2005 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 905 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Toyota Camry. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 30% of complaints. Next are brakes (11%) and steering (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 905 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 292 and 17
- Injuries and deaths
- 173 and 18
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 721 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 203 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 129 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 131 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 88 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 54 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 56 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 10 |
| 200k+ miles | 14 |
What the data shows
Of the 721 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 44,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 39,000 miles (221 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 292 complaints mention a crash; 17 complaints mention a fire; 173 injuries reported; 18 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota Camry with enough data (621 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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 into a long row of shopping carts. The car shut off once it collided with the carts.
Tl*the contact owned a 2005 toyota camry. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated and rear-ended a vehicle. The vehicle continued to accelerate uncontrollably off of the road. The driver avoided striking a pedestrian and crashed into a parked vehicle. The air bag deployed with the level of impact involved. The police was called to the scene. The driver sustained multiple injuries, and died of the injuries three months later. The other vehicle driver suffered minor injuries.
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 have photos of the car taken 2 days after the accident updated 02/13/10 updated 02/16/10.
The passenger side air bag had a hole inside. It was discovered while cleaning the leather. After the service manager examined the vehicle and then another vehicle of same year, make and model, he determined there was a hole. Also, air bag light was on. The dealer stated to bring the vehicle back for the air bag light. However he would not repair the hole.
Knocking noise in steering when turning steering wheel, loud noise. Occurred every time turning steering wheel. Took to dealer and had to replace steering shaft assembly, part #45220-33270. Dealers invoice was for $503.51 and after stating my case they charge me $233.18 "goodwill adjustment" the old part has been discarded. The camry had only 37,257 miles on it.