Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 01/04/2012 | 97000 | ||
| I was about to pull out onto route 23 s. in wayne nj. i was app 35 feet in front of a store. i placed the camry in park for a second. i then went to place the car in drive. all of a sudden the car started going in reverse straight toward the store. i could not stop it. you never know how you are going to react in a situation that comes on you suddenly. anyway, i opened the car door to get my bearings and was more than half-way out the car. my left leg was also out of the car. i had one hand on the steering wheel. at the last second, i turned the wheel and missed both the store and parked cars. my car crashed into a fence. i was not hurt but was shaken up. toyota said there was nothing wrong with the car. they would not let either myself or my mecanic in while it was inspected. since i was more than halfway out the car, it would have been almost impossible for me to have my foot on the accelerator because of the angle i was in. i also have a witness to the above. | |||
| 03/18/2009 | |||
| My check engine light has been on and off for over 2 years. i have had both catalytic converters replaced, a new gas cap and every other issue the garages have told me are causing the problem. with each fix the light goes off for about a week and then comes back on. toyota dealerships always tell me it is becuase i do not tighten my gas cap, but i tighten it until it clicks. i am not losing any mileage with the light on or having any other difficulties with car, but i can not pass the emission test with the light on. i feel that the light is on becuase of a glinch in the system or a defect, because i am not experiencing any of the normal problems that come with a check engine light on for long periods of time. | |||
| 10/26/2011 | 126000 | ||
| Driving 70mph on the highway, i accelerated slightly to pass another vehicle. the accelerator got stuck and the speed kept increasing. i tried applying the brakes, but the car started to lose control. i swerved around cars and tried to maneuver to an exit ramp. the car was now going 95 mph. i was unable to control the exit and the car hit the guard rails and flipped over. | |||
| 05/11/2010 | 1 | 08/23/2009 | |
| 2010 toyota camry. the consumer stated it was apparent that toyota knew about the accelerator pedal problem as early as july 2009 as the owners manual stated to check the pedal. *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle was manufactured in july 2009 it seemed as though toyota failed to address the problem even then. *jb | |||
| 01/03/2007 | 50000 | ||
| I have similar problem with my 2000 camry. for at least 3 years now--when after a stop, when i step on the accelerater, nothing happens until i tap it down a couple of times--then it accelerates. almost like you have to punch the gas pedal a couple of times to get it to take. dangerous when you expect to accelerate and do not. my son and i have both experienced this problem with the car, and upon doing research many other people experience it also. | |||
| 02/14/2008 | 100000 | ||
| About two years ago (2008), when starting off from say a stop light, i would press the gas pedal & nothing would happen for a second or two, then the car would jerk ahead. this did not happen all the time. this problem occured over a six month period or so. a mechanic (not toyota) told me the housing for the accelerator cable was corroded and needed to be replaced. this he did and i have had no problem since. cost was about $200. | |||
| 11/16/2009 | 120000 | ||
| I was driving with a passenger in my 2000 camry. i slowed down anticipating to come to a stop at a t in the road, that had a stop sign. after pushing on my brakes, if felt like the motor was fighting agains the brakes and pushing me forward. i put all the pressure i could on the brakes and it kept insisting to go forward. i was lucky that i had appropriatley, slowed down ahead of time for the stop sign, but still ...the car did not stop until it went through well past the stop sign, across the two lane road and finally stopped just before a clilff. luckily the car that was coming on the road that i crossed, saw that something was wrong and stopped while my camry crossed right in front of his car. very scary. | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 50000 | ||
| 2000 toyota canry xle, purchased from new rochelle toyota, new rochelle , ny as certified pre-owned with 40k miles on 4 separate occasions over the course of 5 years beginning in 2005 -- i have experienced accellerator revving or sticking, and sometimes both together. sometimes just kicking it stopped it, another time i had to throw the car into neutral and pull up the pedal with my foot under it, another time i threw it into neutral and it eased up. each time i pulled over, shut off the car and restrated and it didnlt happen again for quite some time. mentioned it to toyota and they more or less blamed me. told my independent mechanic who at least checked the brakes and snesors, but he didn't know what to tell me because there was no service warning. no repair was ever done. | |||
| 07/17/2009 | 51000 | 1 | |
| My car is parked in an assigned garage space in an apt. bldg. in making my usual exit my gas pedal stuck and my car struck pillars, walls and a neighbor's car. this was the first time that the car went out of control. i thought i hit the gas pedal instead of the brake--did not realize that the gas pedal was stuck until i saw tv and newspaper accts. of the toyota camry recall. the years listed in the recall were not complete. my camry is 2000, not the years of 2007-2010 listed in the recall $3000 repairs--4 days--needed for my car. neighbor's repairs paid for by my insurance. *tr | |||