2001 Toyota Camry complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE HEARD LOUD NOISES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE WELDING ON THE SUB-FRAME WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE; YET THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000.

WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY CE IN 2000 AND WERE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENED TO US ABOUT 8 WEEKS AGO. ON JAN 22, WE WERE DRIVING ON I 15 FREEWAY SOUTH FROM LA BACK TO LAS VEGAS. ABOUT AFTER 30 MINUTES ON THE ROAD I HEARD SOMETHING SOUNDING LIKE A CRACK UNDER THE VEHICLE (LAST ONLY ABOUT ONE SECOND). I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE MIGHT HIT A ROCK UNDERNEATH AND SLOWED DOWN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED. THEN IN ABOUT 3 MINUTES THE VEHICLE LOST THE POWER. I TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY FLASH LIGHT AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE ROADSIDE. I COULD SEE THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS LEAKING OUT BADLY. AFTER LOTS OF HASSLES THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CROWN TOYOTA DEALER SHOP IN ONTARIO. THE NEXT DAY MORNING THEIR SERVICE MANAGER CALLED TO TELL ME THAT NOTHING INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HIT A ROCK SINCE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE. TO THE BEST OF HIS JUDGMENT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED FROM INSIDE. HE SAID SOMETHING FROM INSIDE OF ENGINE COULD FALL DOWN AND KNOCKED THE ENGINE THAT CAUSED THE LEAKING. SOON AFTER THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY DENIED MY CLAIM STATING THAT THEY TALKED TO THE CROWN TOYOTA DEALER SHOP AND CONCLUDED THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE, WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY THE INSURANCE POLICY. LAST MONTH I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED IN AN AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. FROM PICTURES ATTACHED ONE CAN SEE A BIG HOLE KNOCKED OUT ON ENGINE(SEE ATTACHED PICTURE). IT IS A

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY WHERE THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AT TIMES. NOT ALL THE TIME. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD IT AT MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE LUBRICATED THE CABLE. IT HELPED FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. IS THIS VEHICLE PART OF ANY RECALL WITH TOYOTA? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED. BOTH VEHICLES WERE REPAIRED AND COVERED BY THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NOT WORKING. BELT CAN NOT GO INTO THE BUCKLE UNLESS YOU HOLD DOWN THE RED BUTTON RELEASE BUCKLE THEN INSERT THE BELT WITH FORCE. IT DOES RELEASE THE BELT. *LN

UPON IMPACT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH WAS AT A FULL STOP, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING INJURIES TO MY WIFE, WHO WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION. HEAVY PRESSURE WAS THEN APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HE WAS ABLE TO LIFT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OUT OF THE DEPRESSED POSITION USING HIS FOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS TOLD THE ACCELERATOR CABLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 174,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES INTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. *JB

MY 2001 CAMRY V 6 STARTED BUCKING AND SPEEDING AND SLOWING. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A SPEED SENSOR FAILURE (OP CODE 500). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM 3 MPH IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE EGR VALVE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND IT RECURRED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 119,000.

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN WITH WATER STANDING ON ROAD, A/C FAILS. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE SO FAR. DEALER INDICATED THAT SUCH FAILURE WAS NORMAL WHEN WATER GETS ON BELT AND BELT SLIPS. NO REPAIR MADE. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE SEEN THIS FAILURE MANY TIMES BEFORE. FAILURE RESULTS IN RAPID AND UNEXPECTED CONDENSATION ON WINDSHIELD AND OTHER WINDOWS WITH LOSS OF VISIBILITY DURING HEAVY RAIN), CAUSING A HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION. DEALER STATES THAT THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES STUCK ACCELERATOR *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE FRONT, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IN WHICH IT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER ADVISED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A REPRESENTATIVES FROM TOYOTA WHO INFORMED HER, THAT TOYOTA WOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIR OF THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OF THE AIR BAG. UPDATED EVOQ 12/0/10

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL CRASH IN WHICH A PASSENGER WAS KILLED. BASED UPON A CRASH RECONSTRUCTION ANALYSIS, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND STRUCK THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH NO CURRENT RECALLS EXIST FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ISSUES, WE ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING IT INVESTIGATED IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS WITH OTHER MODEL YEARS. THE UNUSUALLY HIGH SPEED OF THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR CONSISTENT WITH THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION IF NEEDED. *TR UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

MY 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY STARTED DEVELOPING A PROBLEM MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO, WHERE IT WOULD START RUNNING ROUGH AND THEN STALL--OR SOMETIMES STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. IF THE CAR STALLS OR COMES CLOSE TO STALLING THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS ONLY BEEN ABLE TO RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT. RECENTLY THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THAT HAS NOT HELPED THE RUNNING ROUGH/STALLING PROBLEM. THE CAR SEEMS TO RUN ROUGH OR STALL IF IT HAS GONE ABOVE 4000 RPMS ,AND WE CAN MODERATE THE INSTANCES OF A PROBLEM BY AVOIDING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MY FEAR IS THAT THE CAR WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE SO SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE TO ALERT HER TO GET AN OIL CHANGE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL; THE ENGINE NOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER BOTH STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT, HITTING ANOTHER CAR. THE AIRBAGS IN THE OTHER CAR WENT OFF, THE AIRBAG IN OUR CAR DID NOT. MY WIFE HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HER HEAD, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD AND SIGNIFICANTLY BRUISING HER HEAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PARK AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR BODY DAMAGE BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

DRIVING NORTH ON US HIGHWAY 101 IN CALIFORNIA AT SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH. CAR SPEED INCREASED ON A CURVE, COULD NOT STOP IT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A BARRIER IN THE MEDIAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY CE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE LIGHTLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MOVING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE EXHIBITED HIGHER THAN NORMAL RPMS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FEELING WAS SIMILAR TO DRAG RACING A VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS NECK FROM THE VIOLENT JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,928. UPDATED 05/12/10. *LJ

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA COMPLAINT FM OWNER OF A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH DEFECTIVE WINDOW OPENER. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER WINDOWS DO NOT WORK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE RIGHT REAR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $380.00 PER WINDOW TO REPLACE.

ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008 AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY CAR AT THE WILLIAMSBURG, VA POST OFFICE AND WAS ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY INTO THE PARKING SPOT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE ROARED, THE CAR ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE BRICK BUILDING. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS IN MY PATH. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CASEY TOYOTA IN WILLIAMSBURG WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE WORKING PROPERLY. WE THEN REQUESTED THAT TOYOTA SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE CAR TO DETERMINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT. THE INSPECTOR'S REPORT STATES THAT HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. (THIS OF COURSE ALL TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO THE RECENT RECALLS). WE INCURRED EXPENSES TOTALING OVER $600. BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. SINCE WE FELT THIS CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, WE DECIDED TO TRADE IT IN AND HAD TO ACCEPT A REDUCED TRADE-IN BECAUSE IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND ALSO INCURRED GREAT EXPENSE IN PURCHASING A NEW CAR. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS THE RECENT RECALLS HAVE SHOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH AND THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED . THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES.IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT HAD CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL# 10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 101,000. UPDATED 05/06/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 3 YEARS, DESPITE REPLACING THE GAS CAP.

I OWN 2001 CAMRY LE. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENTS HAPPENED BUT I'M TIRED OF FIXING IT'S WHEEL ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. THE CAR PULLS ON LEFT. I REPLACED EVERY POSSIBLE PARTS SUGGESTED. I DID THE ALIGNMENT FROM SEVERAL PLACES SUCH AS SEARS, FIRESTONE. THEY DON'T FIND ANY PROBLEM IN THE ALIGNMENT REPORT BUT WHEN I DRIVE, THE CAR HEAVILY PULLS ON LEFT SIDE. I HAVE TO REALLY HOLD THE STEERING TIGHT TO KEEP THE CAR ON ROAD OR IN A LANE.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY CE/LE/XLE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 50 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ROAR IN THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES BUT THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A HOUSE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL FAILURES, TO DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 101,301. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED.

MY 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY 'S GAS PEDAL STICKS. WHEN AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WHEN IT IS TIME TO GO I PUSH DOWN AND THE PEDAL WONT MOVE . THEN IT UNSTICKS AND SHOOTS FORWARD. IT EVEN ACCELERATED ONCE. THROUGH THE YEARS I MENTIONED IT TO MECHANICS AND THEY THINK I'M CRAZY. WHEN THE TOYOTA RECALLS STARTED I CALLED MY DEALER AND HE SAID THE RECALLS DON'T PERTAIN TO 2001 TOYOTA CAMRYS. *TR

THE FAILURE IS THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK. IT STICKS WHEN I AM AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND IT'S MY TURN TO GO AND HAS BEEN STICKING EVERY SINCE I HAD THE CAR. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST THE CAR NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO HIT SOMEONE BECAUSE I DO HAVE TO REALLY MASH THE GAS TO GET IT TO MOVE. THE ONLY INCIDENT WAS IN 2005 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. SHE STOPPED TO GET GAS. WHEN SHE FINISHED AND GOT IN THE CAR TO LEAVE SHE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHEN SHE GAVE IT GAS SHE BAKED INTO A POLE. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO MY CAR SHE WAS NOT HURT SO THE POLICE WASN'T CALLED. *TR

2001 TOYOTA CAMRY WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHEN OUR SON WAS DRIVING ON A RAMP AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CAR WAS UPSIDE DOWN TRAPPING OUR SON IN THE CAR UPSIDE DOWN. HE HAD TO BREAK THE SIDE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. IT IS COMPLETELY TOTAL DAMAGE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY COMPENSATED FOR THE VALUE OF THE CAR. HE WAS SAVED MIRACULOUSLY WITH MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. POLICEMAN GAVE HIM TICKET AFTER HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR. IT WAS NIGHT AND COLD. *TR

I HAD AN ACCIDENT RECENTLY WITH MY 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. MY HUSBAND ALSO HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE SAME CAR A FEW YEARS BACK. BUT BOTH ARE KIND OF SAME SCENARIO. THE BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY IN RAIN.TRIED TO STOP BUT NOTHING HAPPENED AND WE REAR ENDED CARS BEFORE US. *TR

2001 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS TOWED ON 3/27/06 AS A RESULT OF OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE. ALL DATA WAS SENT TO TOYOTA WHO SENT IT TO AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR WHO DENIED CLAIM.. I WOULD LIKE TO RESUBMIT THE CLAIM AND DOCUMENTS TO YOUR OFFICE FOR A REEVALUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE PRESSURE AND CONTINUED MOVING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES DID RESPOND. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES FIVE TIMES THEY BEGAN TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 147,000.

THE GAS PEDAL IN MY TWO THOUSAND ONE (2001) TOYOTA CAMRY STICKS. IT LOCKS AND FAILS TO ACCELERATE ONCE I LET UP OFF THE GAS UPON REACHING MAXIMUM SPEED THEN NEED TO GIVE GAS TO MAINTAIN ACCEPTABLE SPEED SECONDS LATER. EQUALLY IT FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN IDLING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC AND NEEDS TO PICK UP SPEED AS TRAFFIC BEGINS TO MOVES. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT AND FORTUNATELY NEVER LOCKED IN UNDESIRED ACCELERATION. PLEASE CONSIDER HOW THE MECHANICS OF THAT PROBLEM RELATES TO THE CURRENT TOYOTA GAS PEDAL PROBLEMS, IF AT ALL. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FROM NHTSA OR TOYOTA AS I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING ANOTHER CAR DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S EXPENSIVE EMISSIONS FAILURE RATHER THAN GAS PEDAL ISSUES. YOU ARE HOWEVER WELCOME TO ACCESS MY VEHICLE IF IT COULD HELP IN LOOKING INTO THE HISTORY OF WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON WITH GAS PEDALS. *TR

TOYOTA 2001 CAMRY - SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHILE PARKING THE CAR, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CAR EMBEDDED ITSELF IN A DEEP SNOWBANK APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 FEET AWAY. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO GRILL. THE CAR WAS SO DEEPLY EMBEDDED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS TO DIG IT OUT. THE FRONT TWO WHEELS WERE ELEVATED - THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ON A SLANT OF ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES. A 48 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND AN 8 YEAR OLD CHILD WERE IN THE CAR. *TR

STICKY GAS PEDAL, 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY LE: CAR DOES NOT MOVE UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED HARD. *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE ON A 2001 CAMRY, ABS COMPLETELY FAILS WHEN TRAVELING OVER SHARP BUMPS IN THE ROAD. SPECIFICALLY WHEN ABS ACTIVATES. *TR

I HAVE 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 CYL LE MODEL. MANY TIMES WHEN I BEGIN MY TRIP FROM MY HOME MY CAR ACCELERATES EVEN I HAVE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT ONLY HAPPENS WITHIN FIRST FEW MILES AND THEN THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. I HAVE A STOP SIGN CLOSE TO MY HOME AND BEFORE NEARING THE STOP SIGN I LIFT MY FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL AND CAR WILL ACCELERATE AND THEN I HAVE TO STEP ON MY BRAKES TO STOP IT BY THE STOP SIGN. IT IS VERY TRICKY IN WINTER WHEN THERE IS ICE ON ROAD. SINCE I AM AWARE OF THIS ISSUE I DO NOT STEP ON GAS AT ALL TILL I HIT THE FIRST STOP SIGN. ONCE THE CAR IS RUNNING FOR A WHILE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY. I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MORE THAN STICKY PEDAL. SINCE THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. THAT CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH STICKY PEDAL. SINCE MY CAR IS NOT RECALLED I HOPE SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS YEAR MODEL TOO. *TR

STICKING ACCELERATOR ON 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

MY CAR GAS PEDAL OF MY 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY STICKS. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE MATS AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM. BUT THE PEDAL STILL STICKS. *JB

THE FIRST ACCIDENT ON 12/23/2006 WAS A BIG ONE. IT WAS MY FIRST AND ONLY ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED, MEDFORD, MA. I GOT INTO THIS ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CAMRY AT LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR IN A LOCAL STREET/BRIDGE, TRYING TO TURN TO THE LEFT, THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND, ONLY 2 OR 3 CARS FAR AWAY BEHIND ME. WHILE I WAS TURNING, SUDDENLY THE 2001 CAMRY WAS 'OUT OF CONTROL'. I JUST COULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE CAR, NO MATTER WHAT I DID. IT KEPT MOVING AHEAD. I TURNED THE CAR TO THE LEFT AND THEN RIGHT. IT HIT THE LEFT AND RIGHT CURB OF THE STREET/BRIDGE. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED VERY BADLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS OK. I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE MASSACHUSETTS MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO AT THAT TIME WAS TO REPLACE 4 TIRES AND TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEMS, BESIDES FIXING THE BODY AND THE DAMAGED ENGINE. I SPENT MORE THAN $6000 TO FIX THE CAR AND SIX POINTS WAS ADDED INTO MY CAR INSURANCE. THE SECOND ONE IN 2009 WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN 2006. IT WAS VERY SCARY. THERE WERE A LOT OF CARS AROUND AND IT COULD BE A HUGE ONE. MY SON WAS DRIVEN THE SAME CAR, 2001 CAMRY TO THE CHURCH IN CHELMSFORD, MA ON A FRIDAY EVENING. I WAS SITTING BESIDES HIM. HE WAS DRIVING ON THE LOCAL STREET IN LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR AND WANTED TURN TO THE RIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. SUDDENLY HE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE CAR. HE ALMOST HIT THE CAR ON THE SIDE STREET WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT. AFTER THAT HE

2001 TOYOTA CAMRY, TIGHT GAS PEDAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED LUNGE AND INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO THE STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH A VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE AIR BAG FAILURE. REPORT NUMBER 1001104565 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WERE NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN AT WHAT SPEED THE AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND THE OTHER DRIVERS RIGHT KNEE WAS INJURED. THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS 0000326. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 125,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE IN A DRIVE-THRU ESTABLISHMENT HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. HE WAS MODERATELY INJURED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE FRONT OF A BUILDING; HOWEVER, HE CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER AND THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS, NUMEROUS BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CONFIRMED IF THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

HAVE HAD 4 WINDSHIELDS SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE GLASS PEOPLE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PRIMER UNDER THE BLACK EXTERIOR PAINT WHICH PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE BREAK. EACH TIME AFTER THE REPAIR PEOPLE SAID THE SAME THING. LACK OF PRIMER ACCELERATED BODY ROT AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. NOW WATER POURS INTO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR DUE TO ROT AROUND THE WINDSHIELD - AUTO BODY SHOP IS LOOKING AT IT NOW. THEY SAID IT COULD BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO FIX IT SO THAT IT DOESN'T LEAK. THIS IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. THE PRIOR REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE BY SETTLES GLASS, TRIUMPH GLASS AND JM PHILLIPS GLASS. ALL REPAIRMEN SAID THE SAME THING - LACK OF PRIMER LED TO WINDSHIELD BREAKAGE AND ACCELERATED ROT. *TR

CONTROL ARM ON PASSENGER SIDE REAR THREADS STRIPPED. CONTROL ARM CAME APART, CAUSING TIRE TO ALMOST FALL OFF OF VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING IN MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2001 ON I 75 S FROM ROYAL OAK TO DETROIT, MI AROUND 2:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 6TH 2009 ,WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD SOME CRACKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 70 MILES/HR AND TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO WARDS THE SHOULDER AND POWER STEERING FAILED AND I SAW ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING, THEN TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKES FAILED. I QUICKLY USED HAND BRAKE AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS LOCKED. I QUICKLY PULLED BOTH THE KNOBS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED 911. BY THE TIME FIRE ENGINE CAME TO THE SCENE, THE CAR WAS ON HUGE FIRE. MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANY MAJOR ISSUES IN THE PAST. I DID CHANGE TIMING BELT AS PER THE COMPANY GUIDELINES AND AT AUTHORIZED DEALER/SERVICE CENTER. I CHANGED THE TIRES 2 MONTHS AGO AND OIL CHANGE 1 AND HALF MONTH AGO. NEITHER COPS NOR ME COULD COME TO A CONCLUSION ON WHAT WENT WRONG. I AM LETTING YOU KNOW AS IT MAY HELP TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF CARS IF YOU INVESTIGATE MY CAR. I WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE. *TR

MY 2001 CAMRY 4 CYLINDER STARTED HAVING WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE AFTER AROUND 100,000 MILES. IT HAPPENS EVERY MORNING WHEN I START THE ENGINE. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID TOYOTAS HAVE THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE OF SEATING PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $2000.00 TO FIX. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN GOODLATTE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, RE PROBLEMS SHE EXPERIENCED WITH HER VEHICLE AFTER THE USE OF GASOLINE CONTAINING ETHANOL. *NJ THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 AND 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. ONE OF THE VEHICLES NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE OTHER NEEDED A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE USE OF GASOLINE CONTAINING ETHANOL. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE OF A STATE AGENCY THAT INSPECTED GASOLINE STATIONS INFORMED HER THAT MECHANICS HAD TOLD HIM THAT EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF ETHANOL COULD CAUSED THE OXYGEN SENSOR TO MALFUNCTION. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HER VEHICLES CONTAINED BAD GAS. *JB UPDATED 05/25/10.*JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. MY ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED OPERATING AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AN ENGINE ROD WAS THROWN THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. MY CAR REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $ 3,000.00. *TR