274 of the
905 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Camry are about the
throttle and cruise control — 30% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
39,100 miles.
F
274
Complaints
155
Crashes
0
Fires
58
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Vehicle Speed Control
24890.5%
Accelerator Pedal
238.4%
Cruise Control
31.1%
Acceleration & Cruise Control across every Toyota Camry year
When slowly finishing my entry into a parking spot and braking the car suddenly accelerated to a high speed and bolted over the curb with a planter zone into another parked car directly facing my parking lane hitting the front passenger side. My car was still accelerating and hit another car to the left of the first parked car, hitting it in the rear driver side door. My car kept going until I was finally able to get the brake to work and it stopped just before another parking lot curb with planter zone. As far as I can tell the brake and or accelerator malfunctioned dangerously and suddenly. It could also have been a malfunctioning TPS (throttle positioning sensor). I would like my car inspected to determine what caused this malfunction. While everyone involved said they felt fine. One person, in the first car hit, was sitting in the driver seat, luckily no one was in the front passenger seat. That driver said she was ok. The second car was unoccupied. This dangerous incident had no warnings or symptoms prior to the accident. My online research shows that there was a recall that included my make and year for sticky pedal, floormat, and deformed accelerator cable housing. These can cause unintended acceleration or unresponsive pedal. According to the Toyota website my VIN has no outstanding recalls though. I would like my car checked out because any recall repair, if done, may not have been done thoroughly enough to prevent the collision I experienced on September 28, 2025, some 15 years or so after the 2010 recall.
NHTSA complaint #11692979 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 104,000 milesOverland Park, KSCrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 03/29/20 I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET SHIP AND I HIT A TRUCK. THIS IS MY 1ST ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED SO FAST BUT I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND BOTH FEET WERE ON THE FLOOR AND BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AFTER I FELT THE ACCELERATION. TOYOTA IS DENYING MY CLAIM.. CAN YOU REVIEW?
NHTSA complaint #11329918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 10,000 milesCary, NCCrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 4/13 AROUND 2PM, I ARRIVED AT FRIEND'S TOWNHOUSE (ADDRESS: 203 WILDFELL TRL. CARY NC27513). I DROVE MY CAR INTO A PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE TOWNHOUSE SLOWLY WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. BEFORE I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO THE 'PARKING', MY CAR SUDDENLY SHOOT UP AND HIT THE ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER BOX IN THE FRONT OF THE TOWNHOUSE. THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD UNTIL IT HIT THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, THEN MOVING BACKWARD AND STOPPED. THE ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER BOX WAS DAMAGED, THAT CAUSED THE POWER OUTAGE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR AT LEAST 6 HOURS. THE FRONT BUMPER OF MY CAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED. I ALSO GOT THE CITATION AND GOT CHARGED WITH 'THE MISDEMEANOR OR INFRACTION' FROM THE POLICE, FOR THAT I WILL NEED TO HIRE A LAWYER TO DEFEND THE CASE. I WAS SO SHOCKED AND PANIC. I HAVE A VERY CLEAN DRIVING RECORD IN THE PAST 30 YEARS. I KNEW TOYOTA DID HAVE A 'SUDDEN ACCELERATION' PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NEVER RECALLED SO I THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. YESTERDAY, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THE '2005 TOYOTA CAMRY' DID HAVE SEVERAL CAR INCIDENTS CAUSED BY 'SUDDEN ACCELERATION' IN THE PAST. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE CAR DIDN'T INJURE OR KILL ANY PEOPLE. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHY TOYOTA DIDN'T RECALL MY CAR AND THE TOYOTA COMPANY SHOULD REIMBURSE ME ALL THE COSTS OF THE DAMAGES.
NHTSA complaint #11085113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mill Valley, CA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE REVERSING THE ENGINE REVVED TO HIGH RPM AND LUNGED BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 7 FEET, JUMPED A 6 INCH CONCRETE STEP AND PLOWED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR.
NHTSA complaint #11033729 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 90,000 milesSAN Diego, CACrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT MINIMAL RATE OF SPEED IN A RESIDENTIAL PARKING LOT. I EXPERIENCED RANDOM ACCELERATION OF MY VEHICLE.DESPITE APPLYING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. I TURNED MY VEHICLE INTO A METAL POLE TO KEEP IT FROM TEMPORARILY MOVING FORWARD. DUE TO THE ACCELERATION & FRICTION, THE ASPHALT UNDER THE CAR WAS BURNED, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED AS DID THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE ENTIRE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION.
NHTSA complaint #11052466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 28,462 milesPalo Alto, CACrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I INITIALLY HAD AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT HAD HAPPENED. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE. LATER I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THEN SWITCHED TO DRIVE IN ATTEMPT TO GO FORWARD. THE CAR ACCELERATED W/O MY TOUCHING THE GAS. I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR AND IT PLOWED INTO SEVERAL OTHER CARS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAD HAPPENED. THE POLICE CAME AND ASSUMED IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE AFTER HAVING THIS HAPPEN, I WAS CONFUSED. THEY TOOK THE CAR TO A BODY SHOP THAT DID THE REPAIRS. NO ONE MENTIONED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W/TOYOTAS. BY THE TIME I HEARD ABOUT SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA), I CONTACTED TOYOTA. AS THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD ALREADY ARRANGED TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED BEFORE I CALLED, THE INVESTIGATOR SAID THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR AS IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THEN I HAD A 3RD INCIDENT WHERE I'D COME TO A STOP, BUT THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. INITIAL DATE ESTIMATE WAS A GUESSTIMATE FOR MID-OCTOBER ACCELERATION. 11.21.16 WAS THE ACCIDENT, WHICH RESULTED IN OVER $7,000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND MORE WAS PAID TOWARDS THE CARS I HIT. THE MOST RECENT ACCELERATION WAS JANUARY 16, 2017. TO DATE TOYOTA HAS ON REATTACHED THE CARPETS, SO I AM CONCERNED THIS CAR IS STILL A RISK TO MY LIFE & THAT OF OTHERS.
NHTSA complaint #11001519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 180,000 milesST Augustine, FL
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I REVERSED FROM A PARKING SPACE THE CAR ACCELERATED SO RAPIDLY I COULDN'T CONTROL THE SPEED. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD! TRIED TO RETURN TO PARKING SPOT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IT JUMPED THE CURB AND WAS STOPPED BY TREES!! ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING!!
NHTSA complaint #10990746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 50,000 milesWhitingham, VT
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER MOTHER WAS DRIVING SLOWING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 10/17/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED SURGE. FLOOR MATS NOT AN ISSUE. UPDATED 9/28/18
NHTSA complaint #10990534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 200,000 milesLittle Rock, ARCrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE REVERSE POSITION, THE CONTACT APPLIED MINIMAL PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT IT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN INTO A CONCRETE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. UPDATED 07/12/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SPED UP. IT CRASHED INTO A FENCE, A POLE, AND A CAR. THE BREAKS FAILED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 10/18/2017
NHTSA complaint #10984932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 67,000 milesSUN City, CA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LAG TIME ON ACCELERATING, ALSO WHEN COMING TO A STOP DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT SMOOTHLY AND PROPERLY, RATHER IT STUTTERS AND CLUNKS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AS WELL AS IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A HESITATION BEFORE ACCELERATING. STOPPING THE VEHICLE FAILS TO DOWN SHIFT IN A SMOOTH DECLINE OF GEARS. POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE BREAKING ! POSSIBLE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR UNIT !
NHTSA complaint #10946556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 30 milesMoreno Valley, CA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A DRIVEABILITY CONCERN WHERE THE OPERATOR INTENTIONALLY APPLIES THE THROTTLE PEDAL, IN EXPECTATION THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE, AND THEN EXPERIENCES A DELAY OR HESITATION IN VEHICLE RESPONSE. I REPORTED THE HESITATION THE NEXT DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE TOYOTA AND THE SALES PERSON SAID IT JUST NEEDED SOME ITEM TO WARM UP. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE READ ANYONE ELSE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HESITATION. MOST PEOPLE SAY THE CAR TAKES OFF FAST ON IT'S OWN. MINE ALMOST GOT MY FAMILY KILLED SEVERAL TIMES NOT GETTING ON THE FWY WHEN NEEDED AND CAUSED ANGRY MORTOREST BECAUSE THEY ALMOST RAN INTO US. I OR MY HUSBAND WOULD STEP ON THE GAS TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR GET ON THE FWY IN CA. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2005, JUST READ THE OTHER PERSONS COMMENT AND DECIDED TO REPORT IT ALSO. JUST MY WORD NO RECORDS SHOWING IT BUT MAYBE YOU CAN DRIVE IT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. HAPPENS ANYTIME, SOMETIMES, NOT ALL THE TIME. HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON SINCE 2005 TO 2016
NHTSA complaint #10864858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 15,000 milesGeneva, NY
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 CAMRY PURCHASED USED AS A PROGRAM CAR IN NOV 2005 WITH 12K MILES ON IT. WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE, THEN DRIVING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH IN REVERSE (TO BACK UP OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPACE), APPLYING THE BRAKE AND THEN PUTTING CAR INTO DRIVE, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY ON ITS OWN BEFORE DRIVER DEPRESSES THE GAS PEDAL. DRIVER ALWAYS HAS HAD TO CONTINUE TO APPLY THE BRAKE FOR SEFVERAL SECONDS, TO BE CERTAIN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SURGE FORWARD, ESP IF APPROACHING A CORNER LESS THAN 100 FT AWAY. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THIS PHENOMENA IN EARLY 2006, WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OWNER HAS "LEARNED TO LIVE WITH" THE SAFETY DEFECT. DRIVER NEVER KNOWS WHEN EVENT WILL HAPPEN. MOST RECENT OCCURENCE WAS 4/10/16. NO ONE BUT OWNER IS ALLOWED TO DRIVE THE CAR. VEHICLE NOW HAS 120K MILES ON IT, AND HAS OTHERWISE BEEN RELIABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10855593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Washington, MDCrash1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT LEG, CHEST, NECK, AND SHOULDERS THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOWING FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10845702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 111,000 milesRedmond, WA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 12/4/2015, EXPERIENCED SLUGGISH RESPONSE WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR, THEN SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND SURGING FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED, CAUSING SPEED OF CAR TO BE TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE WITH A STEADY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. BRAKING DID SLOW AND STOP THE CAR. TOOK CAR IMMEDIATELY TO TOYOTA DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE ECU (ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT) AT A COST OF $900. ABOUT 10 WEEKS LATER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY THAT DAY, ACCELERATION WAS SLUGGISH AND UNPREDICTABLE. PARKED CAR AT WORK, AND THEN AFTER BACKING UP IN THE PARKING AREA TO LEAVE, THE CAR AGAIN WAS SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATION, AND THEN BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD UNPREDICTABLY, OUT OF MY CONTROL, WITH NO INCREASE IN PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. AGAIN, THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED TO SLOW OR STOP THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER, WHO ADVISED I COULD BRING IT IN THAT EVENING. NO SURGING WAS NOTICED WHEN CAR WAS IN PARK. I HAD A HARROWING DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP DURING RUSH HOUR, KEEPING A LONG DISTANCE BEHIND THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID HITTING ANYONE. ACCELERATION WAS VERY SLUGGISH WHEN MERGING OR STARTING UP AGAIN AFTER A RED LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AND ONCE I BEGAN MOVING AHEAD, THE UNPREDICTABLE SURGING AND SLOWING BEGAN AGAIN AND CONTINUED UNTIL I STOPPED AT THE NEXT LIGHT, ETC. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR TEN DAYS AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I NOW NEED TO RETURN THE LOANER, AND DRIVE THE DEFECTIVE CAR AGAIN. NO FLOOR MATS WERE IN PLACE. I CAN ONLY HOPE MY HUSBAND, CHILDREN OR I ARE NOT INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE EVENT THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, WHICH I FULLY EXPECT. HOW CAN TOYOTA AND NHTSA DETERMINE THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS WHEN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS IN THIS RECORD, AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND INJURED AS A RESULT OF PROBLEMS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THESE VEHICLES?
NHTSA complaint #10838795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 52,195 milesSherman Oaks, CACrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A BLOCK OF CEMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND ASSESSED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHO DECIDED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BODY SHOP, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,195.
NHTSA complaint #10836454 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW Bedford, MA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE WAS A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE. TWO WEEKS LATER, AS THE CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED.
NHTSA complaint #10721943 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 105,000 milesAlexandria, MNCrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 1 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED OVER A 36 INCH WALL AT THE END OF A PARKING AREA. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER THE 36 INCH WALL DOWN THE SIDEWALK AND ONTO THE STREET. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATE 01/15/16 MA UPDATED 01/28/16.
NHTSA complaint #10788388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 118,000 milesLeavenworth, KSCrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND THE CURB. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE BRAKES FAILED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
NHTSA complaint #10782501 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 45,000 milesSAN Jose, CA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE HESITATE TO ACCELERATE I.E. AFTER ACCELERATING A BIT, IT SLOWS DOWN OR RATHER DO NOT ACCELERATE. SO IT CAUSES DIFFICULT TO MERGE AND THE DRIVERS BEHIND THE CAR MAY HIT.
NHTSA complaint #10701798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 35,000 milesSAN Diego, CACrash1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO OTHER VEHICLES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10681789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 86,000 milesHartwell, GACrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS A DELAYED RESPONSE, AS I WAS NOT AWARE THAT TOYOTA FINALLY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATIONS. I WAS IN SLOW, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I RECALL LOOKING DOWN AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING OR DECELERATING. I THOUGHT THAT MY FOOT MUST HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT WAS FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE WORKED AS THERE WERE DEFINITE SKID MARKS. I SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF A TAHOE, TOTALING MY CAR AND CAUSING A PULLED SHOULDER, WHIP LASH, AND A DEVIATED SEPTUM IN MY NOSE FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I WAS AFRAID THAT THE POLICEMAN WOULD NOT EVEN BELIEVE MY ACCOUNT OF THE ACCIDENT SO I DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT AS CLEARLY AS IT OCCURRED (THOUGH I DEFINITELY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY). I JUST RECEIVED A CHECK FOR APPROXIMATELY $23.00 A FEW WEEKS AGO FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT. I AM FURIOUS THAT I LOST AN OTHERWISE (PAID FOR) GREAT CAR, SUSTAINED INJURIES AND MORE IMPORTANT, ENDANGERED PEOPLE AROUND ME. I ALSO NOW HAVE AN "ACCIDENT" ON MY INSURANCE RECORD. THE FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL TOLL THIS HAS TAKEN CAN CERTAINLY NOT BE "BOUGHT OUT" WITH $23.00. I WISH THAT I HAD TOLD MY EXPERIENCE TO THE OFFICER AS I CLEARLY PERCEIVED IT, REGARDLESS OF HOW IMPLAUSIBLE IT SEEMED. NOW, I HAVE FOOLISHLY ALREADY PURCHASED ANOTHER CAMRY, AND, ONCE AGAIN THEY HAVE A MAJOR SAFETY RECALL. AT LEAST THEY HAVE OPENLY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ONE. HOWEVER, I CANNOT GET THEM TO RETURN MY CALLS WITH AN APPOINTMENT FOR A REPAIR. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO IN THE MEANTIME? WAIT UNTIL ANOTHER "ACCIDENT" HAPPENS? HOW CAN I GET IN TO GET A REPAIR? PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO RENT A CAR INDEFINITELY. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE FOUND THIS SITE. THANK YOU.
NHTSA complaint #10668623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 89,495 milesEncino, CACrash1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT AROUND 3:00 PM, I WAS IN MY CAR, DRIVING AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED, APPROXIMATELY A COUPLE OF MILES PER HOUR, TO MOVE INTO A LINE OF CARS AT A GAS STATION. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING AND ON ITS OWN MY CAR SURGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. AS MY CAR SPED FORWARD, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO REV HIGHER, MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. DURING THIS AWFUL EVENT, MY CAR CRASHED INTO TWO DIFFERENT CARS, ONE OF WHICH WAS OCCUPIED, AND ONE OF WHICH WAS PARKED WITH NO OCCUPANT. FINALLY, MY CAR CAME TO A STOP. THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR DID NOT DEPLOY. PARAMEDICS AND POLICE CAME TO THE SCENE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND CHECKED. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS THAT THERE IS A CLAIM FOR INJURY BY ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE OCCUPIED CAR. MY CAR WAS IMPOUNDED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS, AND HAS BEEN BRANDED NON-REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THEY AND TOYOTA WILL CONDUCT A JOINT INVESTIGATION OF THE CAR. NOTE: AS I READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SAFERCAR.GOV WEBSITE (POWERED BY NHTSA), IT APPEARS THAT AS OF THIS DATE, THERE ARE 625 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY, WITH APPARENTLY 249 OF THEM ALMOST 40% REPORTED IN THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CATEGORY. THE REPORTS LIST NUMEROUS INJURIES AND EVEN DEATHS. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE MATTER OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. I BELIEVE THAT ALL 2005 TOYOTA CAMRYS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS MY HOPE THAT OTHER SUCH ACCIDENTS CAN BE PREVENTED IN THE FUTURE, AND THAT INJURY, DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE CAN BE AVERTED.
NHTSA complaint #10663488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 93,500 milesMiami, FLCrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRYING TO PARK MY VEHICLE, SUDDENLY GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RAN IN TO THE BUSHES, MY CAR HAS A BODY DAMAGE AND ALSO I ACCIDENTALLY HIT ANOTHER CAR AS WELL. THE CORE REASON FOR THIS ISSUE IS GAS PEDAL GETTING LOCKED, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCE THIS IN THE VEHICLE WHICH I BOUGHT BY 2011.
NHTSA complaint #10643934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Leonia, NJCrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK, BEFORE TURNING OFF, IT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY OUT OF CONTROL. DRIVER WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY ABLE TO STOP. A CONCRETE SLAB AND FENCE WERE CRASHED BY THE OUT OF CONTROL AUTOMOBILE.
NHTSA complaint #10597259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 65,000 milesRussell, KYCrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WENT OVER TWO CONCRETE BARRIERS AND CRASHED INTO A RAVINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
NHTSA complaint #10584580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 120,000 milesParma, OH
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 06/17/14*LJ UPDATED 8/22/2017
NHTSA complaint #10579586 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Metairie, LACrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT WAL-MART CAR SURGED AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHEN BACKING UP AND I TURNED AROUND TO GO FORWARD WHEN CAR WAS STILL BACKING UP SO I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE. OF COURSE I PANICKED AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE CAR WAS MOVING BACKWARD AND MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN OCTOBER WHILE BACKING UP. IT ALSO HAD SURGE FORWARD BEFORE AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I STILL HAVE THE DENT ON THE FRONT BUMPER.
NHTSA complaint #10566500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 6,158 milesMetairie, LACrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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)
NHTSA complaint #10560998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 54,000 milesClifton, NJCrash1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NOVEMBER 9TH 2013 - AS I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND HIT A SMALL TREE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, AGAIN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT SHOT BACKWARD INTO A PARKED CAR. NOVEMBER 25TH 2013 - AGAIN, PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SHOT FORWARD, THIS TIME, IT WENT RIGHT INTO A BRICK WALL. APPROXIMATELY 40 BRICKS RAINED DOWN ON THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT END IS SMASHED IN, BUT THIS TIME, I HAD A PASSENGER THAT WAS INJURED AND KEPT OVERNIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE POLICE THAT RESPONDED WERE SHOCKED.
NHTSA complaint #10556199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tustin, CACrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR ACCELERATED FROM STOP AT ATM .CAR WOULD NOT STOP. HIT TWO PARKED CARS.
NHTSA complaint #10550786 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.