1999 Toyota Camry: engine stalls while driving

Filed Apr 11, 2014 · Engine · 141,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was taken to the an independent mechanic but no further information was available. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 141,000.

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 Feb 14, 2011 · Engine · 65,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately 40 MPH approaching a stop sign when the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle began to roll suddenly as well. When the brakes were engaged, the vehicle failed to slow down so the contact shifted into neutral and then into park which resulted to the vehicle coming to a complete stop. The engine restarted and the vehicle resumed normally. The failure occurred when driving 40 MPH and above. The vehicle would not accelerate over 60 MPH. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for diagnosis. The eor sensor, eor solenoid and eor module were replaced on the vehicle. The failure continued. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. Updated 4/4/11 *cn the mechanic cleaned the throttle. Updated 06/03/11

Filed Feb 18, 2007 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · AZ · fire

On the afternoon of february 13, 2007 my wife drove our 1999 toyota camry le 20 miles from our house to a government facility where she volunteers as an income tax preparer for the irs through the city of phoenix. As she was waiting to make a left hand turn into the parking lot of the building the car stalled but she managed to get it started again with the gear shift in neutral and proceeded into the parking lot where the car stalled twice again. She was able to park the vehicle in a parking slot and she went into work. After about 30 minutes my wife was called out to the parking lot where she witnessed the city fire department extinguishing a fire coming from the engine of the camry. The fire completely destroyed and melted the entire engine. A phoenix police officer was parked in the lot prior to the fire and took a statement from my wife after the fire was extinguished. We had the vehicle towed to our residence. The camry had about 65000 miles on the odometer and was running in good condition before the fire. I had routine maintenance performed on the vehicle. There were a few minor problems with the car; the driver door push button lock, the stereo and the parking brake indicator were intermittent. No other indicator lights came on. The camry was purchased from a toyota dealer in august of 2002 as a toyota certified used vehicle. This dealer did not disclose any information about engine gel, the secure key lock and wiring harness defects in the vehicle. We researched the internet and found similar cases of engine fires in 1999 camrys that started after the vehicle was parked and some while they were driving. We only had liability coverage on our camry. We are down to one vehicle and we have suffered a total loss.

Filed May 6, 2005 · Engine, Transmission · 80,465 miles · CA

This complaint involves two vehicles; the first was with a 1992 toyota camry VIN#[xxx] purchase date: 7/16/1992 mileage at the time of the incident: 125394 in which the vehicle was idled in the consumers driveway and after two minutes a loud noise was heard along with smoke coming from under the hood; there was motor oil and metal pieces from the engine underneath the vehicle and at 91386k miles the timing belt was replaced; the second vehicle was a 1999 toyota camry; the vehicle stalled while being driven on the freeway at 60 MPH, the vehicle was towed to the dealership and the consumer was informed that the water pump had frozen. The consumer requested reimbursement for repairs but the request was denied. A detailed description of problems (vehicle unspecified) : connecting rods#1 and #4 broke and punched holes in the side of the engine block, one of the connecting rods broke off at the piston as well as the crankshaft, the other connecting rod broke off of the crankshaft, but remained attached to the piston, piston #1 and #4 impacted into the cylinder head, when the connecting rods broke, parts of the engine punched a hole in the oil pan, allowing oil to leak out, it was noted that the left cv boots were torn, the broken connecting rod #1 caused the A/C compressor to be broken away from the engine and the A/C belt to be thrown free, and the extent of the damage was consistent with the engine turning at moderate or high speed at the time of the failure. *ak *sc information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Nov 5, 2004 · Engine · 20,523 miles · CA

Defective automobile, ranging from transmissions problems to paint problems. Engine stalls. *bf

Filed Oct 7, 2004 · Acceleration · CA

While driving at 30 MPH vehicle stalled. While applying the accelerator pedal vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it home. The cause had not been determined.

Filed Jul 7, 2004 · Engine · OK

While driving a loud banking noise was heard from the front. Consumer noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood. Then, vehicle stalled. Consumer restarted vehicle, and pulled over. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the engine needed replacement due to a blown gasket.

Filed May 25, 2004 · Engine · CA

While pulling inside of a parking space the vehicle stalled. The driver tried to restart the vehicle but was only able to start the vehicle by applying the accelerated and brake. Then the vehicle started. The driver was able to drive it home. The driver contacted the dealer for an appointment. Please provide any additional information.

Filed Apr 4, 2003 · Engine · 34,900 miles · NJ

The engine stalled.

Filed Jan 24, 2002 · Engine · MA · fire

While driving 5 MPH, vehicle stalled. Stopped vehicle and got out, and vehicle caught on fire. Dealer contacted.*ak

Filed Dec 19, 2001 · Engine · AZ

At highway speeds vehicle stalled out and died without warning. After inspection of vehicle mechanic discovered that engine locked up due to lack of lubrication.