On sept. 1, 2008, I was driving north through pa. On I-79. I was using the cruise control on my 2007 toyota camry solara for the first time. I pulled into a rest area. As I was about to pull into a parking space, I stopped for some pedestrians to pass by. When I took my foot off the brake to pull into the parking space, my car suddenly accelerated at a very high speed as if I had put my foot on the gas pedal all the way to the floor. I assure you, I barely touched the gas pedal. As a consequence, the car went over a high curb, went through a picnic area and down a hill into some weeds before I could bring it to a stop. I really had to push on the brake with all my strength. I had no control over the car or its speed. As a result, I hit a person walking in the picnic area and she sustained very serious injuries. I have received a careless driving citation and may be facing a major lawsuit. I feel I had no control over the vehicle and that it is unsafe to drive, at least with the cruise control. I believe the cruise control did not disengage when I pulled off the highway and put my foot on the break. I have not taken the car to a toyota dealership for fear they would just cover up the problem.
2007 Toyota Camry Solara acceleration complaints
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There is a major delay at times when the car is asked to accelerate- if going approx 20 MPH and want to accelerate into fast lane you never know how long it will take the car to respond to the depressed gas peddle. The car also appears to drop a gear occ when slowing down. Toyota states this is because the car has learned the way you like to drive and responds that way. Won't allow anyone else to drive the car due to this danger and unpredictability has always acted this way.
I have a 2007 toyota solara sle. I experienced throttle / shift lag when starting out from a dead start.the tachometer will jump to 1500 or higher rpms before the car moves.
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