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
Unintended acceleration occurred while operating at slow speed resulting in a collision with parked vehicles and deployment of airbag. My wife is the primary driver of the vehicle and has complained on at least two previous occasions that, while parking, the anti-lock braking system activated and the car accelerated with her foot on the brake pedal. This occurred while traveling at approximately 5 to 10 mph in a…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10200951
Vehicle Speed Control
Sometimes when i'm driving down the road in my 2005 toyota camry, it surges with gas even when i do not have the cruise on or am not pushing the gas pedal. I have had one wreck because of it and would like to know how to go about finding the problem. Thanks. *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10203558
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While making a left turn the vehicle began to accelerate. As a consequence she crashed into a parked vehicle. The vehicle was completely destroyed. After the crash she suffered many bruises and a broken collar bone. She was taken to the hospital for the injuries. The manufacturer went to inspect the totaled vehicle to exam the electronic throttle body computer but the damage…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10296353
Vehicle Speed Control
2005 toyota camry surging forward without warning. Customer states he was involved in an accident when the vehicle surged forward without warning. *kb
Crash reported
ODI 10203828
Vehicle Speed Control
2005 camry customer states that he felt surges from driving the car**nar**cc the consumer stated whenever she slows down and accelerate, or change lanes the vehicle throws her back and forth at times. *jb
ODI 10192140
Vehicle Speed Control
My 2005 toyota camry accelerated suddenly in 2007. I slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting the concrete median on the freeway. The car went into a spin and stopped. The traffic was light so no one was hurt. I took the car to the dealer in burien, wa. They said there was nothing wrong with the car and gave me a written report saying that they were unable to verify the concern. I want to report this event so that it…
ODI 10312586
Vehicle Speed Control
The 2005 toyota camry with just over 40,000 miles on it all of a suddend died while i was driving on the road. I was forced to put the vehicle in park and restart it. This occured every time i accelerated after the initial incident. I took the vehicle to the toyota dealership ,and they reported that the throttle body and actuator were stuck. I had oil changed as the manufacturer recommended, and felt that this was a…
ODI 10191448
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* -the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately between 60-65 under normal conditions, proceeding to a complete stop. There was a sudden acceleration. Immediately, pressure was applied to the brake pedal and the vehicle slowed down. The vehicle was able to continue operation. The identical failures occurred on three separate occasions. The vehicle has not been repaired for the…
ODI 10312648
Vehicle Speed Control
I was entering a car wash on hwy51 in amite city, la. I lightly tapped the accelerator. The car lunged forward as if i had stomped the accelerator. I took my foot off the gas. It continued to accelerate as quickly as possible. I used to brakes with no results. I put my full weight on the brakes with no results. I was terrified as i zoomed out of the car wash and into an area where there is heavy pedestrian as well…
Crash reported
ODI 10285754
Vehicle Speed Control
On dec. 23, 2006, around 11:20 am, i was driving at about 5 mph in a parking lot. As i made a slight turn to the left to straighten out, the car suddenly accelerated and hit a parked car. The brakes did not work, even when floored. The car would not stop until it pushed another car up onto the sidewalk and its wheels bumped up against the curb. The car was eventually stopped by turning off the engine using the key…
Crash reported
ODI 10177059
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. While driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle crashed into a wall because the vehicle did not slow down when the brakes were engaged. There were no injuries and no police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to a local body shop where the damage was repaired. The failure mileage was 25,847. The current mileage was approximately 57,000.
Crash reported
ODI 10324438
Vehicle Speed Control
This may be a repeat complaint because i filled this out earlier but my computer crashed. My mother and sister had a minor accident today (11/29/2006, 12:10 p.m.)in which our 2005 toyota camry surged forward from it's parking space where my mother had pulled in into the opposite parking space and into a parked ford explorer suv, knocking off the explorer's front license plate completely onto the ground. My sister…
Crash reported
ODI 10174741
Vehicle Speed Control
We were parked at the entrance to hammond elementary school, laurel, md waiting to pick up two children a few minutes before dismissal. No school busses were present at the time we parked. Several buses soon arrived, however, which prompted our decision to move to a better place away from the buses. I cautiously started to back up and, to my amazement, the engine raced at high rpm as soon as i shifted into reverse…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10174800
Vehicle Speed Control
I was slowly turning right to park in front of a store with my foot on the brakes preparing to stop when my 2005 camry accelerated, jumped the curb and crashed into a storefront window. *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10176356
Vehicle Speed Control
My father was driving a 2006 camry. He was backing into a parking spot at a supermarket shopping center in palisades park, nj. He decided to go forward and then back up again. When he attempted to go forward slowly and briefly, the accelerator opened full-throttle. He attempted to brake as hard as he could but the car kept accelerating. He hit two people while trying to bring the car under control and then slammed…
Crash reported · 2 injuries · 1 death
ODI 10310551
Vehicle Speed Control
Toyota camry 2005 the car wont slow down it wont go below 27 mph, very dangerous. *tr
ODI 10224057
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. The contact stated that when he depresses the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerates instead of stopping. The contact has to remove his foot from the brake pedal in order to stop the acceleration. The failure caused the vehicle to crash into another vehicle on may 7, 2007. The police stated that since the crash occurred on private property, there was no need to file a police…
Crash reported
ODI 10191031
Vehicle Speed Control
I pulled into a parking lot to park. While still having my foot on the brake, i was just beginning to put my car into park when the car just suddenly lunged forward. I couldn't stop the car. As hard as i braked, i couldn't stop the car. I hit a truck in front of me, proceeded though the parking lot in the midst of a lot of pedestrians who were exiting the function, miraculously missing the pedestrians. I proceeded…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10170014
Vehicle Speed Control
Because the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal on my 2005 camry le are close to each other and engage at the same level, it is all too easy for a foot to overlap the brake pedal and depress the accelerator and brake at the same time. Unless i am unusually vigilant about my foot position, this can happen, and the car accelerates instead of braking. This has happened often, both in city and highway driving. My…
ODI 10307164
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving slowly through a parking lot to locate a parking space. As i approached a space, i had my foot on the brake. I eased off of the brake to coast into the parking space and was making a right turn into the space. Suddenly the vehicle surged forward without my foot being on the accelerator. I applied the brake, but the vehicle continued to move forward. My car went over a concrete median, and into a lane…
Crash reported
ODI 10177831
Vehicle Speed Control
Sudden acceleration caused over $8000 damage in 17 feet. I put car in reverse and it started revving up. Then the car took off backwards and hit a tree, immediately after hitting tree the car lurched forward and hit another tree twice. *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10181829
Seat Belts · Service Brakes, Electric · Vehicle Speed Control
On sunday september 3, 2006 i pulled into a parking space at kroger grocery store after church to shop about 10:30 or 11:00 am. As i pulled into the space to park my 2005 toyota camry, it did a sudden acceleration, jump the curb and crashed into the grocery store wall. The store wall was not damaged but my camry had about $4000.00 worth damage. When i told toyota what had happen i was told to contact toyota regional…
Crash reported
ODI 10312641
Vehicle Speed Control
This is to report an accident we had in our 2005 toyota camry. At the end of august 2006 my family, with my husband driving ,were turning into the luby's parking lot in plano,texas. As he turned into the parking space going approx, 1-2 mph, the car suddenly started revving like crazy and accelerated at high speed into a light pole at the front of the parking space. The acceleration happened in a space of about 5 to…
Crash reported
ODI 10313480
Automatic Transmission · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Numerous occasions of unexplained acceleration and were reported to toyota who reported could not find a problem. Numerous occasions of braking problems and were reported to toyota who reported could not find a problem. Numerous occasions of steering problems and were reported to toyota who reported could not find a problem. Numerous occasions of transmission problems and were reported to toyota who reported could…
ODI 10313350
Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated upon initial acceleration at low speeds on a city street, the vehicle lurched forward striking another vehicle in the rear end. During the sudden acceleration, the vehicle did not respond to firm brake pressure. There were no injuries but minor damage was sustained to the vehicle. The police was not contacted and no report was taken. The vehicle was not inspected, but both the dealer and…
Crash reported
ODI 10164688