Tl*the contact owned a 2003 toyota camry. While sitting idle at a traffic stop, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and proceeded to accelerate through a red light. The contact was able to stop the vehicle without incident. The dealer was contacted and he advised the contact that there were no failures with the vehicle. The contact confirmed she had experienced unintended acceleration in the vehicle on five separate occasions. The dealer was informed again of the failure and the vehicle was replaced. The VIN was not available when the complaint was filed. The current and failure mileages were also not available. Updated 05/13/2010.
2003 Toyota Camry acceleration complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH in reverse, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a garage door. The contacts foot was depressing the brake in an attempt to stop the vehicle; however, upon impact, the vehicle continued the unintended acceleration and proceeded into traffic. The vehicle crashed a second time into the front end of another vehicle. There were no injuries. There was no mention of a police report being filed. The vehicle continued to stall intermittently but was restarted. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. The manufacturer advised the contact that an investigator would further inspect the vehicle failures. The failure and the current mileages were 44,000. Updated 5/6/10 *cn the consumer stated as he was backing out of his driveway, when the vehicle swerved with a great amount of force and crashed in his garage doorway and did severe damage. The consumer stated he placed his foot on the brake and a split-second later, the vehicle was rushing forward at a high speed through his parking space and into traffic on a two-way road in front of his driveway where he collided with a passing vehicle that was turning left. Updated 05/13/10.
I was driving my 2003 toyota camry on highway with cruise control on interstate I-40. I was driving 55 MPH along a construction zone when it suddenly speed up, became uncontrollable and crash into the wall. I was unable to stop the vehicle by pumping on the brake and it was finally stopped when the vehicle was deep in the sand on the side of the highway. The vehicle was a total loss due to its severe damages.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. While traveling 30 MPH the contact applied the brakes and noticed that the vehicle continued to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, yet, no repairs were made. The failure has occurred on three occasions. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 8856 and the current mileage was approximately 35000.
While pulling into a driveway with right foot on the brake my 2003 camry suddenly accelerated striking another vehicle parked in the same driveway. Sudden acceleration has been a frequent problem when driving at higher speeds and is corrected by tapping the brake. Nothing has been done yet to correct the problem as the vehicle is out of warranty.
Summer 2007, driving from bedford, tx to southwest fort worth, 2003 toyota camry suddenly accelerated from near stop condition to much higher speed for two or more blocks. Not sure how fast it was going. Don't recall details. This never happened again. Still owns car.
10/06/09 accident--uncontrolled acceleration 2003 toyota camry causing extensive damage to car and rear garage wall. Because car has not appeared on recall lists my insurance co. Advises I am responsible for the accident and will face increased premium. I feel this unfair and unjust. This was the most terrifying experience of my life. Any help you can give me would be appreciated. I was advised to register my complaint with you by tv consumer advocate "7 on your side". The car was parked when I started it to put in garage--therefore, I cannot put proper speed in area subsequent to this section.
In the process of pulling into a parking space in a parking lot on december 8, 2009, my 2003 camry accelerated, jumped the curb, ran up an embankment and hit a tree. I took it to the dealer, who test drove it and found no problem. Please extend the recall to 2003 camry.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. While driving in reverse out of her driveway at speeds of under 5 MPH, the vehicle abnormally accelerated forward without driver intent. The vehicle began to spin in a circular motion and proceeded to crash into a vehicle. The engine exhibited a loud revving noise while accelerating. The vehicle did not stop until finally crashing into a tree. Upon impact, there was a tire blowout, exact location unknown. A police report was filed. The contact suffered minor injuries from the crash. The failure and current mileages were 47,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. The contact was driving 2 MPH into the garage, when the vehicle accelerated and crashed into the garage wall. The contact states that smoke was coming from the tires. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic and testing. The dealer drove the vehicle around and found no problem with the accelerator. The front bumper of the vehicle was damaged.the contact sustained injuries as a result of the crash. The approximate failure and current mileages was 6300. Updated 04/20/2010. *lj updated 07/13/10.
I own a 2003 toyota camry that experienced the same unexplainable acceleration being aired on television newscasts only a couple of months ago. As I was driving in front of a popular shopping area my car accelerated at an alarming speed. It felt like a jet. I quickly attempted to press on my foot brake and even tried the hand brake. The car ceased to stop. The car crossed a major intersection and dangerously entered a busy parking lot at a popular mall. I was barely able to dodge pedestrians, moving and parked cars until I turned suddenly and crashed into the median that divided the parking rows in the parking lot. On-lookers came to check on me and spoke of how the back tires were smoking because my car was going so fast. Shaken up, my passenger and I called family members who rushed to the scene and proceeded to call a tow company because the vehicle was clearly not capable of being driven. The front wheel axle was bent, and there was much damage to the front right wheel area due to the angle of the crash. Thankfully, neither my passenger nor I were injured, but very shaken up. Once the car was towed to a nearby service center, they were able to surmise that the car was a bit mangled and required parts not readily available in hilo, hawaii. The estimate to repair the car exceeded $3,000. I contacted my car insurance carrier to report the incident. Nearly one month later, the car was repaired. My daughter took the car to a toyota service center and asked them to please examine the car and evaluate whether it was safe for driving. The micro chip did not indicate anything abnormal according to the service agent.
My wife was involved in a traffic accident in her 2003 toyota camry on 10/05/04. While passing another vehicle she stated that the car accelerated and that she could not get it to stop. The traffic accident report quotes her as saying "she had no control of the vehicle, and said there was something wrong with the vehicle mechanically. The dealership repaired the damage to the vehicle but I do not find any indication that the problem of the accelerator was addressed. We would like to know what course of action we should take.
Tl* contact owned a 2003 toyota camry. The contact stated she had several problems with this vehicle when she had it. She almost ran threw her window when the vehicle was in park. She no longer has the vehicle but thought that filing a complaint was the right thing to do. The failure mileage 70,000.
I have experienced several incidents of sudden acceleration in my 2003 toyota camry. I took it into a toyota dealer when it first happened, but they did nothing.
8/4/2000 my toyota camry le has sudden acceleration at oakland mall parking lot introy michigan and I was involve in accident, tried extremely hard on brake but couldn't control the vehicle.
I pulled into my brother's driveway and was getting ready to park when my car suddenly took off as if I had the gas to the floor(which I didn't). I crashed into my brother's truck knocking it into his house, still couldn't stop the car, it acted like it was going to climb his truck. It then veered to the left and side swiped his other vehicle. When I finally got it stopped, I had both feet on the brake and the engine was still revving and trying to go. I finally got it stopped where I could turn it off with the key. The damage to my car was nearly $14,000.00 plus the damage to my brother's property.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately between 55-65 MPH on normal road conditions. The transmission began to jerk excessively. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on four separate occasions for the identical failures with replacement of the transmissions. The four transmissions failed within 45,000 miles. When at a complete stop the vehicle surged forward unexpectedly. Also, during braking there was a delayed response. The authorized dealer was unable to duplicate the failures. The failure mileage was 10,000. The current mileage was 45,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. The driver was at a complete stop when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. He tried to apply the brakes but the vehicle did not slow down or stop until it crashed into a pole. The police report stated that the brakes were applied numerous times and that the failure was caused by a stuck accelerator pedal. There were no injuries. The dealer stated that there were no related recalls. The vehicle had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 32,000.
Driver/owner of 2003 toyota camry in garage. Placed veh. In reverse and experienced sudden unintended acceleration, causing driver to zoom across street and crash into a tree, sustaining serious personal injuries including but not limited to neurological injuries, partial paralysis, hematoma, fractured vertebrae in upper thoracic area, spine damage, rectum/colon damage and injuries, requiring driver to wear diapers and be fed through feeding tube. Passenger sustained chipped tooth, whiplash, and other injuries.
2003 toyota camry, sudden unintended acceleration while parking vehicle suddenly accelerated, jumped a parking block, and crashed into a tree.
Backing into parking space in front of back porch about 8 feet form porch car suddenly accelerated in reverse causing damage to car and porch.
I am the owner of a 2003 4 cylinder camry. I bought the car used in august, 2006. In that year and the year after, I had 2 or 3 acceleration problems when I put my foot on the brake. I thought it was my fault due to the new plastic floor mats I had installed or was due to the fact that when I put my foot on the brake pedal, my foot extended over the end of the pedal and when I pressed down, I hit the accelerator as well. I have had no incidents since.
I have a 2003 toyota camry 4cyl, le model. On two separate occasions while the cruise/speed control was on, the car has accelerated quickly. Both times, I was able to turn the speed control off and it went back to normal. Since the warranty had run out and it has not happened since, I did not take it in to be looked at. This happened once in 2006 and once in 2007. I do not remember the exact dates (the month/day below is just a guess), but I did want to get this included in any possible problems other were having.
I have a 2003 toyota camry. I frequently experience excessive engine acceleration when initially putting the car in drive. Also, on occasion, the brake and accelerator pedals engage at the same time, which may or may not be an operator issue. I brought the car in for repairs to toyota service center last year but they said it involved the electronic controls and there was nothing they could do. Seems that the toyota repair people knew about the problem already.
Sudden increase in rpms as I was backing up my car up to my wood pile..it rammed into my wood pile and the wheels were still spinning when I finally turned off the car. Same thing happen when I was coasting up to a stop sign feb 2010.. Both times I put all the strength I could on the brake pedal to stop the car. It never stopped in 2009 but I did get it stopped on the 2010 incident because I put the car in neutral. Some minor damage to the back end of the car on the 2009 incident from the car hitting the stack of wood.. Went to the dealer and they said it was nothing they could do about it..
Was entering a parking spot at walmart in stafford, va. When gas pedal rev up high in my 03 toyota camry and ran over steel pole barriers .
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. Yesterday the contact wife experienced an unintended acceleration. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and upon putting the gear in reverse, the vehicle accelerated across the parking lot and crashed into an iron fence. The contact had the vehicle towed to an authorized dealership and the dealer has informed the contact that the vehicle was destroyed. The police were called and the contact will be obtaining a police report. The passenger hit her head but did not see a doctor. The manufacturer was not contacted as of yet. The failure mileage was 99,200 and the current mileage was 99,220. Updated 04/09/10. *lj updated 09/16/10
I own a 2003 camry xle purchased new from a local dealer in carson city, nv. I have had problems with the transmission surging, lurching and hesitating since purchased. I requested the service dept to check it out many times. They always said nothing was wrong leading me to believe I was crazy. After the 4th time I printed out many other consumer complaints, they still told me "nothing was wrong" but they said toyota is putting in a whole new transmission. That was in 2006. Wow, if nothing was wrong why would they go to that expense? Now after all that has come to light with the toyota problems, I see why. I am not comfortable with this car and know that it has the potential for sudden unintended acceleration. Updated 03/19/10
I am writing about my 2003 toyota camry. I have had the same gas pedal sticking problem. I was turning into a parking space and all of a sudden the car revved up and would not stop. I had to use all of my power to stop the car and it would not stop. I had to turn the key off for it to stop. I would like to know if there is any recourse for me. I contacted my local toyota dealer and they said that my car was not part of the recall. I would not believe this problem if it had not happened to me. That has not happened again but I am very fearful now that I hear that others are having this problem.
My 2003 toyota camry le v6 inexplicably accelerated while I was driving into my garage on dec 28 2006. The car struck the back of the garage wall and caused the wall to fail and partially fall into my houses den. At the time I assumed I had hit the accelerator instead of applying the brake. When I think back the car really accelerated hard and when it first hit the wall it stopped then lurched forward again. In light of all of the issues surrounding toyotas and unintentional acceleration I suspect the car actually accelerated on its own and I did not touch the accelerator accidentally. The car was repaired and is still owned by our family. I am reluctant to drive it given all of the issues surrounding toyota acceleration problems.
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