232 complaints reported

2002 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
232
Crashes
127
Fires
2
Injuries
31

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jul 2002

HIGH IDLE SPEED ON COLD ENGINE, FIRST SHIFT INTO DRIVE IS VERY HARSH .*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Jul 2002 Crash

WHILE DRIVING THORTTLE GOT STUCK AND CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2002
Jun 2002 Crash

I WAS BACKING OUT AND TURNING 90 DEGREES FROM A PARKING SPACE AT MY APARTMENT WHEN THE ENGINE IN MY 2002 CAMRY BEGAN TO SURGE. I COULD NOT STOP MY CAMRY BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, AND IT BACKED INTO A GMC SOMONA PICKUP TRUCK.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Nov 2002
Feb 2002 Crash

WHILE PARKING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, HITING A WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Feb 2002
Feb 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK 9/7/2005 - ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND IN A STATIONARY STATE. THE OPERATOR APPLIED THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STATIONARY. THE ENGINE RETURNED TO A NORMAL STATE AFTER THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. EACH INCIDENT LASTED ONLY A FEW SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANUFACTURER. NO FAULTS WERE DETECTED, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ALL THREE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 3,000 MILES OF OPERATION. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 22,000 MILES AND HAS NOT HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT AS OF THIS DATE. *DSY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2002
Dec 2001 Crash Injury

WHILE BACKING UP, VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED AND ENGINE REVVED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE AND EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE, BUT COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK 07/10/2012 CW UPDATED 07/12/12

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Nov 2001
Oct 2001

WHILE DRIVING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS WITH BRAKE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP VEHICLE IS TO PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS, AND THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK LEAD TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER WHEN THE WHEELS ARE TURNED AT A SLOW SPEED (I.E. PARKING MANUEVERS) THE ENGINE CAN SURGE SLIGHTLY, CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED. *TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Nov 2001

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 2002 Toyota Camry has 232 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL complaints on file. 127 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.