1995 Toyota Camry: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Aug 19, 2010 · Acceleration · 185,904 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 1995 toyota camry. The contact stated the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 30 MPH and there was an unusual increase in engine rpms up to 5,000. When the failure would occur, the contact would shift into neutral and apply the brakes to stop the unintended acceleration. The dealer advised that the cruise link assembly and throttle was binding and becoming stuck. The dealer advised replacing both. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 185,904 and the current mileage was 185,950.

Filed Apr 17, 2010 · Acceleration, Engine · 231,624 miles · CA

Problem: my 1995 camry suddenly accelerated. While attempting to increase speed from 32 to 35 MPH in the third lane during rush hour traffic, my vehicle accelerated as if I had floored the gas pedal (the pedal was minimally depressed.) I immediately stepped on the brakes, then turned off the engine. I put the car in neutral and glided to a stop. After waiting 2 minutes I restarted the vehicle. Without touching the gas pedal the engine reved up past 7,000 RPM. I turned off the car immediatly. I tried pushing the pedal up after waiting 3 minutes. Once again the vehicle raced in neutral to 7,000 RPM. I opened the hood and (using a pair of pliers) rotated the throttle assembly. While rotating the assembly I felt the assembly hit and go through some kind of barrier. I restarted my vehicle. This time it started normally. I took the car to a repair tech who said he thinks the spark plug wire caught on the assembly. He wire tied the spark plug wires to a small rubber hose to secure it. There is enough play in where the cables are routed (even though the wires are tight) for the spark plug wires to touch the assembly while driving. The tech said that that might have been the problem and to call him if I had any more problems. He also reminded to turn off the engine (again) if I had any further acceleration problems. Any other causes? I almost hit the vehicle in in front of me. Had I not turned of the engine the brakes (even though they are new) would not have stopped the acceleration. I reacted quickly. From sudden acceleration to engine off were less than 3 seconds and the engine was really racing. The depression I placed upon the pedal should have taken 10 seconds to bring me to 35 from 32. Instead, in less than 3 seconds I was going 40 and accelerating. The brakes alone could not have stopped the acceleration of the car.

Filed Mar 18, 2010 · IN · crash · fire · 1 injury

Ltr on behalf of (in) re the federal safety agency investigation into sudden unintended acceleration in toyota vehicles, in 2004 her father was killed in an accident involving a 1995 toyota camry. *kb the consumers father was killed by someone who was driving a toyota camera. According to witnesses, at the time of the accident, the vehicle was stopped halfway down the block, when suddenly it accelerated at a very high rate of speed and crashed into the decedent's house with speeds of excess of 40 MPH. The vehicle was airborne when it crashed into the house. No skid marks were present anywhere. Updated 04/22/10 *bf according to the police report, the driver suffered medical distress at the time of the collision, the drivers blood sugar was low which caused him to loose control of the vehicle. The vehicle also caught on fire. Updated 07/06/10.*jb update 9/19/2011

Filed Mar 15, 2010 · Acceleration · MA

1995 toyota camry with unintended acceleration while pulling off from a stop. *kb the consumer stated she placed the gear into neutral and the vehicle still did not stop. She then pulled the key out of the ignition and immediately put the vehicle into park. The consumer no longer owns the vehicle. She sold it in 2005.

Filed Mar 2, 2010 · Acceleration · 52,000 miles · LA

Tl*the contact owns a 1995 toyota camry. While the contact was driving out of a car wash the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning and caused the contact to crash into a house. No one was injured during the crash. The failure was not diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 52000.

Filed Feb 25, 2010 · Acceleration · TX · crash · 1 injury

1995 toyota camry. Consumer states sudden acceleration was the cause of an accident. *tgw the consumers wife was driving the vehicle when it suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree and a wall. The consumer's wife was seriously injured.

Filed Jan 25, 2010 · Acceleration · 2,000 miles · VA · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 1995 toyota camry. He stated that when he applied the brake pedal at an intersection he heard a loud winding noise. The vehicle would not come stop until he was forced to shift gears into the park position. The failure occurred intermittently approximately every four to six weeks. He stated that the engine acted as if it was trying to override the braking system. The dealer stated that it was an idling problem and they could not duplicate the failure. He also stated that in 2004 he experienced sudden acceleration while driving in reverse and the vehicle suddenly crashed into the restaurant. He didn't suffer any injuries. The portsmouth police department report number is 04-020448. The failure mileage in 2004 was 20,000 and the current mileage was 161,800. Updated 02/23/10. *lj the consumer stated the first time the sudden acceleration occurred, he shifted into reverse with his foot on the brake, and the vehicle accelerated quickly and the consumer hit a building. The consumer stated the sudden acceleration has happened several times. Updated 08/11/10

Filed Dec 28, 2009 · Acceleration · 70,816 miles · WA

When the cruise control is engaged in my 1995 6-cylinder camry, it can suddenly and forcefully apply the accelerator, jerking the vehicle forward and backward before disengaging and not reengaging until the ignition is turned off. It was very frightening so I took it to the dealer who read the error code and assured me it was not dangerous and refused to repair it under warranty. I spoke to the toyota representative and he too refused to authorize warranty work. I have not used the cruise control since and have asked toyota to reconsider a warranty repair based on recent disclosures of concealment of unintended acceleration.

Filed Jul 18, 2003 · Acceleration · 65,000 miles · WA

Vehicle cruise control suddenly accelerates without driver input and continues to accelerate/decelerate until cruise control is disengaged. When reactivated, it works fine until the next episode.

Filed Sep 29, 1995 · Acceleration · PA

While stationary, w/automatic transmission vehicle will attempt to surge forward in drive with brakes on. Please describe please. Tt