Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| EA97008 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 04/23/1997 | 04/22/1998 | LEAKING FUEL TANK | ||
| Cracks in the solder joint of the fuel fill or inlet pipe in the fuel tank allows liquid fuel to leak from the tank | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 06/11/2009 | 0 | ||
| Tl-the driver owned a 1991 toyota camry. while driving 90mph the vehicle accelerated and the vehicle crashed into a tree. a police report was filed. the driver was killed. the vehicle was destroyed. the failure mileage was unknown. vwb | |||
| 01/14/1997 | 56000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1991 toyota camry. while the contact was driving 40mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the contact was able to stop the unintended acceleration by depressing the brakes. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. the current and failure mileages were 56000. | |||
| 11/10/2009 | 120000 | 3 | |
| My car: 1991 toyota camry. three times went into excessive high speed with me and third time blew the head gasket. my (master) mechanic upon repairing the car, test drove the car and experienced the same uncontrolled high speed. testing the next day he was involved in an accident. i sold the car to a junk yard since i did not trust it. *tr | |||
| 1 | |||
| While cruise control is in use the vehicle suddenly accelerates momentarily, cruise control also disengages without consumer hitting pedal. nlm | |||
| 10/04/1999 | |||
| Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration when vehicle was put in reverse. *yc | |||
| 01/01/1997 | |||
| When driving vehicle the throttle gets stuck, to make it go into close position, stepped on accelerator pedal real hard to unstick it. *ak | |||
| 05/27/1996 | 1 | 04/25/1996 | |
| While the vehicle was being placed in park, it acclerated suddenly and hit a tree.*ak *jb | |||
| 04/19/1995 | |||
| Accelerator pedal sticks causing increases in speed and loss of vehicle control. please describe details. tt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 08/15/1996 | 1 | 07/08/1996 | |
| Accelerator pedal sticks, causing vehicle to accelerate. | |||