CarComplaints.com Notes: Beware of the NHTSA complaint data for the 2005 Camry. It is almost certainly misleading.
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2005 Camry is that for months on end, the news media repeatedly told the public that several Toyota models had an unintended acceleration defect, & to go to safercar.gov (the NHTSA's website) to file a complaint.
So, the NHTSA received a disproportionate number of complaints about Toyota unintended acceleration issues because of the national news media attention, to the point where their data is unreliable taken in context with any other vehicle that did not receive national news attention.
CarComplaints.com typically receives more complaints per day about vehicles than the NHTSA does, but the news media did not repeatedly say "go to CarComplaints.com to report your Camry acceleration problems" like they did about the NHTSA -- so although we have less complaint data than the NHTSA for the 2005 Camry, our data for the Camry is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Camry's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
After the motor's been running for a few minutes (anywhere between 5 and 40 minutes), a popping sound is heard through the speakers, and the pleasant sound of the JBL stereo yields to a distorted screeching, with lots of fuzz and artifacts in the background. Power-cycling the engine fixes the problem instantly. The voice of the nav system is effected as well. Other than this, the car is absolutely wonderful, luxurious and a pleasure to drive. It's at 83,000 miles, and this is the only problem worth mentioning.
THIS WAS THER FIRST OF MANY PROBLEMS. ABS LIGHT GOES ON, BRAKE PEDAL GOT STUCK AND COULDN'T STOP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND THEY TELL ME THAT I MAY HAVE LEFT MY GAS CAP LOOSE. I ALSO HAVE A ANTIFREEZE SMELL, AND A FILM ON MY WINDOWS
- Tammy N.,
Anoka, MN, US
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After the motor's been running for a few minutes (anywhere between 5 and 40 minutes), a popping sound is heard through the speakers, and the pleasant sound of the JBL stereo yields to a distorted screeching, with lots of fuzz and artifacts in the background. Power-cycling the engine fixes the problem instantly. The voice of the nav system is effected as well. Other than this, the car is absolutely wonderful, luxurious and a pleasure to drive. It's at 83,000 miles, and this is the only problem worth mentioning.
- demetri17, Pepperell, MA, US