2001 toyota camry. Consumer states stuck accelerator *tgw the consumer had an accident and would like toyota to take responsibility for their defective product.
2001 Toyota Camry acceleration complaints
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My 2001 toyota camry started developing a problem more than two years ago, where it would start running rough and then stall--or sometimes stall without any warning. I have taken it into the toyota dealership numerous times, but they have not been able to fix it. If the car stalls or comes close to stalling then the engine light goes on, and the dealership has only been able to reset the engine light. Recently the dealership replaced the charcoal canister when the engine light came on, but that has not helped the running rough/stalling problem. The car seems to run rough or stall if it has gone above 4000 rpms ,and we can moderate the instances of a problem by avoiding sudden acceleration. My fear is that the car will stall in traffic and cause an accident.
This vehicle was involved in a fatal crash in which a passenger was killed. Based upon a crash reconstruction analysis, the vehicle was traveling in excess of 100 MPH when the driver lost directional control and struck the back of another vehicle. Although no current recalls exist for this particular vehicle in regards to vehicle speed control issues, we are interested in having it investigated in light of the recent toyota recalls with other model years. The unusually high speed of this vehicle does not appear consistent with the circumstances surrounding the crash. The vehicle is available for examination if needed. *tr updated 9/29/11
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. The contact stated that while trying to park at 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. The vehicle sustained major body damage but no injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership but the dealer could not duplicate the problem. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000. The current mileage was approximately 60,000.
Driving north on us highway 101 in california at speed limit of 65 MPH. Car speed increased on a curve, could not stop it and subsequently crashed into a barrier in the median.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry ce. The contact stated that while lightly depressing the accelerator pedal moving from a traffic stop, the vehicle jerked forward and the engine exhibited higher than normal rpms. On a separate occasion, while driving at speeds of 40 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle lunged forward and began jerking violently. The contact stated that the feeling was similar to drag racing a vehicle. The passenger suffered minor injuries to his neck from the violent jerking motion. The vehicle was not inspected by the dealer. The contact stated that the weather was not a factor. The approximate failure mileage was 55,700 and the current mileage was 55,928. Updated 05/12/10.
On november 4, 2008 as I was attempting to park my car at the williamsburg, va post office and was about 2/3 of the way into the parking spot with my foot on the brake, the engine roared, the car accelerated, jumped the curb and hit the side of the brick building. Fortunately there were no pedestrians in my path. We had the car towed to casey toyota in williamsburg where they inspected the brakes and found that they were working properly. We then requested that toyota send a representative to inspect the car to determine what might have caused this accident. The inspector's report states that he found nothing wrong with the car. (this of course all took place prior to the recent recalls). We incurred expenses totaling over $600. Because of this accident. Since we felt this car was unsafe to drive, we decided to trade it in and had to accept a reduced trade-in because it was involved in an accident and also incurred great expense in purchasing a new car. Research has shown that this was not an isolated incident as the recent recalls have shown.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry le. While the contact was driving the vehicle at a speed of 55 MPH and the vehicle had suddenly accelerated . The contact had to apply the brakes.in order to stop the acceleration. The front passenger side door can only be opened from the inside. The contact had called the dealership and was informed that her vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency recall# 10v017000 vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. The vehicle had not been diagnosed. The failure mileage was at 70,000 and the current mileage is 101,000. Updated 05/06/10. *lj the consumer also stated the check engine light has been on for 3 years, despite replacing the gas cap.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry ce/le/xle. While driving at speeds of less than 50 MPH, there was a loud roar in the engine and the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. The vehicle accelerated to speeds of 70 MPH. The contact attempted to depress the brakes but they would not engage which caused the vehicle to crash into a house. The police were called and a report was filed. There were no injuries. Repairs were made at the owner's expense. There were no additional failures, to date. The current and failure mileages were under 101,301. The VIN was not accepted.
My 2001 toyota camry 's gas pedal sticks. When at a light or stop sign when it is time to go I push down and the pedal wont move . Then it unsticks and shoots forward. It even accelerated once. Through the years I mentioned it to mechanics and they think I'm crazy. When the toyota recalls started I called my dealer and he said the recalls don't pertain to 2001 toyota camrys.
The failure is the gas pedal gets stuck. It sticks when I am at traffic lights and it's my turn to go and has been sticking every since I had the car. I thought that it was just the car not getting enough gas. Nothing has been done to correct it because I was told there was nothing wrong with it. I am afraid that I am going to hit someone because I do have to really mash the gas to get it to move. The only incident was in 2005 my daughter was driving. She stopped to get gas. When she finished and got in the car to leave she put the car in reverse and the accelerator stuck when she gave it gas she baked into a pole. The only damage was to my car she was not hurt so the police wasn't called.
The gas pedal in my two thousand one (2001) toyota camry sticks. It locks and fails to accelerate once I let up off the gas upon reaching maximum speed then need to give gas to maintain acceptable speed seconds later. Equally it fails to accelerate when idling in stop-and-go traffic and needs to pick up speed as traffic begins to moves. It's always been like that and fortunately never locked in undesired acceleration. Please consider how the mechanics of that problem relates to the current toyota gas pedal problems, if at all. I don't want anything from the federal safety agency or toyota as I look forward to getting another car due to the vehicle's expensive emissions failure rather than gas pedal issues. You are however welcome to access my vehicle if it could help in looking into the history of what's really going on with gas pedals.
Toyota 2001 camry - sudden acceleration. While parking the car, the car accelerated on its own. The car embedded itself in a deep snowbank approximately 6 to 8 feet away. No injuries, minor damage to grill. The car was so deeply embedded that it took several hours to dig it out. The front two wheels were elevated - the entire vehicle was on a slant of about 10 to 15 degrees. A 48 year old woman and an 8 year old child were in the car.
Sticky gas pedal, 2001 toyota camry le: car does not move until the gas pedal is pressed hard.
Sticking accelerator on 2001 toyota camry.
My car gas pedal of my 2001 toyota camry sticks. I was informed that it was the mats and needed to replace them. But the pedal still sticks.
The first accident on 12/23/2006 was a big one. It was my first and only accident. It happened, medford, ma. I got into this accident when I was driving my 2001 camry at less than 30 miles per hour in a local street/bridge, trying to turn to the left, there were no cars around, only 2 or 3 cars far away behind me. While I was turning, suddenly the 2001 camry was 'out of control'. I just could not slow down or stop the car, no matter what I did. It kept moving ahead. I turned the car to the left and then right. It hit the left and right curb of the street/bridge. My car was damaged very badly. Fortunately I was ok. I reported the accident to the massachusetts motor vehicle department and local police department, but I had no idea about what had happened. The only thing I could do at that time was to replace 4 tires and to replace the brake systems, besides fixing the body and the damaged engine. I spent more than $6000 to fix the car and six points was added into my car insurance. The second one in 2009 was similar to the one in 2006. It was very scary. There were a lot of cars around and it could be a huge one. My son was driven the same car, 2001 camry to the church in chelmsford, ma on a friday evening. I was sitting besides him. He was driving on the local street in less than 30 miles per hour and wanted turn to the right at an intersection. Suddenly he could not slow down or stop the car. He almost hit the car on the side street waiting for the green light. After that he still could not control the car, the car was moving and moving ahead, and finally the car was inactively stopped by a set of bush and a curb in a small parking lot. Again I had no idea what had happened at that time. But why was my 2001 camry out of control? I am wondering what would happen if the incidence happens in a high way? My son or I might be killed! That is really scary!
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. While driving approximately 35 MPH on normal road conditions, proceeding to a traffic signal pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal, followed by an unintended lunge and increase of acceleration. The driver was able to continue normal operation after several attempts to the sticky accelerator pedal. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician stated that the accelerator assembly needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was not repaired for the malfunction. The failure mileage was 30,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. While in a drive-thru establishment he applied pressure to the brake pedal and then the vehicle accelerated without intention. As a consequence he crashed into a brick wall. He was moderately injured. The fire department and police were called to the scene. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The failure and current mileages were 68,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. While driving into a shopping center, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. The contact applied extreme pressure to the brake pedal; however, the vehicle failed to slow down. The contact was able to avoid crashing into the front of a building; however, he crashed into a dumpster and the back of the building. The vehicle was destroyed. The air bags deployed. The contact sustained broken ribs, numerous bruises and contusions. The contact has not confirmed if the floor mats caused the vehicle to accelerate. The current and failure mileages were 91,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. While driving approximately 5 MPH into a parking space, the vehicle surged forward and jumped the curb. The contact crashed into a pole without warning. There were no injuries. The current and failure mileages were 126,500.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle began to accelerate on its own while stopped at an intersection. The problem occurred on two separate occasions. The vehicle was not taken to a service dealer. Updated 9/11/2006 - the vehicle was taken to the dealer were, at his request, the cruise control module was disconnected permanently.
At approximately 2:30 pm, my son was backing out of our driveway in our 2001 4 cylinder camry. He placed the car in reverse and the car shot backward at very high speed, completely out of control. The car traveled about 65 feet across our narrow side street, where the car side-swiped a cement worker's truck and substantially slowed down for about 1 second due to the contact. My son was attempting to pull the accelerator up with his foot while the car was side-swiped, thinking that the accelerator had jammed, when the car broke away from the side-swipe and again shot out at uncontrollable speed. The car had been steered slightly to the driver's left, so the car proceeded in a semi-circle another 75 feet, back across the curb over our lawn through and over approximately 1 foot high landscaping stone and came to a rest inches from our house, only after my son pulled up the parking brake and somehow threw the car into park I've gone through toyota regional in aurora, il - they sent their engineer who performed a non-road test on the car at the body shop, found nothing wrong. Thereafter, one of my co-workers did some web search and discovered the concept of "sudden acceleration", the recall on the 2001 6 cylinder toyotas and the nftsa inquiries on the 2002-04 models. Toyota refuses to do anything other than have their engineer meet me to do a road test after the body work is fixed. I am shocked and stunned at toyota's lack of concern on such an obvious safety issue. I have more, but have edited this to comply with the 2000 character requirement. Please contact me.
Dt: the contact states she received a carfax report that stated the following could happen. "the front frame assembly has not been adequately welded. Fuel throttle linkage and control; the accelerator cable housing could be deformed at the cruise control at the actuator to the throttle body. The inner accelerator inner cable could veer away and eventually break this could allow the throttle to return to the idle or remain in its most recent position regardless of accelerator pedal operation increasing the risk of a crash." none of these symptoms apply to her vehicle at this time.
While driving 31 MPH the steering veered to the right and the vehicle accelerated without warning. As a result the consumer lost control of the vehicle and collided into a tree. No injuries reported. The cause had not been determined. Please provide additional information.
While driving the throttle stuck. This caused the consumer to rear end another vehicle one time. Vehicle was towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Pulling into a parking space the car suddenly accelerated and did not stop until it crashed into two porches. There is no question that the car was already slowing down because the car was pulling into a parking slot.
While turning into a parking space between two vehicles, the vehicle suddenly surged forward, jumped a curve, and hit another vehicle that was facing the consumers vehicle. *ak
While driving with cruise control engaged, the driver depressed the brakes, instead of the brakes engaging the vehicle accelerated causing the driver to lose control and hit the semi. Due to the extent of impact, the frontal air bags deployed and the vehicle was deemed totaled. *jb
While applying the brakes accelerator pedal failed. As a result, consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle.
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