2009 Toyota Camry complaints

LETTER REGARDING RECENT PROBLEMS HE HAS HAD WITH TWO OF THREE TOYOTA CAMRY'S HE PURCHASED FROM KOONS TOYOTA OF ANNAPOLIS, INC. HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT'S OK TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLES AND WHAT WILL TOYOTA DO TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. *NJ ON SEPT 25, 2009 THE CONSUMER HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH ONE OF THE TOYOTA CAMRY'S THAT HE OWNS. THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WERE INJURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN HE ABRUPTLY ENCOUNTERED STOPPED TRAFFIC WHICH BECAME VISIBLE ONLY AS HE APPROACHED A HILL. HE WAS ABLE TO AVOID REAR-ENDING STOPPED CARS IN FRONT OF HIM BY STEERING INTO A CLEAR PASSING LANE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, SEVERELY FISH-TAILING AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. IT ROLLED OVER COMPLETELY AND LANDED UPRIGHT, BACK ON ITS WHEELS, HITTING TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. ON JANUARY 21, 2010 THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SECOND CAMRY A 2010 MODEL. HE WAS UNABLE TO THE SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. HE RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT WITH NO REDUCTION IN SPEED, IN FACT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SPEED UP. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND FINALLY THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT NOT WITHOUT A JOLTING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ABRUPT MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE NEVER HAD FLOOR MATS AND AFTER LEARNING OF TOYOTA'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM, HE REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS FROM THE 2009 MODE

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AROUND 10:00 PM ON 1/25/10. MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD. WHILE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND PASSING A SEMI TRUCK. AS I PULLED BACK INTO MY LANE MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.AND WOULD NOT START. WHEN I WOULD START THE CAR AND PUT INTO DRIVE THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF. THEN I WAITED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. AND TIRED AGAIN AND IT WORKED JUST FINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED MY THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME DEBRIS IN MY GAS. I ALWAYS FILL UP SUPER. I AM FILLING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL ON SOME TOYOTA'S AND THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU *TR

ON NOV 23, MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN HER 2009 CAMRY. SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE BRAKE ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN COSMETICALLY FIXED ($9500). WE HAVE NO FAITH IN THIS RECALL FOR GAS PEDAL. THERE IS MUCH MORE HERE, A SENSOR OR COMPUTER FAILURE. TOYOTA HAS STILL NOT FIXED OUR CAR BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE RECALL PARTS YET. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WERE GOING TO INSTALL BREAK OVER-RIDE SOFTWARE WHEN THAT BECOMES READY. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR INVESTIGATION. I FEEL WE HAVE NOT HEARD THE LAST ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH WHEN HIS VEHICLE JERKED AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PRESS THE BRAKES AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL THIS SLOWED DOWN THE VEHICLE AND IT STOPPED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THEN CALL THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPEN AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS CHECKED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,400.

THIS CONCERNS THE CURRENT TOYOTA SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM AND MY INTERPRETATION OF THE MECHANISM THAT MAY BE AT WORK CAUSING THESE INTERMITTENT EVENTS. THESE CARS INVOLVED HAVE TOYOTA'S NEW "FLY-BY-WIRE" IGNITION AND THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM, NOT THE OLD MANUAL THROTTLE CONTROLS. THE ACCELERATION EVENTS MAY BE COMING FROM STRAY RF OR ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL STATE CHANGE IN ONE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL CHIP REGISTERS WHICH THEN CAUSES THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM COULD ALSO BE CAUSED BY THE SAME RF OR ESD, BUT ONLY AFFECT ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNITS IN CARS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED BAD GROUND PATHS (WHICH ALLOW STATIC CHARGE TO BUILD UP UNTIL IT ARCS OVER AND ZAPS A CHIP) TESTING FOR THIS TYPE FOR ELECTRICAL FAULT MUST BE DONE UNDER CONDITIONS THAT ACCELERATE THE FAILURE MODE, IE UNDER CONDITIONS THAT ENHANCE ESD OCCURRENCE AND/OR STRAY RF WHILE CHANGING THE RESISTANCE OF THE GROUND PATHS TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. AS A REFERENCE POINT, REQUEST TOYOTA'S HISTORY ON ALL WARRANTY REPLACED FAILED ELECTRICAL MODULES INVOLVED IN/WITH THROTTLE CONTROL FOR THESE RECALLED CARS. A HARD ESD EVENT MAY CAUSE COMPLETE MODULE FAILURE AND HENCE A WARRANTY RECORD. A "SOFT" ESD EVENT MAY CAUSE STATE CHANGES ON THE MODULE CHIPS. A COMPARATIVELY HIGH MODULE REPLACEMENT RATE WOULD BE CAUSE TO INVESTIGATE THEM AND DO FEMA STRIPBACK ANALYSIS ON FAILED WARRANTY UNITS. *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY MAY HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS RELATED TO THE OTHER RECALLS, BECAUSE I SENT AN EMAIL TO TOYOTA ON MONDAY AND HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK FROM THEM. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AS I AM COMING TO A STOP, MY BRAKES APPEAR TO STOP WORKING AND THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS A LOT (AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK) AND I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST THE TOYOTA AS THIS IS THE FIRST TOYOTA THAT I HAVE OWNED. I THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO BUY-BACK THESE VEHICLES. MY REASONS FOR PURCHASING THE TOYOTA WERE, SAFETY AND RESALE VALUE. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE AND HAS A HIGHLY DECREASED RESALE/TRADE-IN VALUE. SO, MUCH THAT I AM NOT EVEN ABLE TO TRADE IT IN FOR A SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

THE OPERATION OF THE SIDE SEAT AIRBAGS ON THE TOYOTA CAMRY ARE COMPROMISED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT CUSHION HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES THE CUSHION TO COLLAPSES AROUND THE AIRBAG. WHICH WOULD CHANGE THE ANGLE OF THE AIRBAG AND CAUSE IT NOT TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. *TR

UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION ON A FAMILY TRIP SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK IT TO VANDERSTYNE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ROCHESTER, NY. THEY SAID IT WAS INSIGNIFICANT. NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND WEAR. ALSO, CAR IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND STANDARD MICHELIN ENERGY TIRES ARE WORN BADLY EVEN WITH REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ROTATION AND BALANCE! THEY HAVE NO WARRANTY ON TIRES! *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY BUILT IN THE USA. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE STICKING ACCELERATOR PROBLEM 3 TIMES SINCE BUYING THE CAR IN APRIL 2008. LUCKILY I HAVE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL EACH TIME BEFORE I HAD AN ACCIDENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR IS NOT IN THE RECENT PEDAL RECALL, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE DRIVER TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND USED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES SINCE IT OCCURRED IN JUNE 2009. SHE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH WAS PURCHASED FEBRUARY 2009. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE PARKING IN HER GARAGE AND BARELY TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED THROUGH A GATE AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH THOUGH A SECOND GATE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED, CRASHED AND WRAPPED AROUND A SINGLE POLE IN THE PARKING GARAGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST DUE TO THE SEAT BELT AND HER STOMACH AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR MECHANIC VIA THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

(2009 TOYOTA CAMRY) MY VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD CAUSING NEAR COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLE DURING NORMAL STOP AND GO. PROBLEM OCCURS PERIODICALLY, ACCORDING TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER'S NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONCERN. VEHICLE REMAINS IN SAME CONDITION. THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO THE STICKING ACCELERATION PEDAL ISSUE. *TR

AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY BY PRESSING DOWN WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I LOOKED DOWN TO BE SURE THAT MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL AS THE BRAKE PEDAL, I NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NOT RETURNED TO THE IDLE POSITION. *TR

I WAS PROCEEDING NORTH BOUND ON MEADOWBROOK PKWY, IN MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. I INTENDED TO GO WEST ON SOUTHERN STATE PKWY. I HAD TO MAKE A LEGAL LEFT TURN FROM MEADOWBROOK PKWY, ONTO A CURVED ENTRANCE ROADWAY. THE CAUTION SIGN INSTRUCTED A 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT FOR THIS LEFT TURN. I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH. I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AT THAT POINT. MY CAR SPED UP RATHER THAN SLOWING DOWN. I LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY TOYOTA. I AM NOT CERTAIN OF THE ORDER, BUT I SWAYED LEFT, RIGHT, AND SPUN AROUND ALL SEVERAL TIMES. I CROSSED THE ENTIRE 3 LANES ON SOUTHERN STATE PKWY. AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH THE STEEL ROAD DIVIDERS. MY TOYOTA'S FRONT AND REAR WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. AT THE SAME TIME, MY CAR STRUCK A COMMERCIAL LIMO WHO MADE AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE ME ON THE HWY, THANKFULLY. THE WORST PART OF THIS ACCIDENT IS THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY LAST DAY. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 03/25/11 UPDATED IVOQ 05/24/11

ON OR AROUND DECEMBER 15TH I WAS EXITING MONROE EXIT WHEN MY VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY CAUSE THAT I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY HIT MY BRAKES TO TRY AND SLOW MY VEHICLE DOWN. THIS HAPPENED IN INDIO, CALIFORNIA COMING HOME FROM BLYTHE OFF THE INTERSTATE 10.WEST. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SVC ON 01/30/10 AND WAS NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. I HAD TOLD MY HUSBAND IN DEC. BUT HE MUST NOT HAVE HEARD ME , I HAD REMINDED HIM AND AT POINT HE INFORM THE DEALER IN INDIO,CA AND WAS INFORM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN YET WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2008. HE STATED THAT WITHIN 5,000 MILES OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT AXLES FAILED AND WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER 118 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. HE THEN FORCED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO COAST UNTIL FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET HEARD FROM TOYOTA, TO DATE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY, NEED I SAY MORE . LETS DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY WIFE IN HER 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC CONTROLLED INTERSECTION THAT WAS STILL SOME DISTANCE AWAY, WE SUDDENLY TRAVELED THE DISTANCE TO THE INTERSECTION VERY QUICKLY AND BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE RESULT WAS A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSING THE INTERSECTION. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED, BUT OUR VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AT THE TIME, THE MOST REASONABLE EXPLANATION APPEARED TO BE INCLEMENT WEATHER; [IT HAPPENED DURING A STRONG RAIN STORM]. WE ASSUMED THAT WHAT SEEMED LIKE A VERY RAPID TRAVERSING OF DISTANCE AND THE UNRESPONSIVENESS OF THE VEHICLE WAS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND SLIPPAGE. YET I REMEMBER REMARKING TO MY WIFE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD APPEARED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, BUT I HAD NO WAY OF CONFIRMING THIS. I AM NOW CONVINCED THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE CAUSE. *TW

WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT OUR 2009 CAMRY FOR SAFETY. SO WE COULD FEEL SAFE TAKING OUR CHILDREN TO THEIR SPORTING EVENTS, SCHOOL, ETC. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE THROTTLE STICKING ISSUE. THE ENTIRE TIME WE HAVE HAD THE CAR. FIRST AT 10,000 MILES, 18,000 MILES, 33,123 MILES, 36,000 MILES, AND 38,500. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR IN THE THIRD TIME AT 33,123 MILES TO THOMPSON TOYOTA IN EDGEWOOD MD INSISTING IT WASN'T THE FLOOR MATS. THEY INSISTED IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS EVEN THOUGH MY WIFE SAID OTHER WISE. THE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE PROBLEM AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY BLAMED IT ON A DIRTY AIR FILTER AND CARBON BUILD UP ON THE THROTTLE BODY. MY WIFE REQUESTED TO BE TAKEN BACK AND BE SHOWN THIS, THEY REFUSED TO SHOW HER THE DIRTY THROTTLE BODY. TOMPSON TOYOTA WANTED TO CHARGE MY WIFE $200 TO PERFORM THIS SERVICE. SHE CALLED ME AND I TOLD HER TO BRING THE CAR HOME. THE FIFTH TIME IT HAPPENED AT 38,500 MILES ON THE CAR. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORY WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 80MPH. ON THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS THIS HAPPENED THE FLOOR MATS WERE OUT.*CW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO THE INTERSECTION THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY/LE AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IN "CRUISE CONTROL" MODE GOING DOWN A HILL THE SPEED INCREASES UP TO 15MPH. AT THAT POINT I TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL OTHER THAN GOING "DOWN" HILL. NOT SURE IF THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE OR NOT. TW*

GAS PEDAL STUCK. CAUSE BY THE FLOOR MAT WAS REMOVED AND STILL SEMI STICKS.*CW

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY 2009 CAMRY IDLES VERY FAST AND THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. MY AROUND TOWN GAS MILEAGE IS WAY OFF FROM THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATES!!!!!SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATION WILL DROP OFF THE SECOND THAT I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP!!!!!!!!!*CW

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY OWNER UNHAPPY WITH THE FLOOR MAT RECALL OF TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES. OWNER FEELS NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE FURTHER TO SEE IF THIS IS REALLY THE CASE. *KB THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THE FLOOR MATS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *JB

ACCELERATOR STUCK, WIDE OPEN POSITION, SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO HIGH SPEED, WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WITH BRAKING SYSTEM.*CW

VEHICLE HOLDING GEAR AFTER ACCELERATION, DOWNSHIFTING WHEN BRAKE IS TOUCHED, ROUGH SHIFTING, GENERAL UNPREDICTABILITY OF TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE. *CN

I WRITE YOU IN REGARD THE TOYOTA RECALL, I BOUGTH A TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 AND I'VE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, FIRST ONE ABOUT THE MATS, BUT THEY NEVER CONTACT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, NOW I RECEIVED ANOTHER ONE ABOUT THE ACCELERATION STUCK, IN THIS LETTER THEY SAY THAT THEY WILL ADVISE IN ANOTHER SEPARATE LETTER WHEN A CAMPAIGN REMEDY IS AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. IN FACT, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK ME TWICE, TODAY I WAS TRYING TO CALL ALL NUMBERS I HAVE (TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, TOYOTA EXPERIENCE SERVICE, TOYOTA OF ORLANDO AND CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA) TO SEE WHEN THEY GOING TO SOLVE THIS BUT NOBODY KNOWS NOTHING, MEANWHILE THE PEOPLE ARE RISK THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE OTHERS IN AN UNSECURE CAR. *CN

TOYOTA CAMRY GAS PEDAL, SEPT 14TH 2009 SPEEDING UP AND ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY CAR. I BROUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS BECAUSE ITS NOT STABILIZED IN THE ROUTES. ALSO WHEN I GO ON THE STREETS THE CARS BRAKES WONT STOP. I'VE TRIED TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY JUST TELL ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO THE THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER RADIO DISPLAY WAS NOT VISIBLE WHENEVER SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, THE REAR POWER WINDOWS BEGAN OPENING ON THEIR OWN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE REPAIR SHOP MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WILL START IN APRIL AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19854.

I LIVE IN THE CHICAGO AREA AND RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY SE WITH 35K MILES ON IT IN NOV 2009. IN LATE DECEMBER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK - IT WAS RAINY AND ABOUT 30 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THE ROADS WERE A BIT SLIPPERY. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (FAR AHEAD) APPLIED ITS BRAKES TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP! I DID NOT FEEL THE BRAKES APPLY AND SLOW MY VEHICLE. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARDER AND IT DID NOTHING. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND REAPPLIED IT THAT THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TOO CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT. THE NEXT DAY, I WENT TO THE MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND PAID HIM TO LOOK AT MY BRAKES TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE SAFE. HE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PADS OR ROTORS. YESTERDAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE WEATHER WAS A MIX OF RAIN AND ICE AND ABOUT 20 DEGREES. I AM NOT AFRAID TO BUY MY NEW CAR AND FEEL SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ IN FORUMS WHERE SIMILAR OCCURRENCES HAVE HAPPENED TO CAMRY OWNERS AS WELL. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TOYOTA MOTOR SALES (TMS), U.S.A., INC., TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS INSTRUCTING TOYOTA DEALERS TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND SALES OF EIGHT MODELS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL FOR STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 21, 2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2009. HE STATED THAT A PIECE OF METAL WAS HANGING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT FRAME, NEAR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. HE ALSO STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BEGAN IDLING UNCONTROLLABLY AND WITHIN MINUTES IT WOULD SETTLE DOWN AND REPEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS HANGING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED; YET, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE AGAIN, COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT SINCE THE FAILURE COULD NOT DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4400.

STICKING GAS PEDAL ON MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. CAUSED UN-INTENDED ACCELERATION AN ALMOST AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS CROSSING A DIVIDED HIGHWAY NEAR MY HOME. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, WHERE THE GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY STICKS AND THE CAR RACES OUT OF CONTROL. I FEEL THE CARS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE ACCELERATE PEDAL STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE FRONT PORCH OF A HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER WAS CRUSHED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE ON JANUARY 11, 2010. THE REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE A REPORT IN THE MAIL BEFORE SHE CAN HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,111.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE MAY BE INVOLVED RECALL 10V017000, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/LINKAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AND THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK INVOLVED AND DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL SHE RECEIVES A RECALL PER HER VIN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7800.

WHAT TYPE OF ACTION IS BEING TAKEN ON THE TOYOTA RECALL (ACCELERATION ISSUE) I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL IN OCTOBER THAT STATES PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING OF 2010. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS WILL BWE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA? WE KEEP HEARING ON THE NEW ABOUT THE SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. BUT THE DEALERS DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION. WHEN WILL THIS BE FIXED. I HAVE NEVER FELT SO UNSAFE IN A VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY 2009 CAMRY. *TR

DURING THE FALL OF 2008 I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 CAMRY. NOVEMBER OF 2008 I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FASTER WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED IT, DROVE IT AND SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OTHER INCIDENTS OF ACCELERATION OVER THE NEXT YEAR. I'VE REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT. LAST WEEK I WAS AT THE A SHOPPING MALL AND WAS WAITING TO TURN DOWN A LANE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. I WOULD HAVE HURT SOMEONE IF ANYONE HAD BEEN STANDING THERE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA COMPANY AGAIN AND THEY SAID THE RECALL ONLY REFERS TO FLOOR MAT PROBLEMS. *TR

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING (BACKING-UP) ON A CITY SIDE STREET, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED; JUMPING THE CURB AND, LUCKILY, CRASHING INTO A TREE. REAR END DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $10,000. THIS '09 CAMRY PURCHASED ONLY 7 MONTHS AGO, HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEEDS INCLUDING 20 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIGHTLY PULL TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WHICH INCLUDED A STEERING ALIGNMENT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25000.

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT OF A SHOPPING COMPLEX AND I WAS TRYING TO LOOK FOR A PARKING SPOT. THERE WAS A PARKING SPOT BETWEEN 2 CARS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, I SLOWLY TURNED RIGHT INTO THE SPOT, THE CAR WAS IN THE SPOT AND THE CAR WAS STRAIGHT AND MY LEG WAS ON THE BRAKES. UNEXPECTEDLY THE CAR STARTED ACCECELERATING ON ITS OWN, THEN THE CAR WITH GREAT SPEED CLIMBED UP THE CURB AND HIT THE HAIR SALON SHOP. THE SHOP HAD 2-3 FEET HIGH BRICK WALL AND MAIN DOOR AND OTHER THINGS ARE MADE WITH GLASS AND METAL FRAMES. THE CAR SMASHED THE WALL AND GLASS DOOR COMPLETELY AND LANDED INSIDE THE SHOP. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES REALLY HARD AND FINALLY IT STOPPED THERE WAS A TIRE BURNING SMELL, I SAW THERE WAS BIG DRAG TIRE MARK ON THE SHOP FLOOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS INJURED NOR THERE WAS ANY DAMAGES TO OTHER CARS IN THE PARKING LOT. I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA 1-2 MONTHS BACK AND IT INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT CAN INTERFERE WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND IT HAD SUGGESTED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT AND KEEP IT IN THE TRUNKS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THEN I HAD REMOVED ALL THE FLOOR MATS AND WERE IN THE TRUNK AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. IT IS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY BOUGHT NEW AND DID REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE CAR IS NOW IN 355 TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN MARYLAND AND TOYOTA HAS OPENED A CASE AND ARE INVESTIGATING THE CASE ON 01/19/2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND A BROKEN ANKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPORT IT TO TOYOTA. THE CONTACT HAS NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6975.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. CONSEQUENTLY HE REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE. EVEN AFTER IMPACT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO THE SAME VEHICLE FOR A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10500.

ON DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, I SUDDENLY FELT A VIBRATION ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE UNDER THE FRONT END. *TR

ACCELERATOR WAS STICKING WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AND WE REAR ENDED ANOTHER PARTY. *TR UPDATED 02/01/10 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. TWICE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. ALSO THE BREAKS WOULD NOT RESPOND DURING APPLICATION. HE WOULD HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES. HE RECEIVED A TICKET FOR DRIVING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A REPORT. HE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WERE HE PURCHASED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT ROAD TEST OR DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND GAVE HIM THE KEY BACK. HE TOLD THE DEALER IF THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE TO TRADE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN A POWER SURGE CAUSED THE VEHICLE CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICEL AND POLE. THIS HAPPEND FOR THE FIRST TIME TWO WEEKS AGO. 14000 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT AND 14200 CURRENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE PAST AN INTERSECTION. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200. UPDATED 02/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/20/10.*JB

ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY AT SLOW SPEED - APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH TO DRIVE UP A SMALL INCLINE. ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO GARAGE. THE GARAGE DOOR DESTROYED AND CONTENTS OF GARAGE DESTROYED CONTENTS OF GARAGE ACTUALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE WHICH IS A 2009 CAMRY. VEHICLE MAT HAD BEEN REMOVED DUE TO TOYOTA'S RECENT LETTER OF RECALL, THEREFORE THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF EXTREMELY RAPID ACCELERATION. *TR AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY A TOYOTA ENGINEER AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2010 AND THE ENGINEER PERFORMED THE INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 24,, 2010. SO THEREFORE, HE WASN'T GOING TO FIND A PROBLEM, SINCE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. UPDATED IVOQ 10/27/10*JB

ON 10 DEC 09, AT APPROX. 4:15 PM, I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY, WITH MY WIFE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS PROCEEDING SOUTH ON ROUTE 81 1/4 MILE BEFORE THE TAFT ROAD EXIT. I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE PROCEEDING AT APPROX.60-65 MPH. UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR INTO PASSING GEAR, THE PEDAL STUCK IN A DOWNWARD POSITION. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE WITH NO RESPONSE, I QUICKLY PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AT WHICH TIME THERE WAS A LARGE ENGINE ROAR, AT WHICH TIME I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY RIGHT FOOT SHOE TOE UNDER THE ACCELERATION AND PULLED THE PEDAL BACK INTO ITS NORMAL POSITION. I WAS CROSSING TWO LANES WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. I THEN PLACED THE VEHICLE BACK IN DRIVE & VERY CAREFULLY DROVE HOME. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MY DEALER FOX IMPORTS IN AUBURN NY.. *TR