2008 Toyota Camry: jerking or lurching

Filed Dec 22, 2020 · Acceleration, Wheels · PA

Car lurches forward after touching an ice patch and scarily wants to speed ahead. Even in my driveway, it suddenly begins to speed forward or backward when it merely touches a sheet of ice. This is extremely dangerous in areas where there are pedestrians because the car suddenly seems out of control. My solution is to go as slowly as possible until I am able to bring the car to a dealer on a nonicy day.

Filed Jan 10, 2020 · Engine · TX

Engine is burning to much oil, last three oil changes I have been complaining to toyota dealer that car is getting low on oil on average every two weeks, I never received any letter from toyota regarding oil consumption. On last oil change in june 2019 engine light came on and I took car back to the dealer they diagnosed exhaust manifold needs to be replaced but never disclosed it is due to the too much oil consumption. Recently, car is consuming too much oil and car is jerking when gas is pushed. Finally, I searched online and found out that there is an oil consumption issue with 2008 toyota camry. Please watch this video on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbqxcqa_pjk I emailed toyota company about this issue they never replied in writing. They called me on phone and said since this car is older than 10 years and has more than 150,000 miles, so this issue is no more covered by toyota. They also claim that they mailed me a letter in 2015 which I never received., received other three letters about other recalls from toyota and these letters are online in my car profile, not the one about oil consumption. I always took my care to toyota dealer for oil change. I have been telling them that either you all are not putting enough oil, or it is burning too much oil, but they never disclosed oil consumption issue with my car model. I request ntsha to please investigate why 1.toyota never send me a letter via mail regarding this oil consumption? 2.why this letter is not showing in the car profile online but all others are. 3.why dealer never disclosed me regarding this issue, even car is consuming too much oil? Toyota is a big company and should not get by from their responsibility of customer service that easily especially when they admitted there is a defect with these cars. I request ntsha please have toyota company fix my car. Thanks for your help!

Filed Jun 28, 2014 · Brakes · TX

It is extremely difficult to understand why toyota has not been advised and demanded to recall toyota camry year models 2008 when there are so many issues with regard to the brake actuator assembly failing in these vehicles. After reading an extended volume of complaints on many sites and blogs with regard to the failing of these assemblies, I now see that the federal safety agency has demanded toyota and lexus recall 2013 and 2014 year models because of this same defective issue. Why is toyota not being demanded to recall all year models that have these defective brake actuator assemblies???? It is incomprehensible to me that a recall can be made or demanded for a current year model however all of us who own 2008 toyota vehicles (especially and no explainable reason, camry's) have the exact same problem with no concern. Will it take a death or mutilation to further the federal safety agency to mandate that toyota to recall a totally defective brake system part. Toyota demands approximately $4,000 to replace the brake actuator assembly in these 2008 toyota camry's. That is robbery without a weapon. Why will current year 2013 and 2014 toyota and lexus owners get their cars repaired "gratis". I would love to hear an explanation of why 2013 and 2014 toyota and lexus owners will receive a "complimentary" recall of the brake actuator defect while we all drive a 2008 camry with squeaking, jerking, slams to a stop when starting in reverse and short of it sounding like it will break at any moment with all the brake warning lights beaming (and cannot get the car inspected for legal road use because of the brake issue). Please please value the 2008 camry owners. Bottom line is that this defect is not created by the car owner. It is a defective part that toyota placed within these 2008 camry models and they will not remedy the situation. Please help. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Filed May 23, 2014 · Acceleration, Airbags · 157,000 miles · NH · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH into a parking lot the vehicle violently jerked forward and accelerated while the brake pedal was engaged. The contact had to apply force to the steering wheel due to the sudden acceleration to no avail. The vehicle surged on an incline, crashed into a fence, and also crashed into a rear sliding door of a house. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained minor injuries and was being treated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 157,000.

Filed Feb 14, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 71,000 miles · LA

Check vsc system warning and brake and other warning lights lighting up on dashboard. Difficulty braking with lurching forward when at a complete stop. Needed to pump on brakes several times to come to a complete stop, loss of braking ability.

Filed Jul 19, 2011 · Suspension, Transmission · 30,200 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that while attempting to decelerate from 40 MPH, a noise was heard coming from under the hood and the transmission jerked. The contact also stated that the front struts were leaking oil. An authorized dealer was notified and the contact was informed that there was not a failure within the struts and the jerk in the transmission was due to the way he was driving. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,200.

Filed Apr 7, 2010 · Acceleration · VA · crash

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

Filed Apr 5, 2010 · Acceleration · 20,000 miles · WV

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.

Filed Mar 25, 2010 · 12,989 miles · TX

Pulled out of bank drive thru bay. Stopped (to turn left into parking lot way). Pressed gas pedal to turn.car jerked, accelerated, and spunout into the parking lot way. Brake and good driving saved me, but this 2008 camry had just been repaired for recall pedal issue .. Issue happened again on 3/15/2010. Similar situation...driving really slow in parking lot. Pressed gas, RPM went up, car hesitated, jumped/accelated, and paused before going to normal speed. Actsl like a transmission shifting issue

Filed Mar 12, 2010 · Brakes, Steering · 50,000 miles · CA · crash

11 days ago the marina toyota dealership performed both toyota recall repairs on my 2008 camry. On march 10, around 0519 am, I was starting to park my car at the gym. I applied the brakes to slow into the parking stall. The moment that I applied the brakes; the engine started to race; the car lurched forward; the brakes were useless in stopping the vehicle; and I could not steer the vehicle. My vehicle slammed into a parked jeep cheroke; the jeep inturn collided with a parked subaru outback. My vehicle was towed to the dealership and we are waiting for toyota's technicians to examine the car. I am very thankful to god that no one was injured or killed in this incident. However, I firmly believe that my camry is unsafe and I will never drive it again. I have written the vehicle off as a total loss. Since I am a jehova witness, I cannot sell the vehicle because then I would be blood-guilty if anyone was injured or killed by the vehicle. I am a electrical engineer with a masters degree in electronics and control systems. I have 32 years experience in systematically solving electrical problems (particularly intermittent electrical issues). In my case, given the simultaneous failure of multiple systems (engine RPM control, braking and steering), the cause is definitely electrical , not mechanical. My experience with computer controls strongly suggests that the key hardware involved is the on-board cpu. Therefore, in my professional engineering opinion, toyota has not determined the root cause of the sudden acceleration problem.

Filed Mar 11, 2010 · Acceleration · 17,000 miles · NE

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

Filed Feb 16, 2010 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 16 miles · NY

My 2008 toyota camry had problems from the day that I purchased it. I took it back to the dealer and also contacted toyota motor sales u.s.a. I have taken the car back to the dealer several times for the same problem. The national center for dispute settlement was called by the toyota motor sales u.s.a. And they also did not resolve the problem. I feel unsafe driving the car. The car races unexpectedly and lurches forward in stop and go traffic. I am afraid that the car is going to crash into something or someone. I have been complaining about this to the above since I purchased the car. The dealer kept my car for 8 days on one of my visits to their repair shop and told me they couldn't find anything wrong with it. Now that the toyota problem has been made public, I hope that my complaint will not be dismissed as before. I tried to ask toyota to buy back my car, I noticed the problem when the car only had 16 miles on it. Can you please help? I kept all of the communications between the toyota and the ncds since the time I first filed my complaints with this problem.