2005 camry purchased used as a program car in nov 2005 with 12k miles on it. When starting up vehicle, then driving at less than 10 MPH in reverse (to back up out of a driveway or parking space), applying the brake and then putting car into drive, the car will accelerate intermittently on its own before driver depresses the gas pedal. Driver always has had to continue to apply the brake for sefveral seconds, to be certain the vehicle will not surge forward, esp if approaching a corner less than 100 ft away. The dealer was informed of this phenomena in early 2006, while vehicle was still under warranty. Dealer examined the vehicle but could not replicate the problem. Owner has "learned to live with" the safety defect. Driver never knows when event will happen. Most recent occurence was 4/10/16. No one but owner is allowed to drive the car. Vehicle now has 120k miles on it, and has otherwise been reliable.
2005 Toyota Camry engine complaints
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We noticed white smoke coming out of the car so we took it into our mechanic who told us that coolant was leaking into the engine. He noted that upon doing some research this was a common problem with that year model and repairing it would be extremely costly. We were told we should not drive it anymore because the engine could quit on us at anytime. My husband checked the crank case dipstick and the radiator, both were contaminated with rust.at this point it was determined that we could no longer drive the car. .
My car started making clicking noises underneath the hood when I turned a corner. I took it to gateway toyota to find out what the problem was and found out that that I need a new transmission. My problem with needing a transmission is that the car was made to be in automatic overdrive. In the manual is states that the overdrive should always be on. I believe that driving with the overdrive on at all times caused the transmission to eventually fail before its time. I also believe there is a defect in the transmission because when I turn off the overdrive, the car drives fine. In addition, many mechanics I have talked to stated that the overdrive really shouldn't be used that often and it is strange that the toyota camrys were built to have the overdrive on continuously. I know that there is no recall,but I strongly believe that this problem happens often, but may not be reported due to the mileage.
I was driving on a city street at about 35mph when rough, somewhat grinding noises came from under the right side of the car hood of the 2005 toyota camry. These noises continued for about 15 minutes while I was driving. I stopped at a red light. When I had the right-of-way and attempted to proceed, I found I could not turn the steering wheel. I thought the car was inoperable but when I exerted great effort, the wheel did turn. Fortunately, I was able to turn a corner and move into a public parking lot. Again with great steering difficulty and noise from below the car hood, I drove the car about a quarter of a mile to my home and the car was towed to a service center. *tr updated 4/14/16
2005 toyota camry. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle drive belt jumped and belt tensioner pulley bolt failed.
This is a delayed response, as I was not aware that toyota finally accepted responsibility for spontaneous accelerations. I was in slow, stop and go traffic and my car suddenly accelerated. I recall looking down as I pressed the brake as hard as I could because the car was not stopping or decelerating. I thought that my foot must have been inadvertently on the gas pedal but it was firmly planted on the brake. The brake worked as there were definite skid marks. I slammed into the back of a tahoe, totaling my car and causing a pulled shoulder, whip lash, and a deviated septum in my nose from the airbag deployment. I was afraid that the policeman would not even believe my account of the accident so I did not report the incident as clearly as it occurred (though I definitely accepted responsibility). I just received a check for approximately $23.00 a few weeks ago for a class action lawsuit settlement. I am furious that I lost an otherwise (paid for) great car, sustained injuries and more important, endangered people around me. I also now have an "accident" on my insurance record. The financial, physical and emotional toll this has taken can certainly not be "bought out" with $23.00. I wish that I had told my experience to the officer as I clearly perceived it, regardless of how implausible it seemed. Now, I have foolishly already purchased another camry, and, once again they have a major safety recall. At least they have openly acknowledged this one. However, I cannot get them to return my calls with an appointment for a repair. What am I supposed to do in the meantime? Wait until another "accident" happens? How can I get in to get a repair? Please let me know. I am afraid to drive it but cannot afford to rent a car indefinitely. I am grateful to have found this site. Thank you.
Engine oil consumption I have this issue since 2 yrs ago, I would like to express this to other toyota owners , I'm looking for help and possibly to get an official recall from toyota , thank you.
2005 toyota camry. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine being defective. *smd the check engine light illuminated. A diagnosis revealed water was in the engine and it would need to be replaced at a cost of $1,858.33 the consumer was informed, the heads could not be removed, because of an engine defect. The screws on the manifold or heads were coming loose and that's how water entered the engine, and the head gasket had blown. The consumer stated about a month ago, she started having problems with the vehicle. She was informed the ignition needed to be replaced. Also, the water pump, and alternator were replaced. The air compressor and heater sensor element failed. *jb updated 05/12/14.
My car is 88000 miles, its 2005 toyota camry standard automatic transmission. One fine day, when driving on the highway, I got an engine light check. I couldn't stop on the road, so took an exit and when I slowed down while on the exit ramp the engine stopped suddenly. I though its one off incident and start it again and started driving, but at the next immediate signal light, I had to stop for the red light and the engine stopped again. I got it towed to the nearest car mechanic, they said, it's the engine locked problem and it needs to be replaced. I wanted to get a second opinion and got it towed to another mechanic, he told the same, engine locked. If I were to take it to the dealer shop they would take exorbitant amount of money to just figure out the problem. I am extremely pissed that toyota camry engine would fail for 88,000 miles. Tr
At 60667 miles, car diagnosed with oil pan and water pump leakage. Cost of repair approximately $900 at toyota dealership. Car has been garage kept and maintained at recommended intervals with no previous problems. While toyota had a massive recall for defective water pumps and with no apparent mileage limit and for years as far back as 2001 models, the 2005 base camry did not receive a recall even though the water pump leakage in this model year is obviously an issue.
Defective throttle body...found out this is common with camry. Over 1,000 to replace. Outrageous for a car with 43k miles and original owner. Thos should be a recall item by toyota.
2005 toyota camry. Consumer states problems with obtaining vehicle recall repairs *tgw the consumer was informed she would need to present a bill of sale for the vehicle, because there was no record of her purchasing the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact stated that white smoke emitted from the exhaust pipe upon starting. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the engine was leaking oil. The contact was also informed that the entire engine would be destroyed within a few months if it were not repaired. The vehicle was then taken to an independent repair shop on three occasions where various repairs were performed. The failure continued. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,770.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact received notifications of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v539000 (engine and engine cooling) and took the vehicle to the dealer for recall repairs. The dealer stated to the contact that the crank shaft pulley was not defective. The contact however stated that he had experienced problems with the power steering, as stated in the recall. The dealer suggested to the contact to replace the power steering pump. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the denial of recall repairs and the manufacturer advised the contact that they would have to stand by the decision of the technicians at the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 180,000.
When driving on highway, there was some noise coming from the engine compartment, and suddenly I lost power steering and lights flashed on the front panel. I managed hard to pull off the vehicle from the highway, it was so hard make turns to the ramp. The engine temperature started to fluctuate. There was little smoking come out, I had to stop there. It was turned out there was a belt fell out and my alternator eventually died. My car is 4-cylinder, not 6.
My 2005 toyota camry is leaking coolant. I discovered there has been a long term problem with stripped engine bolts in toyotas, resulting in leaking coolant and the need to replace the engine block. This has happened in 2002-2006 camrys and highlanders causing widespread complaints but no action from toyota. They made a defective product and refuse to acknowledge it, putting the burden back on the consumer. It's time toyota stepped up and recalled these cars, made the fix and acknowledged their error.
My 2005 camry has 53000 on it, very well maintained. Was driving 25 MPH on a traverse when the engine suddenly died. I tried to restart the car without success. Called a towing service, however, 10 minutes later I was able to start the car and drove home. The "service engine" light remained on. At first chance I drove my car to my local mechanic who told me it was the throttle body, but suggested to bring my car to the toyota dealer because he had seen so many of camry throttle malfunctions that he thought there might be a recall. I took his advice, brought it to the dealer who confirmed that my throttle body was bad and needed replacing. However he told me that he could not guarantee that the "service engine" light would not go off unless I had an engine flush and a full tune-up. This did not sit well with me, so I declined the services. I paid him $100 as a diagnostic fee. When he went to get my car, the engine would not turn on at all. I called a towing company who took it back to my mechanic. He replaced the throttle and reset the service light. The car is now running, but because of my mechanic's statement and many similar throttle complaints recorded on the internet, I strongly feel that the throttle issue should be investigated.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact stated that gray smoke began emitting from the exhaust. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the engine would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 124,000.
2005 toyota camry 4cyl. Engine stops without warning. No error code in computer. This is a very dangerous fault since you lose all power functions. Steering, brakes etc. Could lead to being rear ended.
On 1/10/11the "check engine", "trac off", and "vsc" warning lights in my 2005 toyota camry xle v-6 vehicle became activated. The mileage was 89961.service advisor [xxx] at vandergriff toyota in arlington, tx. Advised that the warning lights had been activated because one of the catalytic converters was defective and would have to be replaced at a cost osf appr. $1500. To restore the two safety functions. [xxx], a customer service supv. At the toyota 800 number confirmed that the two safety functions were disabled when the warning lights were on and that they could not be restored unless the defective catalytic converter was replaced, ie, the computer could not be reset to restore the safety functions. The vehicle operates normally, but I have been deprived of the use of the " trac " and " vsc" safety functions for which I paid extra since these functions were options when I bought this vehicle new at stevinson toyota in golden, co. In 2005. It appears that a defect in the computer system has created a safety problem. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Failure of water pump resulting in severe damage to engine, requiring replacement of engine. Bf the engine overheated. Updated 10/20/11
My 2005 toyota camry (70,000 miles) stalled yesterday as my wife was driving the car to drop my son to school yesterday and the car stalled right in the middle of the road in busy traffic. My 8 year old son was terrified when the car simply stopped on a busy state road. As my wife was driving the car she suddenly realized that in spite of pressing the accelerator pedal the car was not accelerating and then she realized that the car had stalled. This car has been maintained with regular services at a toyota dealer. I have dropped my car at the local toyota dealer and they advised that the throttle body needs to be replaced. The cost to get this repaired is about $1200, which by no means is a small amount. After searching on the internet it looks like there are many toyota camry owners (model 04 through 06) who have had to go through this exact same problem. So it definitely looks like a widespread and not a one off issue. It needs to be investigated further. Its a shame that a car company like toyota hasn't owned up this problem and recalled the cars yet. If sudden uncontrolled acceleration is a problem worth recalling the cars, isn't sudden stalling of cars equally dangerous?
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While driving at any speed, the contact noticed that the vehicle would suddenly stall without warning. The failure began october 2010. The dealer was notified who informed the contact that there were no related recalls. The contact did not inform the manufacturer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they replaced the electronic accelerator. The current mileages were 106,000. The failure mileages were 100,000. Updated 3/1/11 *cn updated 07/01/11
While driving on city streets car jerked and all the warning lights turned on and engine shut down. Car coasted to a stop. I tried to restart engine but car made just a zooming sound. Had car towed to toyota dealership. Service report of problem: removed valve cover and found exhaust cam dowl pin sheared off causing cam not to rotate. Inspected cylinders with bore scope found cylinders 2 and 4 valves have made contact with pistons. Removed exhaust cam shaft and found pin still in camshaft and sprocket backside has groove worn in it from pin of cam. A new engine is being installed. Toyota has requested monetary participation from customer. I feel that this is a manufacturer defect. The car only had 63,883 miles.
Driving three blocks from my house, suddenly I was being put in an ambulance and told I was in a car accident. Told I went thru red light and hit a suburban. All medical tests were negative, no cause could be found for this accident. I still suffer injuries from this accident and am receiving treatment. Perhaps due to acceleration in my toyota camry. How to determine if that was cause.
On 2/20/2010, I drove my 2005 toyota camry (le) at 70 MPH along west-bond I-630 of little rock, suddenly, the engine warning light was on and the engine was cut off and all warning lights were on. The car had no power for stirring and braking. Fortunately, it was in the morning of saturday with little traffic on the freeway. I managed to shift from the very left lane to cross two more lanes to pull off about a half mile of distance. The car was in lander's toyota shop for 3 days. I was told the throttle is malfunction and unable to provide correct air/gas to the engine. It ended up with I paid ~$1100 on parts and labs to fix the problem. This sounds like the cases of the throttle problems amount 1996 camries. Are the throttles the same?
While accelerating from a stop the car suddenly lurched forward and accelerated at a higher rate.
Sudden acceleration.
I own a 2005 toyota camry and since I bought it from the dealer it had been having problems with the automatic transmission system and the accelerator . For example when I stop at a traffic light and I begin to accelerate the car takes to long to shift to the next gear and while this time elapses for about 2 to 4 seconds the car keeps accelerating with no gear at all, this almost make me crash the other day trying to avoid a collision with an aggressive driver that got in my way and I could not advance with the car at that crucial moment and get out of the way of the situation since the gear was not ready for me to accelerate and advance . Another problem that I have been noticing is that while at low to medium speeds the ABS braking system fails to brake the car after it gets over a bump in the road; several times it had happened to me that after I get a bump I have to apply the brakes 2 to 3 times in a rapid succession to come to a complete stop. Also sometimes while driving at low speeds with low rpms the car stalls without warning and the wheel gets very hard to maneuver ,I even have to stop the car in the middle of the road to start the engine again and continue with my trip. All this complaint was given to toyota in priors calls I made to them but the dealers they send me to see said that was normal operation of the car ,that there was nothing wrong.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. Whenever the contact drove the vehicle at various speeds including approximately 35 MPH he noticed that the ABS light and engine light appeared on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that rodents were biting the engines wiring. The current and failure mileages were 36000.
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