying pressure to the accelerator pedal, followed by an increase in acceleration the RPM's increased excessively. There were several attempts made before the vehicle slowed down. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic for inspection. The failure mileage was 20,000.
Tl*the contact owned a 2005 toyota camry. Immediately after the vehicle was turned on, it began to idle and after he put the vehicle in drive the vehicle accelerated to speeds of over 55 MPH. The contact attempted to gain control of the steering wheel and depressed the brake pedal as hard as he could to no avail. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle until he crashed into a tree. A police report was filed. The contact sustained minor injuries to his knees and arms. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were under 68,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately 5 MPH into a parking space. There was pressure applied to the brake pedal. The vehicle failed to slow down and crashed into a building. There were no personal injuries. The vehicle was towed a collision center and repaired for the body damages at the cost of $4,000. In addition, the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection; however, the cause of failure has not been determined at this time. The failure mileage was 34,000. Updated 02/23/10. *lj updated 08/11/10
I bought used 2005 toyota camry for my 16 year old daughter. While we were training her, the car accelerated quickly for about 2 seconds as if someone floored it. I yelled at my daughter because I thought she was goofing around but she protested she did not move the accelerator. I subsequently found out this happened to my wife while she was training her. This happened twice over a 6 month period. Other than that the car runs normally. I did not think much of it until I started hearing about the crashes due to uncontrolled acceleration. I have three other 2001 camry's and never had a problem like this. There was nothing obstructing the gas pedal. I have decided to take it to the dealer this week. I guarantee you there is something intermittent electronic causing this.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While parking , the vehicle accelerated with her foot on the brake pedal and hit a brick wall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they were unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. The front of the vehicle was damaged and it was repaired. The failure has occurred three times. The failure mileage was 36795 and the current mileage was 49007. Updated 02/23/10. *lj the consumer stated she experienced three sudden acceleration accidents in which all three resulted in crashes and property damage. Updated 08/11/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated after turning the ignition on. His foot was not on the accelerator pedal. He turned the vehicle off and re-started it approximately ten times; however, the engine continued to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who stated that the cause of the failure was the throttle body which was replaced. He contacted the manufacturer stated that the failure should not have occurred and since the warranty was not valid; therefore, they did not assist in the repair costs. The current mileage was approximately 40,000. The failure mileage was approximately 35,996. Updated 03/10/10 *bf the consumer stated upon starting the vehicle, the engine began racing at 4000 RPM's. He was unable to put the gear in drive. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and upon inspection, they stated a new throttle body was needed. Updated 06/18/10.
Backing out of parking spot at a local high school after dropping off my grand daughter for soccer practice. When I put my 05 toyota camry in "reverse", it bolted at what seemed like maximum speed "backwards" grazing one car and smashing into another parked car about 25 feet away. Total loss on my car and much damage to others. Lucky there were no kids walking in the lot at the time of accident. I read an article last night that described the same "sticking accelerator" problem other toyota owners have experienced. I didn't know about the defect at the time of the accident, and got "chastised" by law enforcement for driving recklessly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While making a left turn the vehicle began to accelerate. As a consequence she crashed into a parked vehicle. The vehicle was completely destroyed. After the crash she suffered many bruises and a broken collar bone. She was taken to the hospital for the injuries. The manufacturer went to inspect the totaled vehicle to exam the electronic throttle body computer but the damage to the vehicle impacted the computer itself. The failure mileage was 25,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While exiting a parking lot, the vehicle began to accelerate without intention. After repeated brake application the vehicle would not stop. Consequently he crashed through a fence and then into a building. The air bags did deploy. However he and his wife were injured (his wife had a fractured vertebrae and other issues) as a result of the failure. A police report was taken. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The manufacturer was notified, and representative was sent to inspect the brakes. The current and failure mileages were approximately 25,000.
On 9/20/2009 at 5 pm I was traveling at a speed of 60 miles per hour north on us texas highway 121 and my 2005 toyota camry lost all power and the engine shut down. I was engaged in normal highway driving when this occurred. The car is well cared for and has 46,902 miles. Approximately 3 seconds prior to power failure, the check engine light came on. Otherwise, I had absolutely no indication that anything was wrong with the vehicle as it was operating normally. The power loss occurred just north of the alma road intersection and resulted in an extremely dangerous situation as the road was under construction, the road did not have a breakdown lane or shoulder, and the road had a high speed limit of 60 miles per hour. The complete loss in power meant I had no ability to power my car to a safe location; rather, I had to coast between traffic to an area of the road under construction. If traffic had been heavier, this could have easily resulted in a catastrophic, life threatening accident. The car was taken to a local toyota dealership where the dealer informed me I needed a new throttle body as my throttle body appeared to be "rusted out". The car is kept inside a garage in the warm climate of dallas, texas so I'm not sure how the throttle body "rusted out". Furthermore, the car has had all suggested and required dealership maintenance items performed to it since I purchased it new. The total cost to repair the throttle body was $1,193.84 which I had to pay as it was not covered under warranty.
I just left a car wash and went to pull into the area where you can vacuum your car. The car suddenly accelerated on its own and struck a wall. Nothing has been done yet since the incident just occurred today.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While entering a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consequently she crashed into two parked vehicles and then struck a pedestrian. The front passenger in the vehicle received injuries from being restrained by the seat belt. The pedestrian was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The manufacturer sent an investigator to the dealer to inspect her vehicle; yet, he could not identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle will be repaired. The current and the failure mileages were 22,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While entering a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consequently she crashed into two parked vehicles and then struck a pedestrian. The front passenger in the vehicle received injuries from being restrained by the seat belt. The pedestrian was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The manufacturer sent an investigator to the dealer to inspect her vehicle. He could not identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle will be repaired for all other damages. The current and the failure mileages were 22,000.
Tl* the driver owns a 2005 toyota camry. Her son- in- law, while driving, was killed in a vehicle crash. The police report states that the driver was speeding and that the vehicle was speeding and the driver could not control the vehicle. She filed a complaint with toyota manufacturer regarding unintended vehicle acceleration. The failure mileage was 45,000. Updated 03/08/10 *bf updated 06/18/10.*jb updated 9/29/11
Have a 2005 toyota camry. The engine has started accelerating three times, the last being 2/14/09. Each time the brakes were able to keep the car from speeding up and, after a few seconds, the engine went back to an idle. Two times I took the car to the dealer (and talked other times) and they checked it out. They could not find any problem and after conferring with their "headquarters" in california, said that they had never heard of anyone having this problem. After reading the first article in a newspaper about this concern I checked the floor mat. The floor mat is not even close to the accelerator pedal.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact was driving out of the garage when the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward into an electrical box and hit her neighbor's house. The contact sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital. The vehicle will be towed to the dealer to be repaired. The manufacturer advised the contact that the 2005 toyota camry was not on the recall list for sudden acceleration. The VIN and mileage were unknown.
2005 toyota camry. I was parking my car on city street. Slowing to stop, foot on brake. Ready to place shifter in park. My car took off "like a rocket" I could not stop it, my foot never left the brake, but it did no good. Car accelerated like my car was "floored", did not stop until it rear-ended another parked car. Now I worry about possible "at fault accident" on my insurance record, a citation from laws enforcement and damage to both cars!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As well as sheer terror. Thankfully, no injury to humans.
Hi, I have a 2005 toyota camry. I read a recent article regarding the lexus and toyota having unexpected acceleration. This has happened to me 3 times in the last 30 days. The first couple of times I was coming to a stop at a stop sign and at a red light. I was applying my brakes and the car suddenly accelerated for a couple of seconds. I had to put a lot more pressure on the brakes to stop. The third incident happened in a parking lot. I pulled in the lot behind another car and was applying the brakes. I was stopped with the brakes applied and suddenly the car accelerated. Luckily I still had my foot on the brakes otherwise I would have hit the car in front of me. I did, however burn rubber as the tires spun while I had to press down hard on the brakes. I took it in to my mechanic. They called a toyota dealership in modesto, ca to see if there was a recall for this problem or if they had heard of a similar type problem. They said there was no recall for this problem and were not aware of other incidents. To me this was a very scary situation. When you apply the brakes you would expect to stop, not have the car accelerate. This could very easily result in a crash.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While exiting a parking space the vehicle accelerated without intention. As a consequence he rear-ended another vehicle, no one was injured but there was over $3000 damaged to the other vehicle. He filed case # 0909144743 with the manufacturer the failure mileage was 46,000.
I was entering a car wash on hwy51 in amite city, la. I lightly tapped the accelerator. The car lunged forward as if I had stomped the accelerator. I took my foot off the gas. It continued to accelerate as quickly as possible. I used to brakes with no results. I put my full weight on the brakes with no results. I was terrified as I zoomed out of the car wash and into an area where there is heavy pedestrian as well as vehicular traffic. I could tell that I was going as fast as the car would go. I quickly scanned the area and saw that no one was directly in front of me. I crossed the sidewalk, pine street and the parking lot of a convenience store. I hit a telephone poll, an iron poll and a large poll on a sign for gas. Both my legs were broken/ both bones were broken just above the ankle on the left leg. The large bone was broken just below the knee on the right leg. I still have problems with both. My daughter was dying with cancer. I was in the hospital, later rehab, then a nursing home while I recuperated. I was not released until late march. Was not able to see my daughter who lived in texas. I went to see her as soon as I was released. She died a month later. Not being with her and her family during that time was as bad as the injuries. All lawyers stated that it would be too expensive to pursue. Toyota examined the car and poo pooed the idea that they were in any way responsible. I was very worried about someone having a worse accident.
I was driving my mother's 2005 toyota camry when it crashed into a tree when the car accelerated rapidly over about 10 ft. On its own - no feet on either pedal. I was going very slowly at the time as I was turning around and had just put the car into drive from reverse. I kept telling myself to remove my foot from the accelerator and did so. Since the car was pointed slightly uphill at the time, no braking should have been needed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While coasting around a corner at 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly began accelerating on its own. The contact applied the brakes, but the vehicle did not respond. The vehicle rear ended the preceding vehicle. There were no injuries. Five days prior to the failure, while driving 25 MPH, the cruise control engaged by itself. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 30,100. Updated 10/14/08 *bf the consumer stated weeks before the accident, there were problems with the electrical system. Updated 10/15/08.
2005 toyota camry stalled while driving. Consumer states that the vehicle needed a new throttle body assembly. Consumer states that the warranty was overdue by 120 days.
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