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.
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I purchased the car in may with 48,000 miles from the lake charles, la toyota dealership. I currently have 58,000 miles and have taken excellent care of the vehicle. My wife and I were driving to wal-mart on the highway during rush hour when our car appeared to jump a few times without pressing on the acceleration. After commenting on the jumps I noticed no response from the pedal and realized that the car had died. Luckily I made it into a parking lot where a mechanic was able to communicate with our cars computer. The diagnostic said it was our throttle body, and that we could make it home if we took it easy. During the 5 mile trip the car would surge between 1,500 and 3,000 rpms and would die at stop lights in the drive position. I learned to place the car in neutral and let it race until the light turned and then place in drive. The rest of the way home I kept the car in high rpms >3,500 to keep from feeling the surge. At home I researched this problem and found that I am not the first, and lucky that it did not cause an accident. Other sites mentioned to get throttle body cleaner and a soft rag to wipe grime from throttle body. After doing so the car would idle at 200 RPM. After a few minutes I test drove and found that any mild acceleration would bog it down and kill it. Then later it would idle at 2,500 rpms in drive and I would have to press very hard on the break to keep from moving forward. This car is very dangerous and could have easily hurt someone.
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.
The retaining nut for the alternator pulley came off the shaft causing the pulley to wobble which LED to the loss of the serpentine belt; without the belt I lost power steering, the battery began to run low and the engine started to overheat. Fortunately I was 2 miles from home and was able to make it there w/o any damage to the vehicle. The vehicle was still under warranty, ~19,000 miles on the odometer, and was repaired by the dealer. The belt and the alternator assembly were replaced.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact stated that she hears a ticking noise under the hood, which she believes is originating from the engine. The vehicle has been to the dealer twice for the noise. The noise is present when the vehicle is started and the engine has warmed up. While idling, the noise is audible as well. The failure has been occurring ever since the vehicle was purchased. The current mileage was 52,300 and failure mileage was 50,835. Updated 09/18/07.
Car would not accelerate above 2 MPH - engine would die out upon acceleration. Car would not restart immediately.
I was on my way to work when I noticed smoke coming from the hood of my car. Luckily, I was able to pull over on the service road to the major highway I was about to get on. Upon getting out of my car and opening the hood I was faced with flames. Concerned about my safety as well as the safety of passers-by, my first reaction was to try to put out this fire. I ran to my trunk, where I always keep a case of bottled water, and took approximately 8 water bottles. I was able to extinguish the fire. I am certain that, had I not been able to pull safely off the road or did not have the clear mind to try to extinguish the fire, the car would've been engulfed in flames and totaled causing serious injury to me and potentially those close to the incident. The car was towed to the nearest dealership. I am told that there is "severe damage" but do not have all of the details yet.
When I went to the dealership to buy this car they told me that the total cost for the car would be around sixteen thousand. However the real total was around thirty thousand dollars. When I notice it was too late I had already sign. At that moment I tried to fix that problem with the dealership but they completely ignore me. And just to make things worst the car doesn't function right; out of no where it just turns off. I don't know what to do the dealership does not want to cooperate. I want to cancel the purchase of this car.
Both 02 sensors went out along with fuel sensor with under 2000 miles. Then the catalytic converter went out under 5000 miles. The airbag light are off then on ??? Dealer said working properly? Dealer said it would be fixed 18 days later? They said parts were bad and not the right parts for the car? Car stalls and accelerates. It get 12mpg since 02's and fuel sensors fixed. Bad gas mileage.
Dt: 2005 toyota camry. The vehicle has a very pronounced vibration on the engine which is transmitted to the steering wheel. There has been a technician to inspect the vehicle. He stated he would speak to the factory about it. The contact has never heard back from toyota of puerto rico. The contact did call toyota of north america told him to get in contact with toyota of puerto rico. The vibration happens when the motor is hot; it has to go down to the minimum rpms, 750. When the vehicle is in drive and hot, he states he can feel the vibration. At 900 rpms, the vehicle does not shake. He then asked if they could adjust the rpms, but the dealership stated they could not reprogram the computer. The consumer stated there was a device toyota has installed in the six cylinder camry's to reduce vibration. This is called the active engine control mount.*ak updated 11/15/2005 - the vibration was also noticed when the vehicle was in reverse or when the A/C was on. The vehicle has been inspected a total of five times. *nm (11/29/05)
Purchased a 2005 camry se in feb. 2005. Had 500 miles on the car and it needed a complete overhaul due to defective parts from the company. I now have a new car that has diminished value due to the overhaul. I was also without the car for 20 plus days. I feel they knew the motor was defective when they sold it to me but I guess they some 70 year old would not know the difference. I believe I should at the least have been given a new engine or another new car without the defective engine. I guess that would be too much to expect from the "reliable automaker."
I bought a new 2005 toyota camry se 3.3 5 speed auto. It has a hesitation when accelerating from a slow down. When trying to merge it is very unnerving. The check engine light came on the first 3000 miles and a air/fuel sensor was replaced. The hesitation is still not predictable and still occurs. A sulfur smell sometimes occurs also.
When applying the brakes vehicle made noises, engine accelerated, and vehicle surged forward. Owner took the vehicle to the dealer, and the dealer told the owner that this problem could not be duplicated. Therefore there was nothing they could do. *ak *bf
Vehicle stalls in traffic and then suddenly the vehicle is okay. Manufacturer states they are aware of this problem with these vehicles.*ak.....vehicle has a hesitation problem. On two different occasions consumer was placed in danger of crossing a bysy highway because the vehicle did not move...at all. The engine has a one minute delay between the tine the accelerator pedal is pressed to the time the rpms begin to go up. Furthermore, when crossing an uncontrolled intersection on a highway with 55+ MPH traffic the hesitation can land consumer's vehicle in the oncoming lane too late. The lunge that akes place when vehicle finally does accelerate, is a very jerky and unsafe ride.
While accelerating vehicle makes a loud ticking noise audible from inside the vehicle and outside. Only heard while the gas pedal is depressed. At this time no noticable malfunction of the engine has been detected. Dealer says "this is normal for this vehicle, but it is louder than similar vehicles with similar equipment.
Toyota camry le model has three problems: idle control is above 2400, rod that hold piston is not secure to hold it tight and causing the piston to jiggle around, toyota said that is a defective part and should replace the engine. And weather seal is inadaquate, you can hear all traffice noise with radio on full volume. Dealer is very unfriendly and they gave me run around, they replaced the engine without my permission and still has same problems I had before they replace the engine and has not fix the other problems and refuses to give anyone else's name to talk to. 800# tells me to call dealer and dealer tells me to call 800# and still unable to resolve this issue. I will never buy toyota or recommend to anyone. Becouse of the poor service when you have problem they do not want to talk to you and they give you run around.
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