I had used the coast on my cruise control to reduce my set speed from 78mph to 71mph, after about 50 yards, my cruise control sped up on its own to about 76mph before I tapped the brakes and cut the cruise control off. After about 3 minutes, I cut the cruise control back on and went to use the set button to set my speed at 71mph. When I pushed the set button, the cruise control did not 'lock in' to the 71mph but instead started to speed up beyond 71mph and at 75mph I tapped the brake and cut off the cruise control. The next day, the next three time I went to cut the cruise control on and went to push the set button to set it at the speed I was going, the car always took off beyond what I was wanting to set it at and causing me to tap the brakes and I was forced to cut it off because after I had tapped the brake and let off the brake it would start to increase speed again.
1998 Toyota Camry: adaptive cruise control problems
7 of the 600 complaints about the 1998 Toyota Camry describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
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.
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.
Prior to driving car my wife noticed tires appeared to be fine before driving on freeway. While driving on the freeway with cruise control activated my wife noticed car began to lose power. Gradually drove off towards shoulder. Tire separated and landed about 20 feet in back of car on road. No injuries. We have not spoken to dealer yet. Tire size is p195/70r14 (unable to select this size on your form).
When the cruise control was engaged and the brake pedal was pressed to disengage it there was no throttle response. When the vehicle stopped and the pedal was pressed to accelerate there was no throttle response. The consumer had to push the gas pedal forward and back to obtain acceleration. The dealer recommended a throttle body cleaning and idle speed control replacement. *ak
Recall 01v012000 concerning accelerator cable failure. While driving in cruise controlled when the brakes were pressed the cruise control cruise would be suspended. After the vehicle completely stopped, the cruise could be used again. *ak VIN was not included. *sc
Air bag light illuminates at all times. Also, horn and cruise control are inoperable. Dealer contacted. *ak
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Questions about the 1998 Toyota Camry adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1998 Toyota Camry?
7 of 600 owner complaints about the 1998 Toyota Camry (1%) 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 1998 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 1998 Toyota Camry
Fire or smoke 35Grinding brakes 33No deployment 28Sudden acceleration 24Door locks 19Brake failure 17Headlights 16Engine failure 15Stalling 15Check engine light 14Seat belt 12ABS 10Tire blowout 10Pulling 9Jerking 6Airbag light 5Harsh shifting 5
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