Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning which caused the vehicle to accelerate up to 50 MPH and crash into a wall. The front passenger side of the vehicle was damaged. No one was injured during the crash. The contact towed the vehicle to a local mechanic and called the manufacturer. The manufacturer informed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer. The contact could not take the vehicle to the dealer; therefore, it was towed to a body shop and repaired. The repairs have not been completed due to the availability of parts. The failure mileage was unknown. The contact stated that the crash was due to rapid acceleration.
2004 Toyota Camry acceleration complaints
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While attempting to accelerate my 2004 toyota camry le onto a parkway, my vehicle would not respond. I pressed the gas pedal all the way to the floor expecting that my vehicle would increase in speed. I wanted to increase my speed so I could match the speed of traffic already on the parkway, enabling me to get onto the parkway safely. Instead, my camry remained stationary at idle speed for about 6 seconds. After the 6 seconds or so, the vehicle started to increase speed slowly. Fortunately the person behind me maintained a safe following distance avoiding a potential accident. On june 14, 2006, I brought my car into the dealer and told him what happened. On the dealership form it stated "we have inspected your vehicle and vehicle is operating within manufacturer guidelines. No repairs are needed." I have also filed a complaint on the federal safety agency web site (odi # 10317412) concerning my 2004 toyota in which the engine rapidly and exponentially accelerated on its own after I put my car in park position. My right foot was on the brake pedal (and only the brake pedal) while putting transmission in park.
My 2004 toyota camry le had rapidly accelerated on its own shortly after placing gear selector in park. I was slowly backing up my camry le on an incline. I had my left foot on the brake and lightly touched the gas pedal with my right foot. (n.b. I used both feet, because on two occasions while backing up with my body turned, my right foot twisted and got caught between the accelerator and brake pedals--which are the same height.) I barely got a few feet before I heard an odd noise--a sound that I can neither remember or describe --since I have no frame of reference for this sound. I believe the car was vibrating when this sound occurred. I put my right foot on the brake and moved the gear selector to the park position. Within about 3 seconds the engine raced so high--as if the car was traveling 120 miles +. I have never heard an engine accelerate as rapidly and as high as this. It was as if rocket fuel was suddenly added to the fuel line. If this vehicle was in drive, I would have been unable to stop. My relative is proficient in both computers and cars. He suggested that there could be several reasons for this problem including corrosion on computer parts, ic chips not seated properly, problems with the wiring harness, and the last suggestion, that the ECM (car computer) gave the wrong command to open up the throttle body, which caused the engine to race. After I turned the engine off and back on, the car worked normal--my relative said that the ECM could have reset itself. Even if toyota could claim that the problem is in the gas pedal, its important to know that there is a sensor by gas pedal (wires attached) which I understand would tell the ECM where its [pedal] position is. Since there is no mechanical linkage (cable) that connects to the throttle body--the accelerator would have to be controlled electronically. Updated 03/30/10.*jb the consumer what he experienced could never be explained away as a sticky gas pedal, foot entrapment, a floor mat issue, or operator error. There were 3 inc
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. She stated that while she was pulling out of the drive way she noticed that the vehicle will not go faster than 10mph. She started to drive, but ended up pulling into a parking lot and parked. The vehicle was towed to a independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed the defect to be the wireless throttle body. The vehicle will be repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 52,000.
Tl* contact owned a 2004 toyota camry. The contact stated he was driving at about 5mph when he was turning in a parking lot trying to park. The vehicle took off and he hit a store front which was 7 feet from the parking lot. The contact stated he does not remember much, but he had glass shatter all over him. He was rushed to the hospital but was not injured at all. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. While driving 10 MPH with his foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated on its own over a concrete barrier, hit a vehicle and then hit a gas meter. He sustained minor back injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they were unable to diagnose the failure. A police report is available. The failure and current mileages were 46000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. When he was stopped at a traffic light with his foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated and lunged forward suddenly. The failure occurred twice. He took the vehicle to the dealership and was told that there was nothing wrong with it. The failure also occurred in 2006. He took the vehicle back to the dealership and again, they were unable to diagnose or duplicate the failure. The failure recurred again in a parking lot which caused him to graze a light pole. There were no injuries. He was able to stop the vehicle by shifting into neutral gear when the failure occurred. He had not called the manufacturer to-date. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 49,000. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The contact exited the driveway at approximately 2 MPH. The gear shifter was placed into drive, followed by an unexpected acceleration. The vehicle crashed into the side of a house. There was no personal injury. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The current and failure mileages were 57,000.
My toyota camry accelerated twice. Once as I had backed out of my driveway and put the car into drive. Another incident was shortly after I had crossed a neighborhood street.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The contact started the ignition. The vehicle accelerated out of control. The vehicle was able to stop. The identical failure occurred on the next day. Currently, the vehicle is parked and not being driven due to the failure. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The current mileage was approximately 45,300. The failure mileage was 46.650. Updated 03/26/10. *lj vrtc complaint vehicle. *dsy the consumer stated the vehicle was parked on wet muddy grass and when he applied the accelerator pedal the motor roared and the vehicle accelerated. Updated 09/28/10
Sudden acceleration that so far has been controlled by applying the brakes. The surge is small but still noticeable. This has happened a few times but I have not complained before as I thought the problems were only with the 2007 and up models and figured I was imagining it do to the all of the recent recalls.
Parking car in parking space in front of garage, car suddenly accelerated ramming into and through the garage door.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The vehicle accelerated uncontrollably while driving approximately 20 MPH and crashed into a tree. The contact had no knowledge of whether the failure previously occurred. A passenger was killed when the crash occurred. A detailed police report is available. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 003/30/10 *bf the police report is illegible. Updated 05/20/10 the consumer stated he is not the owner of the vehicle, his mother-in-law was killed in the accident and his aunt was driving. The contact stated his wife requested he look into the matter regarding toyota. Received a legible copy of the police report. Updated 07/29/10. Updated 9/29/11
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. While driving 5 MPH in reverse out of her driveway, there was a sudden increase in engine rpms and the vehicle proceeded to abnormally accelerate in the forward position. The vehicle crashed through her garage door and continued to idle. She was able to put the vehicle into neutral and turn the vehicle off. The contact was uninjured. The manufacturer was contacted and would not offer any assistance. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were under 39,000.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) I own a 2004 toyota camry VIN#[xxx] on january 6, 2010 I was driving up first ave in manhattan going to randalls island. At 1st ave and about 10 st I was driving about 20 miles per hour, pressed the brake approaching a red light. Instead the engine revved (vroom) and car accelerated forward. I floored the brake and pulled up the emergency brake and still I tapped the commercial vehicle in front before being able to stop by putting car into park. 2 hours later I was returning home and driving down 9th street between broadway and university and again approaching a red light braked to slow down the car (I was already going 20mph) again, instead the vehicle revved and accelerated forward and this time no matter how hard I pushed the brake the car wouldn't stop. I slammed the transmission into park , pulled up the emergency brake and that stopped the car. I called aaa and had the car towed to toyota of manhattan where they said my brake pins were frozen and there was a throttle problem and charged $1300 for repair. (my personal mechanic in nj later told me brake pins and uncontrolled acceleration were not related. On monday february 22, 2010 while driving to my summer apartment in ventnor nj the same thing happened. We were again able to stop the car by pulling into park mode and emergency brake. We restarted the car and drove 10 miles per hour to our parking lot where the car still sits. Calls to toyota of manhattan simply stated that this model was not under recall and the car was too far for them to send a tow. Attempts to bring the car to a local toyota (shore toyota) calls were not answered and I was told I could not bring the car in without an appointment. And I should bring the car back to where the repair was done. So there it sits in a parking lot. I had to rent a car to get home. The repair was clearly bogus and this problem is acceleration upon hitting the brake pedal. *tr updated ivoq 09/01/10
I was driving on a highway along with my daughter in my 2004 camry when the cruise control light went on by itself. The car started to accelerate on its own. I could not figure out why the car was doing this, and hit the cruise control button off. That took care of the issue, but it was very frightening.
On april 02, 2007 I had a car accident. I was driving my 2004 toyota camry le door sedan. As I was driving to my way to arizona to visit some family members I was driving in a normal speed out of the sudden the pedal of the accelerator did not work I tried to control my car but it was impossible to stopped the car. As consequence the car flip over and I got injured. On the same week of april 02. 2007 I had taken my csr to a toyota dealer to do a full service. On april second a toyota dealer associates called me but I was not there so my mom answered the phone and the representative from toyota had called to see how my brakes were working.
I experienced the sudden acceleration problem (which has been in the news) in may of last year. I was able to stop the car after putting it into neutral and shut off the engine. When I restarted it, it performed normally. I then drove it directly to my repair shop where they could find nothing wrong. It has not recurred since. I own a 2004 toyota camry with about 72,000 miles on it.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). I bought a 2006 toyota camry le seden in november of 2004. After I start to drive the car I noticed almost every time I saw the red light and took my foot from gas pedal but did not push any brake, the car will slow down. But when the speed at about 28 miles/ hour the car will suddenly speed up to 29-30 miles without even touch the gas pedal. I brought the car to the toyota dealer in el monte ca,longo toyota in jan. 2005. After the mechanic drive with me he also noticed the problem. He told me that there may be a problem with the soft wear that control the gas. But when we got back he told me that the problem is not the same as the lexus which had a similar problem. I brought the car back again after I almost involved an accident due to sudden accel. But was told that there was no issue and no recall regarding this model. Though I still keep the car and I have to be very careful due to this sudden acceleration issue. I definitely think this is the same problem all the cars were recalled. [xxx].
Tl* contact owns 2004 toyota camry. While driving 5 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. No one was injured but the vehicle was damaged on the front passenger side. The contact has not called the manufacturer regarding the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated due to a sticky pedal. The failure mileage was 20,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The contact was driving 25 MPH and the check engine light came on. The contact was driving up hill when the vehicle stalled and was moving slowly. The manufacturer and an authorized dealer was contacted and a complaint was filed with the manufacturer. The contact was forced to use another vehicle because he feels that the vehicle isn't safe. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact did take the vehicle to several dealerships to find out the problem. The contact was told that it was the electronic throttle pedal system. The failure mileage was 111,000. The current mileage was 111,000.
Parking vehicle in garage, nearing a complete stop, tapping brake to hit parking stop sign in garage, car surged out of control crashing into house tearing out sheetrock.
Our 2004 toyota camry stalled yesterday and had to be towed to the dealership. We are told that the accelerator pedal sensor is defective and must be replaced at a cost to us of $600. The federal safety agency should investigate whether all toyota accelerator pedal assemblies and electronics since 2001 should be recalled.
Driving slowly in a parking lot, looking for a parking space in a shopping plaza, my 2004 toyota camry suddenly accelerated rapidly to a high speed,for no apparent reason. The air conditioner, which was on low, went on full blast without touching the AC controls and simultaneously, the car accelerated. In spite of the full application of my brakes, the car would not stop. I was in shock and panic. I hit a handicap sign that fell over and damaged two parked cars. I nearly struck a pedestrian, not to mention almost injuring or killing myself. After traveling 372 feet, I ended up crashing into pallets of fence material. The car was towed and repaired. Cost of accident, including medical expenses was approximately $22,000. (the pedestrian was taken to hospital for minor injuries and I, also, went to hospital to be checked.) sadly enough, my license to drive was revoked as a result of this ordeal.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The contact stated while shifting from park to reverse the vehicle surged backwards. The contact slammed on the brakes to stop the vehicle. The contact has not taken the vehicle to a dealer. The contact feels the vehicle surged due to the accelerator pedal sticking. Updated 04/13/2010
-a 2000 camry with brake problems -tried to fix problems but mechanics unable to identify problems. -a 2004 camry with brake and acceleration problmes. Reported to toyota but ignored me. Reported again but still ignored. -need help as I spent so much until problems killed my transmission.
On april 15,2008 my wife was driving our 2004 toyota camry down our street when all of a sudden the car went into idle and wouldn't accelerate. I had a extended warranty still in effect since the car only had 42,393 miles on the car so I called my local toyota dealer and they replaced the accelerator pedal sensor. We haven't had a problem since but I am afraid that the replaced sensor may be defective and could cause unwanted acceleration/deceleration since it was replaced in 2008. I am concerned that the newly replaced accelerator sensor may not be safe either considering all the recent reports. Please use your power and get toyota to add the 2004 toyota camry to their recall list before other serious problems occur. Thanks for your serious consideration on this matter. Please let me know what you decide.
Vehicle started up after being in mall parking lot. As I pulled out of the parking location the vehicle suddenly accelerated. I was unable to correct speed and directed vehicle away from other parked cars and pedestrians. Ultimately I hit one other vehicle, crossed several grassed islands, and eventually came to a stop after shutting off ignition. *tr see also odi 10293584
On 7-23-06, an accident occurred exiting a parking lot. The accelerator stuck and the driver could not stop the car with the brakes. Over $10,000 in damage plus bodily injury occurred. This is not the first time it happened. A similar accident occurred on 12/30/04. Complaints were also periodically made to the dealer about the brakes made to the dealer. A formal complaint was finally made to toyota USA asking them to buy back the car. Arbitration proceedings were held on 11/16/06 at a toyota dealership. Toyota had someone review car's breaking and accelerator and they found no problem and the claim was denied to buy back the car.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately 40 MPH on normal road conditions. There was pressure applied to the accelerator pedal, followed by no power response. Suddenly, there was an aggressive acceleration. The driver was able to slow the vehicle down and pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was repaired with replacement the gas pedal assembly. The contact had concern of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 79,000. Updated 03/24/10 *bf updated 07/27/10
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