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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

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi79
30–60k mi76
60–100k mi36
100–150k mi10
150–400k mi5

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 25, 2010 · 22,574 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While driving at speeds of 10 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal in an attempt to make a right turn. The vehicle suddenly accelerated. She attempted to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal with both feet but the vehicle would not respond. The consumer then hit a cement block and flew into the air and came landed down hard on the sidewalk. . The contact was…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10320494

  • January 25, 2010 · 39,500 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving at 25 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact slammed the brakes to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer and the dealer could not find a problem. The contact feels this year make and model should be added to the recall list so the vehicle can be repair. The failure mileage was 39,500.…

    ODI 10312707

  • January 23, 2010 · 48,643 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    While i was pulling into a parking space in a parking deck, my 2005 camry crashed into the wall at the end of the space because of sudden or unintended acceleration. Extensive damage was done to the bumper and hood, but there were no injuries to me or my passenger. This happened in arlington, va on 1/23/10. *tr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10303646

  • January 23, 2010 · 68,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owned a 2005 toyota camry. Immediately after the vehicle was turned on, it began to idle and after he put the vehicle in drive the vehicle accelerated to speeds of over 55 mph. The contact attempted to gain control of the steering wheel and depressed the brake pedal as hard as he could to no avail. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle until he crashed into a tree. A police report was filed. The…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10302183

  • January 17, 2010 · 83,300 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    My 2005 toyota camry has had no problems and has been maintained as recommended for 5 years up to the date of the accident which occurred on january 17, 2010. I was pulling into a parking spot at approximately 1 mile per hour, lightly touched the brake and instead of stopping the car lunged forward (self-accelerated) up over a concrete block onto a sidewalk and came to a stop when it hit a heavy metal railing. An 8'…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10315786

  • January 15, 2010 · 31,933 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact was backing out of a parking space. Suddenly, there was an unintended acceleration. The vehicle failed to slow down. The driver crashed into the driver side of an unoccupied parked vehicle. The police was not called to the scene. There was no personal injury. The vehicle was able to resume in operation with caution. The authorized dealer was notified of the…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10310909

  • January 12, 2010 · 40,372 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact was driving an unknown speed when the brake pedal was engaged, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. She depressed the brake pedal with extreme force; however, the vehicle continued to accelerate. She did not remove her foot from the brake until it decreased in speed and came to a stop. The manufacturer advised her to take the vehicle into a local dealer. The…

    ODI 10321572

  • January 12, 2010 · 40,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON. *TR

    ODI 10308684

  • January 12, 2010 · 40,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    My 2005 camry suddenly accelerated for no apparent reason. *tr

    ODI 10308681

  • January 11, 2010 · 29,618 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    My name is [xxx] and i am an attorney practicing in wheaton, illinois (telephone number [xxx] ). On january 11, 2010 our client, [xxx] , was involved in a two-car motor vehicle accident involving her 2005 toyota camry. Upon exiting a car wash, she placed her car into drive (from neutral) and the car immediately accelerated although she had not depressed the accelerator. As the car began accelerating out of the…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10341645

  • January 5, 2010 · 33,500 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Frontal · Vehicle Speed Control

    I was in a multi-storey car park and i spotted a free space 20 yards ahead. I took my foot off the accelerator, and the vehicle begun to lose speed normally. I applied the brake gently to turn right into an empty spot. I was braking to a halt at an appropriate distance from a retaining wall when suddenly, with no warning, the toyota lurched forward at an incredible rate of acceleration, struck the wall then bounced…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10313414

  • December 30, 2009 · 55,000 miles

    Steering · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately 25mph and the vehicle surged forward. The contact depressed the brake while slowing down to complete a turn . The dealer was informed and they inspected the vehicle. The dealer did repair the vehicle but never informed the contact of what the failure was. The vehicle has not experienced any other failures since then. The approximate…

    ODI 10317770

  • December 20, 2009 · 40,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact stated as she was driving 12 mph approaching the red light, the vehicle accelerated almost hitting two other vehicles in front of her. As she swerved the vehicle and depressed the brakes the vehicle stopped. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that she had to pay $90 for a diagnostic test. The contact did not pay the cost and the dealer…

    ODI 10311913

  • December 10, 2009 · 45,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While driving approximately 5 mph into a parking space almost coming to a complete stop, the vehicle accelerated over the fence, hit some boulders and then crashed into a tree. There was front end damage to the front bumper and under carriage. There were no injuries. The police were not notified. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where she was able to purchase another…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10315155

  • December 10, 2009 · 40,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    A friend was driving my grandfathers 2005 toyota camry. She shifted into reverse the accelerator stuck. The car went backwards and smashed into a parked rv. They were both injured. This concerns me because the accident has all the signs of the gas pedal recall problems that currently affect toyota models, yet the 2005 camry is not included in the recall. *tr

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10303493

  • December 4, 2009 · 71,500 miles

    Electrical System · Service Brakes, Electric · Vehicle Speed Control

    Car located in omaha, ne, being driven east from 42nd and curtis avenue, downhill at approximately 41st and curtis ave (car speed up on level area to compensate for the computer systems ability to slow the car down or prevent coasting), my 2005 toyota se hit a parked car, airbags deployed and the car continued to drive an additional block after the brakes were applied. Car hit a dirt road/ditch and bounced and…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10312634

  • December 2, 2009 · 43,338 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I just left a car wash and went to pull into the area where you can vacuum your car. The car suddenly accelerated on its own and struck a wall. Nothing has been done yet since the incident just occurred today. *tr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10294290

  • November 30, 2009 · 12,630 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    On 11/30/2009 my wife was parking her 2005 toyota camry. The car suddenly sped up and she turned to the right and crashed the left front of the car into the poured concrete foundation. Fortunately she was not injured. She is certain the floor mat did not get stuck under the gas pedal. The car was towed to the dealer they told us the 2005 model year camry was not involved in the recall (they also told us the 2005…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10313898

  • November 19, 2009

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact has a 2005 toyota camry. The contact stated that they have experienced the acceleration problem since the vehicle was purchased. The caller stated that the acceleration problem was not bad until the surge they had on november 19, 2009. The vehicle surge forward and the contact crashed into another car. The failure and current mileage was unknown.

    Crash reported

    ODI 10304577

  • November 16, 2009

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact was driving out of the garage when the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward into an electrical box and hit her neighbor's house. The contact sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital. The vehicle will be towed to the dealer to be repaired. The manufacturer advised the contact that the 2005 toyota camry was not on the recall list for sudden…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10292595

  • November 15, 2009 · 57,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The vehicle was in parking lot. The contact started the ignition and placed the gear shifter into the "reverse" position and suddenly, there was an aggressive and forceful acceleration while in the reverse position. The vehicle failed to slow down. The vehicle struck two pedestrians. The vehicle continued to travel and crashed into a cement planter and building store front.…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10303044

  • November 12, 2009 · 22,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While entering a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consequently she crashed into two parked vehicles and then struck a pedestrian. The front passenger in the vehicle received injuries from being restrained by the seat belt. The pedestrian was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The manufacturer sent an investigator to the dealer to inspect her vehicle;…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10293716

  • November 12, 2009 · 22,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While entering a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consequently she crashed into two parked vehicles and then struck a pedestrian. The front passenger in the vehicle received injuries from being restrained by the seat belt. The pedestrian was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The manufacturer sent an investigator to the dealer to inspect her vehicle.…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10293707

  • November 11, 2009 · 116,520 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    SUDDEN ACCELERATION 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

    Crash reported

    ODI 10316402

  • November 11, 2009 · 65,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    2005 toyota camry. I was parking my car on city street. Slowing to stop, foot on brake. Ready to place shifter in park. My car took off "like a rocket" i could not stop it, my foot never left the brake, but it did no good. Car accelerated like my car was "floored", did not stop until it rear-ended another parked car. Now i worry about possible "at fault accident" on my insurance record, a citation from laws…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10292024