2005 Toyota Camry Electrical Problems

Your car is shaking on the highway and the brakes aren't responding properly when you try to stop. This involves a Takata recall issue affecting your electrical system, brakes, and engine. You should have this inspected immediately by a dealer to address the recall and diagnose the braking and shaking problems.

You discovered that your 2005 Toyota Camry's odometer reading doesn't match its service history. When you bought the car, the odometer showed 125,647 miles, but a repair bill from January 2018 indicated 233,045 miles, and a Carfax report from March 2022 showed 248,083 miles. This suggests the odometer may have been rolled back before you purchased the vehicle. Addressing this would likely require reporting the discrepancy to your state's consumer protection agency or consulting an attorney about odometer fraud.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW CONTROL PANEL CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS UNATTENDED.IN OUR GARAGE. BURNED THE DOOR PANEL AND FRONT SEAT.

GEARS NOT WORKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM A UNKNOWN SOURCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V539000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY WAS NOT SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

I ALSO HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SOLARA WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.REMOTE WIRELESS DOOR LOCK WILL ONLY UNLOCK DRIVERS DOOR AND ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK ON DRIVERS DOOR WILL ONLY LOCK PASSENGER DOORS ALL DOORS MUST BE UNLOCKED BY HAND.THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH CAMRYS AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AS THEY DID IN THE PAST AND FIX THE LOCK PROBLEMS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE BEING DEFECTIVE. *SMD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED WATER WAS IN THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,858.33 THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE HEADS COULD NOT BE REMOVED, BECAUSE OF AN ENGINE DEFECT. THE SCREWS ON THE MANIFOLD OR HEADS WERE COMING LOOSE AND THAT'S HOW WATER ENTERED THE ENGINE, AND THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, SHE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS INFORMED THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE WATER PUMP, AND ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED. THE AIR COMPRESSOR AND HEATER SENSOR ELEMENT FAILED. *JB UPDATED 05/12/14. *JB

THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SIDE MIRROR QUIT OPERATING. IT FIRST QUIT MOVING UP AND DOWN AND NOW IT WILL NOT MOVE SIDE TO SIDE. APPEARS TO BE A SHORT FROM AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT. *TR

2005 CAMRY LE, 53,000 MILES. CAR STALLED, ENGINE DIED, CKECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RESULTS OF CHECK UP. THROTTLE CONTROL BODY FAILURE. WHAT??? WHY??? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON UNTIL HE PUT THE KEY BACK INTO THE IGNITION TO SHUT IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ACCLERATION FAILED ON 2005 CAMRY. COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY CARS BEHIND ME, HAD ENOUGH COAST TO GET TO NEXT EXIT. CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT THE REPAIR AND THEY SAID NO RECALL, AND THERE SHOULD BE. IF TOYOTA WOULD HAVE FIXED IT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER $1500.00, SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE REPAIR WAS $454.00 AND LOSS OF CAR FOR 7 DAYS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE DIGITAL THROTTLE WAS BAD. YOU COULD PUSH THE PEDDEL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE. IMAGINE BEING OUT ON THE INTERSTATE AND THIS HAPPENS. I ONLY HAVE 84,500 ON THIS CAR AND THIS HAPPENS. VERY CONCENED ABOUT THIS ON THE CAMRY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AS WELL. DIAGNOSIS CHECK WAS RAN AND THE REPAIR SHOP WILL BE GLAD TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY NEED. JUST GLAD THAT I WAS NOT KILLED. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO PELLETS OF STONE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE FRONT PASSENGER FENDER SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO DRIVER ERROR ASSOCIATED TO AN ACCIDENTAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUSING THE POWER DOORS NOT TO LOCK. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2005 CAMRY. I KNOW IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT FOR THE PAST 2-3 YEARS I HAVE HAD THIS SPORADIC PROBLEM. WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT SOMETIMES IT SURGES FORWARD...NOT ALWAYS A LOT, BUT SOMETIMES QUITE HARD. I STARTED KEEPING TRACK AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS COLD ENGINE OR WARM ENGINE. THEN JUST THE OTHER DAY MY RADIO SHUT OFF AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND CAME BACK ON WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. BECAUSE IT IS SO SPORADIC, LIKE IT WILL DO IT FOR 2-3 DAYS AND THEN NOT FOR 2-3 DAYS, TO HAVE SOMEONE CHECK IT THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE IT IN THE SHOP AND I NEED A CAR TO GO TO WORK. TO HAVE IT CHECKED INVOLVES A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT MUST BE ELECTRICAL...HOW DO I KNOW???? *TR

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 LANDED INTO A PRIVATE YARD LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE HILL IN THE PRIVATE YARD STOPPED THE CAR FROM CONTINUING ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. I HAD TWO INSTANACES OF SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. /OTH HAPPENED WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HAD BEEN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS NO STICKING ACCELERATOR INVOLVED. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN BERLIN VT. THE MECHANICS HOOKED THE CAR TO THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSITICS AND REPLACED AN " ELECTONIC SENSOR" AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE. THIS HAPPENED AROUND JUNE OF 09. I WOULD THINK THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE RECORDS OF THIS REPAIR. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THAT THIS IS UNRELATED TO THE PRESENT PROBLEM. MY CAR YEAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. *TR

THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS GONE BAD CAUSING MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG TO NOT BE OPERABLE AND MY HORN NOT OPERABLE, NEITHER IS MY CRUISE, BUT THE FIRST TWO ARE MY MAIN CONCERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE COASTING AROUND A CORNER AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED BY ITSELF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,100. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB

DT: THE CALLER SAID TWO WEEKS AFTER SHE BOUGHT VEHICLE IT STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION. SHE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS. DEALER GOT IT STARTED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHEN THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD HER TO DRIVE IT, AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN ,TO LEAVE IT WHERE IT WAS, AND THEY WILL COME AND GET IT. THE SECOND TIME THEY HAD IT THEY REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR, BUT SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING AGAIN AFTER DOING A DIAGNOSTIC. MANUFACTURER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED. THE CALLER STILL HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SAFE. CALLER HAS ONE CLOSE CALL.*AK

DEFECTIVE STARTER DRAWING TOO MANY AMPS CAUSING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION.