S10 appropriate handling re recent toyota recall announcements, exref#676 fwd to nvs-200 for appropriate handling on 2/1/10. *nj on sept 25, 2009 the consumer had a terrible accident with one of the toyota camry's that he owns. The consumer and his wife were injured. The accident occurred on an interstate highway when he abruptly encountered stopped traffic which became visible only as he approached a hill. He was able to avoid rear-ending stopped cars in front of him by steering into a clear passing lane, but was unable to adequately slow or stop the vehicle by applying the brakes. The vehicle continued to accelerate, severely fish-tailing and subsequently the consumer lost control. It rolled over completely and landed upright, back on its wheels, hitting two other vehicles. The vehicle was completely demolished. On january 21, 2010 the consumer experienced the same problem with the second camry a 2010 model. He was unable to the slow the vehicle down. He released the accelerator pedal but with no reduction in speed, in fact the vehicle seemed to speed up. He applied the brakes and finally the vehicle slowed down, but not without a jolting and potentially dangerous abrupt movement of the vehicle. The consumer stated the vehicle never had floor mats and after learning of toyota's acknowledgement of a possible problem, he removed the floor mats from the 2009 model.
2009 Toyota Camry acceleration complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated as she was driving 25mph the vehicle accelerated. She depress the brakes with both feet and the vehicle would not stop. She almost crashed into another vehicle. This failure had happen at least three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, they repaired the failure under the recall. The contact also stated they will not drive the car anymore and the toyota manufacturer will not purchase the vehicle back. The failure mileage was 4,000.
We have a 2009 camry that has intermittent issues in regard to the throttle linkage it has twice become stuck in the wide open position, we are very concerned about this issue and have been ignored by toyota personal, we feel there is a real problem with the linkage and or computerized linkage issues.
Was driving on the freeway. Car had cruise control on and I stepped on the brakes and disengaged it and continued driving. When I pressed the resume button to get back on cruise control, the car accelerated about 7 MPH past the set speed and I had to slam on the brakes and repeatedly press the c.c. Cancel button to stop extra acceleration. I understand some people may think it's the car speeding up to get to the speed quickly, which it did, but then it just kept accelerating and the motor was whining like it was really trying to race off. This happened about a half a dozen times before I stopped using the c.c. All together. When I called the dealership I was told it was that the car was "zippy" because it was a v6 and it is the cruise control speeding up to the last set speed. No parts were ever fixed on it. I ended up selling it last year after owning it around 9 months.
Toyota camry 2009 would not accelerate from a stopped position at a traffic light, causing my car to get stuck perpendicular in the middle of rush hour traffic. Four days previous to this incident the accelerator was repaired according to the recall. The car was towed to the dealer where the accelerator no longer showed any problems and they denied there was an issue with the car.
I have a 2009 camry. I know about the recall for the acceleration problem. This is a similar problem that is different, but actually could be related perhaps. If I set my cruise control for example at 65 (or any speed) and I brake the cruise control deactivates. If I slow to lets say 35 to go through town, and then hit resume, the car accelerates very fast until it gets to 65 again. This acceleration is so fast that you often need to re-brake to re establish control of the car. This has been a constant problem with the 2009 camry. I have another vehicle dodge that gradually gains speed when I hit resume and have had a 96 camry with cruise that had a gradual return to the preset speed. The cruise control on the camry is dangerous and far faster than I would ever accelerate from 35 to 65 on my own.
Twice within a week my gas pedal did not release, resulting in a continued acceleration for my 2009 camry hybrid. First time was on an exit ramp where I release pressure on the pedal to slow down but it did not move for a few seconds. The second time was pulling out and needing to quickly accelerate, I then released pressure, but the car continued to increase in speed. Both times I move the floor mat toward my seat, and the second time required shifting the car into neutral. After the second incident, I took my car to the dealer who sold it to me and reported the above. They looked at the mat and secured it with clips that were not there before. This was prior to the pedal recalls.
I was in a 2009 toyota camry that was involved in a crash. I was in a 35 miles zone, going uphill and well within the limit, but when I applied the brakes, the car didn't really slow down enough to not crash into the vehicle that didn't yield at the traffic signal. I didn't think much about it then, since the other driver admitted fault, but it could possibly have been because of a defect with the car's acceleration. Thankfully no one sustained any significant injuries since the airbags got deployed in the camry. I wouldn't have thought much of the incident, but the news of the recalls just makes me believe that the problem was with the car's acceleration and nothing else.
On 2/01/10 at approximately 8:00 am I was driving my toyota on the washington dc beltway 495 north from virginia. I was nearing 270 north and decided I had better change lanes to stay on my intended route on 495. Looking in the rearview mirror I saw a tractor-trailer was in the right hand lane next to me and I needed some rapid acceleration to get ahead of the truck so I stamped on the accelerator. I stamped much harder than I normally would do. Immediately my accelerator stuck to the floor and the car accelerated from approximately 65 to over 85 miles an hour. I had seen a tv report on the nbc station in dc that advised if your toyota accelerator sticks apply both feet to the brake pedal and hold it. I forgot the hold it part and I started to pump the brake, which had no effect. I also remembered that the next thing to try was put the car in neutral. This I did and the acceleration stopped immediately. I was able to coast the car off into an area, a triangle between the right lane of the beltway and an oncoming lane. I then turned off the car and physically reached down and pulled the accelerator back up. It "popped" up like a spring. I then restarted the car and continued to work. I remembered that on long trip recently to atlanta that one other time it felt like the accelerator stuck, but that time it was momentary a few seconds. On 2/21/10 the accelerator stayed down I am guessing a good 20-30 seconds before I remembered to put the car in neutral. When I got to work I called toyota USA to report the problem and they told me my car was not covered by the recall and that I should call a dealer. I called my dealer and he told me there were no parts available or even made for the camry hybrid and that he would just have to replace the accelerator assembly with the same part. He said they haven't made any new parts for the hybrid. Did not sound like they cared.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that the modification on the accelerator pedal per the recall was too short. After the vehicle was repaired per the recall, the contact was able to place his foot under the accelerator pedal; however, he is concerned since that is unsafe. The toyota manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 30,000.
Vehicle was being driven from a stop (stop sign) then through an intersection where a quick stop was necessary. The accelerator pedal "stuck" causing a delayed stop and consequent accident (minor). At the time, the driver (wife) wasn't sure what happened or why (sort of in shock).
After repeated calls to toyota dealer about acceleration problems with only "we'll call you when parts come in" vehicle accelerated and crashed through a metal gate causing significant damage to gate and car. Auto was tolled to collision center for evaluation. After calling toyota I was told to give problem to insurance carrier
My 2009 camry accelerates suddenly on city streets. There have been several sudden accelerations on turns. My car suddenly accelerated during a right turn and I nearly jumped the curb (twice) take off is not smooth since it temporarily stalls and then suddenly jerks out at a higher speed. The brake petal, steering wheel and car floor all vibrate and the engine makes clunking noises. My car has less than 5,000 miles on it. The petals shift and make clunking noises like wooden clogs. This past month, the passenger cabin smells with gas fumes as the car operates. After the recall, I discovered that I was lied to by the dealer and my car was not made in japan as I was told at the time of sale.
I have purchase 2009 toyota camry le on august 7, 2009. But my wife was driving when it was involve in an accident on november 18, 2009 due that either the gas pedal stuck or the brakes didn't work properly, that caused a crash to the other cars rear. We have taken to don mcgill toyota of katy for repair that cost me $3,850.00 for that damage on the front end. The questions is does my car have the same problem that toyota has recalled? I would like to someone give me same answers on it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry hybrid. The contact stated that while she proceeded through a traffic light at approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle accelerated to a higher speed. The contact was forced to place both feet on the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to provide the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 8,000. Updated 03/12/10.
Acc. Sticking, vehicle speed up.
Toyota camry cruise control acceleration beyond set speed. My cruise control was set at 65mph. I stopped at a stop light, accelerated back up to 60mph and hit the resume on the cruise control to get the car back up to 65mph. But cruise control did not stop at 65mph. I was up to 80mph before I realized what was happening. Breaking stopped the acceleration. This has happened twice. Reported the incidents to my toyota service department and was told it does not happen often enough for them to recreate the problem on their diagnostic equipment and they would not be able to find the problem.
When starting from a complete stop and beginning acceleration, and sometimes when trying to quickly accelerate while moving forward, the car will hesitate and not accelrate for about 1/2 to one second while the car is slowing moving into traffic. This is a significant safety issue particularly when turning and crossing traffic and when merging with traffic on a freeway. This is a frequent occurance, but does not seem to follow any particular pattern other than it occurs here and there when accelerating. I took the car back to the dealer within a couple of weeks of buying it and they said that it was functioning fine. I looked on the internet and found that they are many others that have complained about acceleration hesitation issues with the toyota camry who also took their cars back to the dealer and received the same response that I did that "it was functioning normally". Though I feel that this is a significant safety risk with the car, I feel that my only recourse, since toyota says it is running fine, is to essentially avoid all situations where sudden quick acceleration is required. Wiith the number of reports on the internet matching my exact problem I feel that this is an issue that needs to be looked into with at least 2009 toyota camrys.
Uncontrollable acceleration on a family trip several times. I took it to vanderstyne toyota dealership in rochester, ny. They said it was insignificant. Normal occurrence and wear. Also, car is not even a year old and standard michelin energy tires are worn badly even with regularly scheduled maintenance rotation and balance! They have no warranty on tires!
This concerns the current toyota sudden acceleration problem and my interpretation of the mechanism that may be at work causing these intermittent events. These cars involved have toyota's new "fly-by-wire" ignition and throttle control system, not the old manual throttle controls. The acceleration events may be coming from stray rf or electro-static discharge (esd) causing an electrical state change in one of the throttle control chip registers which then causes the sudden acceleration. The problem could also be caused by the same rf or esd, but only affect electrical control units in cars that have developed bad ground paths (which allow static charge to build up until it arcs over and zaps a chip) testing for this type for electrical fault must be done under conditions that accelerate the failure mode, ie under conditions that enhance esd occurrence and/or stray rf while changing the resistance of the ground paths to the throttle control module. As a reference point, request toyota's history on all warranty replaced failed electrical modules involved in/with throttle control for these recalled cars. A hard esd event may cause complete module failure and hence a warranty record. A "soft" esd event may cause state changes on the module chips. A comparatively high module replacement rate would be cause to investigate them and do fema stripback analysis on failed warranty units.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. The contact was driving at 60mph when his vehicle jerked and accelerated at a high speed. The contact took the vehicle to the side of the road, press the brakes and put the vehicle into neutral this slowed down the vehicle and it stopped. The contact drove the vehicle home and then call the dealer and explained what happen and was told to bring the vehicle in. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and it was checked and no problems were found with the vehicle. The failure mileage was 8,400.
On nov 23, my wife had an accident in her 2009 camry. She was pulling into a parking space when the car accelerated. The car continued to accelerate with the brake on. The car has been cosmetically fixed ($9500). We have no faith in this recall for gas pedal. There is much more here, a sensor or computer failure. Toyota has still not fixed our car because they do not have recall parts yet. They also said they were going to install break over-ride software when that becomes ready. Please continue your investigation. I feel we have not heard the last about this issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry xle. The contact was backing out of a driveway. There was pressure applied to the brake pedal, which was followed by unintended acceleration. The vehicle crashed into the utility pole. There was no personal injuries. The vehicle sustained minor damages. The police was not called to the scene. The failure mileage was 13,000. Updated 3/4/2010 *cn updated 05/17/10.
Letter regarding recent problems he has had with two of three toyota camry's he purchased from koons toyota of annapolis, inc. He would like to know if it's ok to continue to drive the vehicles and what will toyota do to resolve the matter. *nj on sept 25, 2009 the consumer had a terrible accident with one of the toyota camry's that he owns. The consumer and his wife were injured. The accident occurred on an interstate highway when he abruptly encountered stopped traffic which became visible only as he approached a hill. He was able to avoid rear-ending stopped cars in front of him by steering into a clear passing lane, but was unable to adequately slow or stop the vehicle by applying the brakes. The vehicle continued to accelerate, severely fish-tailing and subsequently the consumer lost control. It rolled over completely and landed upright, back on its wheels, hitting two other vehicles. The vehicle was completely demolished. On january 21, 2010 the consumer experienced the same problem with the second camry a 2010 model. He was unable to the slow the vehicle down. He released the accelerator pedal but with no reduction in speed, in fact the vehicle seemed to speed up. He applied the brakes and finally the vehicle slowed down, but not without a jolting and potentially dangerous abrupt movement of the vehicle. The consumer stated the vehicle never had floor mats and after learning of toyota's acknowledgement of a possible problem, he removed the floor mats from the 2009 model.
I have a 2009 toyota camry built in the USA. I have experienced the sticking accelerator problem 3 times since buying the car in april 2008. Luckily I have put the car in neutral each time before I had an accident. I understand that my car is not in the recent pedal recall, but I think it should be.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry which was purchased february 2009. The vehicle was taken into the dealer for a routine oil change. The following day while parking in her garage and barely touching the accelerator pedal, the vehicle accelerated and crashed through a gate and proceeded to crash though a second gate. The vehicle continued to accelerated, crashed and wrapped around a single pole in the parking garage. The contact sustained injuries to her chest due to the seat belt and her stomach area. The manufacturer was contacted; however, they would not assume liability for the incident. The vehicle was repaired by an independent repair mechanic via the insurance company. The failure mileage was 5,000 and the current mileage was 8,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While driving approximately 60 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle began to accelerate to approximately 65 MPH. The driver turned off the cruise control and used the brakes to slow the vehicle down. She also stated that the failure occurred two additional times since it occurred in june 2009. She did not take the vehicle to the dealer or call the manufacturer. The current mileage was approximately 11,000. The failure mileage was approximately 4,000.
As I was attempting to slow down my 2009 toyota camry by pressing down with my right foot on the brake pedal, the engine was not slowing down. When I looked down to be sure that my foot was not on the accelerator pedal as well as the brake pedal, I noticed that the accelerator pedal had not returned to the idle position.
On or around december 15th I was exiting monroe exit when my vehicle had accelerated without any cause that I had to immediately hit my brakes to try and slow my vehicle down. This happened in indio, california coming home from blythe off the interstate 10.west. Vehicle was taken in for svc on 01/30/10 and was no problem was found. I had told my husband in dec. But he must not have heard me , I had reminded him and at point he inform the dealer in indio,ca and was inform to take the vehicle in yet was told no problem was found.
I was proceeding north bound on meadowbrook pkwy, in my 2009 toyota camry. I intended to go west on southern state pkwy. I had to make a legal left turn from meadowbrook pkwy, onto a curved entrance roadway. The caution sign instructed a 50 MPH speed limit for this left turn. I was driving less than 50 MPH. I applied my brakes to slow down, at that point. My car sped up rather than slowing down. I lost total control of my toyota. I am not certain of the order, but I swayed left, right, and spun around all several times. I crossed the entire 3 lanes on southern state pkwy. And nearly collided with the steel road dividers. My toyota's front and rear were heavily damaged. My car was totaled. At the same time, my car struck a commercial limo who made an attempt to save me on the hwy, thankfully. The worst part of this accident is that I could have been killed and it could have been my last day. *tr updated ivoq 03/25/11 updated ivoq 05/24/11
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