Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| 10V036000 | SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC | V (Vehicle) | 153418 | 05/27/2010 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/03/2010 | 02/03/2010 | 571 | 110 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Southeast toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 passenger vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, tire selection and rims. these vehicles were sold between september 1, 2005 and june 2, 2008 without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A driver may overload a vehicle which may increase the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. the safety recall began on may 27, 2010. owners may contact southeast toyota at 1-954-420-2000. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
| 10V035000 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 271417 | 05/27/2010 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/03/2010 | 02/03/2010 | 571 | 110 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Gulf states toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, tire selection and rims. these vehicles were sold between september 1, 2005 and june 2, 2008 without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This does not meet the standard requirements. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. dealers will also correct the owner's manual. the safety recall began on may 27, 2010. owners may contact gulf states toyota at 713-580-3300. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| 08102004 | 08/10/2004 | 10010435 | New scantool software, production version 11.0a, is now available on tis. scantool support for 2005 model year vehicles. *tt | 11/22/2004 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||||
| 00704 | 10/11/2004 | 10010572 | Automatic door lock (adl) function. *tt | 12/01/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| 06/29/2012 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry with a 2009 toyota towing hitch kit. the contact stated that the front passenger side tire was raised by the jack in order to change a flat tire. the jack bent abnormally, causing the vehicle to fall abruptly. the contact stated it was the first time she used the jack. the dealer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the jack may have been installed incorrectly. the technician offered to replace the jack with another one of the exact model. the jack was not replaced. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was not available. | |||
| 06/29/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry with a 2009 toyota towing hitch kit. the contact stated that the front passenger side tire was raised by the jack in order to change a flat tire. the jack bent abnormally, causing the vehicle to fall abruptly. the contact stated it was the first time she used the jack. the dealer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the jack may have been installed incorrectly. the technician offered to replace the jack with another one of the exact model. the jack was not replaced. the failure mileage was unknown. the vin was not available. kmj | |||
| 05/31/2011 | 137000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owned a 2005 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, he noticed a burning odor. another driver noticed flames coming from under the hood on the passenger side and alerted the contact. the contact attempted to stop the vehicle, but the brakes would not respond after depressing the brake pedal continuously. the contact jumped out of the vehicle and the vehicle came to a stop when it crashed into the divider on the road. the contact sustained severe scrapes to her left foot, legs, and arms. the contact was then transported to the hospital for treatment. after being released, the contact suffered muscle spasms and was rushed back to the hospital for further treatment. the fire and police departments reported to the scene and reports were filed. the vehicle was towed to a junk yard where the insurance company inspected the vehicle and determined that the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent an inspector to determine the cause of the fire. the manufacturer stated that the cause of the fire was undetermined, but the representative stated that there was corrosion found on the air conditioner hose. the manufacturer would not supply the customer with the investigation report. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 137,000. sm. | |||
| 05/31/2011 | 137000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. while driving at approximately 40 mph the contact noticed a burning smell. a driver of another vehicle noticed flames coming from under the hood on the passengers side and alerted the contact. the contact attempted to stop the vehicle but the brakes would not respond after depressing the brake pedal continuously. the contact jumped out of the vehicle. the vehicle came to a stop when it crashed into the divider on the road. the contact sustained severe scraps to her left foot, legs, and arms. the contact was transported to the hospital for treatment. after being released from the hospital the contact suffered muscles spasms and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. the fire and police department reported to the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a junk yard where the insurance company inspected the vehicle. the insurance company determined the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the manufacturer had an inspector go out to determine the cause of the fire. the manufacturer stated the cause of the fire was undetermined but the representative stated there was corrosion found on the air conditioner hose. the manufacturer would not supply the customer with the investigation report. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 137,000. ds | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 47000 | ||
| Rear speaker covers are damaged. they have a degraded material which is disintegrated and its broken from edges of cover. i found that many people are having the same problem. please take a serious action against it. they cost $ 225 to replace it. | |||
| 09/20/2010 | 53000 | ||
| 2005 camrey le, 53,000 miles. car stalled, enginedied, ckeck engine light came on. results of check up. throttle control body failure. what??? why??? | |||
| 03/14/2009 | 85000 | ||
| Rear speaker covers have crumbled and fallen into the speakers. a call to the dealer revealed that the covers cannot be replaced. the entire rear cover must be replaced at a cost of $350+. an online research of this problem revealed many such complaints for this year, with no toyota solution. this is definitely a defect and design flaw to have to replace the entire rear cover. will pursue situation with toyota corp. | |||
| 06/09/2008 | |||
| I own a 2005 toyata camry. the speaker grilles are plastic and now have crumble into little pieces. my concern is this makes the car look terrible beacuse you can see from the outside of the car.. for ex. i was riding with friends and were getting in the car. my friend exclaimed what happen to your speakers? secondly, the speakers sound like they are busted because the peices are falling into the speaker.last, this could pose and safty hazard because the pieces are small enough to be injested by a small child. some may say this is far reach .. but i have seen stranger things happen. help !!!please make toyota stand by there products. | |||
| 01/22/2010 | 72750 | 1 | |
| I had an accident on the 22nd of january, 2010. when i exited the freeway, i tried to use the brake, but the car would not stop. it went faster and hit a tree. my car was damaged. another thing is that i noticed that my rear speaker covers were cracked on both sides. a close look shows that the cover has disintegrated and become weak. when you touch it, it crumbles into little pieces. this is a very unusual thing; i have never experience this in other cars before. i don't know what the exact problem is. i think that toyota should be responsible for this. my car is a 2005 toyota camry le model. *tr | |||
| 08/17/2009 | 1 | ||
| I own a 2005 toyota camry that has been maintained timely and properly, driven properly, washed, waxed, and basically treated like a new born baby. my complaint is as follows: i was cleaning the inside of my car and as i dusted off the speaker covers(as i've done for 2 years now), they began to crack and crumble into small pieces. the small pieces fell down into the speakers. i now have holes in my speaker covers and cannot retrieve the pieces from the speakers. the speakers are rattling and are damaged due to the crumbled speaker cover pieces. i have never placed anything on the speakers or traveled with anything on the rear dash. i understand this may not be viewed as a safety issue, but i feel toyota should deem this a recall and be responsible for replacing the speakers and speaker covers at no charge to the consumer. this cannot be perceived as a consumer error, this is a manufacturing defect and the manufacturer should be solely responsible. owners that bought new or used should not have to bear the burden of replacing the parts, deductibles, or service charges. *tr | |||
| 11/25/2008 | 1 | ||
| 2005 toyota camry. rear window speaker grills, both of them. they are cracking and falling apart even though no one has touched them an nothing has been placed on them. i understand this has become a common complaint. toyota said i would have to replace the whole section for about $500 for parts. (not including labor) but others say the replacement part falls apart too. *tr | |||
| 10/15/2008 | 100000 | 1 | |
| 2005 toyota camry. rear window speaker grills, both of them. they are cracking and falling apart even though no one has touched them an nothing has been placed on them. i understand this has become a common complaint. toyota said i would have to replace the whole section for about $500 for parts. (not including labor) but others say the replacement part falls apart too. *tr | |||
| 04/10/2008 | 28000 | 1 | |
| Just prior to end of 36 month warranty rear speaker covers disintegrated, at the same time damaging the speakers. both were replaced under warranty. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2008 | 1 | ||
| The rear speaker covers on my 2005 toyota camry disintegrated. there are hundreds of other 2003-2005 camry owners reporting the same problem. initially you see cracks on the speaker covers, but when you touch them the plastic literally crumbles into dust and falls into the speaker cone. toyota is aware of the problem and revised their parts policy; before they only sold complete speaker & cover kit for around $600, now they sell covers only for $25. however, the procedure to install them is labor intensive and people report being charged $100-$250 for labor. my local dealer wanted $100. the car is a couple of months out of warranty. this should be a recall. *tr | |||
| 08/08/2008 | 55953 | 1 | |
| Rear speaker covers cracked and fell apart when touched. *tr | |||
| 03/20/2008 | 48000 | 1 | |
| Back speakers fall apart after two years and cost $500.00 to replace. *tr | |||
| 03/07/2008 | 25000 | 1 | |
| Rear speaker covers become brittle and fail after 2 yrs of use, damage speakers and require replacement at a cost of over $500. not covered under warranty. *tr | |||
| 07/08/2008 | 12800 | 1 | |
| 2005 toyota camry rear speaker grills are disintegrated. *tr | |||
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| 04/15/2007 | 22000 | 1 | |
| While my 2005 toyota camry was in drive, with my foot on the brake, sitting still, waiting for my wife to get in the car, the car revved to max rpms with no change of my foot position. my foot pressing firmly on the brake was not enough to keep the car from accelerating forward. i pumped the brake once at this point and the brake pedal went all the way to the stop. i then jammed the vehicle in park, just before collision. the gas pedal did not move during this incident. i reported it to toyota and was told that they were sorry that my floor mat had caused a problem??? re: incident: 090929-000573. *tr | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 05/13/2008 | 33000 | 1 | |
| Rear speaker cover broke. *tr | |||
| 06/22/2008 | 1 | ||
| Rear stereo speakers crack and fall into speak cone. toyota offer no assistance on this defect. *tr | |||