2005 Toyota Camry Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 246
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 246 stored complaint records:
- 141 indicate a crash
- 52 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 4 indicate a death
What owners report
- Accelerator Pedal · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 79 |
| 30–60k mi | 76 |
| 60–100k mi | 36 |
| 100–150k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
My parents were both killed in a 2005 toyota camry. The investigating officer informed me that my mother had not slowed down and was traveling at a high rate of speed when leaving the road. There was not any indication that she tried slowing down. At the time i asked for an investigation of the vehicle but was told the damage was so severe there was no way of determining if there was a problem with the car. I do…
Crash reported · 2 deaths
ODI 10307463
Vehicle Speed Control
Dt: the consumer owns a 2005 toyota camry; she took the vehicle to the car wash. The vehicle was put into neutral, once it came off of the conveyer belt she entered the vehicle, put her foot on the gas and the vehicle did not move, the vehicle was put into drive with her foot on the brake. The vehicle accelerated into traffic, the vehicle hit a median strip. The airbags deployed and the consumer was knocked…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10129972
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*- the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While driving approximately 5 mph into the driveway, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into pellets of stone. There was no personal injury. The front passenger fender sustained damages. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired for the body damage. The technician stated the failure was contributed to driver error associated to an accidental engagement of…
Crash reported
ODI 10320211
Vehicle Speed Control
The consumer experienced sudden acceleration 11 times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer after each incident, but the cause was still undetermined.*ak *jb
ODI 10118914
Vehicle Speed Control
Car surges. It has done this twice. The dealer can't find anything wrong with the car, and toyota stands behind the dealer. Accidents were avoided both times. *nm
ODI 10136905
Vehicle Speed Control
2005 camry at low throttle positions 35-40 mph rpms jump 200 and then returns. This happens consistantly. I have written toyota three letters and they have blown me off each time. I still have copies of the letters. Now that toyota is fessing up, perhaps they will fix this condition as it unnerving if not dangerous. I am putting in a date as your form will not let me continue although this happens all the time.
ODI 10307388
Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated while parking the vehicle surged forward while his foot was on the brake. The vehicle went over a sidewalk, pushed over a sign and hit a fence, however no one was injured. The vehicle sustained damage to the front bumper. The vehicle was towed to the dealership for inspection; however no repairs have been made. The manufacturer was not alerted. Updated 03/22/06.*jb
Crash reported
ODI 10151349
Vehicle Speed Control
My 5 month old toyota camry se v6 2005 with 5,200 miles on odometer suddenly accelerated when approaching slowly into driveway as usual for nearly 20 years of my residence. The camry was only stopped on itself after it hit the wall of rocky ledge standing at driveway's end. I felt very lucky and god blessed because if this accident happened on the road its consequences is very horrible beyond any imagination of…
Crash reported
ODI 10310243
Vehicle Speed Control
Toyota camry xle 2005, while driving vehicle stalled. *bf as the consumer applied the accelerator from a stop that is when the feeling of stalling would occur. The dealer told the consumer the vehicle does not have a linkage cable, but a sensor at the gas pedal; upon depressing the pedal the computer does all the rest and hesitation is normal. *jb
ODI 10115769
Body · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10110561
Vehicle Speed Control
2005 toyota camry xle intermittently stalls when trying to accelerate from the stop position.*mr the dealer explained to the consumer that the vehicle was redesigned eliminating the accelerator linkage cable and that the behavior is typical and normal for that the 2005 camry.
ODI 10130230
Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle increases in rpm's without touching the accelerator pedal. When approaching a traffic light the rpm's will increase from 750 to 900 rpm's. The consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer. Also contacted the manufacturer. It was explained to the consumer that this was the current design of the vehicle. *ak there was potential for an accident to occur in stop and go traffic. The consumer was aware of two…
ODI 10105573
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. Occasionally when the contact attempt\ed to brake at any speed, he noticed that the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the computer needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 23,000.
ODI 10313409
Vehicle Speed Control
While stopped at an intersection, the engine suddenly and unexpectedly began to rev uncontrollably without any input from me. Due to the high revolutions of the engine the brakes were incapable of prventing the car from moving forward even though the brake petal was fully depressed. The only way to prevent my car from hitting the car in front of me was to shut off the engine. Two subsequent attempts to re-start the…
ODI 10159364
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While pulling into a parking space at speeds of 5 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a parked vehicle. The contact attempted to abruptly depress the brakes to no avail. The vehicle was taken to an auto body repair shop for repairs. The vin was not available at the time of the complaint. The failure and current mileages were 60,000....updated 06-19-13 *bf
Crash reported
ODI 10320377
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns 2005 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at an approximate speed of 5 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. She attempted to depress the brake pedal but the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle then proceeded to crash into a truck. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact was injured. A police report was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000 and the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10321657
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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.*jb
ODI 10334852
Vehicle Speed Control
2005 toyota camry. Consumer states unintended acceleration causing a crash *tgw the consumer stated he experienced sudden acceleration on several occasions. Separate occasions. The first incident happened when he approached an intersection within an enclosed parking lot building. When he applied the brake, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward at an incredible speed and crashed into three parked cars. The other…
Crash reported
ODI 10332753
Vehicle Speed Control
2005 toyota camry. Consumer states discontent with toyota dealership. *tgw the consumer stated he was in a parking lot, when suddenly the vehicle accelerated on its own at a high speed. He pressed hard on the brakes and finally the vehicle slowed down. *jb
ODI 10326329
Accelerator Pedal · Vehicle Speed Control
2005 toyota camry. Consumer states repeated unexplained throttle acceleration. *tgw the consumer stated on several occasions, the vehicle accelerated at full throttle. Once the consumers wife was backing up and the vehicle almost crashed into a storefront. On another occasion, the vehicle accelerated at full throttle, but luckily, the consumer had his foot on the brake and was able to shut the vehicle off. *jb
ODI 10319776
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
2005 toyota camry lurched forward on occasions causing damage to the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy during accident. *kb while parking, on two separate occasions, the vehicle lurched forward while the consumer was pulling into a parting space.. Each time the consumer s foot was on the brake pedal preparing to stop. During the second occurrence the consumer's husband heard the engine rev from near idle speed…
Crash reported
ODI 10168014