1999 Toyota Camry acceleration problems

Filed Jul 19, 2016 · Acceleration · 114,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 MPH, after the vehicle was taken off cruise control, the vehicle was accelerating independently. In addition, the vehicle was idling causing the contact to restart the vehicle and noticed the RPM was extremely high. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000. ...updated 09/12/16 *bf the consumer stated the problem turned out to piece of paper managed to get past the air filter and throttle body and jammed the throttle plate. There was no system failure. The consumer wished to withdraw his complaint. Updated 10/18/16.

Filed Apr 7, 2015 · Acceleration, Steering · 109,000 miles · NY · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 1999 toyota camry. While driving at 45 MPH, the accelerator pedal remained stuck after being depressed. In addition, all the warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated and only the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The contact also stated that the steering wheel seized. As a result, the contact was involved in a crash. The details of the crash were not available. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was informed that the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. The failure mileage was 109,000.

Filed Jan 2, 2015 · Acceleration · 109,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The contact engaged the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle from accelerating. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.

Filed Apr 7, 2014 · Acceleration · 32,000 miles · NY

While driving on the highway, the car suddenly sped up without me putting pressure on the gas pedal the car felt like it was about to take off but subsided after a few seconds.

Filed Nov 14, 2013 · Acceleration · 150,000 miles · CA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 toyota camry. The contact stated that the driver was attempting to park the vehicle when it suddenly accelerated. The vehicle accelerated rapidly and crashed into three poles before finally crashing into an embankment. The driver was not injured and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was deemed as destroyed and towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. Updated 2/26/14*cn updated 03/07/14

Filed Mar 22, 2013 · Acceleration · 83,000 miles · MA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 toyota camry. The contact stated while coming to a stop the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the rear end of a vehicle. The contact sustained a concussion and was taken to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer nor manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,000.

Filed Oct 15, 2012 · Acceleration, Body · 161,058 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

My daughter was traveling north at 40 MPH, and she turned around briefly to check if her little brother was buckled in his seat belt. When she turn back around the car was on the curve and she slammed on the brakes as hard as she could to stop the car, but the car wouldn't stop and preceded to accelerate. She went through partially two brick walls, knocked down a stop and street sign, and the car flipped a couple of times. The car ended up landing on the passenger side, leaving the car left side up. My daughter suffered injuries to the neck, back, and her knees were cut from the glass of the window in a result of the car crashing. Luckily, my son suffered no injuries. I am very concerned, why did the brakes fail in my daughter's attempt to stop the vehicle.

Filed May 14, 2012 · Acceleration · 45,000 miles · NJ · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 toyota camry. The contact stated that when she parked her vehicle she applied the brake and the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a wall. The vehicle was taken to her personal mechanic and she was informed the idle needed to be repaired. After the repair the failure recurred 1 year later. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage is 67,000. Updated 07/06/12 *bf the consumer stated as he applied the brake, the vehicle accelerated and she hit a parked vehicle. Updated 08/06/12

Filed Apr 6, 2012 · Acceleration, Electrical · 162,247 miles · NC

My daughter was on her way to school on the morning of 3/28/2012, when our 1999 toyota camry started to accelerate on its own. My daughter tried to stop the vehicle by pressing the brake as hard as she could but the car continued to accelerate. She put the car in neutral and the engine's RPM's went to the maximum. The car at that point must have blown a piston rod or valve, oil was spraying inside the engine compartment. She made an attempt to bump the accelerator pedal several times to see if it would release. The car was stalled on a main street with emergency flashers on. She again tried to start the car and RPM's went to the max and the at that point smoke started rising from under the hood. Several people came to see what was going on and tried to help traffic move around the vehicle. I arrived at my daughters location and with the help of others pushed the car several hundred feet into a residential drive way. I have now towed the car back to my home and need help to determine what the root cause for this failure was. I am very reluctant to make repairs to this vehicle knowing that this could happen again. As I review other vehicle acceleration complaints for the same make and model, I want other 1999 camry owners to be aware that this type of acceleration problem can and does occur. We are very lucky our daughter did not suffer any injuries or cause any deaths with this vehicle. The final mileage is at around 162,000.

Filed Sep 21, 2011 · Acceleration · 105,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 toyota camry. The contact stated that when depressing the brakes and shifting gears, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a wall. The driver sustained minor injuries to the chest and both knees after the airbags deployed. The police were called and a report was available. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and pending an investigation. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000. Updated 10/12/11 *bf the consumer stated his wife experienced sudden acceleration during daylight hours. On august 31, 2011 his wife drove forward and moved to the right to get near a curb, before backing into a parking space, she then shifted from drive to reverse and backed into the parking space, but then realized she wasn't close enough to the curb. She shifted from reverse to drive, drove forward about 15 feet and shifted from drive to reverse. Each of these shifts required her foot on the brake pedal. When she removed her foot from the brake pedal, the vehicle shot backwards, crashing into a parked vehicle. After the second accident, the vehicle deemed total and sold for salvage. Updated 10/26/11