Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 06/11/2012 | 183000 | ||
| At noon on 6/11/12, i was unable to shift my car's gearshift out of park. i removed the tab that covers the gearshift release button on the shift panel and unlocked the shifter. i immediately drove the vehicle to mechanicsville toyota (mechanicsville, va) and had the problem assessed by the service person, ms. sarah lowery. she said she had seen this problem before and the chances were pretty high that the brake switch (above the brake petal) was defective. she said that causes the gearshift to lock up and for the brake lights not to work. indeed my brake lights were not working at that time. the service department could not repair the vehicle at that time because they did not have the part (brake light switch). i paid for, and ordered, the switch and arranged for the repair to be done on wednesday, june 13, 2012 at 10am. ms. lowery warned me to be careful as i drove the vehicle home since the brake lights were not working. my house is apx. 7 miles from the dealership so i carefully drove towards home. as i turned off of the major highway onto the secondary road that goes to my house, my right ankle was aching so i used the cruise control to take me towards my house at 45mph. as i approached my turnoff, i depressed the brake, but the car did not slow down at all! quickly thinking about what ms. lowery had said about the brake switch, i thought to disengage the cruise control. there was an immediate thud sound from the front of the car and the brake immediately engaged and stopped the car. had i not disengaged the cruise control, i am certain i would have eventually lost control of the car as it approached traffic, ahead. i have more comments but the system won't accept them. | |||
| 05/06/2011 | |||
| Experienced two times with unwanted sudden acceleration with toyota camry '94(made in us model) in may 2011: while driving 30mph, all of a sudden, the speedometer was up like crazy (6000-7000rpm) and while applying brake on it which didn't seem to response and i had to apply the brake very hard to make the car stop and had to turn off the engine. | |||
| 05/22/2000 | 80000 | ||
| * the contact owned a 1994 toyota camry. while driving the vehicle at unknown speeds, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. the vehicle proceeded to accelerate into an intersection where a vehicle crashed into the driver | |||
| 05/31/2003 | 1 | ||
| 1994 toyota camry. consumer states discontent regarding a fatal accident with this vehicle and wonders if defects were the cause. *tgw the consumer lost control of the vehicle and it ran off the roadway and struck a reinforced wall. | |||
| 01/06/1997 | 39933 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1994 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph the brakes were applied numerous times with no response. the vehicle failed to stop and crashed into an embankment. the contact did not report any injuries. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer prior to the failure for the brakes to be diagnosed. the technician was unable to locate a problem, and stated that the vehicle was safe to drive. the vehicle was involved in a crash after the diagnostic test was performed. the failure mileage was 39,933. | |||
| 03/21/2002 | 40000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1994 toyota camry. she stated that while driving at 45 mph when changing lanes, she felt the vehicle accelerate and she hit a vehicle in front of her, which caused the airbags to deploy .there is a police report available. the vehicle was destroyed and towed.there were minor injuries. the failure and current mileage was 40000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 04/16/2000 | 0 | 1 | 11/03/1993 |
| Tl*the contact owned a 1994 toyota camry. the contact stated that the brakes malfunctioned. a representative from toyota inspected the brakes and advised the contact that nothing was wrong with the brakes. the contact cannot remember what repairs were made to the brakes; however, they have continued to fail and caused a crash to occur while driving approximately 40 mph. when the consumer applied the brakes, the vehicle did not stop and consequently, she crashed into another vehicle. update 04/30/10.*jb | |||
| 06/01/2006 | 80000 | 20 | |
| Approx 20 times over approx the last 2 to 4 years, my 1994 toyota camry experienced either sudden acceleration or lack of appropriate deceleration. fortunately, i realized the floor mat was pressing on the accelerator pedal. pulling back the mat with my foot instantly resolved the problem in every instance. after the publicity regarding later year models, i finally removed the floor mat entirely and have had no further episodes. i am concerned that this happened in my 1994 toyota camry, but the recall has involved only 2007 and later models. the floor mat says camry on the front. on the back it says left hand. under that it says 00208 with a space, followed by 32921. to the right of this is a grid with years 94, 95, and 96 each followed by 12 squares. the year 94 with the first box has a dot in the middle, presumably made in january 1994. below this it says gb 6 the mat has become stiff over the years so that the right side, including the area near the gas pedal, does not lie flat on the floor, allowing it to easily ride on top of and press down on the gas pedal. *tr | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 233000 | 1 | |
| 1994 toyota camry with stuck gas pedal. *tr | |||
| 08/25/2004 | 98000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1994 toyota camry. while driving 40 mph the all weather floor mats caused the accelerator pedal to stick. as a consequence, he experienced unintended vehicle acceleration. he was able to safely remove the floor mat while driving. the failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 113,000. | |||
| 08/10/2009 | 200000 | 1 | 01/01/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1994 toyota camry. while backing the vehicle out of the driveway, there was an unintended and aggressive acceleration. the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle would not slow down. the vehicle crashed into a neighbor's fence and tree. in addition, a water pump was damaged. there were no injuries and the vehicle sustained severe damage. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were 200,000. the consumer requested another safety complaint, because the prior complaint was misplaced. updated 11/06/09 *bf updated 11/09/09*jb | |||
| 07/27/2002 | 1 | 07/01/1994 | |
| Consumer states while driving at 55mph vehicle was broad sided, and consumer couldn't shut vehicle off or remove the keys from the ignition after being hit. nlmthe cruise control on the vehicle never shut off causing consumer to collide head on with another vehicle and hitting a tree head on. the motor caught on fire after the incident. *jg | |||
| 07/17/1999 | 5 | 08/01/1994 | |
| 1. cruise control: disengages itself while in use and car has to be shut off and restarted to work again 2. am-fm-cass-cd: front panel display lights out & cass player doesn't play sometimes 3. power antenna: shorted & stop working 4. exterior paint: paint started chipping in various places on body 120 days into ownership 5. rubber gasket seals: around doors & trunk pulled loose during hot weather leaving glue exposed | |||
| 06/03/1996 | 1 | ||
| Sudden acceleration, causing accident. | |||
| 08/15/1994 | 1 | 06/24/1994 | |
| Need to pump brake pedal, in order to come to a stop. brake system experiences a delay before braking.*ak consumer has experienced numerous problems with vehicle, a pulling sensation causing a decrease in power, when driving up hills the vehicle started smoking and gave off a burning odor , oil consistently leaked,and also was getting poor gas mileage,cruise control does not work,transmission was leaking.*jb | |||
| 06/15/1996 | 2 | 07/22/1994 | |
| With cruise control on and the brakes applied, the cruise control did not disengage, vehicle accelerated out of control, resulting in an accident. *ak | |||
| When appling barkes car speeds up instead of slowing down.abs braking system is malfunctioning. tt | |||
| 04/04/1995 | 4 | ||
| Cruise control malfunctioned when put into resume, causing sudden acceleration. *skd | |||
| 10/15/1994 | 1 | ||
| Sudden acceleration, resulting in an accident/injuries. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 03/12/2006 | 1 | ||
| 1994 toyota camry had brake failure. consumer states that the vehicle sped up instead of stopping and wants to know if there are any recalls for this vehicle. *nj the consumer stated he was rear ended so severely, it caused the left rear wheel to protrude through the back seat. when he attempted to apply the brakes, they failed and consequently he hit an electric post. a report from the mechanic stated the brake pedal had jammed and the brake linkage was complete, but not movable and also jammed. *jb updated 04/12/10 | |||
| 06/03/1996 | 1 | ||
| Accelerator pedal stuck, causing accident. | |||
| 03/01/1996 | |||
| Traveling at low speeds accelerator sticks. this is the third incident. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 10/01/1996 | 2 | 09/01/1994 | |
| I have been driving my camry for 6 years , i have to change the idle air control valve every three years. this failure caused from manufacture defect. the dealer replaced the original one at the first time in 1997. it happened again in this year, but the toyota customer service refused to replace it again. for that idle air control valve, i have to use the toyota parts, because there was not any compatible parts it could fit in. i think this is not fair for the customers to pay for this manufacture defect parts. either the toyota should pay for it or the toyota should improve this parts. customers should not pay for it. | |||
| 11/07/1995 | 1 | 05/02/1995 | |
| Vehicle shakes at idle. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| When the vehicle stops at a light or a stop sign and pressure is released from the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerates without applying gas pedal. vehicle has to be put in park in order to stop. dealer cant find the problem. *ak | |||
| 06/03/1996 | 1 | ||
| The accelerator jammed, causing an accident, also airbag did not inflate, resulting in injury. | |||