2006 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 393 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Toyota Camry. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. Next are air bags (16%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 393 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 138 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 104 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 47,000 miles 299 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 | 93 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 37 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 44 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 30 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 30 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 17 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 21 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 15 |
What the data shows
Of the 299 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 47,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 33,000 miles (82 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 138 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 104 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% 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 2006 ranks 23rd most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota Camry with enough data (247 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.
I do not know the exact details of the entire accident, as we did not yet meet the new family, but it took the life of my grandchild. She was not driving her boyfriend was. It was his mothers vehicle and it happened in another state. Las vegas, nevada. The cause listed in the accident report was a fault of the vehicle. He was following his sisters vehicle, as they just arrived in vegas and was visiting his family. The car accelerated unexpectedly and hit his sisters car then flew into a wall.
I have a 2006 toyota camry with 1700 miles on it. I had problems with the brakes 3 times and have had the car only 8 months. When I try to stop it seems the engine races and the brakes won't stop the car. The first time I went through a stop sign. The second time I was pulling out of a parking lot and the car kept going and was almost hit by a semi-truck. The third time I was stopping for a light and the car sped up. I had my foot on the brakes so I put it in park but it didn't stop and I rear ended a van.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact stated that the driver was attempting to park in a parking lot, when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle jumped the curb, moved into the street, and the engine resumed the idle position. The vehicle was driven to its destination as there was no accident that resulted. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the dealer could not find anything wrong. The vehicle had not been repaired.
Traveling east on interstate 10 west of tonopah, az , felt vibration and pulled to the side of the road. The right rear tire suffered a partial tread separation. Tire was replaced with spare and trip continued for another 30 miles when the left front tire suffered a complete tread separation causing nearly $1600 dollars damage in and around the wheel well. Tires were firestone fr380 p215/60r16 with less than 25,000 miles. Subsequent check of tires indicated that the tires were properly inflated.