2005 Toyota Camry power train problems
84 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2005 Toyota Camry — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I, robert, was sitting in the car when my wife came out of the store and got into it. I put my foot on the brake and started the car. It took off at a very high rate of speed. The car lunged ahead and steadily picked up speed. The car hit a lady walking with her groceries, then hit a parked vehicle…”
filed Jul 24, 2017
“Bought camry 05 new and had intermittent vibration in the front . Have had all most all front end replaced, motor and tran mounts, cv drive lines .bearing,etc . I had the car down at the toyota dealer many time over the years they could not find any thing bad ... I my self checked out for lose…”
filed Jun 23, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Camry years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Camry | 8 | 6% |
| 2024 Camry | 3 | 7% |
| 2023 Camry | 7 | 12% |
| 2022 Camry | 5 | 9% |
| 2021 Camry | 11 | 7% |
| 2020 Camry | 31 | 12% |
| 2019 Camry | 112 | 29% |
| 2018 Camry | 190 | 26% |
| 2017 Camry | 6 | 4% |
| 2016 Camry | 18 | 10% |
| 2015 Camry | 36 | 13% |
| 2014 Camry | 128 | 28% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Toyota Camry
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.