Tl* the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. The contact stated that in november 2008 while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. She applied her foot to the brake pedal and the vehicle "spun outward". No warning lights were illuminated. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that her vehicle was not part of any recalls. The oil pump was replaced and the pedal system was cleaned at the contacts expense. The failure had not occurred since the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000. The current mileage was approximately 117,000.
1998 Toyota Camry acceleration complaints
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I own a 1998 toyota camry le. The accelerator had been sticking for the past three years all the times and progressively getting worst. I have to step onto the pedal hard very often from a full stop to un-stick the pedal on a routine basis. About two years ago, the cruise control race up and down, then not responsive for a brief period of time. Since the accelerator is a cable system, I have try to lubricate the cable link many times using different lubricant, but nothing work. Therefore, I am driving around with a sticking accelerator, and cannot be sure if it relates to the possible electronic problems. Once in a while the engine race up an down when the car is in idle. The failure is continuous. The mileage on this car is now about 157,000 miles.
We have a 1998 toyota camry in which the accelerator sometimes sticks after the vehicle has been driven and comes to a stop for a stop sign, red light, etc. The accelerator seems to be allowed to be depressed a very miniscule amount and then it stops or gets stuck. If you push down hard at this point it clicks, releases, and the accelerator is allowed to continue to be depressed as far as you wish. When it clicks it is as if it pops over whatever it was stuck on.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving at speeds of 25 MPH, the accelerator pedal would become hard to depress. The dealer previously made repairs to the throttle and would not perform any repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a different dealer where an induction service was performed. The failure persisted. The contact stated the vehicle was unsafe and could potentially cause a crash. The failure mileage was 92,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry.the contact stated that the vehicle does not respond when depressing the accelerator. The contact is concerned that if he needs to accelerate rapidly he can not because of the delay before the vehicle picks up speed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they could not duplicate failure. The contact feels that the failure is due to a computer defect, because sometimes the vehicle is unresponsive while depressing the accelerator. He wrote a letter to the manufacturer in reference to the acceleration failure and they had not responded.. The approximate failure mileage was 100 and the current mileage was 15000. Updated 11/16/10.
Undesired acceleration, not related with stick gas pedal. On february 16, 2008, I drove my toyota camry le 1998 home with all my family on board after shopping activities. I was driving at around 35 MPH south on waltham street in lexington, ma. When we were passing an intersection of waltham/concord, I started to slow down the vehicle to around 20 MPH as our home approaching. The car slowed down normally to around 20 MPH and maintained at that speed for about 100 feet distance. At around 200-300 feet distance from the lexington drive (where our apartment located), the toyota camry suddenly accelerated by itself to around 50-60 MPH, while my foot was still on the brake pedal. I was in a complete state of panic, as whole family was watching (and screaming) our car speeding toward the intersection of waltham st and lexington drive, where there was a truck almost right in front of us. I was almost standing on the brake pedal, and also very quickly pulled the parking brake, and moved the gear shifted to neutral. The car slowed down to around 40 MPH. At this time, my car was already 30 feet from the intersection of waltham/lexington dr, where I supposed to turn right. With my camry moving at around 40 MPH, I did feel safe to make the right turn. And I couldn't?t move forward either with a truck now right in front of us (the truck was to make a left turn from lexington drive to waltham street). The only option for me was to crash my car into a street divide on lexington drive to avoid hitting the truck in front of us, or tip over by turning right at high speed. After crashed on the street divide, hit and destroyed a light pole on the street divide, my car came to a complete stop. No-one was injured physically (lots headache due to panic screaming). The car suffered quite damage under and at front. At this moment, my car was still drivable. Interestingly, the car was running normal again then. Conclusion: the undesired acceleration was not caused by sticking gas pedal.
1998 toyota camry. Consumer states unintended acceleration causing a crash. *tgw the consumer stated in the seconds the vehicle left the street, it jumped the curb, ran over a small tree trunk, crossed two driveways and hit a 25 year old dogwood head-on. The vehicle was stopped by the tree being uprooted because the soil was saturated from the recent heavy rains. The tress and branches destroyed the front of the vehicle and its undercarriage. The vehicle came to rest after it hit the second dogwood tree. The windshield was intact, however, the air bags did not deploy. *jb updated 03/24/10.
Gas pedal sticks while driving or moving after a stop signal . It does everyday when I drive . Told the dealer , they said my vehicle year is not in recall by toyota now. No repairs done now. Also lighting system it blows light bulb , always one has to be out or else it will blow out couple hours.
While slowly exiting a drive through at 5mph the car suddenly accelerated, shot across a street, and did not stop until hitting a snow drift and fence. Braking had no effect. Damage to car and property. Driver had to crawl out passenger side window. The VIN began with a letter j.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. While the contact was coming to a complete stop at 10 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into the rear of the vehicle in front of him. No one was injured during the crash and a police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 127000.
Over the last year or so, I have encountered an intermittent issue where the accelerator on my 98 camry becomes hard to depress after sitting at a stop light/sign. Tapping the pedal multiple times finally allows the pedal to release. Have not been able to determine what circumstances cause the problem, but it is only after coming to a stop. I have not experienced issues with uncontrolled acceleration, but suspect that may be next.
Gas pedal sticks at a full stop and to accelerate the driver must press hard on the accelerator that causes jerking motion in vehicle. When vehicle is cold, an extra hard stomping of accelerator is required to get the gas pedal to work.
Was driving my 1998 toyota camry. Came to a stop light. Light turned yellow. I put on the brake and the car continued to go forward. Fortunately the traffic crossing the road had not started. I pumped the brakes and it did not stop. I took the car to my mechanic and was told there were no brake problems. It was an isolated incident.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately 45 MPH on normal road conditions. There was an unintended increase in acceleration of 110 MPH. Suddenly, the vehicle reduced speed. The driver was able to slow down. The failure occurrences were intermittent during highway driving. The identical failure occurred and the gear shifter was placed into the "park" position. The vehicle was able to slow down. There was smoke and flames coming from the hood area. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and exited the vehicle. The vehicle ignited into massive flames. The police and fire department were called to the scene. There were no personal injuries. The vehicle was towed to a collision facility. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 03/19/10. *lj updated 09/21/10
I own a 1998 toyota camry. Over the past 3 years, (this being year #3), I have had my gas pedal serviced because it sticks, usually after stops and while in traffic if I take my foot off the accelerator and re-engage. Toyota does not have my vehicle on the list and it should be! As of this date, my accelerator is sticking again and I will have to ,again, pay for it. I think this problem goes beyond the current limitations of the existing recall list and should be investigated. Furthermore, I did not receive a letter regarding this recall the federal safety agency 01v012000- "vehicle speed control" and according to my VIN#, I should have.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. She stated that while driving 15 MPH and applying the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, then pressing the accelerator pedal it became stuck and wouldn't move at all. She had to stomp on it so that the pedal would come loose. The failure has occurred for 3 months. Toyota has been not contacted but will be contacted to report this failure. There have been no repairs at this moment. The failure mileage was 168,000 and current mileage was 172,311. Updated 12/21/10*bf updated 12/29/10
Problem with sticky gas pedal off and on for 1 year. Have been pressing hard to get pedal to work properly. So far, no parts have been repaired or replaced on 1998 toyota camry. Also steering problems in 2008; took to dealer who added power steering fluid.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry le. While driving approximately 5 to 10 MPH and making a right turn, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. When he applied the brakes, they did not respond until the vehicle crashed into a tree. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified when the complaint was filed. Contact the manufacturer. The failure and the current mileage were 102,378.
Our 1998 toyota camry has what we have called a "sticky" gas pedal, but it hasn't gotten "stuck". The biggest problem in our minds was the aggravation of the "stickiness" while driving. Now I am wondering if we shouldn't have had it changed years ago. I just assumed we could pull over safely if it were to become stuck while driving. Could this be a part of the same issue they are having with the newer cars? What action should we take, if any?
My mother's 1998 toyota camry experienced the gas pedal sticking on her car on a regular basis, in 2006, to the point that the car would not go after attempting to take off after a stop or after starting up the car. This was experienced over a 3 month period wherein it would take anywhere from 5-10 minutes before the gas pedal would work to take off from the stop point. This continued until 12/06 at which time the gas pedal would not accelerate at all while sitting at a red light on a busy highway in the middle of traffic. She attempted to take off from the stop point for over 30 minutes until someone phoned the police to report that she was in the middle of the highway and could not take off. The police showed up and attempted to accelerate the car with no success. The car was then pushed to an auto repair shop who repaired the gas pedal. She was charged $50 for the repair. The toyota recall covers only the cars from 2007-2010, but this problem exists on cars prior to 2007 as this is what happened to my mother's 1998 camry. This needs to be addressed by toyota on models pre-2007 as there is uncertainty that the repair to my mother's gas pedal is a permanent fix.
I drive a 1998 toyota camry ce. The accelerator pedal sticks when trying to accelerate on a daily basis. This occurs when accelerating from an idle, low RPM, or low MPH. The sticky accelerator can be cured by coming off the pedal 100% and gradually depressing it again. For some reason, the accelerator pedal does not stick the 2nd time. Please advise how I should deal with this potentially dangerous issue.
As I was driving, the tachometer would race higher as the speedometer would not register. The car would slow down and I had to rapidly press on the gas pedal for spurted acceleration not under my control. If I was using the speed control device, it would shut down. This happened many times between 2004-2007 and once again this year in january. When I took it to toyota dealership in earlier years, they couldn't find any thing wrong and it didn't repeat itself when they drove it.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. Whenever the contact engaged the accelerator pedal she noticed that the pedal slightly became stuck and required more than normal pressure in order to press the pedal. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 124,960.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry le which was purchased brand new in 1997. He stated that the accelerator pedal would intermittently remain stuck in position causing the vehicle to accelerate rapidly. The failure was exhibited most frequently while accelerating from a stop sign or red light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where he was advised that the driver's side floor mats were causing the failure; however, the failure persisted when all mats were removed from the vehicle. The dealer investigated further but could not identify a problem. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure became progressively worse. The failure mileage was 80,000 and current was 110,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. While exiting the drive- way at 5 MPH, the vehicle accelerated without intention into the building. The vehicle was moderately damaged, but there was a hole in the building. The manufacturer had not been contacted. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were under 149,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.
My wife started up her 1998 toyota camry, slowly made a right turn when suddenly the automobile accelerated at a high speed, jumped the curb, knocked over a parking meter and hit the side of an apartment house. She was not hurt and the air bag did not deploy, despite the impact. Toyota, which had just serviced the car two weeks before, repaired the car (with my insurance). We insisted on a full investigation by toyota, who determined that the floor mat jammed the accelerator. We do not buy that story in light of recent events and what happened to us. And that is why we are writing now to show this problem has existed for a while.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry xle. While driving into a parking space at very low speeds the contact applied pressure to the brakes, the vehicle accelerated, and crashed into a wall. The contact was not injured and the air bags did not deploy. The floor mat advisory is not related to the vehicle accelerating. The contact is aware of the safety risk involved. The current and failure mileages were 23,900.
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. The vehicle suddenly accelerated when the contact attempted to stop. The failure occurred on two occasions. On one occasion, she struck and destroyed a bicycle and on another, she struck the rear end of a vehicle while attempting to park. She damaged her vehicle's bumper. The vehicle is currently at the dealer. The purchase date and speed were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 49,750.
There was no prior events leading up to the car fire. The day of the fire the cruise control would not work. As the car was traveling, it decreased and increased in power quickly and frequently. While traveling on interstate 80 the car suddenly lost power, and the gas would not increase the speed of the car. We pulled off to the side of the road , and immediately noticed smoke coming out of the front hood of the car. We got out of the car and quickly saw flames coming from under the front hood. We could not get the hood opened because the flames were too close. We attempted to put out the fire by using four fire extinguishers from pedestrians. Before the fire fighters got to the site. The entire front of the car was engulfed in flames.*ak we noticed about 50 yards of fluid on the ground preceding the site of the fire. The fluid was dark and resembled oil. It just so happens that we were moving that day, so we lost a lot of personal items in the fire (clothing, electronics, pictures). We only had liability auto insurance, so the car was not replaced. There was too much damage to repair the car.
Gas pedal constantly sticks. Have to press it hard to accelerate. This happens multiple times a day, especially after stopping for light. Unable to proceed normally when light turns green ,must give the gas pedal a quick jolt to go. Toyota needs to investigate this issue for a recall.
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