Sudden acceleration of our 2004 toyota camry xle after slowing down and making a 100 degree right turn into the garage. The car accelerated on its own for 90 feet, side-swiped our jeep parked in the garage, and then took out the load bearing wall at the rear right of the garage. Car has 16k miles on it and has been garaged at all times. Insurance adjuster says there appears to be a problem, but cannot figure it out since this is car relies on electronic control throughout.
2004 Toyota Camry acceleration complaints
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Consumer pressed gas pedal and vehicle did not accelerate, three seconds later vehicle lunged forward. *tx the vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer was able to duplicate the problem but was unable to determine the cause. About 17 months later the vehicles was repaired. *nm updated
Dt: the contact stated the accelerator pedal was stuck. She was pulling out onto the road. As she lightly pressed the accelerator pedal the vehicle went across the road and crashed into a metal pole. The front end of the vehicle was pushed underneath the windshield. The contact was wearing the seat belt. The air bags deployed. However, she was taken to the hospital with chest pains and bruising. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop for inspection. A representative from the manufacturer was coming to the repair shop to determine the cause of the incident. No repairs were ade because the vehicle was totaled. A police report was taken at the scene of the accident. *ak updated 1/11/2006.
I was pulling into apartment complex parking space when my 2005 toyota camry suddenly accelerated and surged forward. I had my foot on the brake and was half way in the spot when the car began to surge forward and jumped over sideway plowing into apartment building. I was pressing the brake all the way to the floor and the tires were screeching, but the car would not stop until it hit the building wall. The car will be towed to the dealership today for an estimate. There was severe damage to the apartment building.
Vehicle speed sensor malfunctioned. *ts the speedometer needle would fluctuate while driving and sometimes wouldn't work at all. The odometer became stuck on the same mileage for 3-5 days. The dealer replaced the speed sensor and speedometer assembly several times. The consuemr traded the vehicle in because the dealer was unable to permanently rectify the problem.
Dt: the contact states that 2004 toyota camry xle suddenly accelerated. The contact slowly pulled into garage and the vehicle accelerated and hit an object in the garage. There was no damage to the car. The contact called toyota dealership and let them know, and they said they had not heard of a car doing that. The speed was 1 MPH.
Dt: 2004 toyota camry. On three occasions at a stop light the engine roared while the consumer's foot was on the brake. The vehicle actually lurched forward when this happened.the consumer had to press the brakes as hard as possible. The vehicle has been to the dealership to be inspected. They could not duplicate the problem. On one occasion he tried to put the vehicle in neutral and it went into reverse. *ak
Toyota camry 2004, suddenly and unexpectedly surged forward out of control.
Dt: the gas pedal and the brake pedal are too close together. This has caused the consumer at least four accidents. Because when the consumer goes to press on the brake t will accidentally hit the gas pedal. The consumer was so surprised every time this occurred that she was unable to stop the vehicle until she hit something. Three times this occurred. The consumer was trying to stop it while between other vehicles. The consumer was taken to the hospital in may 2005. She obtained injuries because of this accident. A police reports were taken. On 8-17-05 the consumer hit a light pole. Previously, the consumer had contacted the manufacturer, and received no assistance from them. Also, the consumer also stated that there was not enough leg room in the driver side.
Dt: consumer owns 2004 toyota camry with v6 engine. Consumer was pulling into a parking spot when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and shot through the parking spot, striking a metal post, and damaging the passenger's front of vehicle, the bumper , front fender, and both passenger doors. When the vehicle accelerated consumer felt that accelerator pedal left the bottom of foot and continued to the floorboard with no assistance. This happened on august 6, 2005 at about 7:30 pm in louisville, at town fair center on hurstbourn lane. Consumer went to dealer, and dealer refused to look at vehicle, they said that they were not familiar with any problem like this, and told consumer that the floor mat stuck to the pedal , causing the acceleration. There was no police report. Manufacturer was contacted and said they opened a case and dealer was suppose to contact consumer in about 3 days.*ak
Dt: when consumer's wife was backing the vehicle into the driveway it accelerated on its own. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer who determined that nothing was wrong with the vehicle.*ak
Dt: caller's mother-in-law just got her car washed and when she pulled out of the car wash, the vehicle accelerated without warning. She pumped the brakes and tried to stop the car, and it would not stop. The car went into an 8 lane highway and was hit by an 18 wheeler and a pickup truck. Driver sustained injuries and so did the driver of the pickup truck, tractor trailer driver refused treatment. Vehicle was totaled. Manufacturer was contacted, and will be getting back to caller. Caller stated she just found out that in the spring her mother-in-law started the vehicle and the engine raced while it was in park. The only way to stop it was to turn it off. After the accident the tachometer showed 7000 rpms, and the speedometer indicated 100 MPH. Police report was filed.*ak updated 08/04/10 *bf updated 08/05/10 *bf pictures received. Updated 10/08/10
Dt: 5/8/05 10:15 am at a stoplight vehicle was stopped. Then the car accelerated on its own and hit car in front. Car veered to left. Key had to be removed in order to stop the car. All brakes failed. Regularly serviced and records available.*ak no previous problems with vehicle ever.
While my wife and I were at a complete stop in a line of traffic, our eleven month-old camry le suddenly accelerated unexpectedly and without warning while my foot was squarely and firmly on the brake pedal. Within a few seconds: a) the car violently lurched forward, and I instinctively pressed harder on the brake to keep from plowing into the line of vehicles in front of me; b) we heard the engine accelerating; and, c) I checked the tachometer and observed it steadily increasing from a normal idle speed to almost the maximum. I maintained control of the vehicle and prevented the engine speed from continuing to its peak by quickly shifting the car into park and turning it off. After approximately 20-30 seconds I restarted the car, and the idle was once again normal. I drove the car to the nearest dealership, approximately 3 blocks away. The car has now been in the possession of the toyota dealer for over two months, and their mechanics have been unable to replicate the event or find any record of the incident in the on-board computer.
Vehicle suddenly experienced a surge in acceleration. *bf the consumer stated the problem happened when the gas pedal was applied hard.
When attempting to leave parking space my 2004 camery v6 with brake depressed car car accelerated with very high RPM. Could not stop the car hitting a gmc truck. When car could not move the truck it stopped.drove home with no problem. Called dealer they stated if the car was not having the problem now they couldn't fix it . After driving it my husband had the same problem, we took it to the dealer and didn't want the car back until the problem was corrected. Dealer could not duplicate problem. Returned car after stating they would start file .
The vehicle tends to hesitate and not accelerate while pressing down on the accelerator pedal while on the road. Owner will contact manufacturer. *jb
At 630 miles the odometer failed. Which read 56 miles upon purchase. The speedometer, cruise control, and the odometer operated under one module. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. Three months later, the module failed again. Took the vehicle back to the dealer. They replaced the speedometer assembly. While driving with the vehicle in cruise control it will surge forward at an alarming rate of speed. Took the vehicle back to the dealer.
Consumer complained about an acceleration problem. While driving at approximately 35 MPH driver would step on the accelerator and the vehicle would began to hesitate. Then, the speed would continue to decrease even when the accelerator pedal was pushed down to the floor. This happened without warning. Owner contacted the manufacturer and the dealer. The dealer has had the vehicle for a month. However, they were unable to duplicate the problem.
While parking his 2004 toyota camry the vehicle accelerated suddenly and hit a parked car. *nm when turning sharply to the right the vehicle felt as if it were going to flip, shifting gears were not smooth, the brake pedal felt soft and would go to the floor and there was an erratic effect when changing the radio stations. *sc
While backing out of a parking space accelerator stuck, causing consumer's vehicle to strike another vehicle. The manufacturer found no defects.
Vehicle lurched forward and crashed into two parked vehicles before stopping when brakes were depressed, and upon pulling into a parking lot. This was the second time this failure occurred. However, the first time the vehicle stopped without hitting anything.
While making a left turn into a parking space, the vehicle accelerated without warning. As a result the vehicle collided into a parked vehicle. The cause has yet to be determined. Please provide additional information. *jb....while exiting a highway at 60 MPH, removed foot from accelerator to coast into exit, vehicle suddenly accelerated 70-75 MPH. Was able to control vehicle by applying brakes. Also, dealer repaired front bumper.
I was stopped in traffic on ih-35 in austin due to an accident ahead. I had an opportunity to move to an exit lane and after moving to that lane, noticed a vehicle coming toward me at high speed. My way was clear to accelerate and I did so, pressing the accelerator about 1/2 the way down. Nothing happened and I pressed the accelerator the remainder to the floor. After a short time, the engine finally accelerated. Three days later, on dec. 7, I took the car to the dealer and explained what had happened. After examining the car, the dealer called to explain that they had checked the car over and everthing was fine. He further explained that the 2004 camry was equipped with a "drive-by-wire" accelerator. No one was injured, no damage was done, but I am concerned that this car will not respond quickly in a dangerous situation. Nor do I believe that this is an isolated situation. We had driven a demonstrator, a 4 cylinder camry, about six months before we purchased ours. My wife was driving and pressed hard on the accelerator to get it to move up an entrance ramp and it also did not respond. At that time, I didn't place any significance to the car not responding, thinking my wife wasn't attempting to accelerate a quickly as she insisted.
While applying the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. After applying the accelerator pedal numerous times the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. The consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drove it to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic was not able to duplicate the problem.
When applying the accelerator pedal the vehicle hesitated then surged forward with aggressive means. Please provide additional information. *jb the consumer stated that the accelerator response is very poor and erratic. The pedal has 1.5 to 2 inches of travel with no response from the engine. The service manager drove the consumers vehicle and another vehicle with the same make model and year to discover both vehicles had the same issue.
This complaint is regarding a problem with acceleration that I have been experiencing with my 2004 toyota camry v6. After applying the accelerator pedal, the engine hesitates for a couple of seconds before responding abruptly. I purchased the car new about six months ago, but the acceleration trouble did not begin until after I had been driving it for about three months. When I brought the car in for inspection by the dealership after the problem began, I was simply told that the computer had not found anything. Since then, the problem has gotten worse and I have become increasingly reluctant to drive the car.
When applying the accelerator pedal vehicle hesitated then surged forward. Consumer was concerned that the vehicle will be rear ended. *ak the vehicle may stall.
Unexpectedly, without pressing on the gas pedal, car rapidly accelerated. *bf the consumer stated he hit a building and the air bag did not deploy.
The driver was pulling inside of the drivewayand vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer applied both feet on the brake pedal in order to stop, and vehicle continued to accelerate into the garage wall. Consumer was not injured. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic stated that the problem could not be duplicated. Consumer informed the mechanic this problem occurred more than once, and had not been resolved. Mechanic informed consumer that a representative would come down to inspect this vehicle.
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