1999 Toyota Camry: jerking or lurching

5 of the 501 complaints about the 1999 Toyota Camry describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 8 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2023
3
2022
2
2021
3
2020
10
2019
40
2018
82
2017
3
2016
5
2015
2
2014
9
2013
5
2012
13
2011
19
2010
14
2009
22
2008
14
2007
70
2006
14
2005
32
2004
16
2003
17
2002
29
2001
8
2000
9
1999
5
1998
6
1997
2
1996
2
1995
4
1992
1
1990
2

What owners say

Filed Mar 3, 2010 · Acceleration · CA

Not severe - but this is an older toyota and I want the problem logged. My car does "lurch" in sudden accelerations, but it has never been severe. I have only noticed when I am stopped at a light, and in reverse. When I am stopped with my foot on the brake, the car engine suddenly revs. But I'm always clamped down hard on the brake, so there has never been a problem there. While in reverse, I have also had sudden acceleration, but minor and it only lasts for a second. But it does happen. Since it wasn't happening all the time, the dealership could never find a problem with it.

Filed Feb 1, 2010 · Acceleration · IN

About one year ago, I began to notice the accelerator pedal was intermittently sticky when I depress it. Sometimes I have to practically punch it with my foot before it finally gives way, causing the car to lurch forward. It continues to happen to this day. Some days it doesn't happen at all, and some days it happens every time I come to a full stop and then try to step on the gas again. I have never done anything to correct or repair it, because until this current recall, I viewed it more as a nuisance problem. Thus far it has never gotten stuck in the depressed position. According to the current terms of the recall, my car is not included. However, the information released today about this current recall leads me to believe that my sticky accelerator may be related to the recall and certainly warrants investigation.

Filed Apr 6, 2005 · Acceleration, Airbags · 74,500 miles · NY · crash

Complaint via e-mail. Had learned that the federal safety agency investigated sudden acceleration in the 2002 and 2003 toyota camry. I experienced this effect recently with my 1999 camry. The incident took place inside the garage of my apartment building. Although no injuries occurred, my car and another car suffered some body damage. I took the car to a toyota service center , but the technicians were unable to find anything that would explain the sudden acceleration. *ak the consumer was backing into his parking space when the vehicle suddenly lurched forward. The brakes did not slow the vehicle. The consumer hit a post, bounced of it and hit a parked vehicle. The air bag did not deploy.

Filed Jul 9, 2000 · Acceleration, Body · TN

Pushed the accelerator, no response from the engine. Engine would spontaneously rev- without accelerator being touched. After a 2 hour rest period the car was again driven the same problem occurred. The RPM would rev without the accelerator being pushed, after about 50 feet the engine check light came on. The gas pedal would sometimes engage the engine so we were able to travel a short distance. It was unpredictable as to when the accelerator would work. It would sometimes kick in while the RPM's were reving and the car would jerk forward. I felt it was unsafe to drive. As we were shutting the car off to load it on the tow truck when thecar was shut off, and the keys were still in the ignition, the automatic door locks repeatedly went off- in a rapid motion about 20 times until the keys were removed. The car has been towed to a local dealer.

Filed Oct 1, 1999 · Transmission · NJ

Transmission slipped and unexpectedly engaged causing car to lurch forward. Yh