In approx apr 2009 I experience accelerate pedal , I went to slow the car down easing on brake because I was coming to a intersection and could not stop and tried to push on brake that did not work had to switch to neutral because brake was not working I was on dry land and it was like I had no control of the car, when I took it to have oil changed no one said anything and it was like oh well.
2008 Toyota Camry acceleration complaints
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I own a 2008 toyota camry that was one of the vehicles recalled. My dealer did provide me with a rental car for three days and repaired the gas pedal on 2/05/10. Today - while out on the highway and starting up a small hill, when I touched the gas pedal - it started revving up really loud, I immediately did what I have been told to do - put the brake on hard and finally the revving stopped. The car then started to drive ok again. I am concerned that -- had I not put the braked on hard - the car would have gone out of control. This is not a normal reaction ! I did call my dealer and plan to take the car back in tomorrow to have it checked again. I travel a great deal and am worried about my safety. I am reporting this in case the unforeseen should happen. Also - to date - there has been no resolution to the car mat issue. Updated 03/09/10 *bf
I purchased my camry in 2007 from carson toyota in los angeles. On the second day after purchased my vehicle I already started experiencing electrical problems with my moon roof. On some occasions it would not close properly. Instead of pushing the close button, I had to tap it till it closes completely and careful not to over tap or it would open on its own again. This problem comes and goes and I've had the dealer checked my car back then. Overall, they gave me a hard time, first response I received from their mechanic was "that's how it is" so I argued with him that you don't tap a moon roof button hoping it would close properly. I also spoke to the sales agent who sold it to us and just gave the answer "it's a machine, sometimes it breaks down" which made me upset as I just bought the car a week before and if he told me that then, I would not have sunk $20,000 into it if it would start acting up on the second day! Anyway, they checked my moonroof and could not find anything wrong and told me to come back next week if it still didn't work. Unfortunately it stopped and in the past 2.8 years this problem keeps surfacing and disappearing up to now. Then after living with this defect, I had the unfortunate experience of sudden acceleration when my gas pedal got stuck. I have bad back problems but with sudden panic was able to reach down and grab the carpet to loosen the pedal. Since then I have not felt safe in my car and I'm afraid to press on the gas pedal to hard. I'm concerned about the recall as it does not prevent the accelerations from happening and if I hit my brakes on a busy street and the car dies, I'm afraid of getting hit from behind or on the side especially with my son in the car. To summarize: I've had an acceleration and electrical problems with this toyota. If I may put in a request, toyota needs to take back this car and refund it's current worth at the time of the recall, so that we can purchase a safer family car.
I have a 2008 camry se which I took in for the floormat and acceleration recalls. The car still accelerates when I first start it. I can drive up to 30 miles an hour with out applying gas. The dealer has worked on the car multiple times and can not solve the problem. Incident date is the last time it happened. It happens every time the car has sat for awhile.
I drive a 2008 four door toyota camry le. I have been worried by a hesitation in excelling and slowing when I press and release the gas. I mostly notice this when going between 20 & 45 MPH but it has happened at higher speeds (just less often). Primarily at abt 35 MPH while holding a steady pressure on the gas you feel the car randomly decel, or feel sluggish, but then when you release the gas you feel the engine pull faster even though your foot is off the gas. The RPM even jumps. I called toyota in cedar rapids, ia (I don't like the one in cedar falls, they forgot to put oil in my car once when doing an oil change & denied responsibility), the cedar rapids car lot rejected my request for service- stating there is a recall and I will be notified by toyota when a solution has been found. I then took my car to the place I purchased it (owned by the same people who own the toyota in cedar falls), they looked it over and abt 30 minutes later told me nothing was wrong with it, & that they didn't notice anything (this problem is hard to miss) that they cleaned the fuel filter & that should solve it. I drove home & the problem right from my exit persisted. Now hearing abt the concerns with toyota worry I am being ignored on a potentially dangerous issue with my vehicle?...
This is a part of a certified letter I sent to toyota on feb. 18, 2010: report / notice: my 2008 toyota camry has exhibited various malfunctions brake malfunction acceleration malfunction on my first incident. I have been driving for over 40 years and have never had a fault accident until last month, 1/26/2010. My 2008 toyota camry accelerated forward. I am not sure whether it was caused by the accelerator pedal or the brake malfunction: I had the brake on, accelerator off. Second incident. On feb. 16,2010, while I was driving at approximately 10 MPH coming to a stop light, I pressed my brake pedal. The brake started shaking and making a weird noise as if gears were moving/grinding. It was unlike the antilock brake SRS symptom. I immediately placed my car on park and stopped the car. Thank god that I had enough time/space between my car and the car in front of me: I had started stopping well ahead, as I usually do. When I stopped the car, the car behind me started honking: it was rush hour. When the car in front started moving, I started my car again and drove into the nearest parking lot. I started my car and drove in circles in the parking lot. It return to normal. I am afraid to drive my car now. I am a 59 year old teacher / grandmother and would like to live a little while longer. I have not received my recall letter as promised. Will you please fix: (1) accelerator pedal, (2) brake pedal, (3) carpet problem. Please know that as an american, I am likewise concerned for toyota's financial losses and hope that you are able to fair well. " approximately 3 days later (I have the paperwork), toyota called and I went in that day to have it fixed. They stated that my toyota camry did not have the problem because it was made in japan. They worked on it anyway and stated that they had changed the computer to bypass the accelerator pedal. I still am fearful. Please help me make sure it is fixed completely. Thank you
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. Upon starting the vehicle, it abnormally accelerated. The contact swerved to avoid hitting a house and crashed down into a 4 foot embankment. The contact did not suffer any injuries. The vehicle was drivable and the was taken to her independent mechanic where the repairs were made at her expense. Eventually, she received a recall letter (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v017000: vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) describing the failure she experienced. The vehicle was taken to her nearest dealer where the necessary recall repairs were performed on the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was 10,199. Updated 6/3/10 *cn updated 07/19/10
Tl*the contact owns 2008 toyota camry. The contact was driving 25 MPH when the road vehicle accelerated, causing the vehicle to hit the guard rail on the side of the road. The contact tried to apply the brakes and the vehicle accelerated instead. The weather was not a factor. The vehicle was repaired by the insurance company. The failure mileage was not available. The current mileage was approximately 42,000.
Intermittent gas pedal hesitation and then super quick acceleration, especially dangerous when entering highway. Also occurs in local traffic. Contacted toyota in jan., 2008 and was told issue couldn't be duplicated - my driving. Contacted dealer at least 3x then escalated to toyota customer experience in apr. 2008. Last contact in june 2008 when auto was "fixed" pursuant to tsb 0068-08. Trouble was blamed on calibration in the computer. Car was somewhat better but there was a later incident in fall of 2008 when I accelerated over a speed bump in a parking lot and was turning left into a parking space. Car shot forward went through hedge and out into busy state route 25a. Accident avoided by continuing left turn onto berm where brakes finally worked. Did not report as there were no injuries or property damage. Also thought I could have been to blame as toyota had been "fixed" and I had been advised a number of times before the "fix" that computer responds to individual driver's actions.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. No one was injured during the crash. The vehicle suffered damage to the entire front end. The contact complained to the dealer about the vehicle surging own its own before the crash numerous times. The dealer performed a diagnostic test and found nothing wrong with the vehicle. The contact also stated the vehicle vibrates when it's idle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer did not find a problem through the diagnostic test. The failure mileage was 5,000. Updated 05/20/10. *lj the consumer stated she has to put the gear in neutral in order to decrease the vibration. Updated 09/28/10
I had purchased toyota camry le 2008 model and with just 25 miles on the 3rd day of purchased , my car experienced sudden acceleration at signal which caused me to hit the car in front. My brand new car crumpled. The car was towed and later repaired. I had to pay for the deductible , rental car and also have a car which is shown in carfax as accident-involved.
Toyota's failure to remedy the sticky accelerator problem at a reasonable time.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. She took the vehicle to the dealer on february 6, 2010 to have the accelerator pedal reshaped and a the carpet pad modified. On february 14, 2010 while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied she heard the engine increasing in acceleration on its own and noticed that the accelerator pedal was stuck to the floor. She will take the vehicle to the dealer. The failure mileage was 6,445 and the current mileage was 65,000. Updated 4/7/2010 *cn the consumer also stated on feb 14, 2010, upon removing her foot from the accelerator, the vehicle did not slow down until she stepped pn the brake. Updated 06/18/10
I own a toyota camry 2008 and I notice my cruise control come on sometimes as I start the ignition to start driving. I know where the cruise control is located and I don't touch it. I am a little worried since I am hearing about electrical problems with the toyota camry and other models of toyota. This keeps happening. Please help.
I was dropping my children off at school when my camry went forward and I was unable to brake and my car went directly into a fire hydrant approximately 20 feet away. I was driving at a very slow rate of speed as I approached to turn a corner but the car accelerated straight ahead into the hydrant. I dislocated part of my foot because I was pressing on the brake as hard as I could to stop the car but it would not stop. It was as if I had no control over the car. The brakes and/or anti-lock brakes did not do anything. The anti-lock brakes did not activate. We had the car repaired at our expense but were not aware of the recall at that time and did not have the accelerator looked at. I was told at our last maintenance appointment that the floor mat in my car was secured but that the car would be recalled. I believe it was reported to the police when I was taken to the emergency room but I do not know if they made a report.
Fyi: my 2008 toyota camry accelerated rapidly many times when it was a new car, as were the brakes! This started within a week of my purchasing the car new. I immediately took it to dealership and was told not to worry as the computer system was just learning my driving habits.
Driving through town in my '08 camry at roughly 35-40 MPH. I released my foot off the accelerator, and noticed that my car was not slowing down. I did not have the cruise on... Normally when I release my foot off the gas, the speed decreases quite rapidly. I thought nothing of it, and let it cruise, at the same speed, for about one mile, until I approached a stop sign. I pressed the brake, and everything seemed normal after that. Since that, this has happened a few different times, and when telling the local toyota employee, she said that she has "never heard of this problem, but can get me in to replace the accelerator in a few weeks for the most recent recall..."
Toyota safety recall for floor mat repaired by toyota san diego. Gas pedal was cut down per toyota specs. Upon leaving toyota san diego twice within a fifteen min period my foot became trapped under gas pedal. Due to the wet conditions, when I accelerated the vehicle my foot was able to slip down the pedal which then sprung back trapping my foot underneath the pedal.
I purchased a 2008 toyota camry for my employer. I use the car for work, and frequently use the cruise control. When I first bought the car, I had problems with the cruise control, primarily climbing or descending hills (I commute along the taconic parkway in ny). If you set the car at 60mph, for example, the car would slow down to about 50mph when it was climbing, then suddenly down shift and accelerate very quickly, literally pinning you back in your seat. This would then cause the car to speed up to about 75mph before coasting. But it would not slow down the car in any way until I either braked or the car started ascending another hill. When I had a chance, I took the car in to the local toyota dealer and mentioned this to him. He admitted that toyota had a "service bulliten" out to update the software as there were some flaws in the programming. When I questioned why it wasn't a fleet wide recall, he said "we only have to do it when people complain about it". Considering the wild extremes of the speeds that I was experiencing I found this comment to be extremely odd. However, after they did their fix, the car did improve as it doesn't accelerate wildly like it used to. But even today as I was driving the car back from baltimore, it still has a wide open range for it's cruise control that I think is not normal. I had the cruise set for 65mph today, and the car topped out at 80. + or - 15mph is way too far beyond an acceptable range. My civic controls the speed within a +-5mph range on the same route. The recent events in the news makes me wonder if there isn't a latent defect in either the sensors or the programming.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The consumer stated while driving, the vehicle accelerated to full throttle, although he had barely depressed the accelerator pedal in an attempt to return to his original speed of 65 MPH. The consumer stomped the brake, but the acceleration continued with the tires smoking for approximately 30 yards before he switch the gear to neutral. The consumer was continued to apply to the brake and pulled off to the shoulder. He turned off the vehicle and then examined the pedal and floor mat. The factory floor mat was in place and properly secured by the factory retainers. The mat was at the normal distance of approximately 1 1/2 inches from the gas pedal. The failure mileage was 6,000. Updated 3/4/2010 *cn updated 05/17/10.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While driving 45 MPH the vehicle accelerated to 120 MPH. The contact could not control or stop the vehicle and accelerated through ten traffic lights, crashed into a pole, rolled over three times into the railroad tracks. The contact sustained major injuries and was transported to the hospital. Due to the severity of the injuries the contact is unable perform her daily functions. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report is available if needed. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company. A toyota representative inspected the vehicle and could not find any defects in the accelerator pedal or determine the cause of the failure. The contact drove to toyota headquarters and was advised to write a letter which he has not received a response to date. The failure mileage was 16,000.
My camry 2008 experienced a sudden acceleration this monday morning (2/1/2010). My wife was driving to her office. She saw a red light then stepped on the break pedal and the car started to slow down. It was almost 0 MPH then my wife heard the engine suddenly sounded loudly and the car started to accelerate. Fortunately, the speed was already low and my wife stepped hard on the brake and the car stopped. After that, we parked the car home and rented a nissan. I've called toyota dealer and they said there will be a fix next week. I looked at the toyota website about the fix, and, honestly, I am not sure that fix will work. The fix, at most, can reduce the chance that the gas pedal is stuck, but for my case, the engine already slowed down then accelerated suddenly. I also called toyota custom services, after a long time holding and a few transferring, they gave me a case number and told me they will call me back in two days. Three days passed and they didn't call. I called them again this morning (2/4/2010) and after a long time holding (45 minutes), the gentleman told me the case manager should called me yesterday and he will call me today. It's 7:48pm now and they still haven't called.
Sudden jerk and lost of acceleration especially when turning in 2007 toyota camry. Talked to dealer and toyota customer service and was told that it is the design of the electronic control board issue, and nothing can be done to fix it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. While driving approximately 5 MPH out of the driveway, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably and crashed into a pole. The vehicle was destroyed and towed from the scene. The contact sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital. A police report is available if needed. The contact does not know what caused the failure to occur. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000
2008 toyota hybrid camry--from the date of purchase in october, 2007 I have experienced surging when I use cruise control and go up an incline or hill. I have accepted this as normal but now am wondering if I have a problem with my accelerator. My understanding is that the hybrid is not on the list of recalls. Can you check this out for me. I am also reminded that I had a defective tire replaced within the first year. Thank you.
I purchased my 2008 toyota camry in november 2008. Instantly I noticed two things, one, how the car was slow when trying to merge to another lane. In fact, I almost caused a major accident, very scary to say the least. Secondly, I smelled fumes and I asked my uncle did he smell it and he said yes. In addition my uncle stated, "this is a new car you should not smell these fumes. You need to take this car back to the dealership!" I did, only to be told they did not smell anything and everything looked fine. In regards to the merging issue, I was told that it the newer models are now ran electronically and this is one of the drawbacks of these models, and that was it. I have never felt comfortable driving my car because it always felt like I had a flat tire. I have had three alignments, replaced my tires and the car still does not drive well. Now the recall regarding the brakes/floor mats has not been an issue for me but the slow return of the accelerator most definitely, and I noticed this before I heard about the 2nd recall. I took my car to the toyota dealership on p'tree industrial in atlanta, ga on friday, january 29th, to get my carbon air filter replaced and that is when I told them about my accelerator and I was told that it was not part of the recall issue. So the salesperson took some information down and said the parts have not come in yet, therefore, there is nothing we can do. If this was not part of the recall why tell me that the parts have not come in if I was not affected by it based on my concerns? So needless to say, I too, like most customers have my concerns. I have always trusted toyotas and now this. I pray nothing occurs with me and my family while toyota decides what, when, and how to solve this major issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry le. While driving approximately 35 MPH, she tried to accelerate so that she could merge and the accelerator pedal became stuck. The speed continued to increase; although, she attempted to maneuver towards the gravel and shift into neutral until it coasted and stopped. When the vehicle stopped, she turned the ignition off. She re-started the vehicle and proceeded to drive home. She called the manufacturer who stated that the floor mats may have caused the vehicle to accelerate and instructed her to remove them. The failure continued to occur every time she drove the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired to-date. The current mileage was 27,406. The failure mileage was approximately 26,000. The consumer stated she received a recall notice. She took the vehicle to the dealership and a bar was installed under the gas pedal to correct the problem. The consumer stated the vehicle was still not running right and also there was an occasional ping sound coming from the vehicle. Updated 03/29/10
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. She purchased the vehicle brand new in 2007. Within a week she advised the dealer that the vehicle performed as if it wanted to move faster than normal and when she was at a stop light it also surged forward. The dealer told her the vehicle was cold and needed to warm up prior to driving it. The dealer also turned the idle down and the vehicle continued to surge. The failure mileage was 500 and the current mileage was 16,000.
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Early janaury 2009 my toyota camry had a sudden acceleration incident that did not result in any injury but did result in a damage to my car and a claim with nationwide insurance. At the time I had no idea what happened it was like my car was possessed. I know it was not a floor mat issue. I contacted toyota and they indicated that since I did not have my car repaired at their service center there would be no compensation.
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