On 4/5/16, I was driving on the highway in the right lane going straight, I put cruise control on and it was working okay for approx 15 minutes. Car suddenly sped up to 80 and went up in flames from under the hood within minutes. I was able to get out of the car unharmed but it is a total loss.
1994 Toyota Camry: adaptive cruise control problems
8 of the 286 complaints about the 1994 Toyota Camry describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
At noon on 6/11/12, I was unable to shift my car's gearshift out of park. I removed the tab that covers the gearshift release button on the shift panel and unlocked the shifter. I immediately drove the vehicle to mechanicsville toyota (mechanicsville, va) and had the problem assessed by the service person, [xxx]. She said she had seen this problem before and the chances were pretty high that the brake switch (above the brake pedal) was defective. She said that causes the gearshift to lock up and for the brake lights not to work. Indeed my brake lights were not working at that time. The service department could not repair the vehicle at that time because they did not have the part (brake light switch). I paid for, and ordered, the switch and arranged for the repair to be done on wednesday, june 13, 2012 at 10am. [xxx] warned me to be careful as I drove the vehicle home since the brake lights were not working. My house is aprx. 7 miles from the dealership so I carefully drove towards home. As I turned off of the major highway onto the secondary road that goes to my house, my right ankle was aching so I used the cruise control to take me towards my house at 45mph. As I approached my turnoff, I depressed the brake, but the car did not slow down at all! Quickly thinking about what [xxx] had said about the brake switch, I thought to disengage the cruise control. There was an immediate thud sound from the front of the car and the brake immediately engaged and stopped the car. Had I not disengaged the cruise control, I am certain I would have eventually lost control of the car as it approached traffic, ahead. I have more comments but the system won't accept them. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
1994 toyota camry, uncontrolled acceleration on I-540 norht west arkansas about 2 years ago. Cruise control was on, hit brakes and car sped up. Put in neurtal and turned engine off. Later the switch on the brake/tail light / cruise disconnect was replaced. I have had no other incident since. Hope this may help.
Consumer states while driving at 55mph vehicle was broad sided, and consumer couldn't shut vehicle off or remove the keys from the ignition after being hit. Nlmthe cruise control on the vehicle never shut off causing consumer to collide head on with another vehicle and hitting a tree head on. The motor caught on fire after the incident.
1. Cruise control: disengages itself while in use and car has to be shut off and restarted to work again 2. Am-fm-cass-cd: front panel display lights out & cass player doesn't play sometimes 3. Power antenna: shorted & stop working 4. Exterior paint: paint started chipping in various places on body 120 days into ownership 5. Rubber gasket seals: around doors & trunk pulled loose during hot weather leaving glue exposed
Need to pump brake pedal, in order to come to a stop. Brake system experiences a delay before braking.*ak consumer has experienced numerous problems with vehicle, a pulling sensation causing a decrease in power, when driving up hills the vehicle started smoking and gave off a burning odor , oil consistently leaked,and also was getting poor gas mileage,cruise control does not work,transmission was leaking.
With cruise control on and the brakes applied, the cruise control did not disengage, vehicle accelerated out of control, resulting in an accident.
Cruise control malfunctioned when put into resume, causing sudden acceleration.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1994 Toyota Camry adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1994 Toyota Camry?
8 of 286 owner complaints about the 1994 Toyota Camry (3%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Toyota Camry?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Toyota Camry
No deployment 21Brake failure 10Grinding brakes 8Engine failure 8Door locks 7Sudden acceleration 7ABS 6Fire or smoke 5Stalling 5Tire blowout 5
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