Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||||
| TSB-0087-12 | 06/13/2012 | 10045140 | Toyota: accelerator pedal sensor assembly information regarding the inspection, removal, and installation, if lubrication or oil, is applied. *pe | 08/21/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 02/09/2013 | 19000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. the vehicle came to a stop after the contact depressed the brake pedal. the failure recurred three different times. the second time the failure occurred, the driver crashed into a light post. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 19,000. | |||
| 02/09/2013 | 19000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. the vehicle came to a stop after the contact depressed the brake pedal. the failure recurred three different times. the second time the failure occurred, the driver crashed into a light post. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 19,000. kmj | |||
| 02/09/2013 | 19000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. the contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own. the vehicle came to a stop after depressing the brake pedal. the failure occurred a three different times. the second time the failure occurred the driver crashed into a light post. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 19,000. da | |||
| 02/12/2013 | 1000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would decelerate instead and without warning. the contact stated that he would have to pump the accelerator pedal a few times before the vehicle would respond. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the contact was advised that they were unable to replicate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 1,000. the current mileage was approximately 3,500. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 02/12/2013 | 1000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would decelerate instead and without warning. the contact stated that he would have to pump the accelerator pedal a few times before the vehicle would respond. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the contact was advised that they were unable to replicate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 1,000. the current mileage was approximately 3,500. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 10/28/2012 | 5700 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry se. the contact stated that driving at various speeds and rapidly accelerating, the vehicle stalled. the contact also stated that the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated the vehicle was downshifting and hesitating but there was no failure. the manufacturer was notified who informed the dealer that there was a problem with the vehicle. the failure mileage was 5,700. mah | |||
| 10/28/2012 | 5700 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry se. the contact stated as he was trying to get on the highway and rapidly accelerating the vehicle would stall. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated the vehicle was down shifting and hesitating but there was no failure. the manufacturer was notified who notified the dealer that there was a problem with the vehicle. the contact re-notified the dealer who stated he can return with the vehicle on february 20th, 2013 for an inspection of the failure. the failure recurred intermittently. the manufacturer files a claim#1302131042. the failure mileage was 5,700. mw | |||
| 12/19/2012 | 7800 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. the contact stated that while stopped with a foot on the brake pedal, the rpms increased and the vehicle independently accelerated. the contact continued to depress the brake pedal but the vehicle would not respond. the contact crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front of her. the failure occurred two different times. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing and body repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated an engineer would come out and inspect the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 7,800. mah | |||
| 12/19/2012 | 7800 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. the contact stated while stopped at a drive thru with her foot on the brake pedal the vehicle revved up loudly and accelerated on its own. the contact continued to depress the brake pedal but the vehicle would not respond. the contact crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front of her. the failure occurred two different times. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing and body repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated an engineer would come out and inspect the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 7,800. da | |||
| 12/31/2012 | 1000 | 1 | |
| I have a toyota camry se 2012 (4-cyl) which i bought on 08/29/2012. on 12/31/2012 (the road was clear and dry, it was a cloudy day, no rain, snow, ice on the road) while starting to accelerate from a stop light, turning into a lane, after i stopped pressing the gas pedal, the car kept getting faster and faster (the gas pedal didn't get stuck and my foot wasn't on it), when i started to turn into a lane, the driver's side wheel locked up and to avoid a crash i had to turn the wheel to the other side, i ended up doing a diagonal skid into the other lane, i was able to get the car to stop and straighten it out and keep going. since the driver's side wheel locked up the car jerked me pretty hard and my neck and arm started to hurt since then and i am scheduled to take physical therapy. i took it to the dealer i bought it from for service (from 1/2/2013 - 1/10/2013) and after i picked it up i've been having the rpm sticking at 1.3 all the time so now it's worse than when i had it last. the car doesn't feel safe to drive and i don't want to put my life or other people's lives at risk. after calling toyota and explaining all of this they told me to go to the dealer and the dealer says that toyota is the one that can do whatever they want, the dealer's only resolution is to accept the car as a trade in and roll over the residual value into a loan for another car, but it isn't my fault so i shouldn't have to pay more in payments for a car and i shouldn't have to be paying for a car that's not safe for me or my family to drive. before the incident on 12/31/2012 i had taken it in to the dealer for the same reason, but i thought it was that the tires weren't gripping on dry asphalt, the dealer topped off the air and said it was fine, but the car kept doing the same thing and i didn't realize it was accelerating on it's own until what happened on 12/31/2012. *tr | |||
| 12/31/2012 | 1000 | ||
| I have a toyota camry se 2012 (4-cyl) which i bought on 08/29/2012. on 12/31/2012 (the road was clear and dry, it was a cloudy day, no rain, snow, ice on the road) while starting to accelerate from a stop light, turning into a lane, after i stopped pressing the gas pedal, the car kept getting faster and faster (the gas pedal didn't get stuck and my foot wasn't on it), when i started to turn into a lane, the driver's side wheel locked up and to avoid a crash i had to turn the wheel to the other side, i ended up doing a diagonal skid into the other lane, i was able to get the car to stop and straighten it out and keep going. since the driver's side wheel locked up the car jerked me pretty hard and my neck and arm started to hurt since then and i am scheduled to take physical therapy. i took it to the dealer i bought it from for service (from 1/2/2013 - 1/10/2013) and after i picked it up i've been having the rpm sticking at 1.3 all the time so now it's worse than when i had it last. the car doesn't feel safe to drive and i don't want to put my life or other people's lives at risk. after calling toyota and explaining all of this they told me to go to the dealer and the dealer says that toyota is the one that can do whatever they want, the dealer's only resolution is to accept the car as a trade in and roll over the residual value into a loan for another car, but it isn't my fault so i shouldn't have to pay more in payments for a car and i shouldn't have to be paying for a car that's not safe for me or my family to drive. before the incident on 12/31/2012 i had taken it in to the dealer for the same reason, but i thought it was that the tires weren't gripping on dry asphalt, the dealer topped off the air and said it was fine, but the car kept doing the same thing and i didn't realize it was accelerating on it's own until what happened on 12/31/2012. | |||
| 01/08/2013 | 12391 | 1 | |
| Driving daughters to school in 2012 camry v6 stopped at a yield and the camry accelerated beyond 1500 rpm and i had to press extremely hard on the brakes to keep the camry stopped. camry lunged forward at least two feet. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 800 | 1 | |
| In september 2012 i experienced a flattening out of the acceleration. turning at a very low speed the car did not accelerate (this still occurs off and on). it is quite dangerous because there is no warning to the car behind me that i am no longer moving forward. it is like a stalling out which last around 5 seconds or so. very unnerving but only seems to happen when i am going slow and turning the wheel. *tr | |||
| 11/24/2012 | 1354 | 1 | |
| I was driving at 60 mph on highway but suddenly the engine revved all the way to 7000 rpm and the car jerked violently. i put my foot off the accelerator but the engine still stays at 5000 rpm and doesn't go back down to normal. had to pull over to the shoulder with emergency light on. tried to get back on the highway but at 35 to 40 mph, the engine made loud revving noise and the rpm jumped to 7000 again. had to pull over again and call for a tow truck. *tr | |||
| 11/24/2012 | 1354 | ||
| I was driving at 60 mph on highway but suddenly the engine revved all the way to 7000 rpm and the car jerked violently. i put my foot off the accelerator but the engine still stays at 5000 rpm and doesn't go back down to normal. had to pull over to the shoulder with emergency light on. tried to get back on the highway but at 35 to 40 mph, the engine made loud revving noise and the rpm jumped to 7000 again. had to pull over again and call for a tow truck. | |||
| 07/25/2012 | 6100 | 1 | |
| Entering a driveway at 2mph the car accelerated to approximately 30mph and struck a brick wall. the air bags deployed causing injury and the car was totaled. *tr | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 3 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns 2012 toyota camry se. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, there was a delayed response when the accelerator pedal was engaged and within seconds the vehicle abruptly accelerated. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three different times for the identical failure. the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 3. | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 3 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns 2012 toyota camry se. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, there was a delayed response when the accelerator pedal was engaged and within seconds the vehicle abruptly accelerated. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three different times for the identical failure. the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 3. sm. | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 40 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns 2012 toyota camry se. the contact was driving approximately 40 mph, there was a delayed response when the accelerator pedal was engaged and within seconds the vehicle abruptly accelerated. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three different times for the identical failure. the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 3. js | |||