2009 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

We (my wife and I) were driving our vehicle Sunday November 5th 2023 in the morning and experienced a serious issue. While on the highway, the car was stuck with the gas petal in the down position (we did not realize this until after we were able to successfully power down the car) and continued to accelerate in an uncontrolled manner. We were fortunate that our breaks were able to stop the car, and we navigated it to the shoulder of the highway. We then put the car in park, all while the engine was full throttled. We powered down the car and removed the keys. We waited a few moments and tried to power the car again - the engine however remained full throttled. We turned the vehicle off once again and then realized the gas petal was stuck in the down position. We were able to manually get the petal unstuck at this time. We have not driven the vehicle since this incident and consider it too dangerous to do so. Since this incident, we have looked up any potential recalls for this issue and have not found any. To answer the questions above: The gas petal/acceleration malfunctioned. The safety of everyone in the vehicle and other drivers on the road were at significant risk. The vehicle has not been driven since, and the issue has not been reproduced. No recalls were found for this VIN. The vehicle has not been inspected since the incident, but otherwise has passed inspection in our state. There were no warning lamps or messages on the vehicle before or after the incident. We believe the manufacturer is responsible for addressing the issue, even though there is not a recall for this particular problem. This is a known issue by the manufacturer, as they have released many recalls for similar models/years and have even created a video on youtube to instruct drivers how to address this issue, if it happens, while driving.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS IT CRASHED INTO SEVERAL PARKED VEHICLES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS AND LEGS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE GEORGIA POLICE DEPARTMENT FILED CASE NUMBER: 18-067932. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WE HAVE AN INTERMITTENT REOCCURRING ISSUE WHEN VEHICLE US DRIVEN BEFORE FULL WARM-UP (10 MINUTES OR LONGER). THE ISSUE IS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A ZERO RPM (STOP LIGHT) SCENARIO, THE VEHICLES RPMS GO UP HIGH, BUT THE THE CAR MOVES VERY SLOWLY. AS IF IT'S NOT IN SYNC WITH THE GAS PEDAL WHEN BEING PRESSED. TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS BEEN TESTED AND NOT NOTED. DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE TAKEN DRASTIC MEASURES, SUCH AS INSTALLING A REMOTE START TO BRING VEHICLE TO TEMPERATURE BEFORE DRIVING. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE CUT OUT OF THE ACCELERATION HAPPENS WHEN MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY OR CAUSING REAR IMPACT TO UNSUSPECTING DRIVERS. CAR HAS BEEN INSPECTED AT LOCAL DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE, BUT I WANT THIS DOCUMENTED SHALL ANY ACCIDENT EVER OCCUR DUE TO SPEED CONTROL FAILURE.

CAR WOBBLES/VIBRATES WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH ALL THE TIME. ITS SMOOTH WHEN NOT ACCELERATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY.WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND ACCELERATED ONTO THE ROAD. THE ENGINE REVVED WITH AN INCREASE OF THE RPMS. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION IN ORDER TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,100. UPDATED 6/17/15*CN UPDATED 10/12/2017*CN

ACCELERATED TO PASS CAR ON INTERSTATE. CAR LUNGED FORWARD FULL THROTTLE. TAPPED ON ACCELERATOR TO DISENGAGE, NO RESPONSE. BRAKING DID NOT SLOW CAR. PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS. WENT ANOTHER 2-3 MILES UNTIL CAR SLOWED ENOUGH TO PULL OVER, OFF ROAD. TURNED CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE AND STATED CAR, IT WAS FULL THROTTLE. WAITED ANOTHER MINUTE OR TWO, STARTED CAR WITH SAME RESULT. THIRD TIME I STARTED VEHICLE, IT REACTED IN NORMAL FASHION. DROVE TO NEXT EXIT AND CALLED TOYOTA DEALER. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP; GIVEN A LOANER. 5 DAYS LATER NOTIFIED TO PICK UP VEHICLE. INFORMED BY DEALER "THE FLOOR MAT TICKING CAUSED THE PEDAL TO STICK". SAME FLOOR MATS HAVE BEEN IN VEHICLE SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE 5 YEARS AGO. *TR

WE STARTED NOTICING THAT THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE SLOWLY. IT WAS SO SLIGHT WE COULDN'T TELL AT FIRST. I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTICE THAT THE MPH WOULD INCREASE VERY SLOWLY. I THOUGHT THAT WAS WEIRD BUT THE INCIDENTS WOULD BE SO FAR APART. I WOULD NOT CATCH IT DOING IT AGAIN LITERALLY FOR MONTHS. UNTIL ONE SUNDAY WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, WE WERE TALKING WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND NOTICED THE TREES GOING BY REALLY FAST. AS I WAS TELLING HIM TO SLOW DOWN AND HE WAS TELLING ME THAT HE HADN'T BEEN PRESSING HIS FOOT TO THE PEDAL A CONSTABLE PULLED US OVER FOR SPEEDING. WE HAD BEEN DOING 88MPH. WE WERE NOT IN A RUSH TO GET ANYWHERE. THIS CAR CONTINUES TO DO IT EVERY SO OFTEN. WE HAVE COMPLAINED TWICE TO THE DEALER. THEY ONCE KEPT IT FOR A WEEK TO CHECK. THEY FOUND NOTHING, WHICH DOESN'T SURPRISE ME BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS OR MORE AND IT IS VERY SLOW AT IT. THE TOYOTA DEALER SHAVED THE PEDAL AND TOLD ME NOT TO USE A SECOND MAT. I DID THAT. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. WELL THE CAR STILL ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN FROM TIME TO TIME. I NOTICE IT WHEN I WONDER WHY I AM GOING SO FAST WHEN I HAVE NOT BEEN PRESSING HARD ON THE PEDAL. MY FEET ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND I AM ONLY A WOMEN'S SIZE 8 SO THAT CAN'T BE THE PROBLEM. I WONDER IF THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE CAR TO ACCELERATE FASTER AND MORE OFTEN AND IF I HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE TOYOTA WILL HEAR ME. TO TELL THE TRUTH I AM BEYOND MAD. WE HAVE HAD A 1994 CAMRY WHICH REACHED MORE THAN 200,000 MILES ON JUST OIL CHANGES, TUNE UPS AND MINOR REPAIRS AND A 1994 CELICA THAT WE STILL OWN. THEY WERE GREAT CARS SO WHEN WE BOUGHT A 2009 CAMRY WE EXPECTED THE SAME QUALITY. WE ARE BEYOND DISAPPOINTED AT THIS POINT BUT WE ARE STUCK. AND THE FACT THAT MY CAR IS DEFECTIVE AND IT'S NOT MY FAULT AND NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT MAKES ME STARK RAVING MAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

IN THE FIVE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, FOUR TIMES IT HAS ACCELERATED RAPIDLY FOR NO REASON. THE CAR JUST JUMPS FORWARD BY 5 OR 6 FEET. THE LAST TIME, I WAS PARKING THE CAR, WITH MY FOOT BARELY ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT SUDDENLY LEAPED FORWARD. I WOULD HAVE HIT A PEDESTRIAN ON THE SIDEWALK, EXCEPT THAT THE CAR GOT STUCK ON A SNOWBANK. I HAVE REPORTED THESE INCIDENTS TO TOYOTA, WHICH INVESTIGATED AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH FORCE AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER RELATED TO THE FAULTY ACCELERATION; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WAS OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM'S SUDDENLY INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 5/19/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE INVESTIGATED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND INSURANCE COMPANY, IT WAS FOUND THAT NOTHING INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THEREFORE, THE FAILURE WAS NOT A DESIGN DEFECT. ALL DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED. UPDATED 05/28/2014 *JS

I WAS PULLING OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY AT A VERY SLOW SPEED WHEN MY ACCELERATOR STUCK ALL OF THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS A JEEP NEXT TO ME AND HE HAD TO PULL INTO THE OUTSIDE LANE TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ME. THE CAR HAS BEEN ACCELERATING AND THEN SLOWING DOWN ON ITS OWN AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE RPM'S INCREASE AND THE GO BACK TO THE NORMAL READING WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE REV UP HIGHER AND THEN GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL READING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,800...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF UPDATED 07/16/2013 *JS

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BECAME STUCK UNDER THE CARPET OF THE MAT. THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK A RETAINING FENCE AND CAUSED THE HIM TO SPIN AROUND. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AS THE DAMAGE TO THE FENCE WAS MINOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,267. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,700. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A POLE AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING COMPANY AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000(VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED IN THE CRASH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF UPDATED 2/21/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER APPROACHING A CONSTRUCTION SITE, THE DRIVER WAS DIRECTED TO BACK THE VEHICLE UP. AFTER THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR BRUISES TO HER CHEST FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INVESTIGATOR. THE INVESTIGATION WAS PENDING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. ..UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF UPDATED 2/4/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 28 MPH THE ENGINE RPM'S SUDDENLY INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE UP TO ABOUT 37 MPH. THE BRAKE WERE ENGAGED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOY AS THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIP LASH AND LOWER BACK INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THEY WOULD SEND OUT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND GIVE HIM A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 90 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 70 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,138.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WHILE ON THE STATE HIGHWAY I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO 70 MPH, DURING THE EXIT OF THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN IN BACK OF OTHERS CARS, SWITCH THE CAR ON NEUTRAL WHILE LOOKING FOR SOME DOCUMENTS ON MY BRIEFCASE, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN ONCE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SWITCH TO THE DRIVE POSITION AND WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS UNCONTROLLED SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT OF THE CAR, AND THE TIRES START SQUEALING, BRAKE WERE DEPRESSED HARD BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, IMMEDIATELY WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL ONCE AGAIN, AND TURN OFF, BECAUSE THE CAR ENGINE WAS IN ACCELERATION MODE. LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A BRAND NEW MERCEDES BENZ. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION BEFORE. THE CAR HAD BEEN USED BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN SET UP. THIS CAR WAS ALREADY MODIFIED WITH THE RECALL OF THE MAT AND ACCELERATOR GAS PEDAL MODIFICATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE APPROXIMATELY 36,500. THERE ARE ABOUT 150 SIMILAR CASES ALL IN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY ON INTERNET SITE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2009/TOYOTA/CAMRY/VEHICLE+SPEED+CONTROL I FEEL THAT WHATEVER MECHANICAL FIX THAT TOYOTA MODIFIED, DID NOT WORKED, AND THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT AN ELECTRONIC ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATION OR CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM BLACK BOX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ADDITIONAL MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO ALSO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN A TRAFFIC JAM. I WAS RIDING THE BRAKE AND THE RPM'S SUDDENLY REVVED. I PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE UNTIL IT STOPPED. *TR