2002 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THEN, VEHICLE HIT TWO VEHICLES IN PARKING LOT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED. *AK SEE 10066756. *DSY *TC UPDATED 7/5/12 *CN

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK

WHILE WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER'S FOOT WAS PLACED ON THE BRAKE AT THIS TIME OF THE INCIDENT. DRIVER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE ,AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART, AND DRIVE IT TO THE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ALTHOUGH NO INJURIES OR WRECKS HAVE STEMMED FROM ANY OF THIS INCIDENTS. ALSO WHEN I PUT THE CARE IN DRIVE FROM REVERSE SOMETIMES THE CAR SURGES FORWARD WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR.*AK

ON SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2004, I DROVE THE 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY IN BOWIE, MARYLAND HEADING SOUTH ON ROUTE 197, LAUREL-BOWIE ROAD. WHILE GOING UP A HILL, AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IMMEDIATELY, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, AS IT SWERVED FIRST TO THE LEFT. HOWEVER, A CAR WAS TO MY LEFT, AND TO AVOID HITTING IT, I STEERED THE CAR RIGHT, TOWARDS THE CURB. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HIT THE CAR. AS I STEERED TOWARDS THE RIGHT, THE CAR SPED AHEAD OF ME, AND I TRIED STEERING BACK TOWARDS THE LEFT TO AVOID THE CURB. TO CREATE FRICTION TO STOP THE CAR, I MADE A BIG ARC AND CROSSED FOUR LANES TO THE LEFT, WITH THE CAR FINALLY FACING NORTHBOUND. AFTER MAKING SURE NO CARS WERE COMING IN EITHER DIRECTION OF THE ROAD, I MADE A U-TURN AND HEADED STRAIGHT TO MY HOUSE (~2 MILES AWAY). *JB

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CAME WITHIN 6 INCHES OF A STOREFRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED BY A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. THE REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM

1). SOON AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR, PROBABLY IN MAY OR JUNE OF 2002, I BEGAN TO PARK IN SPACE AT TARGET ON SAWMILL ROAD IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FOWARD AND STRUCK THE REAR BUMPER OF PICKUP TRUCK. NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO CAR OR TRUCK. 2.) ON 5-9-04 SURGE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, LOOKING AT CONDOMINIUMS, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. NO CRASH, NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGES TO CAR. 3.) ON 6-1-04, I ENTERED PARKING SPACE ON SIDE OF CVS PHARMACY, 1885 W HENDERSON RD., UPPER ARLINGTON, OH 43220, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD EVEN WITH BRAKE APPLIED AND STRUCK CONCRETE COLUMN. NO INJURIES OR MECHANICAL DAMAGE, BUT FRONT BUMPER WAS DENTED AND SCRATCHED. TOOK CAR TO TANSKY SAWMILL TOYOTA, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND OR DUPLICATE THE SURGE. THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES, AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. SEE VOQ 10074942 (DUPLICATE) *DSY. *AK

WITNESSES SAW MY PARENTS VEHICLE (A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY) COMING TO A STOP AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATE.*AK UPDATED 03/05/10 *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, DROVE OVER THE PARKING CURB, STRUCK THE CONCRETE BARRIER WALL KNOCKING IT OUT. THE CONSUMER THEN DROVE OVER THE SIDE, FALLING 36 FEET AND LANDING ON ITS ROOF. UPDATED 09/23/10 UPDATED 8/21/2011*CW

SUDDEN ACCELARATION ON FREEWAY IN TOYOTA CAMRY LE. JUST AFTER I HAD BOUGHT THE TOYOTA I NOTICED THIS HAPPENING AND DID WRITE AN E-MAIL TO THE MAIN WEB SITE OF TOYOTA JUST TO KNOW IF THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY REFERRED ME TO THEIR DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I NEVER MENTIONED IT DURING SERVICE APPOINTMENT BECAUSE AFTER THE FIRST FEW MONTHS THE PROBLEM DID NOT SEEMS TO OCCUR TOO OFTEN. IT MAINLY HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. NEVER NOTICED IT A LOWER SPEEDS.

WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE REVVED, FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, BUT IT FAILED TO DO SO. VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. *AK *NM

WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY PARKED AND THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER PARKING BUMP AND HIT A POST. THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. *NM

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH APLPLICATION OF BRAKES AND CAR ACCELERATING FORWARD. INCIDENTS ON 7/9/04 & 8/13/04.INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BEFORE TO NHTSA ON 4/23/04 REFERENCE#10071432.TOOK CAR TO DEALER TOYOTA REP AND SERVICEMAN COUND NOT FIND PROBLEM. HAS OFFERED O TAKE CAR IN FOR 1 WEEK AND HAVE TECHS DRIVE.THIS IS 5 INCIDENT ASKED TOYOTA TO SWAP CAR FOR OR TRADE FOR OTHER CAR WAS INFORMED MY CAR HAD PROBLEM AND WAS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME.THIS CAR HAS PROBLEM WITH ETS AND IT IS TIME FOR TOYOTA TO DO SOMETHING.IAM NOT IN THIS FOR GAIN JUST WANT THE PROBLEM SOLVED OR CAR SWAPPED FOR EQIVALENT.I HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL MEANS FOR A RESOLUTION AND FEEL I NEED ARBITRACTION FROM TOYOTA.HEARING THAT THIS CAR HAS NO PROBLEM IS OLD AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO PARK, THE DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE RAN OVER THE CURB AND HIT A SIGN. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS SLOWLY DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT, FOUND A PARKING SPACE, THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND LUNGED FORWARD INTO AN INTERSECTION. *AK *NM

WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS A T A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, UPON ACCELERATION THE ENGINE MADE A ROARING SOUND AND LURCHED FORWARD. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB ONTO A GRASS SURFACE. THE VEHICLE RETAINED THE SAME SPEED, BUT DIDN'T SLOW DOWN, AND DROVE 700 FEET BEFORE HITTING A SIGN AND TWO TREES. WHEN THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE SECOND TREE, THE IMPACT CATAPULTED THE VEHICLE BACK ONTO THE STREET AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK *JB UPDATED 7/5/12 *CN THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN SOLD FOR SALVAGE. UPDATED 08/13/12

VEHICLE ACCELERATED UPON PARKING NEAR A STOP WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND ON BRAKE PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM VEHICLE HIT AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. *LA

1.) SOON AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR, PROBABLY IN MAY OR JUNE OF 2002, I BEGAN TO PARK IN SPACE AT TARGET ON SAWMILL ROAD IN COLUMBUS OHIO, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND STRUCK REAR BUMPER OF PICKUP TRUCK. NO PERSONAL INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO CAR OR TRUCK. 2.) ON 5-9-04 SURGE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, LOOKING AT CONDOMINIUMS, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. NO CRASH, NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGES TO CAR. 3.) ON 6-1-04, I ENTERED PARKING SPACE ON SIDE OF CVS PHARMACY,1885 W HENDERSON RD., UPPER ARLINGTON, OH 43220, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD EVEN WITH BRAKE APPLIED AND STRUCK CONCRETE COLUMN. NO INJURIES OR MECHANICAL DAMAGE, BUT FRONT BUMPER WAS DENTED AND SCRATCHED. TOOK CAR TO TANSKY SAWMILL TOYOTA, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND OR DUPLCATE THE SURGE. THEY CHECKED BRAKES, AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS . *AK SEE VOQ 10075107 (DUPLICATE). *DSY

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT TWO PARKED VEHICLES IN THE PARKING LOT. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED.*AK SEE 10080050. *DSY

SOMETIME IN OCT. WHILE PULLING OFF OF I-74 ONTO 53RD ST. IN DAVENPORT, IA, WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE CAR SPED UP RATHER THAN SLOWED DOWN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TOWARDS THE END OF NOVEMBER WHILE TRAVERSING FROM US-6 ONTO I-80 IN GENESEO. BOTH TIMES I HAD BEEN USING THE CRUSE CONTROL, DISENGAGED IT BY APPLYING THE BRAKE AND AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN REAPPLICATION OF THE BRAKE CAUSED THE CAR TO SPEED UP. BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THEN REAPPLYING THE BRAKE CAR SLOWED NORMALLY ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER I HAD A MORE SERIOUS INCIDENT WHILE PULLING INTO A CONVIENCE STORE OFF OF WOLF ROAD IN GENESEO. I DIENGAGED THE CRUSE AND PULLED INTO A PARKING PLACE. THE CAR SLOWED NORMALLY AND WAS ALMOST TO A STOP WHEN IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. I TURNED THE CAR TO THE RIGHT, AND JUST MISSED THE BUILDING, BUT TOOK OUT A 4X4 SUPPORT FOR THE ROOF OVERHANG. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO DENTS ON THE CAR AND THE 4X4. NO PERSONAL INJURIES WERE INVOLVED. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURANCE I THOUGHT IT WAS MY MISTAKE, I APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR WHEN I MEANT TO APPLY THE BRAKE. THE SECOND TIME I FELT IT WAS PROBABLY A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, AND WOULD BRING IT UP WITH TOYOTA NEXT TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN. THE THIRD TIME I WAS SURE THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA AND I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID NEITHER THEY OR THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAD HEARD OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM BEFORE. WE THEN CONTACTED THE TOYOTA OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA, AND THEY TOOK DOWN THE INFORMATION, INFORMING US THIS PROBLEM HAD NOT OCCURED BEFORE. LAST WEEK SCOTT YON OF THE NHTSA CONTACTED US AND ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE THREE OCCURANCES. AFTER LOOKING AT THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND FINDING MANY SIMILAR INSTANCES I DECIDED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE LISTING.*AK

WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A TREE. THE CAUSE OF INCIDENT HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *LA THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. AS THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SHOT BACK AND HIT A TREE. *SC *JB

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN IN REVERSE, AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND MAILBOX. *AK SEE VOQ 10073601. *DSY *NM UPDATED 7/5/12 *CN THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/23/12

THE ACCELERATOR ON THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK. THE PEDAL LEFT THE FOOT AND THE BRAKE WAS NOT RESPONDING. THE CONSUMER THEN TRIED TO THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK LEAVING FOOT WHEN LIGHTLY PRESSED GOING TO THE FLOOR AS DRIVER APPROACHED BUSY INTERSECTION NEITHER BRAKE NOR GEARSHIFT WOULD RESPOND. *JB *SC

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *NM UPDATED 7/5/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. UPDATED 08/13/12

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE OFF VEHICLE ROLLED BACK INTO TRAFFIC. DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. *AK