2005 Toyota Camry: jerking or lurching

Filed Feb 17, 2019 · Brakes · 120,000 miles · AZ

Brake pedal is "stuttering" at quick stops. When traffic light turns yellow and I press down brake firmly, the brake works, then releases by itself. I have to quickly press it again to actually stop vehicle. This "stutter" causes the car to lurch forward a few feet. It's a bit scary to not have control over braking appropriately. Should be a recall on brakes!!!! Dangerous!!! Happening consistently for last 3 months!!!

Filed Jan 22, 2014 · Acceleration · 6,158 miles · LA · crash

I was backing up on grass when the car accelerated backwards. I panicked because I thought I had my foot on the brake and then I was confused reaching for the brake pedal and then gas pedal. My foot was going back and forth. I slammed on the brake to stop but hit a fence pole destroyed bumper. The car seemed to be moving on its own and I may have hit the gas pedal by accident then slammed on the brake. No one was hurt but shook up. It happened again on december 18, 2013. I was backing up again in wal-marts parking lot and for some reason it accelerated again and I remember saying not again. That time I know my right foot was not on the gas pedal at all. I panicked again and slammed on the brake hitting another vehicle behind me. This car jerks a lot and it had accelerated going forward twice, once in a parking garage and damaged my front bumper, then again I almost went over the rail road tracks parking by a business. I do not feel safe in this car. Toyota is investigating my claim no.[xxx]. Investigator will look at my car next week. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Filed Jul 10, 2011 · Acceleration · 78,550 miles · KS

I have been an extremely safe driver for 21 years. Two incidents of unintended acceleration occurred within one hour yesterday afternoon with my 2005 camry 2005 le. Until this time, the car behaved and drove perfectly for 6 years. *tr it was a dry and hot (93f) day, and the road condition was perfect in both cases. The first time was during a 30-MPH cruising along a side street when the car suddenly accelerated by itself and jerked toward one side. I immediately corrected the problem by braking and steering. The second time was at a stop sign on a side street. I was waiting for the other car to pass before I could turn left when the car suddenly tried to accelerated by itself even though my foot was firmly pressing the brake. During this brief struggle between me and the car, the engine made some low, grinding noise, and the car was able to move forward twice, about 6 inches each time, despite my hard foot braking. No accident was resulted in either case. I reported these two incidents to toyota customer care immediately and was directed to a local toyota dealership for investigation. The car is currently being examined by a local dealer for potential causes. I am afraid to drive this car if the defect is not repaired.

Filed Jul 7, 2011 · Acceleration · 83,700 miles · FL · crash

The vehicle (parked in 8th or 9th slot) was going reverse at 5 MPH(towards ne) in a parking lot of an l-shaped shopping center located on nw corner of intersecting streets at which the driver having pressed on gas pedal lightly causing car unintentionally accelerated, lurching towards ne spinning twice leaving skid marks on pavement uncontrolled, hitting spare tire of jeep SUV parked in same row of cars towards ne and bolting backwards to tree on parking island next row ne at which tree was uprooted falling on 3rd car parked on second slot of that row, 1992 camry ,damaging slightly front fender when tree limbs hit it; some tree limbs fell on roof of vehicle with slight damage.

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 Jul 26, 2010 · Transmission · 54,435 miles · IN

My 2005 toyota camry xle v6 car has serious transmission issues. It hesitates and takes several seconds at slow speeds to find a gear to shift into. The engine revs and the rpms increase but the transmission does not engage. This is especially troublesome when making turns and makes me vulnerable to being rear ended in right hand turns, but exposes me to being broadsided in left hand turns. Just last week during a left turn my car would not engage and I was extremely close to having the passenger side where my child sits hit! This car also bucks several times when attempting to shift at speeds between 25-35 MPH. This car has trouble climbing small hills and also jerks and downshifts when going down hills, even at slow speeds when my foot never lets pressure off the gas pedal. As I said the most troublesome issue is when it has difficulty selecting a gear at lower speeds. More than just an annoyance, it is indeed a safety issue and I am now afraid that I may be hit on the passenger side during left hand turns. This happens every day that I drive my camry. When telling the dealer the first time of these issues he basically said get used to it. The next time I took my camry in for service and complained again about the issue they said there was a service bulletin put out by toyota about resetting the computer and they then performed this maintenance. Fortunately I did not pay for this service as it did nothing to help remedy the situation. I will be taking it in for another oil change soon and complaining yet again about this issue!

Filed Jul 14, 2010 · Engine · 63,883 miles · CA

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.

Filed Jun 3, 2010 · Acceleration, Transmission · CA

2005 toyota camry. Consumer states vehicle lurches forward *tgw the consumer stated when accelerating from a stop, or a near stop, the vehicle would hesitate, then lurch forward. The service department was aware of the problem. The technician had a bulletin from toyota explaining that he needed to updated 06/18/10.

Filed Mar 16, 2010 · Acceleration · MA · crash

Ltr fm (ma) re toyota braking and sudden unintended acceleration, owner of a 2005 toyota camry le. *tgw as the consumer started to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. She tried to brake, but the vehicle lurched forward and crashed into a building. No one was injured, but there was extensive damage to the front of the store as well as the vehicle.

Filed Mar 12, 2010 · Brakes · 69,000 miles · FL · fire

The day the car caught fire, owner was driving the car on the freeway, owner exited freeway, drove several blocks, turned right then the car stalled; owner steered the car to the side of the road using the momentum left in the vehicle. Owner heard pedestrians screaming to exit the car. Owner saw smoke coming out of the left side of the car. Owner grabbed her purse and exited the car in a hurry, leaving the car key in the ignition. As soon as owner exited the car, the car's door locks locked themselves, owner heard the clicking noise of the door locks. Then there was an explosion, and there was fire coming out from the left side underneath the front of the car. Owner screamed for help, then went looking for a fire extinguisher, but could not find any. The car kept on burning for 20 minutes until the fire truck arrived, firemen extinguished the fire, but the car's doors were all locked, the firemen broke the windshield and side windows to have access to the inside of the car to completely extinguish the flames. The car was declared total loss and was towed away. We the owners of this toyota camry 2005 have recuperated the towed vehicle. We communicated to toyota the situation with the car. They answered saying: there was no recall for that vehicle and therefore would not do anything about it. The car showed electrical problems, jerked sporadically, turned off while running on the road. The car would restart on its own, sometimes it would have to be restarted manually. The car showed intermittent electrical problem, problem with the ABS braking system. Actually since we bought the actually since we bought the car brand new, the dealership said that this was normal behavior with the toyota ABS system, and dismissed it as normal, they said that the corporate had informed them to say exactly that; this was a normal behavior with the toyota ABS braking system. We the owner are following the events of toyota recalls, and specially news of defects kept away from public.

Filed Feb 26, 2010 · Engine · 72,000 miles · GA

While accelerating from a stop the car suddenly lurched forward and accelerated at a higher rate.

Filed Feb 24, 2010 · Fuel system · 5,331 miles · OR

>re: toyota camry issues august 2005 I purchased a 2005 toyota camry from beaverton toyota with odometer reading of 9 miles. I drove workdays appx 24 mi roundtrip. March 20, 2006 (5300 mileage) I complained to toyota dealership of a raw gas smell that was in my garage (with gas furnace present) and so strong when driving, I almost passed out at the wheel. I drove with windows down. I initially thought I was inhaling exhaust fumes from commuter traffic. I also complained at that time that my accelerator "lurched" from a stop. Diagnosis & repair: dealership could not verify my "lurch" but noticed a "slight hesitation caused by the fly by wire throttle. This is normal. No tsb's." as for the raw gas odor. There was fluid dripping behind the rt front wheel with the texture of "oil" but fuel dripping from behind the fr tire, which was "cured" by putting in a new injector. August 24, 2006 (7000 mileage) I complained that vehicle was "leaking oil" and again smelling of raw gas. Diagnosis & repair: dealership "verified rr strut is leaking, through the seal, replaced rr strut." note: both times I was instructed not to drive my car into their service area, but to leave my car outside. Although the gas fume issue was resolved it has always jerked or lurched from a dead stop. I have just adapted my driving to accommodate this. In light of the current toyota recall and situation (my 05 camry is not on the list of recalls to my knowledge.) I am passing along this information to see if my situation was unusual, or if there are additional problems with toyota camry and as far back as 2005-06?