Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 02103 | 11/12/2003 | 02103 | 10005243 | Sliding roof repair tips. the information contained in this tsb supercedes bo002-03. *tt | 02/17/2004 |
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||||
| 03101 | 12/07/2001 | 03101R | 10009537 | Windshield wiper replacement. *tt | 10/06/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | |||
| 12/06/2005 | 3 | ||
| 2005 toyota camry. consumer sent additional correspondence related to transmission and driver side window issues. note consumer has previous correspondence in the system under odi 10186844 *tgw the consumer stated while test driving the vehicle with the technician, the transmission hesitated on acceleration and slipped a few times. after waiting for the vehicle for about 45 minutes, the technician could not find anything wrong. *jb | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 07/13/2008 | 71000 | 1 | |
| I was driving my 2005 toyota camry. i opened the front windows for one second for fresh air and while closing, the passenger side window didn't come up. i tried both from driver's side and passenger side switches and it didn't work. i got this car as brand new in mid 2005 and i hardly opened the front windows. i hardly have any passenger in my car. bottom-line, the window has been rarely used since i got it and it cannot just stop working unless there is some manufacturing defect. it went down but didn't come up. rest three windows are working fine. i think there is serious manufacturing problem with 2005 camry. *tr | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2005 toyota camry windshield has hash marks that make it difficult to see when the sun is shining directly on the windshield. *kb *jb | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 02/20/2008 | 103000 | 1 | 09/04/2004 |
| This is in regard to our 2005 toyota camry, which we had purchased new. our camry has around 100k miles on it. on 2/20/08, my wife reported that the drivers side windshield wiper stopped working, while she was driving to work in rainy conditions. later that morning, i looked at the car, and verified that the drivers side wiper moved independently of the other. upon closer inspection, i noticed that the wiper arm alignment was off, and that the wiper arm had a witness mark from hitting against the hood of the car. i then discovered that the retaining nut (which holds the wiper arm to the splined shaft) was only finger tight. (i had never disassembled this in the past). upon disassembly i observed an obvious collection of metal shavings around the base of the splined shaft, and on the shaft itself. i noted that the cast aluminum wiper arm had loosened up (due to the loose retaining nut), started to back itself up off the splined shaft, and ended up being reamed and stripped out, such that the wiper could no longer be driven by the splined shaft. from my observation, the root cause of this problem is that the retaining nut had not been tightened at (factory) assembly. this system failure caused a safety hazard inasmuch as the wiper became inoperative while on the road, during rainy conditions. the wiper arm assembly was replaced. i still have the failed part. i wanted to report this, in case there were any other 2005 camry owners who may have experienced the same thing. *tr | |||
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | |||
| 09/22/2012 | 73000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. the contact stated that she attempted to close the front driver side window and it began to open and close independently. after several weeks of the malfunction, the window would open independently as the vehicle was started. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the front driver side window was replaced however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to a dealer and the contact was informed of a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v491000 (visibility:power window devices and controls) but was also advised that her vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 73,000 and the current mileage was 75,000. kmj | |||
| 09/22/2012 | 73000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. the contact stated she attempted to close the front driver side window and it began to go up and down independently. after several weeks of that malfunction when she started the ignition and the window would lower itself independently. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the front driver side window was replaced. the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to a dealer and was informed of the recall for nhtsa campaign id number: 12v491000 (visibility:power window devices and controls) but was also told her vin was not part of the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 73,000 and the current mileage was 75,000. dt | |||