Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. After receiving a recall notice for recall 09v388000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal and having the vehicle repaired accordingly, the contact noticed that when driving at any speed, his foot occasionally slipped off the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could be repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 16,000. Updated 07/26/10. *lj the consumer stated the repair caused the accelerator to be slippery. Updated 08/03/10
2008 Toyota Camry acceleration complaints
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I was driving down george roy parkway (calera, al) next to the house and the car started taking off at about 40 MPH. I hit the brake and the ABS started stopping the car. It was almost stopped and I let off the brake and it took off again. I then looked down to turn it off and I crashed off the side of the road. I had a small scratch on my finger and I hit my head on the roof. I went the er the next day and the ct scan did not show anything. But, the doctor said I still could have a minor concussion.
I have a 2008 toyota camry. After the recall was performed, my vehicle, while sitting still, leaped forward and struck another vehicle. This was caught on video by a camera. It was reported to the police, but due to the amount of damage, no report was made. I just felt you needed to see the video. Updated 05/11/10.
My wife was driving to work monday morning march 29, 2010 about 7:15 am in a toyota camry hybrid on a road she usually takes to work. She was on a straight and level part of the road. All of a sudden the car started to accelerate. She tried braking but the car would not stop. She landed up hitting a tree that stopped the car. After hitting the tree she could not turn the car off. The car was a total loss and is now the property of our insurance company. I have filed a claim with toyota.
Sudden acceleration and brake problems.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. While trying to regain control of the vehicle, the contact crashed into a guardrail. The contact was injured and the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The VIN was unavailable
I'm a school counselor. I was going home from work at about 3:50 pm yesterday, 4-6-2010, going south on rt. 222, about 4 miles north of the denver exit. I went to pass another car and pushed hard on my 2008 toyota camry's accelerator. It locked and kept accelerating as I pulled into the passing lane. I took my foot off the pedal all the way, maybe a half a foot, but all I heard was the engine racing as I saw myself getting closer to the car in the lane in front of me. I panicked and began to stomp down on the pedal several times, I figure I was above eighty MPH by then. As I was trying to decide how to steer around everyone I hammered down on the pedal again and it stopped. The car accelerated ok and I carefully used the gas until I got the car home. I then called the new holland toyota dealership who did the recall fix on 3-27-2010, told doug what just happened. I never had the car do this before! I always thought it had a good smooth ride. Doug gave me the 800 number to call toyota to file for a case manager. I'm very upset and afraid to use this car for me or my family. I feel like it's unbelievable that it happened to me but it did. What is being done about this terrible situation? Please help me with what I should do next.
Ltr from seeking to ensure that his letter re his 2008 toyota camry reaches the proper authorities in the federal safety agency reply attention joseph topham/farmville office. *tgw the consumer stated his wife was attempting to park, when all of a sudden, the vehicle lurched forward and hit another vehicle. The consumer stated have driven the vehicle many times, he noticed there was a problem with acceleration from a stand still and found there was a noticeable slack in the accelerator pedal. In the first 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch of depression there was nothing, but the next fraction of an inch there was an unexpected lurch. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, however they claimed nothing was wrong with the vehicle. The consumer then received a recall letter in the mail regarding the sudden acceleration problem. The consumer stated since the recall repair, the accelerator now goes from 0 to 15 MPH in less than a second, which is as dangerous if not more so than the original problem. *jb updated 05/19/11
I have a 2008 toyota camry, when starting my auto, the engine races for appx. 30 seconds, then goes down. Also in the last 5 weeks I have notice that the car lurches forward then goes back to the spend I have it on. I am very nervous driving this car, this problem just started happening about 5 or 6 weeks ago, at first I thought I was just thinking it was happening, but it seems to be getting more frequent. I have to drive it, it is the only car I have, so doctors appointments have to be keep, fear or not, I hope it does not go speeding an not stop, my mother is 82 a very afraid to get into the car, but we have to go places. We live on roads with inclines. Very steep hills, one has a stop sign at the foot of it, but so far it does stop. It makes a loud engine noise. Like a grinding of the engine, at first the brakes hesitate stopping but I push really hard on them and they stop it. I took it in for an inspection sticker an they said it passed. I told them about the problem. They said they did not know what to do about it at this time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at speeds of 60 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle began accelerating. On a later date, he received notification of a recall and repairs were performed to the accelerator pedal by an authorized dealer (the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v017000: vehicle speed control accelerator pedal). The vehicle was taken back to the dealer four times for unintended acceleration instances after the recall repairs. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer advised that because the dealer was unable to locate a failure, they would not provide any assistance. The contact confirmed that he no longer drives the vehicle. The failure mileage was 28,882 and the current mileage was 29,120. Updated 6/1/10 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle would take off at any speed, even from a dead stop and continue at a very rapid rate of speed. Updated 06/18/10.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH, attempted to make a turn and a loud noise was coming from the engine. The accelerator pedal began to stick with a sluggish response, followed by the engine stalling. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The technician stated that the noise was coming from a pebble in the hub caps. The failure had not occurred after the service repair. The failure mileage was 53,000.
2008 toyota camry with brake failure. Consumer states that the brakes failed while trying to stop. He states the vehicle did not seem to slow down and that the airbags did not deploy. *kb the consumer stated he noticed the ABS did not activate as it was designed. When he applied the brake, he noticed a lack of pulsing . He quickly released his foot from the brake and re-applied pressure to no avail. Consequently, the consumer crashed into the rear of truck. The consumer stated the other vehicle stopped abruptly due to traffic congestion and the roads were slick. The consumers vehicle was deemed totaled by the insurance company.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While driving at a speed 40 MPH the vehicle accelerated on its own without the gas being engaged. The failure occurred everytime the vehicle was driven. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where a padding was placed on the brake. The driver also stated that the visor constantly fell down while the vehicle was driven. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 28. The current mileage was 4380.-ts
Tl*the contact owned a 2008 toyota camry. While driving 25 MPH in snowy weather conditions, the driver tried to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes, which caused the vehicle to accelerate. The driver crashed head on into another vehicle. The driver had minor injuries and suffered from a whiplash and contusions on the leg. A police report was taken. The vehicle was destroyed and taken to a collision center. The failure mileage was 78000.
My toyota camry pedal was in the sticking position and when I went to brake the brakes would not do their job and I couldn't stop until I bumped the car in front of me. Prior to this incident, I had experienced sudden acceleration a few time over the last two and half years with this car, but never any sticking or break failure.
I had driven down the alley and was pulling my 2008 toyota camry hybrid into the parking place beside our garage behind our house. When suddenly it just accelerated and I crashed into our wooden fence doing about $500 worth of damage to the fence and denting the front right side of the car (we have not had that fixed nor have we gotten an estimate yet). When the car accelerated, I was only about three feet from the garage so I was not able to get the car stopped in time to avoid hitting the fence. Fortunately, the brakes did work and I had been only going very slowly when it happened (I was almost stopped) so I was not injured - just shaken. Thus far it has not happened again, but after hearing about the high speed accidents, we remain concerned about the possibility of this happening again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry se. While traveling at speeds of 45 MPH in heavy traffic, the vehicle abnormally accelerated to speeds of 70 MPH. The contact was able to stop the unintended acceleration without incident. The dealer advised the contact that the floor mats were the contributing factor to the failure. The floor mats were removed from the vehicle but the failure persisted. The contact did not believe that the floor mats caused the failure to occur and notified the dealer with his concerns. The dealer advised the manufacturer of the unintended acceleration with the vehicles but provided no further assistance. The contact confirmed 2 other operators of the vehicle had also experienced the failure. The approximate failure and current mileages were 8,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. When the contact attempted to engage the accelerator pedal his foot would continuously slip off of the pedal causing his foot to become stuck. Prior to the recent failure, the contact had taken the vehicle to the dealership where the federal safety agency campaign id number, 09v388000 service brakes, hydraulic power assist vacuum and id number 10v017000, vehicle speed control accelerator pedal repairs were performed on her vehicle. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 16000. Updated 6/3/10 *cn the consumer stated even though the pedal was changed under the recall, the problem still exists. Updated 06/10/10.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While driving approximately 45 MPH the contact applied the brakes and the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing the contact to crash into a nearby vehicle. No one was injured. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for repairs. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure and current mileages was 22000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. When the contact approached a stop sign she noticed that the engine exhibited an unusual increase in rpms. Prior to the recent failure, the contact had taken her vehicle to the dealership to have the recall repairs performed per the federal safety agency campaign id numbers 09v388000 and 10v017000, vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal; however, the contact has continued to experience the duplicate failures. The current and failure mileages were 33000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH, proceeding to a traffic light. When pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal the vehicle slightly surged forward in a jerking motion. The road and weather conditions were normal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was previously repaired per the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v017000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). The recall remedy did not correct the recurring defect. The failure mileage was 17,000. The current mileage was 17,400. Updated 04/15/10. *lj updated 05/06/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While driving 25 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact called the dealership and the manufacturer and was informed that there were no recalls associated with his VIN. The contact stated that the vehicle has rapidly accelerated eight times prior to the recent incident. The current and failure mileages were 15,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. Upon starting the vehicle and releasing the emergency brake. The vehicle would abnormally accelerate for a short distance at speeds of 15-20 MPH. Within minutes, the vehicle would revert back to normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, on two separate occasions, where repairs were made to the vehicle under the federal safety agency campaign id numbers: 10v017000: vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal and the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09v388000: vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. Neither of the repairs rectified the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer a third time but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 20,548 and the current was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry hybrid. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where recall repairs were performed under the federal safety agency campaign id numbers: 09v388000: vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal and 10v017000: vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. Later, while driving at 65 MPH, she noticed that the accelerator pedal had fallen to the floorboard of the vehicle causing unintended acceleration. The current and failure mileages were 35,800.
Random, infrequent engine failure at freeway/highway speeds. At constant highway speeds (steady state speed), car engine dies out and car decelerates (without alert and for no reason). This car has always done this on an infrequent basis since purchased brand new. This happens about twice per month. I phoned the dealership and they said they have to see it/experience the problem. At around 41k miles I brought the car to toyota for their inspection (this was prior to any recalls on camrys), they cleaned carbon from the engine. This did not stop the problem. About twice per month the car dies out when traveling at a constant highway speeds (for no reason). On 3/5/10 I brought the car back to the dealer ship (it has about 81k miles on it). The car has a valid extended warranty on it that was purchased at time of purchasing the car. Due to random engine failure at constant highway speeds this car is extremely unsafe.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. Whenever the contact puts the vehicle into any gear the vehicle will suddenly surge forward without warning. In order to stop the vehicle the contact had to use more than normal braking power. The contact has noticed the failure since the day the vehicle was purchased.the vehicle had not been diagnosed by the dealership. The current and failure mileages were 24000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated shortly after she brought the vehicle she had the acceleration problem. The contact was on the freeway driving about 50mph when the vehicle accelerated and she could not get it to slow down. The contact stated eventually her vehicle just stopped. The failure mileage was 6,000. The current mileage was 35,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While the contact was attempting to pull into a parking space when the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. In order to stop the vehicle the contact had to apply extreme braking power followed by placing the vehicle into neutral. Two weeks prior the contact had recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09v388000 and 10v017000 already performed on his vehicle. The vehicle was at the dealership at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were 21000. Updated 04/27/10. *lj the consumer has since traded the vehicle. Updated 05/12/10.*jb updated 09/07/10
I was driving my toyota camry,2008 model on a dry, flat road in clear,dry weather, going about 55 MPH. The road was 2 lanes with no shoulders on either side. I swerved into the left lane to pass a truck but saw a curve approaching and went to swerve back in behind the truck, braking to slow down. As I did the braking, the car rapidly increases speed so I put on brakes harder but the car kept going at speed. There was no room to go right ( no shoulder) in order to avoid crashing into the truck in front of me,so I swerved left, into the on-coming lane. There were no cars in that lane. My car continued to accelerate and it veered across the lane, into a ditch alongside the road and turned over, landing on the roof. The other 2 occupants of the car and myself had our seat belts on and were now suspended from them and unhurt except for minor scratches and bruises. The car was badly damaged and required about $10,000 worth of repairs over a 7 week period. There no other vehicles involved nor was there any peoperty, public or private, damaged.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) I have a 2008 toyota camry which has a recall issue. My VIN# is [xxx]. I've taken it in to have the recall error fixed on feb 15, 2010 but I seem to still have the same problem with the vehicle jumping to accelerate.
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