1992 Toyota Camry: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Apr 9, 2010 · Acceleration · 143,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 1992 toyota camry. The contact stated when driving at speeds between 25 to 30 MPH, he would experience sudden acceleration and a stuck brake pedal. He was able to slow the vehicle by repeatedly depressing the brake pedal. The contact had not yet taken the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was contacted but would provide no assistance. The failure mileage was 143,000.

Filed Oct 13, 2005 · Brakes, Transmission · 100,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

Dt: the contact changed the disc brakes shoe pads because his wife was complained that brakes failed, and there was extended stopping distance. Afterwards , the contact parked in a parking stall at home. Then the contact just pulled out of the way, and with hand still on the shift indicator there was sudden acceleration with the vehicle in reverse. The contact claimed he did not place the vehicle in reverse. This caused the vehicle to accelerate backwards into a brick wall. There was extensive damage to the car. The vehicle has not been to a dealership. Neighbors helped to push the vehicle back into the parking space. No repairs or corrections have been made at this time. His was the first incident of this type other than the brake pads. When trying to stop the car the brakes would have to be pumped but never accelerating backwards.

Filed May 17, 2004 · Acceleration, Engine · 122,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

1992 v6 3.0 camry history of multiple problems and repairs, good maint. Record, none covered recognized by toyoya warranty. Engine and steering and suspension in this car and many others is llisted as significant problems in research reports for a reason. Manufacturing, engineering design all problem areas. Driving car at slow speed, had uncontrollabe pull to left and surging car into a wall. Driver airbag and sustained nonlife threatening injuries. Property damage to wall and to car significant. Investigator says most likely rack and pinion steering at fault. Reading up on toyota cars with v6 3.0 engine and design of car, believe this car and others share the same problems, so complicated, difficult costly to address, toyota choosing to ignore addressing problems. This car is xample of one vehicle been around many years and what ultimately can happen when the problems not fixed. Believe design flaws significant and dangerous safety hazard. Believe in the v6 engines and steering design( same design some lexus and other toyota models ) are persistant problems. Only matter of time before lives will be lost due to what I think is negligence in acknowledging (not fixing the problems which may not be fixable which in that case the cars should be recalled.overwhelming cost, see why toyota would not want to do that.) unfortunately, doesnt stop problems risks for people with these cars. Really believe if get a list of all the cars out there with the v6 engine and the steering desing as in this camry, you would find the same type consistent problems and key to what really is causing them to sludge, blow head gaskets, catch fire, blue smoke, sieze surge forward pull to the left in a matter of anything from wandering to uncontrollable pulling into head on traffic. Problems are clearly noted and repeated in the little time I have spent reviewing complaints. It should be more readily available for toyota to look into.

Filed Mar 13, 2004 · Engine · 85,000 miles · WA

My 1992 camry, v-6, experiences sudden acceleration when I either put the car into drive from park, or if I just touch the throttle and release it, the engine RPM's increase over 1000 rpms and remain high for 15 secs rather than dropping back in sync with the throttle release. Similar symptons with the newer camrys.

Filed Sep 15, 2003 · Acceleration · 118,000 miles · OH · crash

When the consumer shifted the gear to drive, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning colliding into a light pole.*ak vehicle hit a light pole no more than 8 feet from start, jumped over a low wall, went onto the sidewalk, went down a step into the street traveling in the direction of oncoming traffic. Consumer managed to steer the vehicle onto the sidewalk to prevent a terrible accident. Mechanic disabled the cruise control.

Filed Feb 9, 2000 · Acceleration · VA · crash

Upon accelerating in reverse, my car shot back and hit a tree 13 feet from my back fender. It was after noticing that my exhaust system might possibly be damaged that I proceeded to get into the car to gently pull the car away from the tree and upon putting the gear into drive from park, my car then shot forward at approx. 40 MPH. I was told by the mechanic - greg fields at bill page toyota that I had a sticky throttle plate, and that is why my car jutted forward. Although he recommends that it be cleaned every 30,000 miles due to the oxygenated gas that is sold in this state, thus resulting in a dirty throttle plate- or accelerator plate, this is not written as a regular maintenence proceedure in our 1992 toyota owner's manual. The bodily injury that could have occurred by this oout of control car could have been astronomical. The young su.

Filed Dec 4, 1997 · Acceleration · MA

Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration causing a collision

Filed May 19, 1997 · Acceleration · MD · crash

Vehicle had unwanted sudden acceleration; when vehicle was in drive position it overrode the braking system, accelerated out of control. The vehicle hit a pole and flipped over.

Filed Sep 17, 1996 · Acceleration, Body · NY

Front hood support failure . *ak consumer states while driving, the gas pedal sticks and vehicle experiences sudden acceleration.