2005 Toyota Camry: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Jan 18, 2011 · Acceleration · 59,900 miles · VA

On jan 8, 2011 I made a 2-hour round trip on a federal highway. I used cruise control on my 2005 toyota camry at speeds between 65 & 70 miles per hour, depending on posted speeds. I thought I was safe using cruise control because 2005 models are not among vehicles recalled in recent years...as I approached my exit ramp at the end of my trip I stepped on the brakes, but the brakes did not work. Not only did the brakes not work, but my car lurched forward & accelerated toward the car in front of mine, as if I had hit the "resume" feature after having hit the "cancel" feature. But I had not touched those buttons. In fact, I do not use those buttons. I use the brakes or the "on/off" button to turn off set speeds because using those features allows me to keep my eyes on the road. I prefer to use the "set" feature to engage cruise control each time rather than the "resume" choice because the "set" feature provides smoother rides than the "resume" feature. ..I barely missed striking the car in front of mine as I downshifted to slow the 2005 camry. I called the toyota dealership from which I bought the car & spoke to a manager of the service department. He told me my experience could not have happened. I took my car to the dealership & explained the problem to a different person. The manager of the service department appeared and insisted I agree to pay $100 for toyota to look at the car because the car was out of warranty. The same representative then suggested I was trying to get free service from toyota. I refused to pay for an inspection, asked to speak to his supervisor & only then did the rep relent to inspect the car without payment. The local reps reported they could not duplicate the problem & concluded the systems were operating as designed. The dealer kept the car 2 more days so an inspector traveling from dc could examine the car. The expert reached the same conclusions as local folks. I do not know if toyota has reported this incident. *tr updated 01/31/12 *bf updated VIN. Updated ivoq 0

Filed Feb 2, 2010 · Acceleration · 5,311 miles · NY · crash

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

Filed Jul 22, 2008 · Acceleration, Electrical · 30,100 miles · NJ · crash

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.

Filed Dec 27, 2006 · Acceleration · 19,640 miles · VA · crash

On dec. 23, 2006, around 11:20 am, I was driving at about 5 MPH in a parking lot. As I made a slight turn to the left to straighten out, the car suddenly accelerated and hit a parked car. The brakes did not work, even when floored. The car would not stop until it pushed another car up onto the sidewalk and its wheels bumped up against the curb. The car was eventually stopped by turning off the engine using the key in the ignition. (taking my foot off the brake pedal seemed to make it go faster.) the weather was sunny, but the car had been parked outside in the rain the two previous days. I had not used the cruise control anytime recently before the incident. We have not had any problems with this car, although occasionally, the radio turn has turned itself on while we were driving.

Filed Dec 13, 2005 · Acceleration · 2,931 miles · NJ · crash · 1 injury

On 9/11/05 our 2005 toyota camry suddenly accelerated (sa) while the driver was slowly turning into a local parking lot. Applying the brakes did not stop the auto but did leave skid marks on the pavement, as noted by the police. We turned off the ignition after several seconds but crashed into two parked cars. The car was towed to an auto body shop and later to a toyota body shop. Toyota kept us from repairing the car for 12 days until their expert inspected the car. He reported no brake or throttle problem and disregarded the skid marks evidence. . We don't know if he checked the cruise control. A recent request for that information has given no response. Toyota reported that nothing was wrong. We sold the car back to toyota at a $10,000 loss. After a month, the driver developed a severe right hip pain, attributed to the accident by two doctors. She recovered slowly with much therapy. We did not keep the car because we found that ,in several cases at least, a repaired sa car had a second sa. The possibility of a malfunctioning cruise control linkage was possibly not investigated. See odi 10136882. *dsy

Filed Sep 7, 2005 · Acceleration · 355 miles · CA

Cruise control does not deactivate after turning off and on again. This occurs if nothing else is done to deactivate it (e.g. Pressing brake). Then, when you turn it back on, it sets to a different speed. To reproduce: set cruise control at 60 MPH. Then, set to 65 MPH. Then, turn off (by pressing button on end of wheel mounted lever switch, not using brake or anything else). Then, turn back on (again, by pressing button on end of wheel mounted lever). Notice, it is set at 60 MPH or something other than last setting and vehicle tries to cruise at that speed, but should not be set to any speed.

Filed Aug 22, 2005 · Acceleration · 6,400 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

Dt: the cruise control took off and accelerated on its own. Went two yards and hit a telephone pole. Upon impact, the air bags did deploy. Contacted toyota, there were supposed to call back, come and look at vehicle. . This happened on august 12, 2005. The consumer did not want to give phone number.

Filed Jul 6, 2005 · Acceleration · 6,500 miles · WA

Dt: 2005 toyota camry xle, cruise control does not hold vehicle back. This is not a problem on level ground or up hill. If the vehicle is going down hill, the cruise control will not stay, causing the vehicle to accelerate at a faster speed than is safe under the circumstances. After the consumer purchased the vehicle, the dealer and the manufacturer told consumer that was the way the vehicle performed. Consumer considers this is a safety issue, and it is not acceptable, consumer filed a complaint # 20050706 on july 6, 2005 with toyota. There are no other known problems with this vehicle and it is still under warranty.

Filed Jun 22, 2005 · Acceleration · 108 miles · WV · crash · 1 injury

New vehicle driven 108 miles. The only problens notices was the radio would turn itself on when hitting a slight bump in the road. Cruise control light did not go off when brakes were engaged, but would disconnect cruise control. Was parking in a mall parking lot parrall to access road. Speed no more than 1 or 2 MPH. Front wheel dropped into hole. The accelorator caused the car to lurch forward. Applied brakes but was unable to keep car from moving forward at a slow speed of 5 MPH. Turned right, to avoid striking handicap parking sign, into the path of a pickup truck traveling on mall access road. Struck truck and continued forward toward pedestrians on sidewalk. Managed to avoid them and the engined stopped at that point. I applied the brake so hard I injured my right hamstring muscle and was unable to walk. Toyota seized vehicle for inspection and has not released or inspected it as of this date.