2009 Toyota Camry: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Oct 3, 2020 · Body · 65,000 miles · HI

When driving outside especially day time and when hot and humid, the car's dash becomes sticky and soft. I bought my car new in albuquerque, nm and the lived in ca, I did not notice the problem. Neither I received any notification from toyota dealership or none in the service center checked with on this issue or told me that this could happen and hence need to be replaced as they did with unintended acceleration issue and power window switch malfunction. Now I have been experiencing this dash stickiness issue and toyota in hawaii is refusing to replace the defective and substandard product that they has put in at their own expense as they have done for millions of other customers. The reason doe refusal is that my car just passed 10 years since it was bought. But had I been known of this issue before even experiencing it, I would have got it replaced. I had been taking my vehicle regularly to toyota service, but none bothered to check on this. Since it is not my issue and it is becasue of they using a defective part, they should help me in replacing it completely at their expenditure. I am with my family and I am very much concerned about the safety and risks associated with this issue as it could emit chemicals because of melting or chances of fire accident. Please help me to have the servco toyota replace my dash. I brought this to continental us toyota head office, but they again directed me to servco toyota, hawaii, but they are refusing to help. Please intervene and help me get this fixed.

Filed Dec 9, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 60,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. After starting the engine and shifting into the drive gear, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and surged forward. After depressing the brake pedal and stopping, the vehicle would no longer drive forward or in reverse. After the incident, the check engine indicator remained illuminated. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed May 23, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 158,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While driving approximately 55 MPH on the highway, the vehicle accelerated on its own at a high rate of speed. The contact had to apply extreme force to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. The gear was shifted into neutral as the rpms increased. The gear was shifted into park and the vehicle was turned off, but was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was engine failure due to the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control) and 09v388000 (vehicle speed control). The previous owner did not have the recall repairs performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to toyota world of newton (66 hampton house rd, newton, nj 07860, (973) 383-0200) and both recall repairs were performed. The vehicle was still at the dealer until the manufacturer determined if they would authorize the engine assembly replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and was to respond to the dealer and the owner. The approximate failure mileage was 158,000.

Filed Jul 24, 2018 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While driving 10 MPH, the vehicle accelerated on its own while attempting to park. The contact stated that the brake pedal was being depressed at the time of the failure. The contact was unable to control the vehicle as it crashed into several parked vehicles. The contact sustained injuries to the hands and legs that did not require medical attention. The georgia police department filed case number: 18-067932. The police department had the vehicle towed to an unknown location. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Dec 16, 2017 · Transmission · 24,000 miles · DC

On december 3, 2017, my husband was parking our 2009 camry on a city street when we experienced the terrifying unintended acceleration problem that has plagued this model ' and was supposed to have been fixed by the floor mat and accelerator pedal recalls. As my husband shifted into drive to move slightly forward in the parking space, there was a low roaring, racing motor-type sound from the gear box/transmission area and the car suddenly accelerated. Braking could not stop the car and it drove into the car ahead of us. Because we were moving at low speed there was no significant damage to either car. But there was permanent damage to our trust in the safety and reliability of our 2009 camry, which we vowed never to drive again. Our occasional prior experiences with the car's racing motor problems had never caused us to lose control. For example, a few years ago we had racing engine problem when braking for a light after coming off a high speed interstate. On both december 2 and december 3, 2017, we had a racing motor experience during parking when we were in reverse but it did not cause any loss of control of the vehicle. In each of these instances we were able to use the brakes to stop the car. The tow truck driver who took the car away was able to drive the car half a block to his truck without experiencing the unintended acceleration problem.

Filed Dec 7, 2015 · 55,700 miles · IL · crash · 1 injury

As I was pulling into my car space at work, my 2009 camry accelerated without warning and surged into the brick wall of a building.

Filed Nov 2, 2015 · Acceleration · 174,000 miles · MD

11/01/2015 @ 10:05am on maryland route 29 north, route 40 exit. Car speed around 30 MPH - slowly exiting on ramp. Suddenly, four distinct beeps were heard and car accelerated without warning. Lost steering and control over speed - car zig/zagged. Stepped on brake as hard as I could - car eventually came to a stop. Road condition was slightly damp after light rain. Luckily, no other car was around. Taking the vehicle to trusted mechanic to have it evaluated for safety concerns.

Filed Dec 23, 2014 · Engine · 35,000 miles · MD

My toyota camry consumes an exorbitant amount of oil. I bought this car in summer 2013 with approx 35,000 miles, and within two-three month after my first oil change, the low oil warning lamp would turn on at hard braking. It turned out that the oil level was critically low even though it had been very recently changed. I was lucky to discover it when I was close to home so I was able to add oil. The inspection of the car did not reveal any oil leaks. I now have to add oil every several weeks even though the car has barely touched 50,000 miles. The car is now out of warranty. Had I embarked on a long trip right before the oil level fell low enough to trigger the low oil warning light, I could have experienced a catastrophic failure of the engine as open highway driving does not usually require hard braking. As a result I would have not found out that the engine was out of oil and could have suddenly stalled causing an accident. I am the second owner of this car. Before it was serviced as a toyota dealer and the maintenance paperwork that came with the car did not point to any issues with the higher than normal oil consumption. Please do not wait until people get hurt in accidents caused by failed engines and make toyota to fix this problem as the oil consumption is getting progressively worse with time and miles driven. Instead of sudden acceleration people may start getting killed from sudden stops caused by failed engines!!!

Filed Oct 8, 2014 · Body, Lights · 162,000 miles · TX · crash

Bumper to bumper traffic during rush hour; dodge truck w/trailer hitch stopped on a dime; I ran into back of truck; but then my car lunged forward on its own accord and I hit the truck a second time. I had my foot on the brake and it lunged! Car is in the shop but I still have not found out what the cost of damage will be or the time frame for repairs. It has lunged before; but I have not been in an accident before this because of the sudden acceleration.

Filed Aug 19, 2014 · Acceleration · 50,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. While the vehicle was idling and the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact applied more pressure to the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to stop. In order to stop the vehicle, the contact shifted into neutral and depressed the brake pedal continuously. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Feb 5, 2014 · Airbags, Engine · 52,500 miles · OK · crash · fire

I own a 2009 camry which I bought as a new car. Few days ago I was approaching my garage driveway at a normal slow speed when my car suddenly accelerated by its own. I tried to press the brake at hard as I could to stop the car but it continue to speed up till it smashed into the garage wall and broke it. The impact was so severe the stair case on the other side of the wall go displaced and shattered. Air bags did not deploy. I kept on pressing the brakes but the wheels were rotating so fast that the front tire got burst after rubbing so fast against the garage floor. The vehicle finally came to stop after the impact but the entire garage and the house was full of black smoke due to burning tires. This uncontrolled sudden acceleration might kill someone if it had happened on a city street. This is a severe problem and must be investigated thoroughly to avoid similar cases in future. We demand that the regulatory agencies and state and federal transportation boards shall investigate this case and avoid similar future incidents.

Filed Oct 1, 2013 · Brakes · PA

On two occasions with the same scenario within a year...the car would begin to shake and pulsate when putting on the brakes. Then would add within a few days would abruptly lunge forward at an increased speed when braking, posing a safety hazard. By then when applying the brakes it would begin to grind and scrap the rotors. The auto repairman examined the vehicle, and said there was not a problem with the brakes but with the rotors needed replaced. He found that the brakes would get stuck which would scrap the rotors due to bad calipers. I have within a year replaced 2 sets of brake pads and rotors.