2008 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

There was unexpected and unintended acceleration that resulted in hitting a house and causing a lot of damage.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON INTERSECTION ON THE STOP SIGN WITH THE INTENTION TO COMPLETELY STOP, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REMOVED MY FOOT COMPLETELY FROM ACCELARATOR PEDAL. CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS UP AND ENGINE RPM SHOOTS UP, I NEED TO PRESS BRAKE REALLY VERY HARD TO STOP THE CAR TO GO INTO THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION OR EVENTUALLY CAR WIILL ROLL INTO INTERSECTION AND I HAD TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION TO AVOID COLLISION WITH VEHICLES COMING ON CROSS INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FREEHOLD HE SUGGESTED TO REMOVE THE UNSECURED FLOOR MAT, WHICH I DID BUT STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE WAS EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY ALSO 2 TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ARM AND BACK INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE WALL IN HIS GARAGE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS AM I STARTED THE CAR, PUT IN REVERSE, STARTED TO BACK OUT AND AS I STRAIGHTENED THE CAR IT LURCHED FORWARD BEFORE I PUT IN FORWARD GEAR..... I'VE HAD THE CAR "JUMP IN TRAFFIC A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT SO QUICKLY I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. NOW I'M SEEING A PATTERN THAT IS WORSENING. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011 FROM CARMAX IN TN. THE CAR ORIGINATED IN IL. WITH 16,000 MILES. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT TURNING THE ENGINE ON AND IT BEING LOUDER THAN NORMAL. BY THE TIME I DRIVE TO THE BEAMANS OR CARMAX FOR SERVICE NO ONE CAN HEAR IT. SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE QUALIFIED TO LOOK AT AND KNOW IF THIS IS SAFE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWLY ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO MULTIPLE BUSHES, SIDE SWEPT A TREE AND THEN LANDED ON A SIDE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE EVENT DATA RECORDER WAS REMOVED BY TOYOTA AND THE RESULTS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS. UPDATED 12/3/2014 *JS

SLOWLY ENTERED RITE AID PARKING LOT AT 5-10 MPH. TURNED RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT. LIGHTLY TAPPED THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT FASTER THAN IF YOU WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR JUMPED THE CONCRETE BUMPER ONTO THE WALKWAY. HAD TO CUT THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE BRICK WALL OF THE STORE AND DROVE INTO THE PARKING LOT GUARD RAIL. CAR WENT INTO A HIGH SPEED SKID AND WHEN IT CAME OUT OF THE SKID WAS STILL ACCELERATING AT A VERY HIGH SPEED AND HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF FOR IT TO STOP. THERE WERE SKID MARKS AND SMOKE. AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. WAITING TO HEAR FROM TOYOTA WITH A DATE TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED. WOULD LIKE FOR TOYOTA TO BUY BACK MY CAR WHICH WE HAVE SPENT TOP DOLLAR HAVING TOYOTA MAINTAIN IT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WHICH INCLUDED THE 100,000 MILE SERVICE JUST A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A SECURITY MALL REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A KNEE INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *TR UPDATED 05/08/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO PARK AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. UPDATED 8/15/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REINFORCEMENT BAR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,104.

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING OUR 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID ON CARY PARKWAY IN CARY, NC. I WAS AT THE WHEEL AND COASTING WITH NO FOOT ON THE GAS OR BRAKE AND NOTICED THE ENGINE ACCELERATING SLIGHTLY. IT WAS NOT A SCARY SITUATION BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS OPEN IN FRONT OF ME AND THE SPEED WAS NOT FAST BUT I COULD TELL THE ENGINE WAS NOT COASTING AND SLOWING DOWN AS EXPECTED AND I TOLD MY WIFE. I TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN THE CAR STARTED TO COAST AND SLOW AS EXPECTED. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN AND I KNOW IF I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER THEY WOULD TELL ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO I HAVEN'T BOTHERED. IT FELT LIKE THE THROTTLE WAS MECHANICALLY STUCK. I SHOULD MENTION THAT THIS CAR HAD A DEFECTIVE WELD IN THE RIGHT FRONT AND WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW AND STARTED CREAKING, THE DEALER HAD IT TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND A BAD WELD UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER WAS REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ABOUT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL CROSS THE MEDIAN STRIP AND FLIPPED OVER. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE INJURIES TO THEIR BODIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM AND STATED THE CRASH WAS THE CONTACT'S FAULT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED WHO TOWED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE THEN ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. HE THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE RPMS WERE IDLING EXTREMELY HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FLOOR MAT CLIPS WERE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT AGREE THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND IN PARK GEAR WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF IT; HOWEVER, IT ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THEIR GARAGE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP MOVING UNTIL IT HIT THE BACK WALL. THE VEHICLE ALSO DROVE OVER THE CONTACTS LEG WHEN IT ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT MENTION IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE MANUFACTURER HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A LOCAL COMPANY WHO STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE STILL EXIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,338. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 06/20/11

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED A CAR PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. MY CAR ACCELERATED. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I'M GUESSING IT HIT 80 MPH. A FEW TERRIFYING SECONDS LATER, THE CAR WAS BACK UNDER CONTROL. NO ACCIDENT. NO DAMAGE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A LOCAL, REPUTABLE GARAGE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TRADED THE CAR IN LATER IN THE WEEK AND INFORMED THE LIA HONDA SALESPERSON ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE AND TOLD HIM THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE RESOLD BUT SHOULD BE SOLD FOR PARTS/SCRAP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM IF THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND BEFORE SHE COULD PLACE HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE BECAME OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CHEST PAINS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE RECALLS 09V3880000 & 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WERE PERFORMED IN 2010. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEG, FACE AND ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 04/25/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SHIFTED OUT OF PARK, THE RPMS INCREASED SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR DAMAGES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A REPAIR FOR RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WITHIN TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THEY COULD DETECT NO PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SURGED FOUR FEET INTO TRAFFIC AND STOPPED. A CRASH DID NOT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. ON THE SAME DAY, THAT AFTERNOON, WHILE AT A STOP SIGN WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AGAIN AND LUNGE SEVERAL INCHES FORWARD. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK GEAR AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE; HE SHIFTED BACK TO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED FOR ALL RECALLS RELATED TO VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT WILL SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,650. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,532.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS RESULTING IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOW DRIVABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP SIGN SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAS CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE DUPLICATE FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33000.

2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKE RESPONSE *TGW THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, WHICH ULTIMATELY CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TWO VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER TRIED REPEATEDLY TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER ALSO HIT A PEDESTRIAN. (DAUGHTER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF HER 83 YEAR MOTHER WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE). *JB THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE, SO THAT WAS NOT THE ISSUE. UPDATED 06/09/10.*JB