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 recently bought Toyota Camry LE 2005 from a dealer and for the first few weeks i didn't have any problem but in November 2010 for the first time when i braked the brakes just pulsated and looked like something was stuck under the vehicle (it snowed that day) this time too i had kids with me, so i put on emergency lights and got out to see under the vehicle, but found nothing, but the whole time till i reached home i was concerned for the safety of my 2 children ! funny thing is that after this happened when i again braked, the brakes were working fine ! even got it checked from the mechanic and he found nothing wrong ! can anyone tell me whats wrong with my car ?
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I recently bought Toyota Camry LE 2005 from a dealer and for the first few weeks i didn't have any problem but in November 2010 for the first time when i braked the brakes just pulsated and looked like something was stuck under the vehicle (it snowed that day) this time too i had kids with me, so i put on emergency lights and got out to see under the vehicle, but found nothing, but the whole time till i reached home i was concerned for the safety of my 2 children ! funny thing is that after this happened when i again braked, the brakes were working fine ! even got it checked from the mechanic and he found nothing wrong ! can anyone tell me whats wrong with my car ?
- samy2011, Montreal, Quebec, canada