2002 Toyota Camry complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE LEAKING COOLANT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE HEAD BOLTS WERE STRIPPED AND THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON WITH HIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS. *DT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EMISSION SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AND THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $600.00. TWO DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. WHEN THE CONSUMER STOPPED FOR GAS, HE NOTICED THE GAS TANK WOULD NOT FILL UP, THE GAS WOULD SPILL OUT. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A PAIR OF PLIERS WERE ON THE VENT OF THE GAS TANK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A MISTAKE WAS MADE BY ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE. *JB

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE MAKING A U-TURN AT 2 MPH ON THE GRASS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT RESURFACED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 08/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/10*JB

MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY FAILED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS NOT FAR FROM MY HOME. IT SURGED FORWARD AND PLOWED INTO THE CAR INFRONT OF ME SMASHING THE FRONT OF THE TOYOTA BUT BARELY SCRATCHING THE OTHER CAR'S REAR BUMPER. THIS HAPPENED AT 4:45 P.M ON JANUARY 14, 2010 AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 1604 AND HWY 10. I KNOW I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WILL BE IN KOMAKI, JAPAN UNTIL JULY 21, 2010. SINCE I'M NOT HOME NOW WITH MY VEHICLE, I CAN'T PROVIDE MY VIN NUMBER UNTIL I RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES, BUT I WILL THEN.*TR

I HAVE JUST FILED A COMPLAINT AND HAVE SINCE FOUND MY VIN NUMBER. I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU NOW AS AN ADDENDUM TO MY COMPLAINT. MY CAR SURGED FORWARD EVEN WHILE I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 1604 AND I-10 AT 4:45 P.M ON JANUARY 14, 2010. I CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SMASHING BADLY THE FRONT OF MY CAR BUT BARELY SCRATCHING THE OTHER CAR'S REAR BUMPER. THE OTHER PARTY DIDN'T WANT A POLICE REPORT. I HAVE HIS NAME AND PHONE NUMBER FOR VERIFICATION OF THE INCIDENT. I WILL BE IN KOMAKI,JAPAN UNTIL JULY 2010 SO PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH E-MAIL UNTIL THEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004 ON, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE BOTH INJURED. THE SPEED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED WAS 30 MPH. THE POLICE RESPONDED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AN AMBULANCE REPORT IS ALSO AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. UPDATED 05/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/12/10

VEH# 1 WAS EXITING BURBANK AVE TURNING LEFT ONTO COLONEL JOHN GARDNER WHEN THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK' UNDER THE GAS PEDAL,CA;USING THE VEHICLE TO RACE FORWARD.MCC TURNED THE WHEEL BUT DROVE ACROSS THE FRONT LAWN AT 140 CJG . VEHICLE THEN WENT ACROSS THE STREET INTO THE CIRCULIAR DRIVEWAY AT CJG STRIKING SEVERAL LANDSCAPING OIERS , KNOCKING STHEM ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT THRU AN 8! FOOT SECTION OF SPLIT RAIL FENCE AND RAN OVER A AIL BOX POST WITH 3 MAILBOXES ON THE PROPERTY ON THE PROPERTY OF133 CJG. VEHICLE THEN CROSSED STHE STREET AND STRUCK A TREE CAUSING EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE.

LAST YEAR, I WAS AT A SHELL GAS STATION AT LUNCHTIME TO VACUUM OUT MY CAR. RIGHT BEHIND THE VACUUM WAS A GAS PUMP. AFTER PARKING MY CAR AND REMOVING THE CARPETS, I WENT TO PUT CHANGE IN THE VAC..THE SIDE OF THE VAC I WAS ON WAS BROKEN. SO I GOT BACK IN MY CAR TO MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VACUUM. I STARTED MY CAR, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND MY CAR HAD A POWER SURGE AND STARTED GOING ON ITS OWN. MY CAR BACKED INTO THE GAS PUMP THAT WAS BEHIND THE VACCUUM. MY CAR WAS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY, AND IT JUST SURGED AND TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN. HERE IS A LINK TO WHAT WAS REPORTED ON THE NEWS: HTTP://WWW.WCPO.COM/CONTENT/NEWS/NEIGHBORHOODS/DEERFIELD_TOWNSHIP/STORY/FIRE-AT-GAS-STATION-DESTROYS-2-CARS/M2YYNUVWQ0IN6LQL1NAUDA.CSPX THANKS. SHALINI

CLAIMANT WAS PULLING INTO HER PARKING SPOT ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF A PARKING GARAGE IN MENANDS, NY WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED UNANTICIPATED ACCELERATION OF HER 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE POLICE REPORT STATES THAT NO SKID MARKS WERE PRESENT, INDICATING THAT SHE DID NOT PULL INTO THE SPOT FAST. AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPOT THERE WERE MARKS INDICATING THAT THE TIRES WERE SPINNING. THE SPIN MARKS CONTINUED UP ONTO THE CONCRETE CURBING AND ALSO ONTO THE GUARD RAIL. DUE TO THE UNANTICIPATED ACCELERATION CLAIMANTS VEHICLE DROVE OVER THE GUARDRAIL AND CONCRETE BARRIER OF THE THIRD FLOOR PARKING GARAGE, FLIPPING OVER, AND LANDING UPSIDE DOWN ON THE GROUND LEVEL. *TR *DT

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION, SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH FORWARD AND WOULD NOT STOP. IN ORDER TO AVOID GOING INTO A MAJOR INTERSECTION, THE CONSUMER STEERED TOWARD A DITCH. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT, ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE STARTING ACCELERATING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TOWARD A VACANT FIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR A SECOND TIME, BUT, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN SHE RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO APPLY HER FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE 2 PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY THAT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND 2 PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A GARAGE. THE TURN INTO THE GARAGE WAS TIGHT, SO IT REQUIRED HER TO BACK UP AND THEN PULL FORWARD IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THE TURN. SHE BACKED UP AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT. SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE, DOING SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE AND THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHEN SHE SHIFTED, SO THE VEHICLE ONLY SHOT FORWARD A FEW FEET BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. *JB UPDATED 03/30/10 SECOND DOCUMENT WAS SENT IN AS A CONGRESSIONAL LETTER.*JB UPDATED 06/02/10 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF ANY INJURIES OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TOYOTA RECALL FOR INCREASED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE DATING BACK TO 2002 TOYOTA MODEL CARS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I BELIEVE TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. LET ME EXPLAIN: MY MOTHER PURCHASED A NEW 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY IN 2001, AND WITHIN 3-6 MONTHS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHE EXPERIENCED THE UNINTENDED INCREASED ACCELERATION WITH COMPLETE BRAKING FAILURE PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE. I WAS A PASSENGER ON ONE INCIDENT, SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN FROM 25MPH TO 45 MPH, HAND BRAKE, PEDAL BRAKE ALL FAILED WHEN APPLIED. CAR KEPT MOVING. IF I HAD NOT REACHED ACROSS FROM THE BACK SEAT AND JAMMED THE CAR GEAR FROM DRIVE INTO THE PARK POSITION, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES OR WORSE. MY MOM REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THIS INCIDENT ON MAY 21,2002. SHE TRIED TO TRADE IT IN AND GET HER MONEY BACK FROM THE DEALER IN DALLAS/FT.WORTH AREA, BUT THE TOYOTA DEALER REFUSED. SHE HAD TO GO THRU AN OFFICIAL ARBITRATION BOARD HEARING WITH THE EXECUTIVES AT TOYOTA BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WANTED TO RETURN IT. THE TOYOTA BOARD HEARING OUTCOME WAS NOT IN HER FAVOR. GO FIGURE. BUT ON THE WAY OUT OF THE HEARING THE LEAD TOYOTA MECHANIC TOOK HER ASIDE AND TOLD HER "OFF" THE RECORD "THAT THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS GOING TO BE A BIG PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE" AND THAT HE WAS SORRY. THAT SAME WEEK MY MOM TRADED HER NEW 2002 TOYOTA C

I WAS ON A 150 MILE TRIP. WAS GOING DOWN A HILL IN THE COUNTRY AND LOST SPEED CONTROL OF MY CAR. THE CAR WAS GOING FASTER AND FASTER AND THE BRAKES WERE DOING NOTHING. WE FLEW OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING AND THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I BROUGHT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOURTH OCCURRENCE. *TR

THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY W/ A V6 AND CRUISE CONTROL. THE OPERATOR CLAIMS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT PEDAL APPLICATION CAUSING THE CRASH. HE STRUCK SEVERAL TREES AND ROLLED OVER. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS REAR-ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, THE CAR ACCELERATED. I ENDED UP GOING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT HITTING SEVERAL TREES. THE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED REAR END INTO A TREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. MY PASSENGER AND I EXPERIENCED CONCUSSION SYNDROME ALONG WITH MUSCLE SPASMS IN THE NECK, BACK, AND ANKLE. WE WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL WHERE WE WERE TREATED AND RELEASED . WE ARE BOTH RECEIVING FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL CARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH IN CLEAR WEATHER CONDITIONS, HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS THE VEHICLE PERSISTED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112377 5/10/2010*CW UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB

SINCE MY PURCHASE IN DECEMBER 2003 OF A USED TOYOTA CAMRY XLE, SIX CYLINDER (VIN [XXX] , THERE HAVE BEEN THREE (3) INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. TWICE I WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL; ONCE MY WIFE WAS. IN EACH CASE, CIRCUMSTANCES WERE SIMILAR: THE CAR WAS IDLING IN NEUTRAL OR PARK; THE DRIVER PUT HIS/HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE; VIRTUALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY THE ENGINE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. IN EACH CASE THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE PREVENTED THE CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD WITH ANY SPEED, BUT IT WAS NECESSARY TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE -- AND EVEN WITH THAT IN AT LEAST ONE INSTANCE THE CAR STRAINED AND BUCKED. THE SITUATIONS WERE RESOLVED WHEN THE DRIVER SHIFTED. IN TWO INSTANCES THE SHIFT WAS INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED IN EACH CASE. I DO NOT RECALL CLEARLY WHETHER THE SHIFT IN THE THIRD INSTANCE WAS INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL OR WHETHER THE VEHICLE STALLED. WE WERE AT THE TIME EXITING A GAS STATION AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. IN NO INSTANCE WAS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE MAT AND IN NO CASE WAS THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. RATHER THE RIGHT FOOT WAS IN EACH CASE ON THE BRAKE. THE APPROXIMATE DATES OF THE INSTANCES WERE FALL 2006, JUNE 2009, AND SEPTEMBER 2009. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS REPORTED TO OAKLAWN TOYOTA, OAKLAWN, ILLINOIS; THE SECOND TO TOYOTA SOUTH, RICHMOND, KENTUCKY. EACH WAS THE THEN SERVICING DEALER WITH TOYOTA SOUTH ALSO THE DEALER FROM WHOM THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. NEITHER DEALER COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE THIRD INSTANCE WAS NOT R

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28000. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PULLED FORWARD FROM HER PARKING SPACE, AND TURNED LEFT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE STATED SHE BRAKED HARD AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN GRADUALLY. UPDATED 06/01/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2002 CAMRY THAT I BOUGHT NEW AT SMITHTOWN TOYOTA AND I EXPERIENCED THE VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES FROM 'DAY ONE' THAT HAS NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED ON THE PRIUS & LEXUS MODELS. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED QUITE A FEW TIMES BY SMITHTOWN TOYOTA & AGAIN BY RIVERHEAD TOYOTA WHEN I MOVED TO THE AREA IN AUGUST 2003 & WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. SINCE I WAS THE ONE DRIVING THE CAR, I THOUGHT THE EXPLANATION WAS A BIT CAVALIER SINCE MY BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAIL ON UNEVEN SURFACES. I WROTE TO THE DEALERSHIP & TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT WAS IGNORED (I HAVE COPIES OF MY CORRESPONDENCE). AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, I HAVE BECOME ADEPT AT HANDLING THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL BUT I HAVE HAD SOME VERY CLOSE CALLS WHEN THE CAR KEEPS MOVING INTO INTERSECTIONS AFTER TRYING TO STOP. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA HAS MISDIAGNOSED MY PROBLEM FOR YEARS. I PAID $700 IN 2007 TO HAVE NEW 'BRAKE SENSORS' INSTALLED BUT THEY DID NOT FIX MY PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE LAST 6+ YEARS! THE BRAKES ARE STILL GRABBING AND LOCKING ON ROUGH SURFACES YET TOYOTA HAS CONTINUED TO DENY THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM & THAT IT IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN BEING ACKNOWLEDGED. *TR

THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR CRASHING INTO A REFRIGERATOR. THE CRASH ALSO DAMAGED A SEWER LINE AND MANY OTHER ITEMS IN THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE DOOR WAS DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS MORE THEN $5000 AND PROPERTY DAMAGE CLOSE TO THAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH THIS CAR BEFORE THIS. WE BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS THAT SOME TOYOTA'S HAVE BEEN HAVING. CRASH REPAIRS TO THE CAR AND THE HOUSE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BUT NOTHING REGARDING THE POSSIBLE ACCELERATION ISSUE SINCE THE 2002 CAMRY HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

TWICE ON START-UP I HAD THE ENGINE RACE, SOUNDING LIKE A JET REVVING UP. LAST TIME WAS AS I PARKED IN THE GARAGE AFTER USING THE CAR IT REVVED UP SOUNDING AGAIN LIKE A JET STARTING UP. I THOUGHT SOMEONE OR SOME THING HAD COME UP BEHIND ME IN DRIVEWAY. DATES WERE APPROXIMATELY OCT. 2008 AND NOV. 2009. CAR HAS UNDER 45,000 ACTUAL MILES ON IT. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND EVENT AND COMPLAINT CONCERNING A SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT WITH MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. PLEASE REFERENCE MY FIRST COMPLAINT ODI #10312684. TODAY (3/8/2010) WHILE PULLING UP TO MY MAILBOX MY CAMRY LURCHED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE I WAS STOPPING AT MY MAILBOX WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED ALL OF MY BODY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 10 - 12 FEET. UPON STOPPING I IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE GEARSHIFT IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. *TR

ENGINE RACING IN 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

LAST YEAR, 2009 ON DEC. 6TH, 10TH, AND 12TH, MY BRAKES FAILED AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND COULD NOT STOP MY 2002 CAMRY XLE PURCHASED NEW AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP.. FINALLY STOPPED BY RUNNING INTO HEAVY BUSHES. CAR NEVER SPEEDED UP. TOOK TO DEALER WITH NO RESULTS. THEN TOOK TO A GARAGE, ENTIRE SYSTEM CHECKED. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS WAS REPLACED AND WORKED FINE FROM 12/23/09 TO 2/23/10. THEN ON THIS DATE I TURNED FROM THE STREET TO ENTER A RESTRAINT PARKING LOT. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AS I SLOWED TO TURN STRAIGHT INTO A PARKING. MY SPEED COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BUT 3 TO 4 MILES PER HOUR.THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR AND I RAN INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE FOUR TIMES THIS HAPPENED WAS TWICE IN REVERSE AND TWICE GOING FORWARD . THE CAR NEVER ACCELERATED AT ANY OF THE FOUR TIMES. THE SPEED WAS ALWAYS UNDER 4 TO 5 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY HOME AND THE CAMRY HAS SET IN MY GARAGE SINCE THEN. *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA CAMRY 2002 V6. LATE 2009, THE CAR STARTS TO BLOW LIGHT BLUE SMOKE EVERYTIME I START THE ENGINE. I CALLED HAMER TOYOTA ON MISSION HILLS, CA ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IWAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL CHECK THE ENGINE BUT IT WILL COST ME $95.00 TO OPEN THE CYLINDER HEAD. I INFORMED THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE RECALL FOR ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM BUT HE STILL INSIST THAT THERE IS A CHARGE TO OPEN THE CYLINDER HEAD. HE SAID THAT IF WHAT IS CAUSING THE SMOKE IS THE ENGINE SLUDGE, THEY WILL NOT CHARGE $95.00. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS, THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS SO CLEAN AND I TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. JUST WONDERING WHAT'S THE REASON WHY THE CAR IS EXHALING WHITE SMOKE UP TO NOW IF HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE IS CLEAN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I CAN GO DIRECTLY TOYOTA TO FILE A COMPLAIN OR YOU CAN PUBLISH MY COMPLAIN ON YOUR WEBSITE. *TR

WHILE ENTERING A PARKING STALL OUR PERFECTLY MAINTAINED 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SEEMED TO GO FULL-THROTTLE AND TOSSED US OVER A CURB, A SIDEWALK, UNDER A STEEL HANDRAIL, AND DOWN A 15 FT ROCKERY, JUST MISSING TREES AND A BUILDING..TOTALING OUR CAR. WE WALKED AWAY SORE AND SHAKEN, BUT UNINJURED. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER'S REPORT STATES "REAR TIRES LEAVING VISIBLE DRAG MARKS ON THE SIDEWALK" INDICATING THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THIS SIDEWALK IS ATTACHED TO THE CURB SO THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED DURING THE ENTIRE INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, AND $3800.00 DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE APARTMENT COMPLEX PROPERTY. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL BY INTENSIVE BRAKING AT THE TIME IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT - SO NO REMEDY WAS SOUGHT APROX. 5 MPH. 9-26-08 SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND BRAKE FAILURE WHEN PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION AND MAKING RIGHT HAND TURN WITHIN 100 FEET OF GAS STATION-FINALLY UNDER CONTROL WITHIN 12" OF HOME APROX. 15 MPH. DIAGNOSIS - ABS SENSOR FAILURE COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED. 5-21-09 SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN FROM 5 MPH RESULTING IN CITATION BY MA STATE POLICE FOR DRIVING 87 MPH. COURT RECORDS AVAILABLE (I'VE NEVER HAD A CITATION EVER IN 45 YEARS OF DRIVING.) 8-31-09 SUDDEN ACCELERATION & BRAKE FAILURE APROX 15 MPH. BRAKE FAILURE - COMPLETELY NEW BRAKE SYSTEM INSTALLED. TOYOTA DOESN'T RETURN CALLS. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S NOT ON RECALL LIST SO THEY REFER ME TO TOYOTA. I HAVE LESS THAN 59,000 MILES ON THIS CAR IT IS A 2002. WE DO NOT DRIVE IT MUCH SINCE THE SECOND INCIDENT ON 9-26-08. UPDATED 04/28/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY IT WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH AND THEN OVERTURNED. SHE WAS KILLED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE STATE TROOPER MADE A REPORT BUT NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHY THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED OR WHAT THE CAUSE FOR THE ACCIDENT WAS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 04/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/19/10 *BF THE DECEASED STRUCK A TREE AND THEN OVERTURNED. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB UPDATED 09/30/10*JB UPDATED 9/29/2011*CW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON APRIL 1, 2004 THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, THEN BACKWARDS LANDING ON TOP OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONTACT STEPPED ON THE INCORRECT PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. UPDATED 5/17/2010 * CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, IT KEPT GOING AROUND IN A CIRCLE IN REVERSE EVEN WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE TRUNK OF HER VEHICLE LANDED N TOP OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN IT FINALLY STOPPED. UPDATED 09/16/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30MPH ,THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED OVER ON TOP OF ITS HOOD. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 152000. UPDATED 4/22/10 *CN UPDATED 08/11/10

1. THE WAS NO PRIOR NOTICE OF DEFECT. 2. THE FUEL PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILED GENERATING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND THE CAR BECAME UNABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. THE CAR BECAME VERY ERRATIC AND WOULD NOT OPERATE UNLESS RUNNING OVER 20 MPH. *TR 3. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. UPDATED 01/06/11 *BF

WE HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH A 2.4 LITER ENGINE WITH A 38, 900 MILES IN THE ODOMETER. AND ON MARCH 4, 2010 MY WIFE CAME HOME FROM A THE GROCERY STORE ASKED ME TO CHECK THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IIS ON. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR FIVE MINUTES WITH THE SPEED OF 10 MILES TO 15 MILES AN HOUR. BEFORE I CAME TO THE STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE START RACING, RPM IS UP THE RED LINE, I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE ROAR. I STEP ON THE BRAKE HARD, SHIFT THE GEAR HARD INTO PARK AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION. I WAS SO LUCKY, I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND THE RIGHT TIME WITH NO TRAFFIC AND KIDS PLAYING ON THE STREET. IF MY WIFE WOULD BE DRIVING AT THAT MOMENT ESPECIALLY SHE IS AN ELDERLY LIKE ME, IT COULD BE BIG ACCIDENT. IT'S A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. I SUGGEST THAT 2002 CAMRY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT. THAT SAME DAY I CALLED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE APPOINTMENT. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DRIVEWAY IS ABOUT 80 FEET LONG. I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH AND ACTIVATED THE GARAGE-DOOR OPENER WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR SPED UP AND I CRASHED INTO THE BRICK WALL AT THE BACK OF MY GARAGE, DEMOLISHING IT. I FILED TWO INSURANCE CLAIMS, UNDER BOTH MY AUTO AND HOMEOWNER'S POLICY TO CLEAN UP THE MESS. I HAD ONE OF MY KIDS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME BUT NEITHER OF US WERE HURT, THOUGH WE WERE PRETTY SHAKEN UP. NOBODY HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS AND HAVE AN IMPECCABLE DRIVING RECORD. (NO MOVING VIOLATIONS IN A LIFETIME OF DRIVING.) ABOUT A MONTH LATER I WAS WITH MY WIFE AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE--AGAIN AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 5MPH--WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP. THIS TIME I WAS READY FOR IT AND I PUT ON BRAKES IN TIME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

1992 TOYOTA CAMRY WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO PUSH THE SHIFT LOCK OVERRIDE BUTTON TO GET THE GEARS TO WORK. WHILE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONSUMER CAME UPON A RED LIGHT WITH CARS STOPPED. HE TOUCHED THE BRAKES TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE, BUT INSTEAD THE ENGINE REVVED UP. THE HARDER HE PUSHED THE BRAKES THE FASTER THE ENGINE RAN. HE FINALLY PUSHED THE CRUISE BUTTON ON THE STALK AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER CONTROL. THE DEALER FOUND THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAD AN OPEN CIRCUIT. *JB

2002 CAMRY DRIVER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION THROUGH STOP SIGN(S) INTO YARD AND CONCRETE BARRIER, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DEATH. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF *TR UPDATED IVOQ 08/26/10 UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

WHILE I WAS PULLING MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY INTO MY DRIVEWAY WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL (AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON- MY NEIGHBOR WITNESSED), THE CAR SURGED FORWARD DESPITE ME TRYING TO JAM BRAKE EVEN HARDER. THIS RESULTED IN ME CRASHING INTO MY HOUSE AND PARTLY DAMAGING THE WALL AND GARAGE. THE IMPACT WAS HIGH ENOUGH TO SHIFT THE STUCCO OFF THE FOUNDATION. SURPRISINGLY, THE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF. THE IMPACT DENTED THE FRONT FENDERS OF MY CAR QUITE BADLY THOUGH. IN 8 YEARS OF DRIVING THIS CAR, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH SURGE IN ACCELERATION IN SUCH SHORT DISTANCE (MY DRIVEWAY IS ABOUT 20FT MAX). I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AT THE SAME TIME THE IMPACT OCCURRED, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT W/ TOYOTA.*TR

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6 - AROUND SEPTEMBER 2009 I BEGAN TO NOTICE SUDDEN SURGES IN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH. WITHOUT CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE-HESITATE-SURGE SEVERAL TIMES THEN SUDDENLY STOP THE BEHAVIOR. SINCE THEN, I NOTICE IT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 3 OUT OF 4 TIMES I'M DRIVING THE CAR. TO ME, THIS IS NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING ON THE FLOOR OR THE GAS PEDAL ITSELF. IT APPEARS TO COME FROM WITHIN THE ENGINE OR OTHER COMPONENT. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED OR PERFORMED. I AM CONSIDERING A VISIT TO THE DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH. THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE DRIVER FLOOR MAT WAS REMOVED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000. THE CONSUMER STATED IS SEEMED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED MORE, EACH TIME HE APPLIED THE BRAKE HARDER EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE DID SLOW DOWN AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. UPDATED 03/29/10

MY 2002 CAMRY 4 CYLINDER EXPERIENCED A SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM A COUPLE YEARS AGO. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALER AND HAVE REPAIRS MADE WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT, HOWEVER. THE PROBLEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR AT A COST OF $567 TO ME.. *TR INVOICES RECEIVED. UPDATED IVOQ 02/16/11

2002 CAMRY LE WAS PARKED IN LARGE MALL PARKING LOT. WHEN STARTED AND PUT INTO DRIVE, CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED RAPIDLY ACCELERATING BY ITSELF EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS OFF THE PEDAL. BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL; CAR CONTINUED TO INCREASE SPEED. I DOWNSHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH A JOLT. I DROVE THE CAR TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE IT WAS TESTED. RESULT:"COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN. VEHICLE OPERATING AS DESIGNED." THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE. CAR NOW HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY DELAYED ACCELERATION*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DELAYED ACCELERATION WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD AT THE TIME, THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER PROGRAM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *JB UPDATED 03/08/10

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING FWD EMAIL RE TOYOTA RECENT RECALL NOTICES, OWNER OF A 2002 CAMRY EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND WOULD LIKE NHTSA PRESS RELEASE TO REFLECT THAT MY NOT LISTED IN THE TOYOTA RECALL NOTICE MAY EXPERIENCE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TGW

LETTER REQUEST STATUS OF HIS TWO PETITIONS RE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATIONS IN HIS 2002 CAMRY XLE; REF ES05-006490 WAS DUE 11/28/05 AND ES05-007354 WAS DUE 12/27/05 BOTH ASSIGNED TO NVS-200. *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AS RESULT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, WHILE ON A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED AT AN EXTRAORDINARY AND INCREASED RATE, TURNED AROUND AND ENDED UP ON AN ADJACENT DRIVEWAY CRASHING INTO A UTILITY BOX. THE SEAT BELT PREVENTED THE CONSUMER FROM BEING INJURED. *JB

I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. I REPORTED TO TANSKY TOYOTA (COLUMBUS OHIO) THAT I HAVE A STEERING WHEEL ISSUE. TANSKY TOYOTA TECHNICIANS MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE HEARD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE FROM OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS. HE MENTIONED THAT SINCE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, TOYOTA IS NOT CONSIDERING THIS AS A RECALL. I READ A REPORT TODAY THAT TOYOTA COROLLA IS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUE. I WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT AS A TOYOTA CAMRY OWNER, I HAVE A SIMILAR ISSUE AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD INVESTIGATE THIS AND ENSURE THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE DRIVING A SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WHILE HE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT PUSHING HIM INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WERE EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED BUT DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE BODY SHOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,003.

I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, SET AT 70 MPH, ON AN APROX 4 HOUR TRIP. AT ONE POINT THE CAR ACCELERATED TO A LITTLE OVER 90 MPH THEN DECREASED IT'S SPEED BACK DOWN TO WHERE IT WAS. I TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND DROVE MANUALLY THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THE NEXT TIME I HAD IT AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE I MENTIONED THIS AND THEY SHRUGGED IT OFF SAYING THEY HADN'T HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR