2007 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

, TACHOMETER, ABS BREAKS, ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAGE, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAGE ALL SPORADICALLY FAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT, STOP SIGN AND A BENCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,446.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PERMANENTLY AND SEVERELY DISABLE IN A RUNAWAY TOYOTA CRASH CAUSE BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS TAKEN THERE 9 TIMES BETWEEN APRIL 2007 AND AUGUST 2008. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, LUNGE AND VIBRATE. ALSO, THERE WAS A BRIEF BURST OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS, WHICH WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER AND HER DAUGHTER COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING, AND TOLD THE CONSUMER TO KEEP DRIVING IT. ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2008, AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A FLAT BED TRUCK HEAD-ON CARRYING CONCRETE. THE ENGINE CAME THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND CRUSHED HER RIGHT LEG. HER FOOT HAD TO BE SURGICALLY RE-ATTACHED AND HER LEG WAS ALMOST AMPUTATED. SHE ALSO HAD A BROKEN LEFT HIP, CRUSHED CHEST, SEVERE CONCUSSION AND A DEEP LACERATION ON HER EYELID. THE JAWS OF LIFE HAD TO BE USED TO EXTRACT HER FROM THE CRASHED MANGLED SMOKING VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE MORE. THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,239 AND THE CURRENT WAS MILEAGE 34,000. UPDATED 07/28/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT ENGAGE SMOOTHLY, AS THERE WAS SOME HESITATION, WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP. UPDATED 07/29/14

THE CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION AND WENT THROUGH THE WALL INTO MY KITCHEN CAUSING OVER 14000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE AND 8100 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED REPEATEDLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL THE CONTACT PLACED HER FOOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 110 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 45 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BY SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS AND KNEE FROM GRIPPING THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ABRUPTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE A FAILURE. A TOYOTA SPECIALIST ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

BACK DURING THE RECALL I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA STATION (2010) FOR THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE THEY WERE HAVING. I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE DIFFERENCE I CAN STILL FEE THE ENGINE REVVING UP AND THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT IS GOING TO TAKE OFF HOWEVER THE CAR STAYS THE SAME SPEED. BASICALLY WHEN THE ENGINE REVS UP I AM NOT ABLE TO HIT THE GAS OR BREAK. IT'S LIKE THE CAR HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND WITHIN ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF IT REVVING UP THEN YOU CAN FEEL IT LITERALLY LET STOP REVVING UP AND I HAVE CONTROL AGAIN OF THE SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPACE ON MY RIGHT IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT. WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ALMOST TOTALLY IN THE PARKING SPACE, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN -- WHILE MY STEERING WHEEL WAS IN A VERY SLIGHT RIGHT TURN MOTION THE CAR HIT THE LIGHT POLE TO MY RIGHT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS IT RESTED ON THE LIGHT POLE. WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE I SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE, INTO REVERSE, THEN INTO PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF.

CAR ACCELERATED HIGH AND WENT STRAIGHT THRU GARAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT'S WIFE STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE STILL HAD NOT STOPPED AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE CURB, SIDEWALK AND FINALLY A GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP WHERE AN ENGINEER THAT WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,134. ...UPDATED 07-15-13 *BF UPDATED 07/19/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE CONSTANTLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON THE SECOND RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 7/22/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY WAY SHE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,700. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT IT BECAME STUCK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP SAFELY. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK PAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INSPECTORS WERE DISPATCHED TO DIAGNOSIS THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS STILL AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. ONE MONTH AFTER THE CRASH THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH MORE POWER THAN WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,579.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND ONCE THE CONTACT RESTARTED AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE FAILURE RECURRED AS THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELRATED BACKWARD. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDEWALK. THERE WAS A BURNING TIRE SMELL THAT WAS EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH HOWEVER, A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON 08/26/12. HE WAS ROLLING SLOWLY INTO AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, WITH HIS FOOT HOVERING OVER THE BRAKE. WHEN HE TOUCHED THE BRAKE GENTLY, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT FULL THROTTLE. THIS WAS DUE, TO A MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE. THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING, AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER, ACCORDING TO AN EYE WITNESS. THE CONSUMER HIT A PARKING METER, KNOCKING IT OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON MARCH 23, 2010. UPDATED 09/26/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE AS THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SPINNING SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT DID NOT GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VISOR CONTINUED FALLING AND WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING AREA, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED A CURB. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BREAST AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIDN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AND WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.