1999 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OFF CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE RPM WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. ...UPDATED 09/12/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO PIECE OF PAPER MANAGED TO GET PAST THE AIR FILTER AND THROTTLE BODY AND JAMMED THE THROTTLE PLATE. THERE WAS NO SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WISHED TO WITHDRAW HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 10/18/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP WITHOUT ME PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF BUT SUBSIDED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND CRASHED INTO THREE POLES BEFORE FINALLY CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 2/26/14*CN UPDATED 03/07/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE PARKED HER VEHICLE SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER PERSONAL MECHANIC AND SHE WAS INFORMED THE IDLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED 1 YEAR LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 67,000. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SHE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/06/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND BOTH KNEES AFTER THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. UPDATED 10/12/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. ON AUGUST 31, 2011 HIS WIFE DROVE FORWARD AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT TO GET NEAR A CURB, BEFORE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE THEN SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE, BUT THEN REALIZED SHE WASN'T CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE CURB. SHE SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, DROVE FORWARD ABOUT 15 FEET AND SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. EACH OF THESE SHIFTS REQUIRED HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SHOT BACKWARDS, CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. AFTER THE SECOND ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE DEEMED TOTAL AND SOLD FOR SALVAGE. UPDATED 10/26/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 24 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA CAMRY IN NOVEMBER 1999. IN 2004 (THE CAR HAS FEWER THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT), WHILE TRAVELING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME "STUCK". LUCKILY, WE WERE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, BECAUSE WE HAD JUST ACCELERATED AFTER LEAVING A RED LIGHT. THE DRIVER (A FRIEND) KEPT HER WITS AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN STEERED INTO AN EMPTY LOT WHERE SHE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AT THIS POINT THE CAR'S RPMS WERE "REDLINING". WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA TO REPORT THE INCIDENT I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS AT FAULT - THAT I SHOULD HAVE HAD THE ACCELERATOR SERVICED. I ASKED IF THERE WERE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT WARNED OWNERS TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR SERVICED.DID THE OWNERS MANUAL DISCLOSE THAT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK? THE ANSWER WAS NO. I THEN CONTACTED TOYOTA BY EMAIL AND FULLY DESCRIBED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY ASSIGNED ME A CASE NUMBER AND SENT ME A COUPON FOR $500 OFF MY NEXT TOYOTA. NEEDLESS TO SAY I GOT RID OF THE CAR. UNTIL 2005 I KEPT ALL THE INFORMATION, BUT MY HOME WAS FLOODED IN KATRINA AND I NO LONGER HAVE THE DOCUMENTS. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALLS I FELT THAT SOMEONE SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS ACCELERATOR PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND TOYOTA WAS VERY AWARE OF IT. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DID REPAIR WORK FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

ACCELERATOR IS GETTING STUCK REPEATEDLY IN MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS STUCK I HAVE TO EITHER FORCE HARDER ON THE PEDAL OR I HAVE TO RELEASE MY FOOT AND THEN HIT THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN WITH A GREATER FORCE TO REMOVE THE PEDAL FROM THE STUCK POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE HIGHLY WHEN THE PEDAL GETS RELEASED AND WITH MY GREATER FORCE ON PEDAL. I HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS FOR SOMETIME BUT THIS ISSUE IS FREQUENTLY HAPPENING SO I WANTED TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO YOUR NOTICE AS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY CAR. BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I DON'T DRIVE MY KIDS IN THIS CAR AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND THE PASSENGERS IN IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 TOYOTA SOLARA, HOME IN THE RAIN GOING 50 MPH WHEN A STREET LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, I STARTED TO PUT ON MY BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN IN TIME TO STOP BEFORE THE INTERSECTION, SO I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES AND JUST WENT THROUGH THE YELLOW LIGHT. I FELT THAT IF I WAS DRIVING ANY OTHER ONE OF MY CARS THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY TIME TO STOP. WHEN YOU TAKE THE FOOT OF THE GAS ON THIS CAR IT DOES NOT SLOW DOWN AUTOMATICALLY LIKE OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN I FIRST GOT THIS 1999 TOYOTA SOLARA I GOT A TICKET FOR NOT STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. THERE TO I ALSO THOUGH I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE IS FIGHTING AGAINST THE BRAKE WHEN I TRY TO STOP. SINCE THEN WHEN I COME UP TO A STOP SIGN I START BRAKING MUCH FURTHER BACK THAN I US TO. EVEN WHEN I'M STOPPED AT 700 RPM, THE CARS SEEM TO WANT TO START GOING. I ALWAYS THE FIRST ONE TO START OFF WHEN A STOP LIGHT , BECAUSE AS SOON AS I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE GAS THE CARS GOES 5 MPH WITH OUT EVEN PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS. THE DRIVE-ABILITY OF THIS CAR IS THE SAME AS OWNING A 1970'S PUMPED OUT MUSCLE CAR. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT ON THE NEWER CAMRY BASED TOYOTA CARS THAT THE DISC'S ON THE DISC BRAKES ARE TWICE AS BIG AS MY SOLARA'S DISK BRAKES, WHICH MEANS TO ME THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE BRAKES. TO THE NOVICE DRIVER I WOULD SAY THAT THE SOLARA IS A DANGEROUS CAR TO DRIVE. *TR

AT TIMES WHEN I COME TO A STOP (TRAFFIC, STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN, ETC.) OR SLOW DOWN IN MY 1999 TOYOTA SOLARA I HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATING FROM THE IDLE SPEED(S). WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE IT STICKS. IT WON'T MOVE UNLESS I APPLY MORE PRESSURE WHICH CAUSES MY CAR TO JERK OR "PEEL OUT". THIS SITUATION DOES NOT OCCUR AT EVERY ACCELERATION BUT DOES OCCUR FREQUENTLY. WHEN THIS SITUATION HAPPENS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. THERE HAS BEEN A FEW OCCURRENCES WHERE THE ROADS WHERE WET AND I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. WHEN MY CAR FINALLY ACCELERATED THE TIRES" SPUN OUT" WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO MOVE VIOLENTLY. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT SIMILAR TO THAT OF WHICH IS IN THE TOYOTA GAS PEDAL RECALL BUT I URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER TO SEE IF IT SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED. *TR

I DRIVE A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. MY CAR'S GAS PEDAL ALSO HAS SIMILAR PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECENT RECALLS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN WAITING AT A STOP SIGNAL/SIGN AND WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM ZERO. THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK AND REQUIRES ME DEPRESS THE PEDAL HARDER RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND AFTER CAUSING SOME FRUSTRATION FOR DRIVERS BEHIND ME. I EVEN CALLED UP TOYOTA AND THEY ARE STATING SINCE MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I THINK MY GAS PEDAL PROBLEM IS THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE OVERALL PROBLEM AND IS VERY SIMILAR TO PROBLEMS STATED BY MANY CONSUMERS WITH THIS ISSUE. ALSO, I AM AFRAID THAT DRIVERS BEHIND ME WOULD BEGIN ACCELERATING THE MOMENT THEY SEE THE GREEN SIGNAL AND MAY NOT REALIZE THAT MY CAR IN FRONT OF THEM IS STILL AT A STANDSTILL. THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN AN VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY CAR CAN BE HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME AND FATALLY AFFECTING MY SPOUSE AND CHILD SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT. CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION AND FIX THE PROBLEM IN MY CAR? *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKING SIGN. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT NO CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIR EXPENSES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED EVOQ 08/19/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF THE CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO GUIDE WIRES. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

NOT SEVERE - BUT THIS IS AN OLDER TOYOTA AND I WANT THE PROBLEM LOGGED. MY CAR DOES "LURCH" IN SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS, BUT IT HAS NEVER BEEN SEVERE. I HAVE ONLY NOTICED WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND IN REVERSE. WHEN I AM STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS. BUT I'M ALWAYS CLAMPED DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE, SO THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM THERE. WHILE IN REVERSE, I HAVE ALSO HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION, BUT MINOR AND IT ONLY LASTS FOR A SECOND. BUT IT DOES HAPPEN. SINCE IT WASN'T HAPPENING ALL THE TIME, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY (4 CYLINDER) HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ENGINE ACCELERATION. I DETECTED THAT THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN I AM COASTING TOWARDS A LIGHT BEFORE A HILL, THAT THE ENGINE WILL SPEED UP ON ITS OWN AND BEGIN ACCELERATING THE CAR. APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE STOPPED THE CAR IN MOST CASES, BUT ONCE I ENDED UP ACCELERATING AND COULD NOT STOP THE CAR UNTIL I HIT SOME BUSHES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THE ACCELERATION INCREASED ON ITS OWN. I AM REPORTING THIS NOW AS WITH THE NEWS ABOUT TOYOTA CAMRY'S, I BELIEVE THE 1999 MODELS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST DATE THAT THIS OCCURRED TO ME WAS FEB 28, 2010, BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING A FEW TIMES PER YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE STEPS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE IT TAKES OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I OWN A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY XL. MY CAR IS NOT ON ANY OF THE RECALL LISTS, HOWEVER, I DO OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCE A STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SINCE ALL THE MEDIA COVERAGE I'VE CHECKED THE FLOOR MATS, WHICH DON'T SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE ISSUE. I BELIEVE ALL TOYOTA PRODUCTS NEED TO HAVE A RECALL TO BE SURE ALL YEARS ARE COVERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BACKING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ACROSS THE STREET AT AN UNCONTROLLABLE RATE. THE VEHICLE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HIS NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION BEFOREHAND. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000. UPDATED 05/13/2010. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING TOWARD A RED LIGHT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER PRESSED HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MUCH FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER THOUGHT THE DRIVER HAD ENGAGED THE ACCELERATED PEDAL SINCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,890.

1999 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WITH J IN THE VIN. ACCELERATOR HAS BEGUN TO STICK. HARD TO PRESS DOWN ON GAS. *TR

1999 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE PULLED INTO HER GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. CONSEQUENTLY, SHE CRASHED INTO A FALSE WOOD WALL AT THE END OF THE GARAGE. *JB

MY CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER IS EXPERIENCING STICKY GAS PEDAL FROM TIME TO TIME. IT IS NOT STICKING TO THE CARPET. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES SO FAR. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN MOVING FROM COMPLETE STOP POSITION AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. *TR

ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS INTERMITTENTLY STICKY WHEN I DEPRESS IT. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PRACTICALLY PUNCH IT WITH MY FOOT BEFORE IT FINALLY GIVES WAY, CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN TO THIS DAY. SOME DAYS IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AT ALL, AND SOME DAYS IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I COME TO A FULL STOP AND THEN TRY TO STEP ON THE GAS AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT OR REPAIR IT, BECAUSE UNTIL THIS CURRENT RECALL, I VIEWED IT MORE AS A NUISANCE PROBLEM. THUS FAR IT HAS NEVER GOTTEN STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION. ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT TERMS OF THE RECALL, MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION RELEASED TODAY ABOUT THIS CURRENT RECALL LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT MY STICKY ACCELERATOR MAY BE RELATED TO THE RECALL AND CERTAINLY WARRANTS INVESTIGATION. *TR