Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/29/2009 | 1 | 09/17/2003 | |
| Toyota camry. consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated when he started the engine, it began to race. he made two attempts to back out of the parking space and the racing did not stop. on the third attempt, the vehicle shot backwards and headed toward a building. the consumer managed to steer the vehicle and scraped the side of the building. *jb | |||
| 04/06/2009 | 1 | ||
| Toyota camry. consumer states defective electronic throttle control. *tgw the consumer stated when she drove up to a pick window she placed her foot on the brake, but the vehicle did not stop. the vehicle just accelerated on its own. the consumer suffered injuries from the accident. | |||
| 06/19/2004 | 1 | ||
| Ltr on behalf of (in) re nhtsa investigation into sudden unintended acceleration in toyota vehicles, in 2004 her father was killed in an accident involving a toyota camry. *kb the consumers father was killed by someone who was driving a toyota camry. according to witnesses, at the time of the accident, the vehicle was stopped halfway down the block, when suddenly it accelerated at a very high rate of speed and crashed into the decedent's house with speeds of excess of 40 mph. the vehicle was airborn when it crashed into the house. no skid marks were present anywhere. updated 04/22/10 *bf | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| Toyota camry with unintended acceleration. consumer rented a camry that had problems with unintended acceleration. also warning lights came on and speedometer was reading wrong speeds. *kb the speedometer indicated that the consumer was traveling between 40 to 60 mph when in fact he was traveling at a constant speed at about 50 mph. later that day, the speedometer cycled between 30 to 70 mph while again going at a constant speed that he estimated at 45 mph. suddenly, the engine and the vehicle started to cycle somewhat even though the gas pedal position hadn't changed. *jb | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 03/01/2007 | 2 | ||
| Toyota camry. s10 appropriate handling- letter to the secretary from re toyota gas pedal *tgw the consumer stated he was involved in two accidents, due to a sticky accelerator pedal. *jb | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 2 | ||
| Toyota camry with sudden acceleration issues. *kb the consumer stated the accelerator pedal became stuck on 2 occasions. the dealer kept the vehicle for a day and stated there was nothing wrong and it was impossible for the pedal to get stuck because there was no cable to attach to it which would be the only possible cause. *jb | |||