2009 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ON MARCH 9, 2010 I TOOK MY 09 TOYOTA CAMRY IN FOR THE FLOORMAT RECALL AND TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL LOOKED AT FOR AN ACCELERATION ISSUE. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SLOWS DOWN IT WILL KICK INTO ABOUT 5,000 RPM'S FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND PUT ME AT LEAST 10 MPH OVER THE SPEED I SET IT TO. (WHICH IS USUALLY WHEN I TURN IT OFF!!!) WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP AT THE END OF THE DAY I NOTICED THAT MY GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN SHAVED OFF AT THE BOTTOM MAKING IT VERY SHORT AND DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITH PLUS MY FLOOR MATS HAD NOT BEEN MODIFIED AS I WAS TOLD THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BUT TO BRING MY CAR BACK IF I HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT IS 'NORMAL' FOR TOYOTA CARS TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON (AT 5,000 RPMS??? REALLY???)AND THAT A 5-8 MPH DIFFERENCE IN THE SPEED YOU SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT IS ALSO 'NORMAL'. I JUST LOOKED UP THE KBB ON MY CAR AND THINK I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF IT WITHOUT A LOSS. I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE GAS PEDAL REPLACEMENT ON FEBRUARY 13, 2010. HE DID NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT. ON MARCH 4, 2009 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 26MPH AND HE STOPPED FOR THE LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BREAK THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE RPM WENT UP AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD. HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL UNTIL THE RPM WENT BACK TO NORMAL. HE EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE TWICE AFTER THE REPAIR. HE WILL TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,545.

ON 2/24/10 RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 2009 CAMRY TOYOTA AT ORLAND PARK, IL . TOYOTA RESHAPED GAS PEDAL, ADDED REINFORCEMENT METAL BAR IN GAS PEDAL, REMOVED PADDING UNDER THE CARPET NEAR THE GAS PEDAL TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE AND REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE IS NOW SO LOUD DUE TO OUTSIDE NOISE AND VIBRATIONS UNDER MY FEET THAT I HEAR AND FEEL EVERYTHING HITTING MY WHEELS AND UNDER CARRIAGE. THIS IS HORRIBLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I THIS PURCHASED VEHICLE BECAUSE OF ITS LUXURIOUS RIDE AND PERFORMANCE, IT HAS BEEN RUINED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH HIS FOOT BECAME LODGED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. A CRASH DID NOT OCCUR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT WAS 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE ACCELERATOR PETAL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). FOLLOWING REPAIRS, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, TO NO AVAIL. SHE THEN PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO CEASE THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION BEFORE HAVING THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE STOP ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR FAILURE FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING DUE TO THE RECALL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A SECOND TIME TO THE DEALER THE DAY AFTER THE ACCELERATOR FAILURE FOR DIANOSTIC AND TESTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THE SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC START PRESS-BUTTON. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 80 MPH WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME FORCE, TO NO AVAIL. HE THEN WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE INTO A SEPARATE LANE AS THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED 80 MPH. HE CONTINUED TO USE EXTREME FORCE ON THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWLY BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED INTO THE PULL-OFF LANE. THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED SOMETIME DURING THE ACCELERATION AND UPON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE ACCELERATION HE EXPERIENCED WAS NORMAL FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE. LATER, HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER PERTAINING TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000: COMPONENT: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL), HOWEVER ONCE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED TWO ADDITIONAL UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 8,400.

I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RECALL BACK IN DEC. WHEN I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT IT I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP HUBERT VESTER'S TOYOTA OF WILSON WHERE I BROUGHT MY CAR FROM TO SET UP A APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE GUY IN SERVICE DEPT. ASKED IF I RECEIVED A LETTER AND I HAVEN'T AND THATS WHY I WAS CALLING TO SCHEDULE A APPT. THEY STATED THAT IF I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAN MORE THAN LIKELY MY TOYOTA WAS NOT ONE THAT WAS BEING RECALL. I WAS SATISFIED WITH THAT ANSWER I THEN CALLED CUSTOMER AND ASKED THEM OR FOR THEM TO MAKE SURE. BEFORE I CONTINUE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THEY ASSURED ME THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. I ALSO HAD A OIL CHANGE ON 01/21/10 AND TIRE INSPECTION NOONE MENTION IT EITHER. OKAY SO TODAY (03/09/10) IN THE MAIL I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL. 4 MONTHS LATER I BEEN RIDING ON THE ROAD ENDANGER MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY LIFE. I JUST THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE HANDLE THIS BETTER AND I'M HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ONLY HAVE ONE VEHICLE, A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. IN DECEMBER WE HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE OUR VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE SPEED WAS INCREASING NO MATTER WHAT WE DID. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY DRIVER ERROR. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR BOTH THE FLOORMAT PROBLEM AND GAS PEDAL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SYLACAUGA TOYOTA WAS VERY RUDE AND TOLD ME WE COULD NOT GET IN FOR QUITE A FEW DAYS AND IT WOULD TAKE 3 1/2 HOURS TO REPAIR. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS A LONG WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE TO USE AND I AM ILL AND CANNOT BE AWAY FROM HOME SITTING IN A DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 3 1/2 HOURS. I AM PETRIFIED TO GET IN OUR ONLY VEHICLE. *TR

ON 2/01/10 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA ON THE WASHINGTON DC BELTWAY 495 NORTH FROM VIRGINIA. I WAS NEARING 270 NORTH AND DECIDED I HAD BETTER CHANGE LANES TO STAY ON MY INTENDED ROUTE ON 495. LOOKING IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR I SAW A TRACTOR-TRAILER WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE NEXT TO ME AND I NEEDED SOME RAPID ACCELERATION TO GET AHEAD OF THE TRUCK SO I STAMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. I STAMPED MUCH HARDER THAN I NORMALLY WOULD DO. IMMEDIATELY MY ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FROM APPROXIMATELY 65 TO OVER 85 MILES AN HOUR. I HAD SEEN A TV REPORT ON THE NBC STATION IN DC THAT ADVISED IF YOUR TOYOTA ACCELERATOR STICKS APPLY BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HOLD IT. I FORGOT THE HOLD IT PART AND I STARTED TO PUMP THE BRAKE, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. I ALSO REMEMBERED THAT THE NEXT THING TO TRY WAS PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THIS I DID AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR OFF INTO AN AREA, A TRIANGLE BETWEEN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE BELTWAY AND AN ONCOMING LANE. I THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR AND PHYSICALLY REACHED DOWN AND PULLED THE ACCELERATOR BACK UP. IT "POPPED" UP LIKE A SPRING. I THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND CONTINUED TO WORK. I REMEMBERED THAT ON LONG TRIP RECENTLY TO ATLANTA THAT ONE OTHER TIME IT FELT LIKE THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, BUT THAT TIME IT WAS MOMENTARY A FEW SECONDS. ON 2/21/10 THE ACCELERATOR STAYED DOWN I AM GUESSING A GOOD 20-30 SECONDS BEFORE I REMEMBERED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I CALLED TOYOTA USA TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THAT I SHOULD CALL A DEALER. I CALLED MY DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE OR EVEN MADE FOR THE CAMRY HYBRID AND THAT HE WOULD JUST HAVE TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME PART. HE SAID THEY HAVEN'T MADE ANY NEW PARTS FOR THE HYBRID. DID NOT SOUND LIKE THEY CARED. *TR

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN FROM A STOP (STOP SIGN) THEN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHERE A QUICK STOP WAS NECESSARY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL "STUCK" CAUSING A DELAYED STOP AND CONSEQUENT ACCIDENT (MINOR). AT THE TIME, THE DRIVER (WIFE) WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED OR WHY (SORT OF IN SHOCK). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MODIFICATION ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL PER THE RECALL WAS TOO SHORT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE HIS FOOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, HE IS CONCERNED SINCE THAT IS UNSAFE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HAD SUDDEN SURGE WITH MY FEET ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR RAN AWAY AND HIT MY HOUSE, BIRD BATHS, SMOKER ON TRAILER, WENT INTO NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY AND HIT A VAN AND FINALLY CAME TO REST IN A HEDGE ROW. THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND POLICE REPORT SHOW THE BRAKES WERE ON. THE GAS PEDAL WAS REPLACED IN MARCH UNDER THE RECALL. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY, SHE WAS QUICK ENOUGH TO TURN THE WHEEL SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE FRONT LEFT FENDER ON THE WALL OF THE BUILDING, SHE ALSO HIT A PARKING SIGN ON THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS OVER $7500. NO AIR BAGS WERE ACTIVATED. THIS IS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT WE HAD BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL IN APRIL OF 2010. MY WIFE DOES NOT BELIEVE SHE STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THAT THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF HER HOME, ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A ROW OF HEDGES BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED HOWEVER, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AFTER RECALL FIX APPLIED. RECALL REPAIRS MADE ON 2-10-2010. TWO TIMES ON 8-19-2010 THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL AND APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE FIRST WAS IN THE MORNING WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY THE CONCRETE BUMPER. THE SECOND WAS IN THE EVENING. AFTER REMOVING THE FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO APPLY THE BREAK WHILE DRIVING TO SLOW FOR A SPEED BUMP. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. REPAIRS MADE AT 22,055 MILES, 27,264 CURRENT MILES. 2009 CAMRY LE 4 CYL. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS EXITING A PARKING GARAGE ON A DESCENDING RAMP GOING AT THE MOST ABOUT 10 MPH IN OUR 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE CARS IN FRONT OF HER. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE PUSHED HARD ON THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR TO NO EFFECT. SHE TURNED INTO THE GARAGE WALL TO STOP THE CAR SO AS NOT TO RUN INTO THE VEHICLES AHEAD OF HER. WHEN SHE EXITED THE CAR TO GET HELP THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE REQUIRED RECALL REPAIRS IN APRIL 2010. WE HAVE INSTITUTED INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES WITH TOYOTA. UPDATED 10/22/10 *BF UPDATED 10/26/10*JB *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT AND HAD FOUND A HANDICAPPED SPACE FOR MY WIFE. THE CAR WAS SLOWLY INCHING FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE CONTROLLING ITS FORWARD MOTION. SUDDENLY IT LURCHED FORWARD, OVER A CURB AND INTO A HANDICAP SIGN SUPPORT POLE, WHICH IN TURN BENT FORWARD AND KNOCKED A CAST STONE STATUE AGAINST A PAINTED PANEL ATTACHED TO THE RESTAURANT WALL. I WAS PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. *TR

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL FIX AND SHE WAS NOT GIVEN NEW FLOOR MATS. *TGW

I GOT THE RECALL TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED AND THE ACCELERATOR IS STILL STICKING I AM WORRIED THAT OVER TIME AS THE VEHICLE AGES IT WILL NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE ACCELERATOR REPLACEMENT ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010. ON SATURDAY MARCH 6,2010 WHILE SHE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN,WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. SHE CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND AFTER A WHILE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. SHE ALSO STATED THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2009 SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE ACCELERATOR REPLACEMENT ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010. ON SATURDAY MARCH 6,2010 WHILE SHE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN,SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE INTO TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. SHE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND AFTER A WHILE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. SHE ALSO STATED THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2009 SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE ACCELERATOR REPLACEMENT ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010. ON SATURDAY MARCH 6,2010 WHILE SHE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. SHE CONTINUED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND AFTER A WHILE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. SHE ALSO STATED THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2009 SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAPPENED AFTER RECALL FIXES. WAS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE SLOWLY WHEN ACC. PEDAL DROPPED AND ENGINE ZOOMED. I WAS ABLE TO STOMP HARD ON BRAKES AND NOT HIT THE BUILDING SINCE HYBRID GAS PART OF ENGINE DISENGAGES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS USED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RACE AND FINALLY SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHERE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. JB