2009 Toyota Camry complaints

MY CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN & STRONG ENGINE SURGING - THE PEDAL DID NOT SEEM TO BE INVOLVED. YET, REQUIRED DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND THE BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED VERY STRONGLY TO CONTROL THE SPEED. IT IS A 2009 CAMRY, BUT NOT ON THE TOYOTA RECALL LIST (THIS WAS CONFIRMED W/THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP). THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, FOUND NO INDICATION OF IT IN THE COMPUTER/ELECTRONIC LOGS IN THE CAR. THEY HAD THEIR SERVICE MANAGER & QUALITY CONTROL MANAGERS CHECK IT. NO ONE CAN IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. YET, IT WAS REAL AND QUITE FRIGHTENING. I AM CONCERNED AND BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THE GAS PEDAL ISSUE CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED. *TR

THIS IS 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. I WAS GETTING OUT OF PARKING GARAGE. AS SOON AS I PUT MY GEAR TO "D" AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL A LITTLE BIT, IT STARTED TO SPEED UP AND THE GAS PAD GOT STUCK. I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH ROOM TO STOP THE CAR AND THE CAR HIT THE PILLAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO WAIT FOR A RECALL NOTICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE I HAVE OCCASIONALLY HAD MY VEHICLE ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF RECENT NEWS REPORTS DOCUMENTING WIDE SPREAD DEFECTS FOR MY PARTICULAR MODEL. EVEN WHEN THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHILE I ATTEMPT TO BRAKE, THERE IS A DELAY IN THE RESPONSE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH IS A DANGER IN ITSELF. MY NATURAL REFLEX WHEN THIS HAPPENS IS TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE WITH MORE FORCE AND MORE FREQUENCY WHICH, I BELIEVE, CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKING/ENGINE PROBLEM WITH 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

WHILE PARKING CAR IN GARAGE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THE FRONT COLLIDING WITH A TOOL BENCH. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE CAR, BENCH, AND WALL BEHIND THE BENCH. THE CAR HAD 1000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS A CAMRY HYBRID, WHICH HAS NO LISTING IN COMPLAINT FORM. *TR

2009 CAMRY 4CYL. - WHEN ENGINE WAS STARTED, WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE ENGINE REVVED TO OVER 4500 RPM WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH THE GAS PEDAL. ONLY WAY TO SLOW THE ENGINE WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WITH NO ISSUE. DEALER REPORTED "NO PROBLEM FOUND". OWNER BELIEVES IT IS A FAULTY COMPUTER OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID IN MAY, 2009. FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS I GOT GREAT GAS MILEAGE (AROUND BETWEEN 35-45 MILES TO THE GALLON) BOTH IN THE CITY AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, THE ELECTRIC COMPONENT TO MY ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN WORKING LIKE IT HAS BEFORE AND MY GAS MILEAGE IN THE CITY IS NEARLY HALF (ABOUT 21-23 MILES TO THE GALLON). AT FIRST, I CHALKED IT UP TO A BAD TANK OF GAS, BUT MONTHS AND SEVERAL TANKS OF GAS LATER, THE PROBLEM STILL ENDURES. THE CAR SHOULD BE HARNESSING ELECTRIC ENERGY WHEN BREAKING AND AT STOPLIGHTS. INSTEAD, IT IS USING AN ABSURD AMOUNT OF GAS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ELECTRIC ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY KICK IN WHEN BREAKING SUDDENLY GIVING THE CAR A BOOST OF ACCELERATION WHILE I AM TRYING TO STOP THE CAR. THE WHOLE REASON I PURCHASED A HYBRID CAR WAS TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF GREAT GAS MILEAGE, BUT NOW I AM GETTING FAR LESS THAN THE REGULAR CAMRY MODEL. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS A SAFETY HAZARD. GIVEN THE SERIES OF RECALLS TOYOTA HAS CURRENTLY HAD, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINS FROM CAMRY HYBRID DRIVERS? *TR

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. *JB

TOYOTA RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE CARS ON THEIR LOTS WERE FIXED AND READY TO BE SOLD. STILL NO NOTICE ABOUT BRINGING YOUR CAR IN. IS THIS A TACIT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY FIXED THEIR CARS BEFORE THEY ARE FIXING THE CARS OF THOSE OF US AT RISK. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 CAMRY. AND I FOUND IT IS TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO STOP THE CAR EVEN IF YOU PUSH THE BRAKE TO THE FULL POSITION. I ALSO OWN A 1999 CAMRY, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM. I EVEN HAD A ACCIDENT WITH THE 09 CAMRY WHEN I WAS REACHING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ON AROUND 35MPH I BEGIN PUSH THE BRAKE WHEN I SAW THE LIGHT TURNED INTO YELLOW. HOWEVER, THE CAR COULD NOT STOP IN TIME, AND I PUMP INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKE WORKS FINE SO FAR AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL SO FAR. *TR

THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO STEER IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT HIGHER SPEEDS (ABOVE 50MPH). THE STEERING KEEPS PULLING TO THE LEFT EVEN WHEN THE ROAD IS BANKED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE NEW AND CURRENTLY CAR HAS 7000 MILES. THIS WAS POINTED OUT IN THE1000 MILE SERVICE AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS DONE BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND IS PRESENT EVEN AFTER THE ALIGNMENT WORK. AT 70MPH, THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE USING BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING, AND A CONSTANT CORRECTIVE EFFORT IS REQUIRED. THIS MAKES THE CAR GO IN A SLIGHT ZIG ZAG WITHIN THE LANE AND DOES NOT INSPIRE CONFIDENCE, AND NEEDLESS TO SAY SCARES OTHER TRAVELERS DRIVING IN THEIR OWN LANES. ANOTHER ISSUE IS VERY INCONSISTENT BRAKING. THIS IS A CAMRY HYBRID AND THE POINT OF SHIFT BETWEEN REGENERATIVE BRAKING AND FRICTION BRAKING IS VERY INCONSISTENT. THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING FEELS AND TO BE SLOW DOWN THE CAR AT A SLOWER PACE UNTIL FRICTION BRAKING COMES UP AND IMMEDIATELY SLOWS THE CAR DOWN. THE NET RESULT IS CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN AS IT SHOULD INITIALLY BUT THEN DOING SO VERY QUICKLY. THIS IS VERY EVIDENT IS SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. PLUS, MY CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A LIGHT SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT BRAKE (NOT THE USUAL BRAKE NOISE). THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHEN CAR IS COLD, AND WHEN NOT BRAKING. WHEN BRAKING IT GOES AWAY. IT HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE NEW AND TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE OR CORRECT IT. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LXE. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 35 MPH THE RADIATOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THERE WAS RADIATOR FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE RADIATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER COOLING COIL WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 26,837.

MY 3 YR OLD SON WAS IN A BOOSTER SEAT IN THE MIDDLE OF BACK SEAT. HE WAS STRAPPED IN WITH SEATBELT. WHEN SEATBELT WAS RELEASED, THE SEATBELT WENT BEHIND HIS BACK. I DID NOT NOTICE. IT WAS SOMEHOW WRAPPED AROUND HIS WAIST LIKE A NOOSE. WHEN I TRIED TO LIFT HIM THROUGH IT, I COULDN'T GET HIM OUT. HE WAS LITERALLY SUSPENDED SEVERAL INCHES OFF THE SEAT IT WAS SO TIGHT. THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT LOOSEN. IT WAS ONLY GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. IT EVENTUALLY GOT SO TIGHT IT WAS CUTTING INTO HIS WAIST. I TOOK HIS PANTS AND UNDERWEAR OFF TO TRY MAKE MORE ROOM; TO NO AVAIL. IT WAS EXCRUCIATINGLY PAINFUL FOR HIM. HE WAS SCREAMING AND CRYING. THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT LOOSEN. WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THIS HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY. DEALERS WERE CLOSED. WE HAD TO CUT THE SEATBELT WITH AN EXACTO KNIFE. SCISSORS WOULD NOT CUT IT. THIS PROBLEM DID OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST, BUT I WAS ABLE TO LIFT HIM OUT. THIS TIME IT WAS SO TIGHT I COULD NOT GET HIM OUT. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY OR IN A REMOTE AREA, I WOULD NOT HAVE AN EXACTO KNIFE. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN HIS DEATH. THE DEALER SAID ALL SEATBELTS RETRACT IF FULLY EXTENDED. THIS SEATBELT WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THIS MUST BE A DEFECT. MY HUSBAND IS AN ENGINEER AND COULD NOT LOOSEN! DEALER REFUSES TO FIX OR ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. *TR

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. *TR

2009 CAMRY I BOUGHT A USED CAMRY 2009 WITH 64,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT AXLES WERE CREATING SOUND. THEN I CALLED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPT. AROUND NOV 11TH AND REPORTED THIS MATTER TO THEM. THEY GAVE TO ME THE COMPLAINT # 0911116335. THEY ADVISED ME TO GO TO THE LOCAL DEALER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER ON DEC.3,2009 AND A MECHANIC RODE WITH ME IN THE CAR AND AGREED THAT BOTH AXLES ARE BAD. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE DEALER TO CONFIRM THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THEY CHARGED ME $ 50.00 FOR INSPECTION AND WROTE THE REPORT THAT ONLY LEFT AXEL WAS BAD. AS I HAVE ALREADY POINTED OUT, MECHANIC HAD ALREADY CONFIRMED THAT BOTH AXLES WERE BAD. IT APPEARS THAT TO 'TONE DOWN' THIS DEFECT, TOYOTA HOME OFFICE ADVISED THE DEALER TO REPORT THAT ONLY ONE AXEL WAS BAD. DEALER'S ESTIMATE FOR REPLACING ONE AXEL WAS AROUND $ 900.00 AFTER 10% DISCOUNT ON THE PARTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE ONLY FEW 2009 CAMRYS WHICH WOULD HAVE 64,000 MILES ON THEM. I REQUEST YOU TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT AND LOOK FOR OTHER 2009 CAMRY USERS TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED IS THE SIMILAR BRAKE PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS IN PRIUS MODELS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON A SLIPPERY CONDITION, CAR DOES NOT STOP FOR FEW FEET. PLEASE ALSO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. *TR

MY TOYOTA CAMRY (2009) ALWAYS STEERS TO THE LEFT ON HIGHWAY. HAVE TO HOLD TIGHT TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. SENT TO DEALER, GOT FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. SENT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE, MY FRIEND WHO DROVE THE CAR FELT THE SAME. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY 2009. A FEW TIMES, THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONSIVE. ACCELERATOR IS SOMETIMES SLOW TO COME TO IDLE POSITION, WHICH CAUSED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND TROUBLE BRAKING. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

POSSIBLE STEERING ISSUE WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CAR DRIFTS TO THE LEFT EVEN AFTER DEALERSHIP HAS ALIGNED THE FRONT END. FIRST ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED RIGHT AFTER I TOOK POSSESSION OF MY NEW CAR MARCH-APRIL 2009, AND 2ND TIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. THE VEHICLE SHOULDN'T NEED CONSTANT ALIGNMENTS, NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

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. *TR

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). *TR

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.

WITH THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF TOYOTA PROBLEMS, I SAW A WOMAN INTERVIEWED WHO COMPLAINED OF "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" WITH HER TOYOTA WHILE BRAKING. I RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS SOMETHING I HAVE EXPERIENCED FREQUENTLY WITH OUR 2009 CAMRY XLE V6 W. 6 SPEED AUTO TRANS. IT IS NOT A "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" PROBLEM, BUT A SUDDEN FREE-WHEELING PROBLEM, MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING ON LEVEL OR DOWNHILL ROADS. AS YOU BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP, THE AUTO TRANS. DOWNSHIFTS INTO A LOWER GEAR, BUT IT DOESN'T DO IT FAST ENOUGH, SO IT MOMENTARILY GOES THROUGH NEUTRAL CREATING A MOMENTARY FREE-WHEELING SITUATION THAT DOES ACCELERATE THE CAR JUST AS YOU ARE WANTING TO COME TO A STOP. IT IS PARTICULARLY DISCONCERTING WHEN BRAKING INTO AN INTERSECTION WHILE GOING DOWN HILL. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER ON 5/21/09 TO REPORT IT, HOPING THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT NORMAL AND CREATED CASE # 0905126552 AND TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY DEALER, WHICH I DID ON 06/01/09. THE DEALER RESET THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPUTER, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I LATER REPORTED IT AGAIN TO TOYOTA ON A 07/22/09 CUSTOMER SURVEY. WE HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH IT, BUT ARE CAREFUL WHEN BRAKING INTO AN INTERSECTION. *TR

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 CAL

SAFETY HAZARD!. 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY (LIKELY ALL HYBRID AUTOMOBILES) WILL CONTINUOUSLY RESTART THE GAS ENGINE TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY IF THE IGNITION SYSTEM IS NOT TURNED OFF WHEN DEPARTING THE VEHICLE. IF THE AUTO IS IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE THIS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL CO POISONING TO OCCUPANTS WITHIN THE DWELLING. I HAVE OBSERVED A HYBRID CONTINUOUSLY RESTARTING WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS CAR IS USUALLY KEPT IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE. THE OWNER FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION UPON LEAVING THE CAR. THIS IS LIKELY A COMMON EVENT. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN SERIOUSLY INJURY OR DEATH, AND MAY HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED AND NOT BEEN PROPERLY IDENTIFIED AND REPORTED. I HAD REPORTED THIS SAFETY HAZARD TO THE NTSB IN MID-2009 WITH NO SUBSEQUENT NTSB ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR FOLLOW-UP. *TR

WE OWN A 2009 CAMRY. AS HAS BEEN REPORTED REGARDING THE TOYOTA COROLLA, OUR CAMRY ALSO HAS A PROBLEM OF DRIFTING AT HIGH TO MEDIUM SPEEDS. THE DRIVER MUST BE CONSTANTLY ALERT TO THIS PROBLEM TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN ITS LANE. OUR TOYOTA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT SAID IT WAS A TIRE PROBLEM, NOT RELATED TO OUR CAR'S STEERING SYSTEM. WE PURCHASED NEW TIRES BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. WE BELIEVE THE STEERING PROBLEM REPORTED ON THE COROLLA ALSO EXISTS IN OUR CAMRY AND THAT THIS UNSAFE SITUATION SHOULD BE CAREFULLY INVESTIGATED. *TR

PURCHASED 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY (WITH 11,000 MILES - DEMO , ON THE DRIVE HOME NOTICED IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. BEING A NEW CAR, WE SCHEDULED TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND ON RIDE HOME, IT PULLED TO THE LEFT. AT TIMES DURING THE RIDE, IT SEEMED TO SWITCH PULLING BETWEEN THE RIGHT AND LEFT . THE CAR IS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW (12,000 MILES)WITH NO DAMAGE FROM OWNERS. *TR

EVERY WEEK, I USE A COOLER (STANDARD SIZE) FOR GROCERIES AND PUT THE COOLER IN THE TRUNK OF MY CAMRY. WHENEVER I MAKE SHARP TURNS, THE LID OF THE TRUNK WOULD POP OPEN, PROBABLY BECAUSE THE COOLER HITS THE LATCH INSIDE THE TRUNK. I CONSIDER IT QUITE DANGEROUS BECAUSE ITEMS MIGHT FALL OUT OF THE TRUNK IF IT'S OPEN. TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM, WE PLACE PIECES OF CARDBOARD AROUND THE COOLER TO PREVENT IT FROM SLIDING AROUND. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. WE USE COOLERS ALL THE TIME AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

MY TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID HAS THE EXACT SAME GOING OVER BUMPS AND POTHOLE PROBLEMS THAT IS BEING DESCRIBED FOR THE PRIUS, HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT ADDRESSED. DURING BRAKING, IF THE CAR GOES OVER A NON-SMOOTH SURFACE IN THE ROAD, THE CAR SPEEDS UP UNTIL ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE ON SOLID GROUND AGAIN, USUALLY A SHORT DURATION. THIS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS AND I AM LUCKY THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T RECOGNIZE WHEN I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. I AM ENTERING YESTERDAYS DATE IN THE INCIDENT DATE FIELD SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN LAST EVENING.

I OWN A TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID, 2009. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEMS THAT THE TOYOTA 2010 PRIUS IS BEING RECALLED FOR. I NOTICED THAT WHEN BRAKING ON DOWN SLOPED ROADS, SLIPPERY ROADS, OR BUMPY ROADS, THE CAR SEEMS TO ACCELERATE WHILE BRAKING. THIS OCCURS FOR 1-2 SECONDS. IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING. LAST WEEK I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING 2 CARS DURING A MINOR SNOW FALL BECAUSE WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN OR BRAKING THE CAR AGAIN ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED MOMENTARILY. I VERBALLY ASKED THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD DEALER 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE MAKING A SCHEDULED 15K MILE SERVICE VISIT ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF IT AND SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD BE THE HYBRID SYSTEM KICKING IN. A FEW DAYS LATER I HEARD OF THE PRIUS RECALL AND WAS SHOCKED WHEN I READ THE REASONS BEHIND IT. I AM NOW SCHEDULED FOR A SERVICE VISIT TOMORROW AT TOYOTA. AT MY LAST SERVICE VISIT THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT I THINK THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CAMRY HYBRIDS AS WELL. THIS PROBLEMS IS REPRODUCIBLE AND OCCURS EVERY TIME THAT I AM ON A BUMPY ROAD AND BRAKE OR ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE AND BRAKE. *TW

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 *TW

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT I PURCHASED FROM DARCARS IN SILVER SPRING, MD., AT THE END OF 2008. IT IS SUBJECT TO THE GAS PEDAL RECALL AND THE FLOOR MAT RECALL, BUT I ALSO HAVE A SEPARATE PROBLEM. MY BRAKES FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO DAYCARE/WORK ON JANUARY 27TH AND I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHY. I WAS DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK WHEN I TRIED TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT ON 14TH STREET. I MANAGED TO AVOID SMASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ONLY BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, WHICH LUCKILY HAD NO TRAFFIC. MY CAR TRAVELED ROUGHLY ANOTHER HALF BLOCK BEFORE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS QUITE SCARY, IN PART BECAUSE I HAD MY ONE-YEAR-OLD AND MY THREE-YEAR-OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN IT HAPPENED. I LEFT WORK EARLY THAT DAY AND TOOK THE CAR UP TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AT THIS POINT, THOUGH, I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR - ESPECIALLY WITH MY KIDS - AND I AM THINKING OF SELLING IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I ASSUME THIS IS UNRELATED TO ANY OF THE RECENT RECALLS AFFECTING THE CAMRY. *TW

TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 IS DOWNSHIFTING WHEN BRAKE IS TAPPED, HOLDING GEAR AFTER ACCELERATION AND EXPERIENCING HARSH SHIFTING. SHIFT CELLENOID REPLACED BUT DID NOT ALTER MALFUNCTION OF VEHICLE. PROBLEM REPORTED AT 1005 MILES ON ODOMETER SEPTEMBER 20, 2008. AFTER REPEATED TRIPS TO DEALER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *CN

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. *LJ

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. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASE 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE ON AUGUST 7, 2009. BUT MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 18, 2009 DUE TO EITHER THE GAS PEDAL STUCK OR THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, THAT CAUSED A CRASH TO THE OTHER CAR 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 SAME PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS RECALLED? *TR

THERE'S A BRAKE DELAY WHEN I AM DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRY TO MAKE FULL STOP AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I HIT POT HOLES, I FEEL THE BRAKE SORT OF SKID. *TR

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. *TR

BOUGHT AN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY IN APRIL, 2009. THE ENGINE WOULD RUN ROUGH AND THE IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AND DID DOWNSHIFT AT RANDOM. I BOUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I BOTH DRIVE THE CAR THE COMPUTER ON BOARD WAS ADJUSTING BACK AND FORTH TO OUR DRIVING HABITS. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM UNTIL THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. NOW I LOOK BACK ON MY COMPLAINTS AND FEEL THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC OR SOFTWARE ASSOCIATED WITH CONTROLLING ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE. I HAVE RELATED THIS TO VENICE CAMRY IN VENICE FLORIDA WHO HAVE TOLD ME THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME "2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE" ON MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE IS DESCRIBED AS THE FOLLOWING: "MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, POTHOLES OR BUMPS." THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IN MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY JUST A FEW HOURS AGO. AFTER ROLLING OVER A SERIES OF BUMPS AT ABOUT 45 MPH I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE IN MY 2009 CAMRY AND THE PEDAL WAS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND AND THE PHYSICAL BRAKE PEDAL ITSELF EXHIBITED GREAT RESISTANCE IN MY EFFORT TO PRESS IT DOWN INTO USE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY AFTER HAVING TRAVELED OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES, ETC. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT I FEEL THAT THE "PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE" IS NOT LIMITED TO ONLY THE PRIUS MODEL THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON IN THE NEW OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. *TR

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. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, WE WERE STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF CAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THE SIDE AND FRONT DOOR WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO ROTATE THE VEHICLE 90 DEGREES, PUSH IT OVER A HIGH CURB AND TO CAUSE NEARLY $15,000 IN DAMAGE TO BODY AND CHASSIS. NOT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN HEAD INJURY TO THE DRIVER. *TR

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. *TR

CNN IS GIVING BAD ADVICE ON TOYOTA GAS PEDAL PROBLEM I DISAGREE WITH THE ADVICE PROVIDED BY OMAR PANJSHIRI, A CERTIFIED TOYOTA TECHNICIAN AT THE CHANTILLY REPAIR CENTER IN CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, HE STATED THAT: "IF THE PEDAL IS STUCK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION, HERE IS WHAT THE DRIVER CAN DO: (I) SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL; (II) TURN OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH; AND (III) APPLY THE BRAKES AND PULL OVER." MR. PANJSHIRI EXPLAINED THAT WITH THE ENGINE CUT OFF, "YOU WILL LOSE SOME POWER STEERING ASSIST, BUT YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOPPING POSITION." THIS IS VERY BAD ADVICE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. IF THE PEDAL IS STUCK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION, THE DRIVER SHOULD TURN OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND APPLY THE BRAKES. THE DRIVER SHOULD NOT SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS THE ENGINE GOING, HELPING TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR, AND IT KEEPS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WORKING. A FEW YEARS AGO THE GAS PEDAL RETURN SPRING BROKE ON MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THIS RESPONSE SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN DRIVING CLASSES. *TR

ACC. STICKING, VEHICLE SPEED UP. *TR

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.*JB