2010 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

MY WIFE DRIVES A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN ANASTASIA PLAZA IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL AND WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP A PLACE THE CAR IN PARK WHEN IT ACCELERATED OVER THE TIRE STOP, OVER THE CURB AND THROUGH THE GLASS WINDOWS AND DOORS AND INTO THE SEA OATS RESTAURANT. SHE IS CONFIDENT THAT SHE NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AS HER FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP AND PLACE IN PARK. THERE WERE NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS OF THIS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR SMASHED INTO THE LUNCH COUNTER, WHICH WEIGHS APPROX. 2 TONS) AND PUSHED IT 6 FEET. THERE WERE RUBBER MARKS ON THE FLOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE AS THOUGH THE FRONT WHEEL WAS SLIPPING AS IT PUSHED THE COUNTER (PICTURE AVAILABLE). MY WIFE CONTENDS THAT HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AS WELL AS MY INSURANCE COMPANY. TOYOTA DID AN INSPECTION OF THE CAR ON 6/7/2010. I AM WAITING ON THE RESULTS AND EXPECT TO HEAR BY 6/9/2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE WHEELS CONTINUED SPINNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, HOWEVER, THE ROTORS, GAS PEDAL AND FLOOR MATS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,406 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN UPADTED 07/23/10*JB

2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM RE TOYOTA SAFETY PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED HE ASKED THE SALESMAN WAS IT A PART OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECALL AND THE SALESMAN SAID NO, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT LATER IN THE PRODUCTION YEAR. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE DISCOVERED HIS VEHICLE IS A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE REPAIRS HAVE ONLY MADE THE CONSUMERS WIFE MORE APPREHENSIVE AS SHE NOW FEELS A JERKING MOTION WHEN REDUCING PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *JB

THIS IS ABOUT THE TOYOTA RECALL. I OWN A 2010 CAMRY. I JUST HAD THE RECALL DONE LAST WEEK. SINCE THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE IDLE AND THE ENGINE. BEFORE THE RECALL WAS DONE I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. *TR

BOUGHT MY 2010 CAMRY LAST AUG. NOTICED SUDDEN SPEEDS ONCE IN A WHILE. CALLED DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. HERE RECENTLY; I HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. IT STILL FEELS AS IF THE CAR WANTS TO SPEED WITHOUT ME FOOT ON THE GAS. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT CLUTCH SYSTEM VS THAT OF OLDER CARS. IT DOESN'T FEEL NORMAL TO ME. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE. I NEED IT FOR MY JOB WHICH DEMANDS ALOT OF DRIVING. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MILES PER HOUR AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED ON ONE OCCASION WHILE TRYING TO PARK IN A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. SHE STATED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD ON AN INCLINE AND HAD TO GO UP AND DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04-15-10 *BF UPDATED 05/05/10. *JB

2010 TOYOTA CAMRY BOUGHT 2 MONTHS BEFORE RECALL NEWS / 5,000 MILES / HAD RECALL WORK DONE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON MARCH 4, 2010 / ON JULY 25, 2010 WHILE IN LINE AT DRIVE-THROUGH, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAITING MY TURN IN LINE. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT DID HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE BACK TIRES BEGAN SPINNING, AND ALTHOUGH I WAS MASHING DOWN ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD (PRODUCING SKID MARKS) AND HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAMRY PUSHED INTO THE TRUCK'S TRAILER HITCH, BENDING THE REBAR IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR , WHICH PUSHED UP THE RADIATOR, ETC. THERE WAS A WITNESS WHO WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE DRIVE-IN WINDOW BECAUSE THE RESTAURANT HAD MESSED UP HIS ORDER. HE REPORTED TO THE OFFICER THAT CAME TO THE SCENE THAT HE HEARD THE CAMRY'S ENGINE START REVVING, AND WHEN HE LOOKED TO SEE WHY, HE COULD SEE THAT I WAS TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. OBVIOUSLY, THE TOYOTA CAMRY RECALL WORK IS NOT EFFECTIVE. MY GRANDDAUGHTER (WHO WAS IN THE CAR) AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEED. *TR

2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES TO ADDRESS CONCERNS AND OBSERVATIONS WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HE EXPECTED THE VEHICLE TO NATURALLY SLOW DOWN WITH NO BRAKING NECESSARY. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE ACTED AS THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. WHEN THE ENGINE DID RESPOND, THERE WAS A 2 TO 5 SECOND SEARCH PATTERN ENGAGED WITH A SWEEP LOW RPM TO HIGH RPM WHILE IT TRIED TO FIND A PERFORMANCE SOLUTION AND SET POINT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) YET THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,900.

WHEN TURNING KEY ON TO START CAR THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT I HAVE NEVER FELT AND HOPE NEVER TO FEEL AGAIN. AT FIRST I DIDN'T KNOW HAT HAD HAPPENED AND FINALLY REALIZED IT WAS OUR CAR AND I THEN TURNED OFF THE KEY. *TR

WHILE PARKING MY 2010 CAMRY AT THE GROCERY STORE, I SLOWLY TURNED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED JUMPING THE CURB AND HITTING A CEMENT SURROUNDED LIGHT POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I WAS NOT NOTICEABLY INJURED. THE CAR HAD JUST HAD THE REPLACEMENT PEDAL INSTALLED ON MARCH 2, 2010 AS ORDERED BY THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AVONDALE TOYOTA IN AVONDALE, ARIZONA AND IS CURRENTLY AWAITING A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOYOTA TO INSPECT IT ON MON. MARCH 8TH BEFORE ANY WORK WILL BE DONE. PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY TO THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE AIRBAGS ONLY DEPLOY AFTER 20 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAVE NEVER BEFORE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER LEASED A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY AND WHEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SUDDENLY THE SPEED RATE INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 MPH. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE MUSCLE AREAS, CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO THE FACE AND LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE WAS REVIVING. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THIS HAPPEN AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE, HE REFERENCE CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 REGARDING (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). HIS FAILURE HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY ON BUSY SECONDARY HIGHWAY. DRIVING 20-25 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY "ROARED"- LIKE THE GAS PEDAL HAD BEEN PUSHED TO THE MAXIMUM. I PUT THE BRAKES ON HARD. THE CAR STOPPED, AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME REAR-ENDED ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY SLE. THE CONTACT STATES HE JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE JANUARY 7TH, 2010. HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. HIS VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR ON HIS VEHICLE BUT HE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. HIS NAVIGATION IS ALSO NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 800.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED AND "REPAIRED" - GAS PEDAL, FLOOR MAT, BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM. PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THE GAS PEDAL WAS SLUGGISH AND I WOULD EXPERIENCE MINI, SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS. THERE HAS BEEN NO IMPROVEMENT SINCE THE REPAIRS (3/2/2010). IN FACT, IT APPEARS TO HAVE BECOME MORE FREQUENT, THE SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS ARE NOT DRAMATIC AND BRAKING DOES TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

IN TRYING TO PARK THE 2010 CAMRY TOYOTA IN THE GARAGE, THERE WAS AN ACCELERATOR FAILURE IN THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY PICKET UP GREAT SPEED CAUSING A CAR CRASH AND DAMAGE. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA, TODATE - 14 DAYS LATER - THE PROBLEM IS NOT FULLY RESOLVED. IT SEEMS THAT TOYOTA ADMINISTRATION IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITIES. WE NEED YOUR HELP TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID PERFORM REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE AND NOT IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DROVE THE VEHICLE AND HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 450.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THREE CONCRETE CURBS, BLOWING OUT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INVOLUNTARILY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE EXHIBITED UNUSUALLY HIGH RPMS AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 900.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY (PURCHASED MARCH 30, 2010 WITH THE ASSURANCE THIS CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE MODELS AFFECTED BY THE GAS PEDAL PROBLEM) HAD BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT AFTER USING IT ON A 200 MILE TRIP THE DAY BEFORE. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON, WITH THE CAR IN PARK & MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE ROARED & THE RPM INDICATOR READ 3000 RPM. AFTER ABOUT 15 TO 20 SECONDS THE RPM DROPPED TO 1000 RPM. I PUT IT IN GEAR AFTER IT DROPPED TO 1000 RPM & DROVE IT FOR 1/2 MILE ( UP TO THE POST OFFICE) & THE GAS PEDAL SEEMED TOUCHY. I STARTED IT SEVERAL TIMES THEREAFTER & ALL SEEMED NORMAL. THIS CAR VIN [XXX] WAS PURCHASED FROM LAKELAND TOYOTA IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 460.

TL* THE DRIVER OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 8 MPH AND PLACING HER FOOT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A TREE PLANTER AND THEN INTO A PALM TREE PLANTER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC, TESTING, OR REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 5,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON HER VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ADJUSTED TOO FAR FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REACH THE PEDAL AND DRIVE SAFELY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ UPDATED 4/11/2011 *CN UPDATED 04/14/11