2006 Toyota Camry: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Mar 30, 2015 · Acceleration · 80,000 miles · AL

First incident occurred while sitting at a red light. The light turned green, I went to accelerate and pedal was stuck, I attempted to press it again and my car just shot forward very rapidly. Thankfully no one was in front of me. This has occurred several times over the years. Other times, I will be at a constant speed on the interstate and car will begin to accelerate very quickly then fall back down. It has done this while cruise control is on and while my foot is on the pedal. I tried braking, the breaks began to slow me down but the rpms still rose rapidly then fell back to normal several times in a row. It seems several people with my same year model and make have the same issue.

Filed Mar 31, 2010 · 18,000 miles · TX

I was driving my 2008 toyota camry hybrid near shreveport, la using the cruise control, when I suddenly found myself off the road on the sholder. I applied the brakes to no avail. I lost control and rolled over twice. I had 22 staples in my head and a burn on my neck from the seat belt. I reported this to toyota, but praised the safety features for saving my life and purchased a 2009 camry hybrid when they became available. My family and friends encouraged me to report this because my experince was so similar to that of other camry owners. My car was deemed a total loss by my insurance company. Toyota's website indicated that hybrids were not part of the recall, however when I took my car in for 18000 -mile service, the dealer said it had been recalled! A repair was made to the gas petal.

Filed Mar 30, 2010 · 18,000 miles · TX

I was driving my 2006 toyota camry hybrid near shreveport, la using the cruise control, when I suddenly found myself off the road on the sholder. I applied the brakes to no avail. I lost control and rolled over twice. I had 22 staples in my head and a burn on my neck from the seat belt. I reported this to toyota, but praised the safety features for saving my life and purchased a 2009 camry hybrid when they became available. My family and friends encouraged me to report this because my experince was so similar to that of other camry owners. My car was deemed a total loss by my insurance company. Toyota's website indicated that hybrids were not part of the recall, however when I took my car in for 18000 -mile service, the dealer said it had been recalled! A repair was made to the gas petal.

Filed Mar 23, 2010 · Acceleration · CA

2006 toyota camry. Consumer states unintended acceleration. *tgw the consumers wife was driving on the interstate with the cruise control engaged, when all of a sudden the vehicle in front of her slowed down. When she put her foot on the brake, the vehicle started going faster. There were cars on both sides of her, but she was able to swerve to the right just missing the vehicle in front of her. When she removed her foot from the brake, the vehicle began to slow down. One year later, while pulling into a parking lot, the consumers wife was going about 5 MPH about to pull into a parking space, she put her foot on the brake and the vehicle lunged forward. She shifted the gear into neutral and shut off the engine and stopped within a foot of the pole. A month after that incident, she was traveling down the freeway and when she applied the brake to prepare to exit, the vehicle accelerated. She took her foot off the brake and the vehicle slowed down. The consumer contacted the dealer and was told his vehicle was not included in the recall.

Filed Nov 25, 2006 · Acceleration · 50 miles · CT

Car surges (suddenly increases speed) in reverse 10-30 seconds following cold start. This occurs during slow, brake controlled, backing from my home garage. When surge occurs, tachometer goes up a few hundred RPM and I have to quickly apply more pressure to the brakes to keep the car from surging back and going out of control or hitting something. The A/C-heater is not turned on when problem occurs so it does not appear to be the A/C solenoid increasing the engine RPM. The cruise control is off. This condition is very dangerous, especially if you haven't been prepared to expect it. This problem happens every time I start the car cold. I have estimated the number of incidents below and have provided today's date as the latest date of incident. I only have information on this happening in "reverse" because every time I start my car cold, it is in the garage and I have to back out. *jb see also 10295531, same complainant. * dsy