2005 Toyota Camry Latches & Locks Problems

2005 4 DOOR TOYOTA CAMRY. BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IN LOCKED POSITION AND DOES NOT OPEN AT ALL. CALLED GATEWAY TOYOTA IN TOMS RIVER, NJ AND THEY STATED WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ONLINE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS SHOW THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM AND IS OCCURRING QUITE OFTEN. WITH CHILDREN IN BACK SEAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO OCCUR! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN HOT WEATHER THE POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON INSIDE WOULD ONLY OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND NOT THE OTHER DOORS. WHEN HE UNLOCKED THE VEHICLE MANUALLY IT WOULD ONLY OPEN ONE DOOR. THE BUTTON INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED SO THAT THE THREE OTHER DOORS WOULD UNLOCK. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY HAD TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53000.

ACTUATORS IN MY 2005 CAMRY SE CONTINUE TO STICK; THEREBY CAUSING ALL OF THE PASSENGER DOORS TO NOT OPEN THE MAJORITY (90%) OF THE TIME. I REPORTED THE ISSUE IMMEDIATELY TO TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THE DEALER (BAIERL TOYOTA IN CRANBERRY, PA) BECAUSE IT'S ALSO A SAFETY RISK; ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A 3 MONTH YEAR OLD AND A 2 YEAR OLD. THE TOYOTA MECHANIC ALSO REPORTED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND THE ACTUATORS SHOULD BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGERS DOOR MANUALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE INTERIOR LOCK LATCH HAD FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT HAS AN OUTSIDE LOCK THAT WORKS WITH A KEY. THE LOCK BEGAN NOT WORKING EITHER WITH THE KEY OR WITH THE REMOTE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK ASSEMBLY AND ACTUATOR FOR APPROXIMATELY $500.00. NOW THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS FAILED. AGAIN THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A NEW ACTUATOR. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS THAT DESCRIBE THIS SAME FAILURE. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR NOT ONLY 2005 BUT OTHER YEARS. HERE ARE A FEW OUT THERE ALSO FOR 2005 CAMRYS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/CAMRY/2005/ELECTRICAL/REAR_DOOR_LOCK_GETS_STUCK.SHTML HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/TOYOTA/CAMRY/DOOR+LATCH HTTP://WWW.2CARPROS.COM/FORUM/2005-TOYOTA-CAMRY--DRIVER-SIDE-DOOR-AUTOMATIC-DOOR-UNLOCK-DO-VT198187.HTML. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT UNLOCK EITHER ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY. PASSENGER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *JB UPDATED 09/17/07 *TR