2003 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT ON DECEMBER 8, 2009, MY 2003 CAMRY ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB, RAN UP AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO TEST DROVE IT AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. PLEASE EXTEND THE RECALL TO 2003 CAMRY. *TR

I WAS PARKING MY 2003 CAMRY IN A MALL PARKING LOT WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I HAD NO CONTROL AND SMASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 60+ YEARS OF DRIVING. NOW I KNOW IT WAS THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR THAT CAUSED THE CRASH. MY ED MORSE TOYOTA DEALER IN DELRAY BEACH FL. TURNED ME AWAY FROM SERVICE SAYING IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BUT I SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH ANYONE THERE. I KNOW IT IS NOT IN THE RECALL BUT I TOLD THE DEALER I WANT TOYOTA TO KNOW THIS HAPPENED TO MY 2003 CAMRY AND I WANT THEM TO FIND THE CAUSE AND REMEDY IT. MY WIFE ALSO HAS A 2003 CAMRY AND WE DRIVE THEM BOTH WITH FEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ACCELERATION SURGE OF 2003 CAMRY WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. REPORTS OF ACCELERATION SURGES ON YOUR SITE EXCEED 140 FOR THE 2003 CAMRY VERSUS (AS BEST I COULD IDENTIFY) 29 FOR THE MALIBU, 26 FOR THE ACCORD AND 12 FOR THE TAURUS, ALL 2003 MODELS. IN LIGHT OF RECENT TOYOTA FINDINGS ARE YOU GOING TO REOPEN INVESTIGATIONS OF THE 2003 CAMRY?...*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AND ACCELERATING SLIGHTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LURCHED FORWARD AND THEN ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ABRUPTLY APPLY THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO PARK YET THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE SLAB WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT A FAILURE WAS NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BUT DID ADVISE THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE BODY DAMAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE CONTACT TO BRING IT IN .THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UNTIL MORE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE PLATE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,900. UPDATED 12/30/10. *LJ UPDATED 04/06/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AGAINST THE CURB. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,768.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY, RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER SEVERAL CURBS AND CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY STOPPING. THE REAR BUMPER, TIRES AND RIMS WERE DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WERE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,400.

I PURCHASED A USED TOYOTA CAMRY, 2003 MODEL, FROM A SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS CAR DEALER IN JANUARY, 2007. AT THE TIME THE CAR HAD ABOUT 103,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED UP, THERE WAS A EASILY PERCEPTIBLE JOLT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS LATER I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VERY HARD. THE CAR ACCELERATION RATE WENT SLIGHTLY DOWN, ENGINE RPMS STILL HIGH, AND I COULD BARELY KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR, SO I BECAME CONCERNED (ALMOST FEARED) OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 30-40 SECONDS, RPMS WENT BACK TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS STILL ACCELERATED. AT THAT MOMENT I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND IF I HAD LET GO ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AFTERWARDS, AND FOR BOUT 15 MINUTES (15-16 MILES) I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS AND THE CAR CRUISED ON ITS OWN AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I FINALLY GOT HOME, PARKED THE CAR AND NEXT TIME I USED IT EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. I DON'T RECALL IF I HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS LATER ON. *TR

ONLY OWNER OF 2003 CAMRY, AFTER PULLING INTO COVERED PARKING DECK INTO NORMAL PARKING SPACE WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ON AN INCLINE (RAMP GOING UP TO NEXT LEVEL) I FELT SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO BRAKE IN TIME, BUT NOT BEFORE THE CAR JUMPED OVER THE CONCRETE STOPPER IN THE SPOT AND MADE IMPACT WITH THE CONCRETE LEDGE AHEAD. DAMAGE TO FRONT FENDER, HOOD AND LEFT FRONT QUARTER. NO PHYSICAL INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. CONTACTED PERSONAL INSURANCE AND FILED CASE WITH TOYOTA. TOYOTA WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND RESPOND WITHIN 30 BUSINESS DAYS. MEANWHILE I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY $1000 DEDUCTIBLE AND LEFT DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN VAN HOLLEN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, RE HIS CONCERNS ABOUT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF HIS 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SOON HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND MADE A TURN IN FRONT OF HIS BUILDING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED OUT OF CONTROL ONTO A GRASSY AREA, HIT THREE CURBS AND AS A RESULT, THE FRONT TIRES WENT FLAT AND THE WHEELS WERE COMPLETELY BENT. THE VEHICLE FINALLY JUMPED THE SIDE OF THE CURB OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE FRONT END CRASHED TO THE GROUND. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE CONSUMER SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT ARM, AND HIS WIFE'S LEFT HAND AND FINGERS WERE BRUISED. *JB UPDATED 08/24/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING TO HER RESIDENCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT HAVE ANY RESISTANCE AND IT SEEMED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ACCELERATING FOR A SHORT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH INTO THE GARAGE, WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE WALL. THE CONTACT STATES THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING. THE DEALER DROVE THE VEHICLE AROUND AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED.THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 6300. UPDATED 04/20/2010. *LJ UPDATED 07/13/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE IN A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN THE REVERSE POSITION WITH AN EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN THE ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES IN WHICH THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS INSIDE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FRONT END PASSENGER SIDE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES; AND THE TWO PARKED VEHICLES SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE AND REPAIRED A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. UPDATED 10/15/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $3000. A TOYOTA ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR LINK OR ANY OTHER COMPONENTS FOR THAT MATTER. UPDATED 10/21/10*JB

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE ON HER WAY TO WORK, SHE DISCOVERED THE BRAKES WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN DESPITE OF HOW HARD SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT ON A GRASSY AREA, STRUCK TWO TREES AND FINALLY CAME TO REST IN A RIVER.. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY. *JB

IN 2003, I PURCHASED ANEW 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY SE AND WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OR SO HAD A "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" AND A MINOR ACCIDENT-- NO INJURIES. I REPORTED DETAILS TO NHTSA AT THAT TIME, AND TO TOYOTA WHO DENIED ANY LIABILITY. A LONG STORY. EVENTUALLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER @ MY REQUEST, WHICH IS THE LOCATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CUT-OFF, I BELIEVE. I HAVE HAD NO RECURRENCE SINCE THEN. HOWEVER, THE CRUISE CONTROL IS STILL AN ISSUE, FOR IF ONE JUST TAPS THE BRAKE TO COME OFF CONTROL, IT DOES THAT. BUT TO RE-NTER THE CRUISE SYSTEM, THE PEDAL MUST BE LIFTED MANUALLY, OR DEPRESSED AND RELEASED QUICKLY, OR THE CONTROL RE-ENGAGED AT THE STEERING WHEEL SWITCH. DETAILS OF THIS EXPERIENCE ARE IN MY EARLIER SUBMISSION. I BELIEVE THIS DEMONSTRATES AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM AND I FELT TOYOTA WAS DERELICT IN THEIR HANDLING OF MY CONCERN AND PERHAPS SINCE THEN WITH THE WHOLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE REMINDED AND SHOULD, PERHAPS, REVIEW MY EARLIER SUBMISSION.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY WOODEN FENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. SHE WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT WAS CITED BY THE POLICE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CRASH WAS BEING HANDLED THROUGH HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME TO BE INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/22/10 *BF UPDATED 11/23/10*JB

SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE. ON 2/18/07 TWO INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN DRIVE AVOIDING ACCIDENT BY SHIFTING INTO N AND BRAKING. INFO HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO VRTC ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* CONTACT OWNED A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WHEN SHE HAD IT. SHE ALMOST RAN THREW HER WINDOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. SHE NO LONGER HAS THE VEHICLE BUT THOUGHT THAT FILING A COMPLAINT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 70,000.

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME UNEXPLAINABLE ACCELERATION BEING AIRED ON TELEVISION NEWSCASTS ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. AS I WAS DRIVING IN FRONT OF A POPULAR SHOPPING AREA MY CAR ACCELERATED AT AN ALARMING SPEED. IT FELT LIKE A JET. I QUICKLY ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ON MY FOOT BRAKE AND EVEN TRIED THE HAND BRAKE. THE CAR CEASED TO STOP. THE CAR CROSSED A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND DANGEROUSLY ENTERED A BUSY PARKING LOT AT A POPULAR MALL. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO DODGE PEDESTRIANS, MOVING AND PARKED CARS UNTIL I TURNED SUDDENLY AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN THAT DIVIDED THE PARKING ROWS IN THE PARKING LOT. ON-LOOKERS CAME TO CHECK ON ME AND SPOKE OF HOW THE BACK TIRES WERE SMOKING BECAUSE MY CAR WAS GOING SO FAST. SHAKEN UP, MY PASSENGER AND I CALLED FAMILY MEMBERS WHO RUSHED TO THE SCENE AND PROCEEDED TO CALL A TOW COMPANY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS CLEARLY NOT CAPABLE OF BEING DRIVEN. THE FRONT WHEEL AXLE WAS BENT, AND THERE WAS MUCH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL AREA DUE TO THE ANGLE OF THE CRASH. THANKFULLY, NEITHER MY PASSENGER NOR I WERE INJURED, BUT VERY SHAKEN UP. ONCE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY SERVICE CENTER, THEY WERE ABLE TO SURMISE THAT THE CAR WAS A BIT MANGLED AND REQUIRED PARTS NOT READILY AVAILABLE IN HILO, HAWAII. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE CAR EXCEEDED $3,000. I CONTACTED MY CAR INSURANCE CARRIER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. NEARLY ONE MONTH LATER, THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER AND ASKED THEM TO PLEASE EXAMINE THE CAR AND EVALUATE WHETHER IT WAS SAFE FOR DRIVING. THE MICRO CHIP DID NOT INDICATE ANYTHING ABNORMAL ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE AGENT. *TR

MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN HER 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY ON 10/05/04. WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE SHE STATED THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED AND THAT SHE COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP. THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORT QUOTES HER AS SAYING "SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE MECHANICALLY. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BUT I DO NOT FIND ANY INDICATION THAT THE PROBLEM OF THE ACCELERATOR WAS ADDRESSED. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT COURSE OF ACTION WE SHOULD TAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A STORE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, REPAIRED AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.