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.
I was driving unsuspectingly when I noticed a flashing yellow light on the dashboard. It was the yellow ABS warning light. A toyota dealership was near so I headed there right away. By the time I pulled into the service terminal the warning light was gone. The dealership told me they will need 2 hours to give it a thorough inspection but since the light was no longer on I deferred until the next day. I wanted to see if others were having this problem and what may be the cause so I can be prepared tomorrow for any bad news when I do get it inspected.
This is the second time the ABS light has turned on. The first time it happened, it was at 15,000 miles. However, it turned off the next time we started the car. Here we are now at 45,000 miles and the light went on again. We turned the car off, and then back on and it stayed on for a second, and then turned off. (The Light was blinking, not consistently on)
The brakes are fine, but it just is a bit of an annoyance.
- Zach R.,
W. Henrietta, NY, US
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I was driving unsuspectingly when I noticed a flashing yellow light on the dashboard. It was the yellow ABS warning light. A toyota dealership was near so I headed there right away. By the time I pulled into the service terminal the warning light was gone. The dealership told me they will need 2 hours to give it a thorough inspection but since the light was no longer on I deferred until the next day. I wanted to see if others were having this problem and what may be the cause so I can be prepared tomorrow for any bad news when I do get it inspected.
- Belle B., Santa Clara, CA, US