2007 Toyota Camry Cruise Control Problems

Your car unexpectedly accelerated and revved up twice—most seriously on 09/07/2024 when you were slowing down to stop at a dry cleaners. You applied the brakes fully but couldn't stop the car, and it collided with a nearby van. A Toyota-sent engineer inspected the vehicle but found no issue, though you haven't driven it since due to safety concerns. The repair will likely involve a thorough diagnostic of the throttle control system, fuel injection, and brake components to identify what caused the unintended acceleration.

The instrument panel goes black while driving in daylight. Seems to be a non issue at night. You can not tell what speed you are traveling, if the car is running hot or how much gas is in the tank. Appears to be a major problem by searching for solutions. Many solutions have already been tried but seems to not fix the issue. Could be dangerous not knowing how fast / slow you are traveling. If you search this issue on [XXX] , you will see many owners have this same issue. I just purchased this car so do not know how long it has been an issue. Previous owner did not disclose this issue to me. I reached out to him but he has not contacted me back. I did buy it as is so there's that. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I was driving along and without warning the speedometer became erratic and then went to zero. As I was moving on a main road (limited access) I could not safely stop right away. Several other items on the instrument panel began to operate erratically. (These other items would not be considered safety items) Before reaching an exit or other safe place the speedometer began to operate again. I got off on a general main street and all seemed OK In a few minutes the problem returned and the speedometer went to zero again after becoming erratic first. I CAN NOT TRUST THE SPEED READING On a regular road or any road I may be driving to fast for some limiting condition or posting and not realize it. i AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF OTHERS. This has happened several times and then goes away but I can not trust the reading

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the mechanic was not able to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle independently lunged forward while his foot was on the brake pedal and shifting gears without warning. The contact also stated that the failure would occur upon attempting to park the vehicle also while his foot was on the brake pedal and shifting gears. The contact stated that the failure was random and that the RPM's would rev up during the failure. The contact stated that upon his own investigation and inspection of the vehicle, he linked the failure to a worn throttle position sensor. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

My car has a mileage of about 178K and just recently got a "Check VSC System" which apparently affects brakes and also manages stability in case of hazardous road conditions. Across the internet, people also have reported the same issue and in some cases, people have had brakes locking up once this warning came up. Per a recall from Toyota, this is being fixed by the manufacturer only within a certain date and mileage and I dont fall into either of these criteria. The part itself is very expensive to afford right now...would be appreciative if the manufacturer can provide a way to fix this for a nominal cost or for free. Recall notices: https://testing-public.carmd.com/Tsb/Download/104574/T-CP-ZE1-A110-D

THE CAMRY STARTED REVVING UP TO 1500 RPM AT STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPOTS ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS, LOCAL DEALER COULD NOT FIND ISSUE AFTER HAVING CAR FOR A MONTH. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR SAVED CODES, I JUST NOTICE THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE DROP WHILE ITS DOING IT SO ITS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. IT HAPPENS EVERY OTHER DAY USUALLY WHEN WARM OUT. I AM TOO SCARED TO HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE AND CANNOT JUSTIFY SELLING. HOPEFULLY TOYOTA WILL HELP FIGURE THIS OUT. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. ALSO HAS HARD STARTING ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK, WILL ALWAYS START ON THE THIRD TRY IF NOT IMMEDIATELY.

I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK YESTERDAY MORNING AND MY CAR SPEAD UP TO FAST I WASNT ON MY GAS CUZ I LIVE IN A TOWN N HAVE A SHORT DRIVEWAY. SO I GO TO PUT ON MY BREAKS N I COULDN'T STOP ITS LIKE THERE WAS NO BRAKES. SO I LET OFF N SLAMED ON THEM AGAIN BEFOR I HIT THE ROAD N I STOPED BARRLY OUT IN THE ROAD. MY BREAK LIGHT THEN WAS ON. N IT STILL FELT LIKE I HAD NO BRAKES AT THE STOP SIGN. SO I PULLED OVER SHUT MY CAR OFF FOR 10 MINUTE N STARTED TO HEAD TO WORK. NOW MY BRAKES WAS TOUCHY BUT MY BREAK LIGHT WAS OFF. SO I MADE IT TO WORK AND WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR AFTER 7 HOURS IT WAS FINE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. THERE HAS BEEN OTHER TIMES WHERE I HAVE LEFT WORK N MY CAR SWITCHES FROM BATTER TO GAS N IT SPEEDS UP BUT THIS TIME WAS DIFFERANT N MUCH FASTER IN SUCK A SHORT DISTANCE

TOO MUCH OIL CONSUMPTION ALSO THE CAR JERKS WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL

CHECK VSC SYSTEM

MY CAR WILL NOT LET ME ACCELERATE PAST 40MPH. ONCE I DO PASS 40MPH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN RIGHT AFTER. THIS IS ALL WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WENT 65 AND IT CUT STRAIGHT OUT.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. TAKES ABOUT 1-2 QUARTS EVERY 1000 MILES, OTHERWISE I RUN OUT OF OIL AND IT STARTS TO SMELL LIKE OIL WHEN I DRIVE OR WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. I WAS HEADED ON A TRIP TODAY WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO DRIVE A LITTLE FUNNY AND IT STARTED TO SMELL LIKE OIL AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECK IT AND I WAS LOW ON OIL. I PUT MORE OIL IN THE CAR AND HEADED BACK ON MY TRIP. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CRUISE KICKED OFF AND JOLTED THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70MPH. AFTER THAT IT WAS HARD TO GET MY CAR TO SHIFT ABOVE THE 3RD RPM. CAR STILL HAS LESS THAN 150,000 ON IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES. IT HAS NO OIL LEAKS. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS THAT GO OFF, HAS HAD REGULAR AND SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WITH RECORDS.

I HAD JUST SLOWLY TURNED RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A PUBLIC PARKING GARAGE AND WAS COASTING TO THE END OF THE SPOT WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I HIT THE BRAKE, BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO A LARGE CONCRETE PILLAR AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPOT. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER, GRILL AND HOOD OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED, BUT THERE WEREN'T ANY OBJECTS AROUND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE FLOOR MATS WERE IN PLACE. TOYOTA SENT AN INSPECTOR. THE EDR REPORT IS ATTACHED. TOYOTA SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR. THEY WOULD NOT HOWEVER ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EDR DATA, AND SPECIFICALLY HOW, IF THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, I COULD HAVE BEEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND WHILE THE ACCELERATOR REMAINED DEPRESSED, SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THE EDR DATA SHOWED. NOTE THAT MY CAR WAS UP-TO-DATE WITH ALL RECALLS WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF A FORD TRUCK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, BUT THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID, AS I WAS REVERSING, THE BRAKES ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGAGED, BRAKING SO HARD IT FELT LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. SOON AFTER, THE BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM DISPLAYED. VSC WARNING LIGHTS AND DISPLAY MESSAGE INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AND TURN BACK ON ARBITRARILY.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT A SPEED OF 35 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" LIGHT TURNED ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE BRAKE OF THE CAR BECAME LOOSE. WHEN I TRY TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN BY APPLYING THE BRAKE, IT WOULDN'T LET ME DO SO. I WAS APPROACHING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE TOO HARD SO THAT THE CAR CAN STOP. FINALLY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE RPM NEEDLE MOVED TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO THE PARK POSITION, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO TOYOTA TREASURE COAST (5101 SE FEDERAL HIGHWAY STUART, FLORIDA 34997) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLOORMAT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CARPET OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A SPRING WAS FOUND NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REMOVE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORMAT WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR ACCELARTED WITHOUT STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL ON ITS OWN IN A PARKING LOT, TOOK REPETITIVE AND FORCEFUL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO CONTROL CAR FROM CONTINUING INTO A WALL. MECHANIC (NOT DEALER) TESTED AND PROBLEM DIDN'T APPEAR. WHEN DRIVING CAR INTO HOME HOME PARKING SPOT, BACKING UP TO POSITION PLACE, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT OWN AGAIN AND STOPPED ONLY WITH FORCEFUL BRAKE PRESSURE.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY CAR STARTED DOING 50 MPH WITHOUT MY FOOT ON ANY PEDAL. I HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT OF 20 IN THE SCHOOL ZONE AND THEN 35 ON THE ROAD. WHEN I ARRIVED AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND STILL HAD THE SAME REVVING AND PULLING. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PUT IT IN PARK AND THE CAR KEPT REVVING. I TURNED IT OFF AND KEPT IT OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON I STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I CAREFULLY DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME (ABOUT A MILE TOTAL TRIP) RIDING THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME TO KEEP THE CAR FROM GETTING AWAY FROM ME. NO MAT WAS NEAR THE PEDALS, I TRIED MOVING TO A LOWER GEAR, I MADE SURE ALL CRUISE CONTROLS WERE OFF, NOTHING HELPED. IT WAS THE MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD WHILE DRIVING!

ON MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID, AS I WAS BACKING UP, THE BRAKES WENT SOFT TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGAGED. IT BRAKED SO HARD, IT FELT LIKE A HIT SOMETHING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM DISPLAYED.

MY TOYOTA CAMRY CE HAS A PROBLEM WITH DASH BOARD. ALL GAUGES GOES UP AND DOWN. I HAVE VIDEO. I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND BASE ON THE SCANNER EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT FINE. NO CODE INDICATOR. THERE ARE MANY FORUMS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE ENCOUNTERING. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE A RECALL. IT DOES IT WHILE I'M DRIVING.

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LR ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING, I READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS (OVER 197 COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM ON 2007 CAMRY LE'S) TO YOUR SITE WITH SAME PROBLEM: WARNING LIGHTS , SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE AT "0", ETC. COST TO REPLACE ABS SYSTEM OVER $2,500. SOMEONE SAID THE ABS WAS ONLY TO PREVENT SKIDS AND EVEN THOUGH SPEEDOMETER IS NOT SHOWING SPEED, THAT NO OTHER PROBLEM SUCH AS SUDDEN STOP, OR BRAKE FAILURE, ETC WOULD HAPPEN, COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE SHOW THAT OTHER PROBLEMS, CAN RESULT, WHAT CAN WE DO? MY CAR MILEAGE IS 79,899. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM STARTED APPROX. AUGUST 2017 - -

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (PAULY TOYOTA LOCATED AT 1035 S 11 ROUTE 31 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014), BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E082000 SINCE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ON MARCH 22, 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,422.

AS I WAS TRAVELING ON I75 NORTH OF ATLANTA, I NEEDED TO SLOW FOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK. SEVERAL LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON INCLUDING THE CHECK HYBRID ENGINE, THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM, AND THE ABS LIGHTS. THE POWER BRAKES WERE OFF AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP. THEN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY REQUIRING ME TO MANEUVER OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, BUT WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES AS I GOT TO THE SHOULDER.

TAKATA RECALL: I TOOK MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 CYL FOR THE BULLETIN IT HAS OF OIL CONSUPTION AND IT PASS THE TEST TWICE, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG BUT AS THE TECHNICIANS TOLD ME IT WAS OKAY I DROVE IT LIKE THAT FOR SOME MONTHS STILL HAD TO ADD EVERY 1,000 MILES 1 Q OF OIL. KEPT DOING THIS UNTIL MY ENGINE BLEW. NOW IRS MY FAULT AND THEY DONT WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. TOTAL UNJUSTICE FROM TOYOTA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE ARM AND NECK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK INTO DRIVE AND A LOUD NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ACROSS THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. PRIOR TO THE COLLISION, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AFTER THE CRASH AND SENT AN INSPECTOR. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CLAIM SINCE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED DURING THE COLLISION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. UPDATED 07/11/17*LJ***UPDATED 09/21/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST OIL AFTER TWO OR THREE DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR DETACHED AND LEAKED WATER, AND THE OIL RING FAILED. BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,671.

CAR BRAKE FAILS WITH MULTIPLE LIGHTS ON. ( VSC SYSTEM CHECK , ABS , BRAKE , ETC ) IT WAS REPAIRED BY TOYOTA DEALER UNDER "TOYOTA RECALL" PROGRAM FOR "BRAKE-FLUID PROBLEM" . BUT THEY DIDN'T REPAIR " ABS ACTUATOR" UNDER WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (ZE1). & MANAGER SAID YOUR VIN IS/WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ZE1. I LOOKED INTO "ZE1" PROGRAM, HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM458138/INOT-PE14001-59690.PDF BUT I DON'T SEE MY VIN IN THE RANGE PROVIDED., NOT SURE WHY. SINCE MY CAR IS 2007 CAMRY HYBRID, IT SHOULD BE PART OF THAT RECALL ALSO. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION WHERE YOUR CAR BREAKS FAIL ALL OF SUDDEN ON HIGHWAYS. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED OR ATLEAST GET REPAIRED AT TOYOTA'S COST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND GOT A CHECK VSC SYSTEM ON THE CONSOLE AND WHEN A MECHANIC CHECKED THE PROBLEM, HE GAVE THE CODE - C1391 - ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACTUATOR, MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, ABS LIGHTS ARE ON, RED TRIANGLE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK VSC LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CAR WAS SKIDDING AND KEEP GOING AND I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND STILL THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD. I CAME CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER CAR AND LUCKILY STOPPED COUPLE OF INCHES FROM THE OTHER CAR. IT KEEPS HAPPENING OFTEN AND I AM WORRIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS IT IS. IT WORKS FINE AND SUDDENLY GOES TO THIS BRAKE FAILING MODE. ESPECIALLY HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IF IT RAINS AND MAKING IT MORE DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN EXCESS. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ UPDATED 12/21/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEAT BELT BURNS AND WHIPLASH, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ UPDATED 6/11/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING OR AT A STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS GO ON, TEMPERATURE GAUGE OCCASIONALLY GOES TO COLD, AND THE TACHOMETER GAUGE FLUCTUATES. TOYOTA DEALER SAYS IT'S THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ECU WHICH, JUST FOR THE PART, RUNS AROUND $2000. I SEE A RECALL FOR THE HYBRID BUT NOT MY MODEL AND NOTICED OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON THE WEB. MY CAR IS ONLY WORTH ABOUT $5000. I HAVE OWNED CAMRYS IN THE PAST BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE ANY REAL ISSUES WITH THIS YEAR MODEL. I HAVE A 1989 THAT IS STILL RUNNING WITH ALMOST 350,000 MILES ON IT. MY PRESENT VEHICLE ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 160,000.

WHILE RUNNING (SITTING STILL OR MOVING) THE DASHBOARD GAUGES WILL GO CRAZY. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO TO 0, THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THE RPM MAY BOUNCE AROUND. THE TEMP GAUGE MAY ALSO DROP TO C. OTHERWISE, THE CAR APPEARS FINE. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME (ENGINE COLD OR WARM, DRIVING IN CITY OR HIGHWAY). THE LENGTH OF THE EPISODES VARY FROM A SECOND (OR LESS) TO 20+ MINUTES. FROM A LITTLE RESEARCH, I CAN TELL OTHER TOYOTA CAMRY (AROUND THE SAME YEAR) OWNERS HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE.

LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY I PARTIALLY RAN OVER A SMALL TREE STUMP, AND IT SEEMS FOR NO REASON SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED, I QUICKLY APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE BUT EVEN WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR PROPELLED LIKE A RACE HORSE COMING OUT OF THE GATE. AND EVEN AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL I STEERED INTO WOODS TO STOP THE CAR. I AM NOT SURE IF DRIVING OVER THE SMALL STUMP HAD ANY BEARING ON THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, BUT EVEN THE APPLICATION OF THE BREAKS WOULD NOT EITHER STOP THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL OR STOP THE CAR FROM HITTING THE TREE.

WHILE MY CAR WAS IN MOTION, MY VSC SYSTEM CHECK LIGHT WAS ON AND ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE CAR DID NOT LET ME ACCELERATE ABOVE 30MPH.N AND I COULD FEEL THE FRICTION WHILE ACCELERATING. I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED.

VEHICLE HAVING PROBLEM WITH ABS MODULE. SAME AS MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE. AT RANDOM TIMES, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO. MAY LAST FOR ONE OR SEVERAL MINUTES AND EVENTUALLY RETURNS TO NORMAL. ALTERNATES BETWEEN FUNCTIONING AND NOT BUT HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING MORE THAN IT WORKS. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS ABS MODULE. BRAKES SEEM TO BE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY BUT NOT SURE IF WORKING IN ABS MODE. BASED ON COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITE, CAN'T BELIEVE NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WITH PAIN IN HER BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET, CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING APPEARED ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE/STABILITY/ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE BRAKING COMPLETELY BUT DID NOT FEEL NORMAL AND WAS BROUGHT TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER RESTART WAS LIGHTS CLEARED AND HAS BEHAVED NORMALLY SO FAR. BROUGHT TO DEALER NEXT DAY, UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM.

THE CAR WILL BE RUNNING PERFECT AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR WILL START DECELERATING. IT WILL STILL LOSE SPEED EVEN AS I HAVE THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WENT FROM 60MPH TO 15MPH WITH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. FINALLY IT WILL START GAINING SPEED BUT MY RPM'S HIT 6-7 AND ALMOST MAX OUT. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY WITH A SEMI TRUCK RIGHT BEHIND ME AS THIS HAPPENED CAUSING HIM TO ALMOST HIT ME. IT WAS HOOKED UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND NO ERRORS OR PROBLEMS POPPED UP AT ALL. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM.

DRIVING AT 40 MPH, CHECK VSC SYSTEM, BRAKE, TRACTION , WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. NEEDED TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKING AND DOWN SHIFT TO BRING CAR TO COMPLETE STOP. WAS ON SUBURBAN AREA PAVED ROAD AND WAS GOING STRAIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 11/19/15*LJ UPDATED 4/9/18*JB

I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF AN EXTENDED PARKING AREA AT CHURCH, A GRASSY AREA WITH PEBBLES. SO, I WAS BACKING OUT VERY CAREFULLY SO AS TO NOT HIT THE ROW OF CARS PARKED BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY AS I WAS BACKING OUT, THE TOYOTA BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARDS VERY FAST WITH A LOUD ROAR (RACECAR SOUND). WHILE IN A STATE OF TERROR I HAD TO WRESTLE THE TOYOTA AWAY FROM THE OTHER PARKED CARS AS MUCH AS I COULD AND KEEP TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T MOVE. THE TOYOTA STRUCK A RED CAR THAT DRAGGED THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE, FROM THE FRONT OF THE TOYOTA TO THE END OF THE TOYOTA. STILL WRESTLING WITH THE WHEEL OF THE TOYOTA, I ENDED UP SLAMMING BACKWARDS INTO AN 8T FT. CHAIN LINK FENCE, ON THE CHURCH PROPERTY. MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, AS THE TOYOTA SLAMS INTO THE FENCE, THE TOYOTA THEN STOPPED. BREAK AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURNED TO WHAT FELT LIKE A NORMAL POSITION. I THEN PULLED THE TOYOTA UP AND AWAY FROM THE FENCE AND OUT A BIT AWAY FROM THE ROW OF CARS , SO THAT I COULD GET OUT OF THE TOYOTA. THEN I ASKED THE YOUNG MAN WHO WATCHED IT ALL, IF HE WOULD GO GET THE OWNER OF THE CAR I HAD DAMAGED.

I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF AN EXTENDED PARKING AREA AT CHURCH, A GRASSY AREA WITH PEBBLES. SO, I WAS BACKING OUT VERY CAREFULLY SO AS NOT TO HIT THE ROW OF CARS PARKED BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY AS I WAS BACKING OUT, THE TOYOTA BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARDS VERY FAST WITH A LOUD ROAR (RACECAR SOUND). WHILE IN A STATE OF TERROR I HAD TO WRESTLE THE TOYOTA AWAY FROM THE OTHER PARKED CARS AS MUCH AS I COULD AND KEEP TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T MOVE. THE TOYOTA STRUCK THE BACK OF A RED CAR THAT DRAGGED THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE, FROM THE FRONT OF THE TOYOTA TO THE END OF THE TOYOTA. STILL WRESTLING WITH THE WHEEL OF THE TOYOTA, I ENDED UP SLAMMING BACKWARDS INTO AN 8FT. CHAIN LINK FENCE, ON THE CHURCH PROPERTY. MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, AS THE TOYOTA SLAMS INTO THE FENCE. THE TOYOTA THEN STOPPED. BREAK AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURNED TO WHAT FELT LIKE A NORMAL POSITION. I PULLED THE TOYOTA UP AND AWAY FROM THE FENCE AND OUT A BIT AWAY FROM THE ROW OF CARS, SO THAT I COULD GET OUT OF THE TOYOTA. I THEN ASKED THE YOUNG MAN WHO WATCHED IT ALL, IF HE WOULD GO GET THE OWNER OF THE CAR I HAD DAMAGED.

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STANDING START AFTER A HARD BRAKE MY CAR LURCHES AS IT SPEEDS UP.

, TACHOMETER, ABS BREAKS, ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAGE, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAGE ALL SPORADICALLY FAIL.

WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON BRAKE THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE, ABS LIGHT GAME ON AND BRAKE LIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY , SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, TACH WENT CRAZY AND CAR BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGHLY AND TRY TO SURGE FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKES

WHEN BRAKING FOR A YELLOW STOPLIGHT. I LOST ALL BRAKES AND BRAKE PRESSURE. SEVERAL INDICATOR LIGHTS INCLUDING THE ABS LIGHT AS WELL AS A MESSAGE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". THERE WERE NO VEHICLES NEXT TO ME SO I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE LANES TO CLEAR TRAFFIC IN ONCOMING TURN LANES AND PASS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION SAFELY. THE BRAKES REENGAGED AT THE NEXT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THE EVENT OCCURRED AT EACH STOP, APPROX 10 OCCURRENCES, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND FAILING WITH THE ERRORS ABOVE THEN REDEPRESSING TO ENGAGE THE SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY LE AND IN 2013 I NOTICED THE ABS AND BREAK LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, TACHOMETER BOUNCES UP AND DOWN AND SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 0. THIS KEPT HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IF IT DOESN'T SHOW THE CORRECT READING ON THE SPEEDO METER AND THE BREAKS MAY NOT FUNCTION AS EXPECTED WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. I GOT IT CHECKED(DIAGNOSTICS TEST) AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR UNIT IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $2000. I CALLED TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN SINCE THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND NOTHING REALLY RELATED TO WARE AND TEAR, THEY INDICATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT CAMRY HYBRIDS 2007 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA IS PROVIDING "WARRANTY EXTENSION" FOR OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE SAME WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR ABS ACTUATOR SHOULD APPLY TO 2007 CAMRY NON HYBRID MODELS ALSO. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS REGARD. *TR

BRAKING WENT VERY SOFT. CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ALONG WITH MULTIPLE DASH LIGHT AND ADDITIONAL ERROR MESSAGE TO CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM. *TR

CHECK VSC WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN THAT WAS ON, MY CAR WAS DRAGGING AS IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE ON. SO I DROVE VERY SLOW WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET HOME SINCE I WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM WHERE I LIVED. IN ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES, WHEN I HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THIS WARNING WENT OFF AND THE CAR WORKED AS IT NORMALLY HAS. WHEN I GOT HOME AND GOOGLED THIS FOR MY CAR, A NUMBER OF ARTICLES CAME UP ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRIDS. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ON THE STATUS OF THE POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR? *TR

ON 20 MARCH 2015, WHILE STARTING THE CAR, A WARNING INDICATOR SHOWED UP ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR STATED ( CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM.....VSC SYSTEM ). I PARKED THE CAR FOR THE DAY. DAY 2, I TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTO SHOP AND HAD A BASIC SCAN THAT READS ABS CODES PERFORMED ON THE CAR. THE BASIC SCAN REVELED TO "REPLACE BATTERY PACK". TWO MECHANICS INFORMED ME WHILE PERFORMING THE SCAN, A BURNING ODOR WAS OBSERVED FROM THE CAR. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT. I LASTLY OBSERVED THE ONLY INFORMATION DISPLAYED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS " CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". THE ONLY LIGHTS ON WERE THE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE INCIDENT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT. *JB

"CHECK VSC SYSTEM" . BRAKE SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. MUST PUSH VERY HARD TO GET ANY BRAKING. THEN THE VSC WILL ENGAGE AND BRAKE VERY HARD. I EXPERIENCED THIS ONE WEEK AGO; MY WIFE EXPERIENCED IT THIS MORNING DROPPING OF THE KIDS TO SCHOOL. THE CAR HAS A VERY DANGEROUS JERKING ACTION AS THE BRAKES ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE BASED ON THE COMPUTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL ABOUT 5MPH BECAUSE IT WAS SNOWING AND THERE WERE CARS INFRONT OF ME. I WAS SLOWLY PRESSING THE BRAKE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT STUCK AND I COULDN'T CONTROL THE BRAKE, THE WHEELS HAD LOCKED TO AND I KEPT ON SLIDING AND I WENT HEAD ON IN AN SUV. CAR IS TOTALED AND I SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, KNEE, AND SHOULDER INJURIES. AND ALSO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A FIRE BUT AFTER THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE. *TR

APPROX MID JANUARY 2014 WHILE GOING DOWN THE HWY ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME MY VSC LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALMOST ALL THE USE OF MY BRAKES, WHICH REALLY FRIGHTEN ME. I AM SINGLE AND HAVE NO FAMILY AROUND TO HELP. I GOT OFF THE HWY AND WENT VERY SLOW. THE LIGHT WENT OFF BEFORE I GOT HOME AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH IT UNTIL DEC 2014 WHILE GOING TO WORK. THE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF TWICE BEFORE I GOT TO WORK AND I LOST BRAKES USE. THEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN FIRST WEEK JAN. 2015. IT HAS HAPPEN TWICE RECENTLY AND I'M GETTING WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT MIGHT HAPPEN AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND SAW QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HOPE YOUR INVESTIGATION CAN HELP CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR WORSE KILLED. I HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I WAS GETTING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. I STARTED TO DECELERATE AND I LOST A MAJORITY OF MY BRAKE POWER. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH CAME ON, AND MY DISPLAY SAID CHECK VSC SYSTEM. I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER WAS SLAMMING ON MY BRAKE SINCE I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKE POWER AT THIS POINT. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES. THE LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED. I WAS 1/2 A MILE FROM WORK AT THIS POINT. I DROVE WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND TOOK IT SLOW TO WORK. WHEN I GOT TO WORK AND PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF. *TR

DRIVING ON THE ROAD, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, THEN MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WITH ALL THE WARNING SIGNS. THE INTERNAL CAR DISPLAYS VSC MAINTENANCE REQUIRED, AND I'M THINKING I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I JUST GOT THE CAR THIS YEAR. THERE SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THE BRAKES WERE VERY HARD TO PRESS DOWN ON TO EVEN BRAKE. I FEE LIKE THE BRAKES JUST STOPPED WORKING OR THE BRAKE ITSELF WOULD LET ME BRAKE AS NORMAL. LITTLE SHOCKED BECAUSE I'D HAD CRASH INTO THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. I STARTED TO DRIVE VERY SLOW. THEN THE LIGHTS AND WARNING SIGNS WENT AWAY, AND MY BRAKES WERE BACK TO NORMAL. I FELT LIKE IT WAS JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH AND STARTED TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. AFTER I DID, THE CAR AGAIN WENT OFF WITH THE WARNING SIGNS ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VSC DISPLAY WAS ON AGAIN STATING MAINTENANCE WAS REQUIRED ONE AGAIN. SO I STARTED TO DRIVE SLOW ONCE AGAIN. WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE GOOD, AND THAT THE CAR PROBABLY NEEDED TO GET IT CHECK BECAUSE OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM. THIS ONLY HAPPEN DURING THE SUMMER. DURING THE WINTER IT GOES OFF, TO WHICH I STILL FELT LIKE IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH. WENT TO THE DEALER RECENTLY AND THEY SAID THAT MY ACCUMULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. I ASKED HOW DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS OCCUR. THE MECHANIC STATED SOMEWHERE IN THE LINES OF IT'S A MAN MADE PART SO IT'S CAN HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. BUT IN MY OPINION, IF I DID EVERYTHING LIKE I WAS SUPPOSE TO DO, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THE TOTAL REPAIR FOR THE PART IS $1892! THAT'S WITH LABOR INCLUDED! SERIOUSLY, WHY DOES A PART THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE CAR THAT EXPENSIVE?! AND WHY DOESN'T TOYOTA REPORT ON THIS TECHNICAL ISSUE FOR THEIR CARS? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALL BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH, "VSC CHECK SYSTEM" MESSAGE SHOWED. BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO BRAKE FINE, UNTIL I WENT TO PARK. THE BRAKE WENT COMPLETELY SOFT AND THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD MOTION UNTIL RUNNING INTO THE CURB. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR ALL THE LIGHTS WERE BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY, LIGHTS COME ON, BRAKES FAIL. LUCKILY I WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY AND ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY PUMPING THE BRAKES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO THE MARKET AT 40MPH A SERIES OF WARNINGS CAME ON. THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM", THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, SKID, PARKING LIGHT, AND GENERAL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR LOST ITS BRAKING POWER. I HAD TO PUSH DOWN VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE ERRORS OR LACK OF BRAKE POWER IN THE COMPUTER AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. I AM NOT DRIVING IT NOW BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT CRASHING. *TR

I CAN NOT STOP THE CAR ON RED LIGHT OR ANY STOP SIGN, THERE IS A ABS SIGN, THEY SUPPOSE TO FIX IT LAST MONTHS, I WENT TO THE DEALER THEN THEY REPLACE SOME THING. I AM WORRY. *TR

I JUST GOT MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID BACK AFTER THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THIS PAST WEEK. I CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT WHILE I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION DONE AS WELL AS ANOTHER RECALL DEALING WITH, I BELIEVE, WAS A BRAKE RESERVOIR ISSUE. EARLIER IN THE WEEK I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE TO ASK THEM ABOUT THIS WARNING I GOT AND THEY ASKED ABOUT THE NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. AND RECOMMENDED I GET IT CHECKED OUT. I LEFT THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY AND LATER IN THE DAY THEY CAME BACK AND TOLD ME THE ITEMS WERE DONE, WHAT THE EXCEPTION OF THE VSC SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT. THEY SAID THAT MY ACTUATOR WAS FAULTY. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND WERE AWAITING A CALL BACK FROM THEM. THEY CALLED ME LATER IN THE DAY AND SAID THAT TOYOTA WAS WILLING TO DO THE REPAIR, FREE OF CHARGE, AS A "ONE TIME ONLY" DEAL. I NEVER MADE A BIG DEAL OUT OF THIS SITUATION, NEVER COMPLAINING. IRONICALLY, A WARNING LIGHT DEALING WITH MY TIRE PRESSURE THAT HAS NEVER CAME OFF IS GONE AS WELL AS THOSE OTHER LIGHTS INCLUDING THE (!), ABS, THE "SKIDDING CAR", ETC. AMONG OTHERS ALSO, MY CAMRY HAS OVER 233,000 MILES, NO WHERE NEAR A WARRANTY TYPE REPAIR! THIS MUST BE A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS DEALING WITH, BUT ARE KEEPING IT ON THE "DOWN LOW" TO AVOID A RECALL AND ANOTHER PUBLIC EMBARRASSMENT. I AM ALSO FORWARDING THIS TO THE NTSB AND OUT LOCAL TV STATION. I AM SURE THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND HOPE THAT NO ONE IS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECT. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT, STOP SIGN AND A BENCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,446.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE MORE. THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

VEHICLE SERVICED 3/10/10 UNDER TOYOTA 90L RECALL CAMPAIGN. DEALERSHIP STATED ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL UPON COMPLETION. ON 5/21/14, IN SAFE ROAD CONDITIONS AND PARKING LOT SPEEDS <10 MPH, DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO VEHICLE IN ORDER TO PULL INTO PARKING SPOT. DURING BRAKING, VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW OR STOP, BUT ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, STRIKING A PARKING BERM AND THREE OTHER VEHICLES. POLICE REPORT MADE; DRIVER NOT CITED BUT WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA RE BRAKE FAILURE AND ACCELERATION. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED; INSPECTION WAS MADE BY BOSCH ENGINEERING. TOYOTA CONTENDS THE INCIDENT IS NOT A RESULT OF ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TOYOTA PROVIDED A TECHNICAL REPORT CONTAINING ENGINEERING DATA WITHOUT LAYMAN'S EXPLANATION OR PROOF OF ITS CONTENTION. TOYOTA WAS FOUND BY THE DOJ TO HAVE MISLED CONSUMERS AND THE GOVT REGARDING SEVERITY AND "RESOLUTION: OF THIS ISSUE. ON 8/21/14 AND 8/22/14 DRIVER WAS CONTACTED BY TOYOTA WITH A SECOND AND SEPARATE RECALL NOTICE #E0U, AFFECTING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE RESERVOIRS, IN WHICH CLOGGING AND/OR LOW FLUID LEVELS "COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL WARNING LAMPS[...]TO ILLUMINATE AND FRONT BRAKE ASSIST COULD BE TEMPORARILY LOST." THE WARNING LAMP IN QUESTION DID ILLUMINATE DURING THE 5/21 INCIDENT. LEGAL COUNSEL FOR DRIVER HAS ADVISED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE BOSCH REPORT AND INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE RESERVOIR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND SOLD AT AUCTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S SALVAGE AGENT. I HAVE INITIATED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE BOSCH REPORT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. IN LIGHT OF TOYOTA'S MISLEADING CONDUCT REGARDING RECALL CAMPAIGN 90L AND THE SUBSEQUENT RECALL #E0U, DRIVER CONTENDS THAT TOYOTA IS AT FAULT FOR THE EVENTS OF 5/21/14.

WAS VERY HOT OUTSIDE FOR 3 WEEKS STRAIGHT. ON THE WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE FOLLOWING 2 READOUTS ON SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY: "CHECK VSC" AND "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". INSTANTLY THE HYBRID PART OF THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. BRAKES CHANGED FEEL AND THROTTLE BECAME VERY DELAYED. WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK. WHEN I PUT INTO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL THE KNOCKING STOPS. THE ENGINE KNOCKED HARD IN PARK POSITION AS IF THERE ARE LOOSE PIECES OF METAL CRUNCHING. EVER SINCE THEN, THE CAR'S HYBRID DRIVE DOESN'T WORK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT P/S LIGHT, A RED TRIANGLE LIGHT, AND AN ORANGE CIRCLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT IN IT. WE PARKED THE CAR AND WE ARE NOT DRIVING IT UNTIL ITS FIXED. WE HAVE 2 TODDLERS AND WE AREN'T GOING TO RISK DRIVING IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, 4 LIGHT APPEARED: THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT, THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE ABS LIGHT, AND THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHT, ALONG WITH THE MESSAGE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. NOW WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START THE CAR, I HEAR LOUD IRREGULAR CLUNKING SOUNDS, AND THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE POWER BUTTON DOESN'T LIGHT UP FOR 2 SECONDS, INDICATING THE CAR CANNOT BE IMMEDIATELY STARTED. CAR DRIVES FINE, BUT I'M AFRAID THE BRAKES WILL BECOME FAULTY AT ANY TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

CAR WAS MAKING BARKING NOISE WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, ACTUATOR, AND BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS WITHOUT PROBLEM OR RECURRENCE. 8/25/14 ALL THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE VSC SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON. NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES WHEN DRIVING TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAID ABS COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1500. MY FIRST REPAIR WAS $780. I WANTED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO THOSE ALREADY SUBMITTED. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA FOR THE CAMPAIGN THEY HAVE OR RECALL FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM THAT THESE CAMRY HYBRID HAVE BECAUSE MINE SAYS CHECK VSC, AND A LOT OF LIGHT ARE ON BUT ITS ACTUALLY THE ACTUATOR BUT THEY ONLY CHANGED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I MADE IT TO THE HOUSE ALL THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE GUYS FROM THE DEALER INFORMED ME THE RESERVOIR AIN'T GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 149600 MILES ONLY 3 MONTHS AGO THINKING THAT KIND OF MILES AIN'T MUCH WHEN IT COMES TO TOYOTA JUST GOT THE VEHICLE AND CAN'T USE IT THANKS *TR

UPON STARTING THE AUTOMOBILE, THE VSC, ABS, BRAKE AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE BREAK CATCHES AND/OR MUST BE PUMPED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HYPER-ACCELERATE WHEN IN IDLE, ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE. A LOCAL DEALER/SERVICE CENTER SAYS A COMPUTERIZED PART MUST BE REPLACED FOR $2100. *TR

MASTER, BRAKE, ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED BRAKE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE,AND SLIP INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS 'CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT. *TR

SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE STABILITY CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS, ALONG WITH A WARNING ON THE DIC THAT SAID "CHECK VSC." THERE WAS ALSO AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY/BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, A NOTIFICATION WAS GIVEN "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". THE ABS LIGHT AS WELL AS THE RED BRAKE SYSTEM ARE ON AS WELL. BRAKES ARE NOT AS RESPONSIVE AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THE SYSTEM CHECKED TILL NEXT WEEK. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SAYS THIS IS BAD. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN THE "CHECK VSC" ERROR CODE CAME ON AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKES BECAME VERY MUSHY. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THE CODE SHOWED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS FAILING. SO NOW WE WILL HAVE TO PAY OVER $2,000 TO GET THIS COMMON PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE, DASHBOARD DISPLAYED VSC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH AUDIBLE WARNING. SHUT OFF VEHICLE. WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. NO WARNING APPEARED ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY. DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. AFTER 30 MINUTES STARTED VEHICLE, VSC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH AUDIBLE WARNING. THE VSC MODULE CONTINUED TO MAKE A NOISE AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. RE-STARTED VEHICLE AND AT SHUT OFF VSC WAS SILENT. RE-STARTED VEHICLE 60 MINUTES LATER, NO WARNING APPEARED ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY. DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD PERFORMED WELL UNTIL THIS TIME WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT FIRST CAME ON. I THEN READ REPORTS ON TCH VSC FAILURES. I SHALL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. *TR

ON 12/11/12 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE ABS LIGHTS, MASTER WARNING, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND OTHERS. THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO DEPRESS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC THAT MORNING OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF AND IT WAS DRIVABLE AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE A TROUBLE CODE EXCEPT FOR BATTERY VOLTAGE. THEY REPLACE A BATTERY THAT COST ME $511. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ON 12/22/12 THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND I ROLLED INTO AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY. ONCE AGAIN, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE INTERSECTION. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD ONCE AGAIN THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE A TROUBLE CODE. FROM THAT TIME ON I TRIED REPLACING TIRES BECAUSE THE MASTER MECHANIC TOLD ME IT MY BE THE DIFFERENT WARE ON MY TIRES, STILL NO RELIEF. FROM 2012 TO YESTERDAY THE WARNINGS APPEARED. THERE WAS THE SAME TICKING AND SQUEAKING SOUND THAT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED. THE LIGHT WERE ON CONSTANTLY AND THE BREAKING SYSTEM WAS STILL DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. I HAD TO MAKE SURE I RENTED A WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCES AND TO LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM WHILE DRIVING TO ENSURE SAFE DISTANCE FOR MY FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM. SO, IT WAS FIXED WITH $2000 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SYSTEM BY A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. NOW MY CAR SOUNDS NORMAL AND DRIVES NORMAL AGAIN. I BELIEVE THAT IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. LUCKILY I WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN A COLLISION OR FATALITY BUT I COULD DEFINITELY SEE IT HAPPENING. *TR

WHILE TURNING LEFT IN AN INTERSECTION, THE "BRAKE", "WARNING", "STABILITY" AND "ABS" WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". SIMULTANEOUSLY, I LOST BRAKE POWER. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MI TO HOME WITH NO ABILITY TO CONTROL MY SPEED USING POWER BRAKES. INSTEAD, THE ONLY BRAKES I HAD WERE THE EQUIVALENT OF USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE; A VERY HARD, JERKING MOTION. THE TOYOTA DEALER FIRST TOLD ME THAT I WAS LOW ON BRAKE FLUID AND I COULD NOW PICK UP MY CAR. I ARGUED THAT I SHOULD HAVE SEEN AN "IDIOT" LIGHT FIRST RATHER THAN COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM! 5 DAYS LATER, AND SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH CORPORATE, THE "SKID CONTROL COMPUTER" WAS REPLACED FOR $2,000! THIS IS SUCH A DANGEROUS FAILURE ON AN AUTOMOBILE! IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, THERE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE DASH DISPLAY SAID "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". WHEN I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES WERE ERRATIC, EITHER VERY WEAK, OR VERY STRONG. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THEM FOR SAFE BRAKING. THERE WAS NO CODE IN THE OBD SYSTEM (I HAVE A OBD SCAN TOOL.). AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT REPAIRS WILL PROBABLY BE ABOUT $3,000. THE CAR IS NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED. *TR

UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL (AT STOP OR WHILE MOVING), A LOUD "CHIRPING" TYPE NOISE REPEATS UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. MY LOCAL DEALER INDICATED IT WAS THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT MAY BE LEAKING INTERNALLY, AND THAT UNTIL IT LEAKS EXTERNALLY WOULD BE OK TO DRIVE, ALTHOUGH COULD BE A FEW DAYS OR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THEY ESTIMATED THE COST OF REPAIR AT $3,000.00. ABOUT 45 DAYS LATER, I AM GETTING MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD, INCLUDING THE ABS SYSTEM, BRAKE LIGHT (NORMALLY ONLY ON WHEN I HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED), CHECK VSC SYSTEM, AND A GENERAL WARNING SYMBOL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I SEE THERE ARE UP TO 59 COMPLAINTS ALREADY FILED WITH THE NHTSA REGARDING THIS ISSUE, MANY INDICATING SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS. I FEEL I MUST TAKE THIS IMMEDIATELY TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR, EVEN AT THE HUGE EXPENSE, AND ALL WHILE ON THE ROAD DURING MY FAMILY VACATION AS IT MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME. *TR

THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM ON. VSC, ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP. WENT TO THE DEALER TO COMPUTER DIAGNOSE, THEY SAID THERE IS A FEW CODE. THEY WANT TO BE PAY FIRST BEFORE THEY WILL GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. SO I WENT TO A OUTSIDE REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSE COST $35. THEY SAID THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEED TO BE REPLACE. WILL COST $2000.00. NOW THE ABS & TRACTION CONTROL IS NO WORKING. I AM AFRAID THIS CAR WILL CAUSE ACCIDENT OR KILL SOMEONE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET AT 35 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ASB AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON RED, AND MULTI-INFORMATION CENTER SHOWED CHECK VSC SYSTEM. AT THE SAME TIME A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND BRAKES SEEMED TO NOT WORK AND REQUIRED A HEAVY FORCE ON PEDAL FOR ANY STOPPING ACTION. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS IN LEFT LANE SO I SWITCHED TO IT TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME.TOOK CAR TO SHOP AND NEED TO HAVE ABS MOD. REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO STAND ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THERE WE NO BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. A BUZZ STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY WITH THE LIGHT ON ALSO BUT TO GET THE CAR TO STOP, YOU NEED TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET AND PUSH DOWN AS HARD AS THE PEDAL WILL GO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDS REPLACED AND THE PART ALONE COSTS $2500. THE PART MUST BE A NEW ONE INSTEAD OF GETTING ONE FROM THE JUNK YARD BECAUSE THE OLD ONES LEAK AND TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM SO THEY REDESIGNED IT. EVERYONE WITH A HYBRID WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVENTUALLY SO WHY HASN'T THIS CAR BEEN RECALLED YET? *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A SMALL DEALERSHIP WITH AROUND 149700 MILES 2WEEKS LATER A VSC MESSAGE CAME ON WITH A COUPLE OF LIGHTS AFTER INVESTING ONLINE FOUND OUT IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND THEN AFTER FURTHER CHECK FOUND OUT IT WAS TAKEN IN TO TOYOTA TO VERIFY THAT SAME PROBLEM I GOT SO I CALLED THEM THEY TOLD ME IS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS BAD AND THE COST IS 3500 THANK YOU *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF OVER 60 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ILLUMINATED INCLUDED THE ABS INDICATOR, PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR, AND WARNING LIGHT, AMONG OTHERS. THE TEXT "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" IS ALSO CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. SINCE THESE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED, BREAKING HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE BREAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

'CHECK VSC SYSTEM' ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT WARNING, ABS WARNING, AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY OTHER WARNING LIGHT POSSIBLE CAME ON MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID IN JANUARY 2014. THE BRAKES BEGAN TO BARK LIKE A DOG WHEN PRESSED AND FREQUENTLY THE BRAKES WOULD GIVE OUT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SO I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS QUOTED 3900 DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT. *TR

WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN VSC ERROR ON DISPLAY LOUD TONE FROM DASH CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I DOWNSHIFTED AND USED PARKING BRAKE IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE SLAMMED INTO IT FULL FORCE .SOMEONE WILL GET INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT DEALER SAYS AROUND $2500 TO FIX AND THEY STATED IF I WAIT PROBABLY WILL BE RECALLED SOON...WHEN? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME UP AND THE BRAKES BECAME INEFFECTIVE. AS I WAS DRIVING, THE BRAKES WENT SOFT TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGAGED. IT BRAKE SO HARD, IT FELT LIKE A HIT SOMETHING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION/STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) AND ABS LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM DISPLAYED. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE AND MALFUNCTIONING OF THE REAR BRAKES. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE FAILURE AND THEY CLAIMED THAT MY SITUATION WAS ONE OF A KIND AND THERE WAS NOT PATTERN OF SIMILAR FAILURES FOR THIS MODEL. AFTER PROLONGED ARGUMENTS WITH TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP, I COULD NOT GET THEM TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM UNDER THE 100,000 MILES WARRANTY FOR THE HYBRID COMPONENTS OF THE CAR. I HAD TO PAY OVER $3,000 TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED. TODAY, I FOUND OUT (THROUGH CONSUMER REPORTS FORUMS) THAT THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR THAT HAVE FACED EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR LOSES LIFE. *TR

FIRST: I GOT CHECK VSC SYSTEM WHEN I MADE A U-TURN. I READ THE FAILURE CODE IS C1391. SO, IT MEANS ABS ACCUMULATOR IS LEAKING. I ALSO NOTICED ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS PRETTY NOISE ABOUT TWO MONTH BEFORE. I THOUGH IT MAY BE A PROBLEM, BUT I DID NOT PAY ATTENTION ON IT BECAUSE I WAS SUFFERING THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. NOW, IT REALLY DIED. I GOT MANY CASES ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUES AND THEY REPORTED THAT TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THIS ACCUMULATOR, SO IT MEANS TOYOTA ALREADY KNEW THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. IT MAY CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENT IF THE BRAKE DOESN'T WORK SUDDENLY. IN ADDITION, FIX THIS PROBLEM NEEDS OVER TWO THOUSANDS DOLLARS. IT SHOULD NOT BE PAID BY OWNER SINCE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL RECALL THIS PROBLEM. SECOND, THIS CAR'S ENGINE PISTON RING HAS DEFECT. THIS CAUSES ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. IN FACT, MY CAR IS BURNING ENGINE OIL NOW. IT'S ABOUT 1500 MILES/0.6QUART. IT WILL GET WORSE AND THIS ALSO MAY CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE IN THE FUTURE. *TR

FOR TWO YEARS NOW, THE "CHECK VSC" LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHEN I AM IN MOTION AS WELL AS STATIONARY. AT THAT TIME, SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS ON THE CLUSTER SUCH AS THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE BRAKES BECOME VERY SLUGGISH BUT I CAN ULTIMATELY STOP THE CAR. THE WARNING LIGHTS WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT, USUALLY AFTER I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. ONCE THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE OFF, THE BRAKES WORK NORMALLY. THE BRAKES ARE NOW MAKING A BARKING SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED. MY MECHANIC SAYS I NEED A NEW ABS SYSTEM WHICH WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR

AS I WAS BACKING UP, THE BRAKES WENT SOFT TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED. IT BRAKE SO HARD, IT FELT LIKE A HIT SOMETHING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM DISPLAYED. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS CODE-1391, ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACCUMULATOR. THE COST WAS GOING TO BE $2694.00. I DECLINED THE REPAIR, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO REPAIR. *TR

ON JUNE 5, 2014 I WAS DRIVING MY 07 CAMRY AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ABS, BRAKE AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. IT TOOK MORE EFFORT TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES IN THE CAR AND I DROVE THE CAR TO KEYES TOYOTA. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AND SEVERAL CODES WERE IDENTIFIED. C012 REAR SPEED SENSOR RH CIRCUIT, C0215 REAR SPEED SENSOR LH CIRCUIT, C1331 OPEN CIRCUIT IN LEFT FRONT CIRCUIT, U0073 CONTROL MODULE BUS OFF. SERVICE WRITER FOUND THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS SHORTING OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. HE ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2,750 PLUS TAX. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME. ON 6-9-14 CONTACT WAS MADE TO TOYOTA AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR TSB'S FOR THE ABS SYSTEM ON NON HYBRID 07 CAMRY EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED AND THE REPAIR CODES WERE SIMILAR. TOYOTA DECLINED ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED THAT IF THEY DID DO A RECALL I COULD SUBMIT FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR. IN RESEARCHING THIS I FOUND OVER 125 ABS RELATED COMPLAINTS REPORTED TO NHTSA. IN ADDITION THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH PERSONS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS SOME OF WHICH HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN COLLISIONS. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE VERY SAME ISSUE THAT THE 07 HYBRID CAMRY WAS RECALLED FOR AND YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR THE NON HYBRID VERSION. THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

PARKED THE AUTO, WAS IN A MEETING FOR 45 MIN. STARTED THE AUTO AND "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON. TRIED DRIVING AND BRAKES WERE ERRATIC, TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER BECAUSE I HAD DONE SOMETHING TO THE BATTERY. NOT TRUE. BUT IT SEEMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AS IT PERFORMED OK. ON MAY 29, 2014 I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF OUR GARAGE AND PARKED IT ON THE STREET, ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER I STARTED IT TO RETURN IT TO THE GARAGE AND THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" CAME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE VERY ERRATIC. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT AND INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ACCOST OF NEARLY $2000.00. AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PARTS UNDER A RECALL PROGRAM. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL COMPUTER DID NOT FAIL WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE THE INDICATING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED - RED BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING ICON, RED ABS LIGHT, RED BRAKE LIGHT, RED MASTER WARNING LIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE SCREEN DISPLAYED "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" AND AN AUDIBLE WARNING TONE SOUNDED. FROM ABOUT 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE BRAKE ACTUATOR MOTOR WOULD CYCLE ON/OFF FREQUENTLY AFTER A TRIP. OVER TIME, THE DURATION OF THE ON AND OFF CYCLING AFTER A TRIP GRADUALLY INCREASED FROM ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS. THE ACTUATOR MOTOR ALSO CYCLED WHEN OPENING THE DOOR BEFORE A TRIP. OTHER SYMPTOMS THAT SURFACED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT INCLUDED FREQUENT ON/OFF CYCLING OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR MOTOR AT TRAFFIC LIGHT STOPS AND AN AUDIBLE "BARKING" SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. RESEARCH ON THE WORLD-WIDE-WEB REVEALED MANY OWNERS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. BECAUSE THE ENGINE IN THE HYBRID CARS TURN OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATION, ENGINE VACUUM IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE FOR THE POWER BRAKE ASSISTANCE AS FOUND IN CONVENTIONAL AUTOMOBILES. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FAILURE OF THE POWER ASSIST IS DUE TO THE INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM. FURTHERMORE, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE ACTUATOR PART THAT TOYOTA PROVIDES FOR THE 2007 AND 2008 CAMRY HYBRIDS HAS A DIFFERENT PART NO. THAN THE ORIGINAL ONE PROVIDED. THIS STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT TOYOTA RECOGNIZES ITS ORIGINAL BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS A FAULTY DESIGN. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THIS INCIDENT FOR FEAR OF LOSING THE POWER ASSIST ON THE BRAKES. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER HAS NOT REPLIED TO MY INQUIRY ON THIS MATTER. I ALSO HAVE A 2009 CAMRY HYBRID AND ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR CYCLES ON AND OFF AFTER OPENING THE DOOR BEFORE A TRIP AND AFTER THE SYSTEM IS SHUTDOWN FOLLOWING THE TRIP, THE CYCLE IS VERY SHORT AND THE DURATION IS NO LONGER THAN 30 SECONDS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2009 MODEL. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN JULY 2006, NEW. AT APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES, WHEN TURNING CORNERS MY ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS STALLING, THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT WORK, AND A "LOW ENGINE FUEL" WARNING CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ASSURED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. THIS SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AT LEAST 7 TIMES SINCE AND EACH TIME I WAS ASSURED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, AND THEN MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN THESE INCIDENTS FIRST OCCURRED. I'M NOW AT 108K MILES. FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING CORNERS, THE "LOW ENGINE FUEL" WARNING DISPLAYED BRIEFLY. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP PREVIOUSLY ASSURED ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR, AND MY CAR HAD 2K MORE MILES BEFORE MY NEXT OIL CHANGE, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY CAR. THEN ON SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH I DECIDED TO HAVE AUTO ZONE TAKE A LOOK AT MY CAR. TO MY UTTER SURPRISE, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO OIL ON THE STICK WHEN THE AUTO ZONE GUY CHECKED MY OIL LEVELS. I PURCHASED TWO QUARTS OF OIL AND THE AUTO ZONE GUY PUT THE OIL IN MY CAR. THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY I TOOK MY CAR TO MY USUAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED MY EXPERIENCE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT MY PISTON IS PROBABLY WORN OUT AND OIL IS PROBABLY LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE, WHICH WOULD BE A $4K REPAIR COST. AS I STATED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR, AT ANY MOMENT MY CAR CAN CONK OUT WHILE DRIVING, BECAUSE OIL IS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE AND THE ONLY TIME A WARNING APPEARS IS WHEN I TURN CORNERS. IF I'M DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHERE SPEEDS ARE IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH, AND MY CAR CONKS OUT BECAUSE OIL IS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE, THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. A SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO OVERHEARD OUR CONVERSATION STATED, "YEAH, THE ENGINES ON THOSE CARS ARE A PIECE OF JUNK." TOYOTA REFUSES FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT OF BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED ON THE DRIVE WAY OF MY HOME. STARTING THE CAR FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE, HAD THE "CHECK VSC" SIGN AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS LIT ON THE DASH. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHUTTING AND RESTARTING THE CAR. AFTER A FEW TRIES, THE WARNINGS WERE GONE AND BREAK PADDLE FELT NORMAL. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON A FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASH BOARD LIT UP WITH WARNING LIGHTS AD I LOST THE BRAKING POWER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE PULLOVER WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. IF THE INVESTIGATION ON THIS SUBJECT HAS STATED AS OF JAN 2014, WHEN SHOULD WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM THE AGENCY ON THE OUTCOME? *TR

THE VSC LIGHT APPEARED & THE CAR LOST BRAKES. LIKE OTHERS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR / BOOST ACCUMULATOR. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WORK TO A DEGREE, THERE IS NO BOOST. DESPITE APPLICATION OF MY MAXIMUM EFFORT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, STOPPING DISTANCES ARE VERY LONG AND STOPPING SPEEDS ARE VERY SLOW. I CONSIDER THE CAR DANGEROUS TO DRIVE & HAS BEEN SHELVED PENDING NHTSA REVIEW. REPORTS ARE THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM & HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS IT NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE THAT TOYOTA REPLACE THIS PART AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER IN VIEW OF TOYOTAS UNCONSCIONABLE BEHAVIOR. *TR

DRIVING ALONG A CITY ROAD IN MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID (MILEAGE APPROX. 49K) AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH WHEN I SAW THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" AND "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" WARNINGS ON MIL AND SIMULTANEOUSLY GOT NO RESPONSE FROM PRESSING EITHER THE BRAKE OR IGNITION PEDAL. CAR WOULD NOT GO AND WOULD NOT STOP. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP (FORTUNATELY IN A LEGAL PARKING SPOT!). I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. I WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE WHEN I KNOW MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,239 AND THE CURRENT WAS MILEAGE 34,000. UPDATED 07/28/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT ENGAGE SMOOTHLY, AS THERE WAS SOME HESITATION, WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP. UPDATED 07/29/14

I HAVE BEEN HAVING OFF AND ON OCCURRENCES OF THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING WITH BRAKE, ABS, ETC. THE COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $3,000. FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR / ACCUMULATOR. BRAKES STILL SORT OF WORK BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP IN A HURRY AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'LL TOTALLY LOSE THE ABILITY TO STOP THE CAR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS IS A PRETTY NASTY PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONG ALL OF THE CAMRY HYBRIDS OF THIS VINTAGE. I HOPE A RECALL IS ISSUED SOON AND THAT TOYOTA CAN WORK WITH CUSTOMERS ON THIS GIVEN THAT THE PROBLEM COSTS 10% OF WHAT THE CAR WAS WORTH BRAND NEW TO FIX. *TR

THE CAR HESITATES TO STOP AT TIMES, ISLES UP AND ACTS AS IT WANTS TO TAKE OFF, AND JERKS AS I'M DRIVING IT. IT SHOES ON THE DASH TO CHECK VSC SYSTEM. *TR

I WASN'T DRIVING MY CAR WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON. BUT EVERY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND A MESSAGE READ CHECK VSC SYSTEM. I HAD NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SOUND THE CAR MAKES WHEN THE CAR IS NOT ON. BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR IDENTIFYING THE KEY WAS CLOSE BECAUSE I ALWAYS HAD THE KEY WITH ME WHEN I WOULD HEAR THIS SOUND. THE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS TOLD ME THAT SOUND IS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. THE ONLY PLACE TO GET THE PART IS THROUGH TOYOTA AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE PART IS $2500. IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF WHY ARE THEY NOT MADE TO RECALL THIS ITEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHO HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY TO MAKE A REPAIR ? *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, ABOUT 80% OF MY BRAKES GAVE OUT AND I LOST STABILITY. MY ABS INDICATOR AND THE MESSAGE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" CAME ON. AS I CAME TO A STOP, MY BRAKES JERKED A BIT AND I CAME TO A SUDDEN AND AGGRESSIVE STOP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, AND EVERYTHING DROVE FINE. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED SPORADICALLY ABOUT 20 TIMES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT NOW MY ABS LIGHT AND CHECK VSC INDICATOR ARE ON AT ALL TIMES. MY BRAKES ARE DIMINISHED MOST OF THE TIME DOWN TO 50%, AND EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, MY CAR WILL COME TO A REALLY HARD STOP AS I BRAKE. I HAD A TOYOTA DEALER LOOK AT IT, AND I WAS TOLD MY ACTUATOR WAS OUT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,000. THAT IS JUST FOR THE PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I ONLY PAID $15,000 FOR THE CAR. ON TOP OF THAT, THEY AREN'T EVEN USING THE 2007 MODEL ACTUATORS, THEY ARE USING A LATER MODEL, WHICH TELLS ME THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE 2007. *TR

PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE HYBRID 2007 CAMRY. I ALMOST KILLED MYSELF ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN I HIT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN ON A CURVE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND, IT WAS LIKE THE BRAKES WERE REALLY HARD TO STEP ON, AND TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE LIGHTS TO CHECK THE VSC SYSTEM CAME ON, CHECK ABS, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS EVERYTHING WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SO TOYOTA CAN RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. AFTER TAKING IT TO TOYOTA FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS WITHOUT FINDING A PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT REGISTER ANYTHING AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, NOW THEY ARE SAYING ITS THE ABS SYSTEM AND IT COST $4,000 TO FIX IT. THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED COMPLAINTS. SO I ASK HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE WE GET ANY ATTENTION. *TR

ABS ACTUATORS IS FAILURES ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 71K MILES: ABS LIGHT IS ON, THE E-BRAKE LIGHT IS ON EVEN WHEN THE E-BRAKE IS DISENGAGED, AND THE CAR IS SAYING TO CHECK THE VSC SYSTEM. THE BRAKES ARE ALSO NOTICEABLY WEAKER TO THE EXTENT THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY KIDS!!!!! *TR

A WEEK BEFORE THE INCIDENT, HEARD A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE DISTRIBUTOR AREA OF THE ENGINE WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED. IT CONTINUED AT ABOUT 1-MINUTE INTERVALS WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND ALSO WHEN PARKED AND TURNED OFF. IT WOULD END WITHIN ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF BEING TURNED OFF. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE TRYING TO ENGAGE OR THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO THEM. A DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING, THERE WOULD BE A CHIRPING NOISE AS WELL. THEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, EVERY BRAKE-RELATED WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND A MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING, "MAINTENANCE REQUIRED. CHECK VSC SYSTEM." THE BRAKES DIDN'T FAIL, THOUGH, SO I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD VSC SYSTEM ISSUES IN THIS CAR. 3 YEARS AGO THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENED, AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY, WHERE THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VSC WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON AS WELL. FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE THAT, THE BRAKES WERE CHIRPING WHEN ENGAGED AND ALSO WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND PARKED, THEY WOULD CHIRP FOR A LONG TIME AS IF THEY WERE TRYING TO ENGAGE THEN TOO. IT COST ME $2100 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM NOT PREPARED TO RISK BRAKE FAILURE NOR PAY AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THIS CAR, AGAIN. TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR, SHODDY DESIGN AND FIX THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY! *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR DURING RUSH HOUR. BRAKE LIGHTS APPEARED AHEAD, SO I APPLIED BRAKES. MY VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN AND I NOTICED INCREASED RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. LUCKILY, THERE WAS A GOOD DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, AND I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOP AND AVOID COLLISION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO BE CHECKED OUT. THE SHOP CALLED TOYOTA, AND THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY EXACTLY WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRICE TAG OF $2600 FOR JUST THE PART. A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, DASH LIGHTS CAME ON WITH WARNING TO "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TO CHECK THE WARNING LIGHT. NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS RESET. THIS LIGHT HAD COME ON AGAIN JUST PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL "PULSING" ON STARTING THE CAR AND SOMETIMES ON STOPPING AT INTERSECTIONS. THEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILST DRIVING BUT WITH NO IMPACT ON THE BRAKES AND THEN WHILST EXITING THE FREEWAY ALL THE BRAKE WARNINGS LIGHTS AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED WITH LOSS OF ASSISTED BRAKING. TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT ON BRAKING TO ENTER THE INSPECTION BAY ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT. TOYOTA TECHNICIAN COULDN'T FIND AN ERROR CODE IN THE HISTORY AND AFTER DRIVING 15 MILES THE WARNING LIGHTS DIDN'T COME BACK ON. TECHNICIAN DID COMMENT THAT THEY'D HAD OTHER CAMRY HYBRIDS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES AND SAID THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED REPLACING AT A COST OF $3,400! I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA ARE USING A DIFFERENT PART ON LATER MODEL CAMRY HYBRIDS WHICH IN ITSELF SEEMS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE PART IS FAULTY. *TR

UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE CHECK VSC ALERT APPEARED ON THE DASH INDICATOR SCREEN. USER MANUAL INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE TO NEAREST SERVICE CENTER. THIS IS NOT A SAFE PROCEDURE, AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NEAR COMPLETE MALFUNCTION. UPON RESEARCH ONLINE, IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WILL NEAR $2500. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A SYSTEM UPDATE FOR THIS PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION. HOPEFULLY THIS COMPLAINT WILL ASSIST IN THE ISSUING OF A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR OR RELATED VSC SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN SUCH A PERSISTENT ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PERMANENTLY AND SEVERELY DISABLE IN A RUNAWAY TOYOTA CRASH CAUSE BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS TAKEN THERE 9 TIMES BETWEEN APRIL 2007 AND AUGUST 2008. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, LUNGE AND VIBRATE. ALSO, THERE WAS A BRIEF BURST OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS, WHICH WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER AND HER DAUGHTER COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING, AND TOLD THE CONSUMER TO KEEP DRIVING IT. ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2008, AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A FLAT BED TRUCK HEAD-ON CARRYING CONCRETE. THE ENGINE CAME THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND CRUSHED HER RIGHT LEG. HER FOOT HAD TO BE SURGICALLY RE-ATTACHED AND HER LEG WAS ALMOST AMPUTATED. SHE ALSO HAD A BROKEN LEFT HIP, CRUSHED CHEST, SEVERE CONCUSSION AND A DEEP LACERATION ON HER EYELID. THE JAWS OF LIFE HAD TO BE USED TO EXTRACT HER FROM THE CRASHED MANGLED SMOKING VEHICLE. *JB

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE "CHECK VCS SYSTEM" LIGHT AS WELL AS OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THEY WENT AWAY. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AS NORMAL. ABOUT 30 SECONDS INTO MY DRIVE, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH, THE "CHECK VCS SYSTEM" LIGHT AS WELL AS OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES RIGHT AFTER THE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD NO POWER BRAKES. I HAD TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD FOR THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HOPE YOU CAN INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID AND WENT TO BRAKE AND MY DASH EMERGENCY LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHT, CHECK VSC LIGHT, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON AND MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANICS THEN FINALLY TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FINS ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING JUST OVER 40 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT WORK. SHE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO A PARKING LOT AND CRUISE TO A STOP. THE BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COME AND GO. MOVING THE CAR TO A PARKING SPOT A FEW MINUTES LATER THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK WHEN I STARTED TO MOVE THE CAR, BUT WHILE MOVING IT THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES WILL GO OUT. THE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT IMMEDIATELY. *TR

MY CARS BRAKE SYSTEM IS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE, AND I'M SEEING A LOSS OF BREAKING ABILITY. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED IT IS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE AND LOUD. FINALLY THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON THE DASH SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSES. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR IS MAKING THE NOISE AND THE ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE IS LOWER THAN SPEC. THE QUOTE TO REPAIR IT WAS $5104.61. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE (IN A PARKING GARAGE) AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS FINALLY STOPPED WHEN IT SMASHED INTO STEEL CABLES IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. *TR

CHECK VSC LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, STABILITY LIGHT ALL FLASH AND ABS DOESN'T WORK. *TR

I HAVE BEEN USING THIS CAMRY SINCE MID 2006. SO FAR IT HAS NOT HAD MANY MAJOR ISSUES. HOWEVER OUT OF THE BLUE ON MARCH 23RD 2014, WHEN I WAS PLANNING TO DRIVE TO A TEMPLE ALMOST 50 MILES FROM MY HOUSE WITH MY WIFE, 2 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER, MOTHER AND MOTHER-IN-LAW IN THE CAR, JUST AS WE PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY, THE CHECK VSC MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE CAR SLIPPING LIGHT AND THE BAS LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AND AS I TRIED TO BRAKE, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. LUCKILY SINCE I WAS ONLY ROLLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY (IN REVERSE), THE CAR ONLY ROLLED A LITTLE BIT AND THERE WAS NO CROSS TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. I HAD TO PRESS MY PARKING BRAKES TO BRING THE CAR TO A HALT. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH WITH MY FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE CAR THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS DRIVING IT IN THAT CONDITION. I TRIED SHUTTING OFF THE CAR AND WAITING FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT ON.THE MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN AND THE BRAKES WERE UNRESPONSIVE. I IMMEDIATELY MOVED MY FAMILY TO ANOTHER CAR TO CONTINUE OUR TRIP. I THEN CAUTIOUSLY MOVED THE CAR BACK ON TO THE DRIVEWAY WITH MY LEFT LEG ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES SO THAT I DON'T RUN INTO MY HOUSE. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB AND SEEING MANY SUCH REPORTS, THE NEXT DAY (TODAY 3/24) I TRIED TO MOVE THE CAR AGAIN AND SEE IF THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. HOWEVER IT WAS THERE AND WHEN I REVERSED A LITTLE BIT, SUDDENLY THE MESSAGE AND THE LIGHTS DISAPPEARED AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AS NORMAL. I AM STILL NOT DRIVING THE CAR, THANKFULLY I HAVE 3 CARS SO I AM USING THE OTHER CARS. I HOPE TOYOTA DOES A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SPEND $3500+ ON A CAR THAT MAY NOT BE MORE THAN $8000 VALUE TODAY. I WAS PLANNING TO GET A 2014 SIENNA SOON BUT READING ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH TOYOTA'S MY FAITH AND LOYALTY IN THIS BRAND IS NOW SEVERELY SHAKEN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE SERVICE ROAD OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. I FELT THE CAR JERK FORWARD SLIGHTLY FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS INCLUDING BRAKE LIGHT, CHECK VSC SYSTEM AND ABS. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO BRAKE BECAUSE THERE WAS A CAR APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES HAD GONE OUT. THE LIGHTS THEN DISAPPEARED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR SIX DAYS EARLIER. INTERESTINGLY, WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR, THE SAME EVENT HAPPENED, BUT I WAS TAPPING MY BRAKES DURING A SLOW RIGHT TURN YIELDING TO TRAFFIC, AND DIDN'T NOTICE THE LOSS OF BRAKES. 2 EVENTS IN 6 DAYS. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH THIS INTERMITTENT BRAKE ISSUE. I HAVE TO BELIEVE BASED ON READING OTHER COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND ISN'T PROPERLY CONCERNED ABOUT EXPEDITING THE RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH POTENTIAL DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. I HOPE THE RECALL IS ISSUED SOON. MY CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE IN IT'S CURRENT DEFECTIVE CONDITION. *TR

WE'LL THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MY WHOLE DASH IS LIT UP WITH BRAKE WARNINGS AND CHECK VSC ON MY INFORMATION PANEL. A LOUD SOLID BEEP COMES AND GOES. IT STAYS MORE THAN IT'S GONE TODAY. BASICALLY FROM TIME TO TIME MY BRAKES JUST WON'T WORK PROPERLY. THEY ARE HARD TO PUSH AND IT'S ALMOST AS IF IT'S PUMPING ITSELF. THEN , WHEN THE ABS STARTS TO WORK, THERE IS A LOUD THUD AND A JERK THAT FEELS AS IF AS IF I AM BEING REAR ENDED. I NEVER KNOW WHEN MY BRAKES ARE GOING TO WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING SOMEONE, RUNNING THROUGH RED LIGHTS, BECAUSE WHEN THEY AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY, THE STOP TIME IS WAY LONGER. IT IS A VERY SCARY THING. I WILL BE PAYING TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED NEXT WEEK. IT IS GOING TO COST ME 3500 DOLLARS. WHICH 3300 IS THE PART.. THIS PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED, THAT IN ITSELF SPEAKS VOLUMES AS TO WEATHER OR NOT TOYOTA KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THIS PART FOR THIS CAR IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA. AS OF NOW MY ONLY HOPE IS TO RECOVER MY LOSSES IF THERE IS A RECALL. THERE SHOULD BE!!! THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND NOT AT ALL NORMAL. *TR

AS I WAS SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN, THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKES THAN I NORMALLY DO. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND AFTER A SHORT TIME RESTARTED IT AND THE CAR PROCEEDED NORMALLY. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH, THE BRAKE, VSC, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I PULLED INTO A TURN LANE AND SLOWED TO A STOP. AGAIN I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL HARDER THAN NORMAL. *TR

CHECK VSC LIGHT WITH INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING. TOYOTA SAYS NEEDS NEW ABS ACTUATOR AT OVER $2500. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN THE RAIN AN EXTREMELY LOUD ALARM WENT OFF AND THE VSC, BRAKE, ABS, AND TRIANGLE LIGHTS WERE ON WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY IN DRY WEATHER AND WAS GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND SKIDDED 30 FEET. THIS TIME I ALMOST HIT 2 CARS BUT WAS ABLE TO STEER CLEAR. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE ACTUATOR. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS CAR WAS IN FOR THOSE LIGHTS GOING OFF AND DISABLES THE POWER GENERATORS FOR HELP IN SLOWING DOWN. IT ALSO HAPPENS IN THE CAR WASH. I HAVE NEVER FELT THE ABS WORK ON THIS CAR SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. IT ALWAYS SET THE CODE AND DISABLES IT. IT'S IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW AS I'M WRITING THIS WAITING FOR ME TO SAY FIX IT FOR $3000. ? I WAS HOPING NHTSA WOULD INVESTIGATE THIS CAR BEFORE IT'S FIXED TO SEE THE PROBLEM EVERYBODY IS COMPLAINING ABOUT. MY WIFE SAYS SHE WILL NEVER DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN AFTER ITS FIXED. IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING SITUATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID ON A SURFACE STREET, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. THE BRAKES HAD FAILED, AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD, THE DISPLAY SAID, "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". THE LIGHTS FOR THE "BRAKE" AND THE ABS LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. LUCKILY WE DID NOT HAVE ANY CARS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF US, OR TO THE RIGHT, SO WE WERE ABLE TO CHANGE LANES AND EXIT ON TO A SIDE ROAD. THE BRAKE SYSTEM CAME BACK ONLINE AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, AND WE WERE ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THIS WAS A EXTREMELY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE, AND I HAVE SINCE THEN FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE FACED THE SAME PROBLEM, ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE PAST TO BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF, BUT FORTUNATELY WE WERE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHENEVER IT HAPPENED. THIS PROMPTED US TO TAKE OUR CAR IN TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WE HAVE ALSO ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHENEVER WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE DEALER HAS NEVER DETECTED ANY ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND WE HAVE CONTINUED DRIVING OUR CAR UNAWARE OF THE POTENTIAL RISK. WE NEED TO USE OUR CAR, BUT ARE UNABLE TO BECAUSE IT IS NOW A SAFETY HAZARD. I URGE TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AS IT DIRECTLY IMPACTS HUMAN LIVES. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THE COST TO FIX IT IS BETWEEN $2500 AND $3000. OUR CAR IS NEARING 7 YEARS OLD, AND THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS NEARLY 30% OF THE CAR'S WORTH. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO EXPECT A CONSUMER TO FOOT THE COST OF THIS BILL, WHEN INSTEAD IT SHOULD BE TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND IS A RISK TO PEOPLE'S LIVES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH MY MOTHER IN IT TAKING HER TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. I WAS ENTERING ONTO I-95 NORTHBOUND FROM ROUTE 273 TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, I WAS ALMOST ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CATAPULTED US ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE POLICE SAID I HIT ANOTHER CAR, SPUN AROUND AND ENDED UP FACING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED ONLY BY THE GUARDRAIL. MY MOM HAD TO BE EXTRICATED FROM THE CAR. I RECALL APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR NOT STOPPING, I ALSO TRIED TO PUT ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT THAT WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE 2007 CAMRY (NEARLY 4 MILLION OF THEM) HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR BUT THERE IS NO WAY I INTENTIONALLY WENT ACROSS 4 LANES OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. REALLY??? MY CAR WAS TOTALED. MY MOTHER WAS INJURED AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FROM THAT DAY UNTIL MID DECEMBER. IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. I WOULD LIKE FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MALFUNCTIONING PRODUCT AND DO THE PROPER JUSTIFIABLE, COMPENSATORY THING. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED AND I BELIEVE HER CAR WAS TOTALED AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND VSC WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. *TR

STARTED CAR UP AND "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" SIGNAL COMES ON, AFTER DOING RESEARCH TURNS OUT THOUSANDS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON A COMPUTER. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WILL COST 2,800. I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE THEY KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE SOME CUSTOMERS SAY THEIR REPLACEMENT PART LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE REGULAR. NOW THE CAR SHAKES WHEN IT BRAKES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND BRAKE TO MAKE A TURN INTO THE GATE LEADING TO MY HOME AND THE BRAKES FAILED,EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR FAILED TO SLOW OR STOP, THANKFULLY THERE WASN'T ANYONE IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY REAR-ENDED THEM. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED MORE THAN 400 METERS AWAY WITH ME PUMPING THE BRAKES! AT THE TIME VSC, ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP THE DASH. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND INQUIRED WHETHER THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY STATED EMPHATICALLY "NO". AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE, I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TO PAY $3000.00 TO FIX IT. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE CAR THEN SO WE USED MY DAUGHTERS VEHICLE. LAST MONTH I PAID $3200.00 TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED! I ALSO WENT ONLINE TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING ACTUAL ACCIDENTS AND NEAR MISSES LIKE MINE. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEM AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. THEY ALSO NEED TO REFUND THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO SHELL OUT THIS EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE PART. BRAKES ARE A NECESSITY AND THESE ARE ALL ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN! TOYOTA NEEDS TO HELD ACCOUNTABLE ...YET AGAIN FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. WE DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE OR ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THEY FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

VSC LIGHTS PLUS ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. BELL SOUNDS AND BRAKES ESSENTIALLY FAIL. TOYOTA QUOTED $2800.00. THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED PRIOR TO MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRING HOWEVER THE ISSUE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA UNTIL AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

I TURNED ON MY CAR AFTER DROPPING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING (AROUND 8:30 AM). I NOTICED THE DASH BOARD IS SHOWING "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I TRIED TO DRIVE IN SLOW SPEED (10 MPH) AND PRESSED ON BRAKE BUT THE CAR IS NOT STOPPING AS FAST AS I EXPECT. I TRIED TO DRIVE UP TO ABOUT 10MPH AGAIN AND APPLIED BRAKE; THE RESULT IS SAME: CAR FAILS TO STOP FAST. THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE STILL ON AT THIS POINT. I PULLED OVER BY THE CURB, OPENED THE HOOD AND VISUALLY INSPECTED LEVELS OF BRAKE FLUID. FLUID LEVEL LOOKED NORMAL. WHEN I SAT BACK IN THE DRIVING SEAT, I NOTICED ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE OFF. THEN TRIED DRIVING AND APPLIED BRAKE. EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR WEDNESDAY 3/5/2014. I SUSPECT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR (HYBRID), CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH MANY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE CAR AND THE BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. INSTEAD OF NORMAL BREAKING, IT NOW TAKES PUSHING THEM ALL THE WAY DOWN SOMETIMES. TOYOTA DEALER QUOTES $2600 FOR THE SAME REPAIR (PART REPLACEMENT) THAT LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE GRIPING ABOUT ONLINE? ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM TOYOTA. THE CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS/FEDS-INVESTIGATE-BRAKING-PROBLEMS-IN-TOYOTA-CAMRY-HYBRID-012814.HTML HERE'S 7 PAGES OF GRIPES: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/105-CAMRY-HYBRID/401450-2007-TCH-CHECK-VSC-SYSTEM-CODE-C1391.HTML HERE'S 11 MORE PAGES ON A WEBSITE SOMEONE CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.CHECKVSCSYSTEM.COM/GUESTBOOK.PHP AND THERE'S MANY MORE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. TOYOTA'S OFFICIAL STANCE IS TO CLAIM "NO RECALL" AND LEVERAGE BEING THE ONLY SOURCE OF THE PART TO MAKE A KILLING OFF OF THIS (APPARENTLY) MASS PROBLEM (FOR THIS CAR). *TR

I TURNED ON MY CAR AND I NOTICED A "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" LIGHT COME ON ALONG WITH THE "BRAKE" LIGHT. I MADE SURE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS OFF AND THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON. I PULLED AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AND NOTICED THAT EVERY TIME I WENT TO BRAKE, MY BRAKE FELT HARD AND I COULD BARELY GET IT TO MOVE. I GOT ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AND ABOUT 50 FEET FROM AN INTERSECTION I WENT TO SLOW DOWN, BUT MY BRAKE WAS STILL HARD AND WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE IT FAILED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS UNTIL IT FINALLY KICKED IN. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HIT A CAR FOR SURE. I MADE SURE TO KEEP MY DISTANCE FOR THE REST OF MY TRIP. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" AND "BRAKE" LIGHT WERE NO LONGER ON, AND MY BRAKE FELT BACK TO NORMAL. *TR

THE CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION AND WENT THROUGH THE WALL INTO MY KITCHEN CAUSING OVER 14000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE AND 8100 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON: 1 - CHECK VSC SYSTEM 2 - RED "BRAKE" INDICATOR (BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT) 3 - YELLOW INDICATOR (BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT) 4 - MASTER WARNING LIGHT 5 - ABS INDICATOR. CONTINUED THE REST OF THE 3 MILES TOWARDS HOME BUT BRAKES DID NOT SEEM RESPONSIVE. TOOK TO AUTOMOTIVE SHOP 2 MILES AWAY WHERE THEY CHECKED CODES AND QUOTED US A REPAIR BILL OF $3500 FOR REPLACEMENT OF ABS ACCUMULATOR. CALLED TOYOTA COMPLAINT LINE ON 2/26/2014 AND WAS TOLD DO NOT DRIVE CAR. WE HAD CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER AND ARE AWAITING DETERMINATION AS TO THE REPAIR AND IF TOYOTA WILL COVER COSTS FOR REPAIR. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT AND "CHECK VSC" SYSTEM ILLUMINATED WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE. BRAKING FORCE DROPPED BY ABOUT 75% AS IF ONLY REAR BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONAL. WAS ABLE TO SLOW EVENTUALLY AND PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF CAR. RESTARTED CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND NEITHER BRAKE LIGHT NOR CHECK VSC CAME ON. SLOWLY DROVE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND AM AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING APPROX 40 MILES PER HOUR, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DASH SAYS "CHECK VSC SYSTEM",RED BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON,ABS LIGHT TURNS ON AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT TURNS ON.I IMMEDIATELY CHECK MY BRAKES,I HAVE NO BRAKES! I JUST KEPT PUMPING TRYING TO GET ANYTHING OUT OF THEM. I STARTED MOVING OVER TO MY RIGHT (NEARLY SIDE SWIPED A CAR) AND PULLED INTO A STRIP MALL.AFTER CALMING DOWN,I DROVE SLOWLY AROUND THE PARKING LOT TO SEE IF I HAD BRAKES. ALL OF THE LIGHTS STAYED ON BUT MY BRAKES WERE BACK,I CONTINUED THE LAST MILE TO WORK. AT THIS POINT, AS I USED THE BRAKES, MY ROTORS FELT EXTREMELY WARPED. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, I FOUND TONS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, "C1391". I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER,EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND WHAT I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE,HE TOOK MY VIN# AND GAVE ME A QUOTE OF $3200 TO REPAIR. AT THAT POINT,I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES AND FILED A COMPLAINT,THEY DID SOME RESEARCH TO SEE IF ANY OF THE ISSUE WAS A RECALL,OF COURSE IT WASN'T. I TOLD THE GUY THAT I GUESS IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE A RECALL THERE NEEDS TO BE AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF ACCIDENTS TO OCCUR,OR PEOPLE NEED TO DIE,OR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. HE TOOK DOWN ALL OF MY INFO,TOLD ME I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THEN TO CALL THE TOYOTA"OUT OF WARRANTY ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT" FOR POSSIBLE HELP WITH THE BILL. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA,IT WAS DIAGNOSED JUST AS ALL OF THE OTHER CARS I READ ABOUT WERE "C1391" INTERNAL ABNORMAL LEAK WITH THE BREAK ACTUATOR. BETWEEN TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND TOYOTA THEY WERE ABLE TO HELP ME OUT WITH SOME OF THE BILL EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IT WASN'T COMPLETELY COVERED IN THE LEAST BIT, BUT IT MADE IT A LITTLE MORE MANAGEABLE. *TR

BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COASTED TO A STOP. I HELD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS A LIGHT RAIN ON A CONCRETE ROAD. THE DASH BOARD LITE UP WITH A WARNING CHECK VSC SYSTEM. IT ONLY HAPPEN THAT ONE TIME. AS I DROVE OFF AFTER THE EVENT, I HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR SOUND AND I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE HOME. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS WORKING NORMAL AGAIN. THE DASH BOARD WARNING SIGN WENT OUT AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PROCEEDED FORWARD. SINCE THAT ONE EVENT I HAVE NEVER HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT. IN THE USA TODAY ON 1/28/14 I READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE POWER-ASSIST BRAKES IN 2007 & 2008 CAMRY HYBRIDS. AFTER DISCUSSING THE ARTICLE WITH MY FAMILY (WHO ALSO HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE); THEY REPORTED NO SUCH INCIDENT. ON THEIR ADVISE, I TOOK MY CAR TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETECT OR DUPLICATE THE SAME BRAKING EVENT. IT WAS TEST DRIVEN AND COMPUTER SYSTEM CHECKED. IT'S IN MY CAR HISTORY AND THE DEALER ASKED ME TO NOTIFY YOU FOR REFERENCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" AND "ABS" WARNING LIGHTS ALL CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE BRAKES WERE VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE AS I TRIED TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT COMING UP. I HAD TO LITERALLY STAND ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT WAS VERY SCARY! I TURNED AROUND AND DROVE STRAIGHT HOME, BUT ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. I COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WE DISMISSED IT AS A FLUKE. THEN IT HAPPENED A WEEK LATER. THIS TIME THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AT HOME. THE BRAKES THEN REENGAGED WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. AS I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, I HEARD A LOUD BANG/THUNK. I THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THERE WHEN I GOT OUT TO LOOK. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED ALL WARNING LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT AND MY BRAKES WERE NORMAL AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO LIBERTY TOYOTA IN COLORADO SPRINGS WHERE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID I NEEDED A NEW BRAKE SWITCH, WHICH COST ME $180. THREE WEEKS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM WAS BACK WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. I LEARNED TO DRIVE WITH MANUAL BRAKES FOR A FEW WEEKS AND TO JUST GO MUCH SLOWER BECAUSE I NEEDED MY CAR. I NOTICED THE SAME LOUD CLUNKING SOUND ANY TIME THE BRAKES WOULD REENGAGE (USUALLY WHEN I WAS IDLING OR GOING VERY SLOWLY, GETTING READY TO ACCELERATE) AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO TOYOTA YESTERDAY AND NOW THEY TELL ME THAT IT'S PROBABLY THE ACTUATOR, WHICH WILL COST ME ABOUT $3,000! PLUS MY "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY SAID THAT ONE CELL IN MY BATTERY IS BAD. I NEED A NEW BATTERY, WHICH RUNS $4,000! WHAT A HEADACHE! *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP BEFORE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED IN A NORMAL FASHION ONLY TO HAVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHUDDER AND THEN EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF AUTOMATIC BRAKE ASSIST. MANY LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, INCLUDING THE 'CHECK VSC' LIGHT, ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH A VERY AUDIBLE WARNING SOUND. THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR AND RELATED PARTS. THE PRICE TO FIX THE ISSUE WAS RIGHT NEAR $3000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

CHECK VSC SYSTEM NOTIFICATION AS WELL AS THE ABS, BREAKS, WARNING AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL TURNED ON WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS ACCUMULATOR. *TR

ALL SENSOR LIGHTS CAME ON WITH "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" MESSAGE. BRAKES FELT MUSHY AND IT WAS HARDER TO STOP. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY BUT LIGHTS HAD TURNED OFF. DEALERSHIP SCANNED FOR COMPUTER CODES BUT FOUND NOTHING. EVERYTHING FINE. 6 WEEKS LATER ON 300 MILE TRIP, SAME THING OCCURRED. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE ON TRIP AND RETURN HOME A WEEK LATER. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP. NOW THEY STATE THAT THERE IS AN INTERNAL LEAK IN THE ABS ACTUATOR AND WANT $3,189.00 TO FIX. READ WHERE THIS PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED DUE TO AN ENGINEERING FLAW IN ORIGINAL PART AND WHERE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. THE REPAIR COST IS OUTRAGEOUS. THIS MAKES MY CAR DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD THE FIX. *TR

WHILE DRIVE I HEAR A INTERMITTENT BEEP AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES EITHER DOES NOT BRAKE, BRAKE PEDAL GETS STUCK AND CANNOT BRAKE OR SUDDENLY BRAKES ALSO INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES IN ORDER TO BRAKE AT ALL TIMES BECAUSE THE BRAKES NOT WORKS, I GOT ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON WITH CHECK VSC SYSTEM I WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP DOES NOT WORK NOW IN ORDER TO FIX IT I HAVE TO PAY ALMOST 3500 TO REPLACE THAT PART THAT'S ROBBERY FROM TOYOTA I SEE FROM DIFFERENT FORUMS THAT PART BREAKS ON TOYOTA HYBRIDS EASILY AND STILL TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO RECALL THAT PART AND I KNOW TOYOTA CHANGE THE PART ADDRESS THE ISSUE BUT STILL NO RECALL ON OURS CARS AND TO PAY 3500 FOR MANUFACTURE DEFECT IS OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

FOR THE RECORD / NOW REPAIRED: PERSISTENT BUT SPORADIC DELAYED BRAKING INCLUDING NOISE AND "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT. FINALLY REPLACED ABS ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE MASTER RESERVOIR UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY ($2285.70). PROBLEM EXISTED FOR OVER 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO RESOLUTION. MULTIPLE KEYS TOYOTA, HAMER TOYOTA AND INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR INSPECTIONS PRIOR PLUS COMPLAINTS TO REGIONAL TOYOTA SERVICE/COMPLAINT CENTER. MOST OF ABOVE DOCUMENTED WITH PICTURES OF WARNING LIGHT. INITIALLY TOLD NO ACTION COULD BE TAKEN UNLESS PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PICTURES OF WARNING LIGHT WERE DISCOUNTED. I PRESENTED INTERNET COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE BY OTHERS BUT DISREGARDED AS EVIDENCE BY TOYOTA. *TR

WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT SPEED WAS AROUND 45 MPH I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DROP IN BRAKE PRESSURE CAUSING ME TO APPLY HARD PRESSURE IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPING BUT INCHES FROM THE OTHER VEHICLES BUMPER. WHEN THE LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE WAS HAPPENING I ALSO NOTICED MULTIPLE LIGHTS CAME ON AND AFTER THE STOP ON THE DISPLAY THERE WAS A CHECK VSC SYSTEM MESSAGE THAT WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. THIS MORNING IT IS STILL IN THE SAME CONDITION. I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WOULD BE AROUND 105.00 DOLLARS. I HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THIS AND THE COST OF REPAIR(UPWARDS OF 3,000) IS RIDICULES. IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND KNOW PROBLEM TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THE ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS ITEM ABS ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AS THE CULPRIT. I NEED MY CAR TO GET TO WORK BUT WHO CAN AFFORD 3,000.00 AT THE DROP OF A HAT AND DO I WANT TO RISK MY LIFE. *TR

BRAKES FAIL WHEN THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING COMES ON ALONG WITH OTHER LIGHTS FOR TIRE PRESSURE AND BRAKE LIGHT. AT FIRST THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE BRAKES WOULD WORK WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT NOW THE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL OF THE TIME AND THE BRAKES WORK LIKE MANUAL BRAKES AT TIMES. THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK SO DRIVING ON WET ROADS IS DANGEROUS. I FEEL THERE IS A DIRECT DANGER TO MY LIFE AND THE PUBLIC'S SAFETY WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS ON THE ROAD. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT I CAN DRIVE AT THE MOMENT. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE WARNING "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" CAME ON. THE BRAKES DISCONTINUED WORKING PROPERLY AND HAD TO BE PRESSED VERY HARD TO MAKE THE VEHICLE STOP. NOW, THE LIGHTS STAY ON AND TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS HAVE WRITTEN THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $3,000. IN CHECKING FURTHER, I FOUND THAT OTHER TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE AND YEAR (2007) HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING ACCORDING TO AN LOS ANGELES TIMES ARTICLE PUBLISHED JANUARY 27, 2014. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINANTS. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING THIS PART WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY A VEHICLE DEFECT AFFECTING POSSIBLY 30,000 CAMRY HYBRIDS. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON IN OUR 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. WE NOTICED NO AFFECT TO THE DRIVING OF THE CAR, AND SINCE THE OWNERS MANUAL SAID ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT THIS WARNING (SIMPLY SAID TO TAKE IT TO DEALER), WE DROVE THE CAR AS USUAL. WE THEN HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK AT FIRST: I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES 3+ TIMES IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM ENGAGE. WE THEN TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS. AFTER SPENDING $116 ON A DIAGNOSTIC (ONLY WAY THEY WOULD TELL US THE ROOT CAUSE) WE LEARNED THAT THERE IS AN ACTUATOR FAILURE WHICH HAS A REPAIR COST OF OVER $3000. UPON RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION WE INVESTIGATED THE VSC ISSUE ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR CAMRY HYBRIDS. OUR CAMRY IS A LITTLE OVER 5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 57,950 MILES. IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THIS VERY EXPENSIVE PART ON A CAR WITH THIS FEW MILES. GIVEN THE HIGH FREQUENCY OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE VSC FAILURE IT IS OUR OPINION TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE THE BLAME FOR THEIR FAULTY PART AND COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CHECK VSC LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS MANY OTHER BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I FELT AS THOUGH I HAD LESS CONTROL OF THE CAR AT THE TIME AND MY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK UNTIL I PRESSED THEM WITH SEVERE FORCE. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY, EACH TIME WE WOULD LOSE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKES. IN NOVEMBER THE LIGHT CAME ON AS WE WERE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 65MPH AND HAS STAYED ON SINCE. WE HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER AS WELL AS THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WITH NO RESULTS. OUR CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON AND A WARNING 'CHECK VSC' ALONG WITH OTHER LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD ALL CAME ON AND THE BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED AS USUAL. I HAD TO APPLY CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST ON TO A SIDE STREET. THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD ALL WENT OFF AND THE CAR THEN FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. I DROVE TO THE STORE I WAS GOING TO WENT IN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE. AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT THE SAME ISSUE AS STATED ABOVE HAPPENED AGAIN. I DROVE THE CAR STRAIGHT TO PRICE LEBLANC TOYOTA, MY DEALERSHIP. WITHOUT TURNING THE IGNITION OFF I HANDED THE CAR OVER TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A CODE FROM THE CAR THAT WOULD TELL THEM WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE POSTED DATE AND MILES OF FIRST INCIDENT IS JUST A APPROXIMATE FIGURE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE RECORDED THE EXACT DATE AND MILES. A NOISE FROM UNDER MY HOOD WAS GETTING LOUDER SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. A YEAR OR TWO LATER AFTER TAKING IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SAME ISSUE MY CHECK VSC LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND MY BRAKES FAILED. AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE DURING THE WEEK I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND SAFE. IT WAS NOT. TO DATE I HAVEN'T HAD THE VSC ERROR MESSAGE OCCUR BUT MY BRAKES WHEN REVERSING FROM PARK OR WHEN STARTING FROM A HILL WILL INITIALLY LOSE BRAKING POWER AND ROLL A FEW INCHES BEFORE THE BRAKES START WORKING. IS THIS REALLY NORMAL OR SAFE? I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE WHAT THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME ANYMORE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID BEGAN TO CONSISTENTLY MAKE NOISES AS I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL (WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE STOPPED POSITION) FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE VSC SYSTEM FAILED. LUCKILY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND PROCEEDED TO PAY $2200 TO HAVE THE ABS ACTUATOR REPLACED. I HAVE ANOTHER 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID WITH JUST OVER 60,000 MILES AND IT IS BEGINNING TO MAKE THE SAME BRAKE NOISE AS THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS SAID IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT WHEN THE BRAKES GO OUT AGAIN I WILL NOT BE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, OR NEGOTIATING THE MOUNTAIN ROADS I USE TO COMMUTE DAILY. I HEARD YESTERDAY ON THE NEWS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED. I HOPE THEY RECALL THIS VEHICLE SOON AND HAVE THIS REPAIRED BEFORE ANYONE IS KILLED OR INJURED. *TR

THE CHECK VSC LIGHT CAME ON IN DECEMBER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON 1/21/14. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND COULD RESULT IN A FAILURE OF THE ABS. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF MORE THAN $3000. I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER AND HAVE NEVER HAD THE ABS ENGAGE ON THIS CAR, SO SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WHEN SUCH A KEY (AND EXPENSIVE) PART FAILS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" LIT UP AS WELL AS THE BRAKE, AND MULTIPLE OTHERS LIGHTS CAME ON. MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES, WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO CROSS OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO TRY TO GET TO A SIDE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. THE FIRST INCIDENT, I CALLED PERFORMANCE TOYOTA IN MEMPHIS, TENN. I SLOWLY DROVE IT THERE. THEY DROVE IT FOR 20 MILES, CHARGED ME $126.00, AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG, AND THAT I MUST HAVE HIT A BUMP CAUSING THE 3 OF THE TIRES TO SPIN. I DON'T RECALL HITTING ANY BUMPS.THEY CHECKED MY BRAKES, WHICH WERE REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, AND SAID THEY WERE IN GREAT SHAPE AND I WAS SAFE TAKING IT ON THE ROAD. TOLD THEM I WAS SUPPOSE TO GO OUT OF TOWN THE NEXT DAY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, @ 1 WEEK LATER, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT. I CALLED PERFORMANCE TOYOTA TO REPORT IT AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ARE LIT UP. I AM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR! *TR

BRAKES FAIL... THE PEDAL BRAKE IS PUT SO HARD TO PUSH WHEN COMING A LIGHT TO VSC CHECK SYSTEM...IM SO ANGRY TO TOYOTA ... BUT I STILL LOVE MY CAR ... I NO USE MY CAR BECAUSE IS NOT SECURE FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH AND I WAS GOING TO SLOW DOWN TO PARK ON THE CURB AND CAR HAD TROUBLE STOPPING, THE VSC SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN THE ENGINE JUST DIED. HAD CAR CHECKED OUT IN DECEMBER AT TOYOTA OF REDLANDS AND SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND COST TO FIX WAS GOING TO BE AROUND $2800.00, I DECLINED AND THEY UNDERSTOOD IT WAS EXPENSIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 1/27/14 MY BRAKE, ABS, CHECK VSC AND RED WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BRAKE. I HAD TO PULL OFF AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND HOPE THE ISSUE WOULD RESOLVE IT. AFTER A FEW TIMES IT FINALLY DID. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER IN THE PAST AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS MY ABS ACTUATOR HAVING A LEAK AND IT WAS REPLACED. THERE STILL APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY WHEN BRAKING AT ANY POINT IN TIME, THERE IS A STUTTER WHEN UNDER 5 MPH, WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS DUE TO THIS SAME ISSUE WHICH STILL HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 1/10 THE BRAKE, ABS, CHECK VSC SYSTEM AND RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS MY ABS ACTUATOR PUMP LEAKING AND BLEEDING AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BUT MY POWER BRAKING WAS GONE. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU DRIVE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY EVERYDAY AND NIGHT AT SPEEDS OF 60+. THIS IS DISAPPOINTING FOR TOYOTA AND DISAPPOINTING THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. APPARENTLY SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE INJURED BADLY IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE A PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON FRIDAY 1/10/14 MY BRAKE, ABS, CHECK VSC AND RED WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS MY ABS ACTUATOR HAVING A LEAK AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED FOR ALMOST $3500. THIS IS RIDICULOUS IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE REGARDING THE SAME PART ON THE SAME EXACT VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED WHEN I PURCHASED A TOYOTA AND THIS MAY BE MY LAST. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE CAR'S BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN 5-10 SECONDS LATER A "CHECK VSC" MESSAGED DISPLAYED ON THE MESSAGE SCREEN ALONG WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS (ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND MAIN WARNING). THE BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT (LIKE A CAR WITH NO POWER BRAKES) BUT WOULD SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I SLOWED DOWN AND GAVE MYSELF PLENTY OF BRAKING DISTANCE TO GET IT HOME. AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE WARNING MESSAGE AND LIGHTS DISAPPEARED AND THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS. THIS APPEARED TO BE A TEMPORARY GLITCH. SINCE THIS FIRST APPEARED, THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS FAILING AND QUOTED ME $3,100 TO REPAIR IT. ANOTHER SYMPTOM OF THIS FAILURE IS A CONSTANT ON/OFF BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE ABS ACTUATOR AND A "CHIRPING" NOISE WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PETAL DURING A STOP. THE SITUATION ALSO APPEARS TO GET WORSE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS. I DON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE. THERE IS NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN DOCUMENTING THIS PROBLEM. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN COSTING $2,750 AND WILL FAIL AGAIN. I ALSO CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD THEM IT WAS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. THEY OFFERED SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT THE REPAIR IS STILL GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE. ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHER INTERNET FORUMS, THIS PROBLEM IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR FATALITY OCCURS. I FIND THIS PROBLEM TO BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR A TOYOTA ESPECIALLY WITH ONLY 70,500 MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING CARE AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO CHECK THE VSC SYSTEM. PER TOYOTA SERVICE ERROR CODE C1391 REPRESENTED CORE VSC ABS BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. FULL UNIT INCLUDES ABS ACCENTUATOR PUMP ASSEMBLY AND COMPUTER CONTROL. THIS CASE WAS REPORTED TO: TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA, INC. YOUR CASE IS FILED AT OUR HEADQUARTERS OFFICE UNDER [XXX] AND FILE #[XXX] SEARCHING THE INTERNET, MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF THIS WERE FOUND. TOYOTA HAS REPORTEDLY RECONFIGURED THIS ASSEMBLY SINCE IT HAS BEEN FAILING, SO THE PART TO REPLACE THE CURRENT ONE IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE ORIGINALLY PLACED. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF LINKS: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/105-CAMRY-HYBRID/401450-2007-TCH-CHECK-VSC-SYSTEM-CODE-C1391.HTML HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/TOYOTA-CAMRY-HYBRID/SERVICE-BRAKES/ THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY ARE KEEPING THE PART IN STOCK SINCE IT IS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. COST OF THE PART IS $2800 (APPROX.) PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE/BLEED LINES/REPROGRAM ETC. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE THE BRAKES ARE HARDER TO COMPRESS, THE VEHICLE STABILITY IS COMPROMISED, MULTIPLE INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD, ETC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED REPEATEDLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL THE CONTACT PLACED HER FOOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID THAT STARTED SHOWING "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" ON THE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY IN EARLY OCTOBER OF 2013. BY THE END OF THAT MOTH IT BECAME A PERMANENT ITEM ON THE DISPLAY. THE COMPUTER INDICATES A C1391 ERROR. AFTER TESTING THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE. I HAVE DISCONTINUED DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AFTER AN INCIDENT IN RAINY WEATHER WHILE THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN LIGHT RAIN. TRAFFIC STARTED SLOWING AHEAD SO I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. AFTER AN APPROXIMATELY 2 SECOND DELAY THEY DID RESPOND, BUT IT WAS ABRUPTLY AND CAUSED THE CAR TO START SKIDDING. WITHOUT IMMEDIATE AND SUBSTANTIAL DRIVER INPUT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN OUT-OF-CONTROL SITUATION. THE CAR HAS REMAINED PARKED SINCE THAT INCIDENT FOR FEAR IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT FUNCTIONING BRAKES. THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE IN AN ABS FAILURE MODE IS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY. I HAVE DRIVEN PLENTY OF VEHICLES THAT WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH ABS, AND NONE OF THOSE VEHICLE EVER EXHIBITED THE DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS WITH A FAILED COMPONENT. SINCE THE BRAKES ON A VEHICLE ARE RELIED UPON IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ALL COMPONENTS IN THAT SYSTEM SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO FAIL IN A SAFE MANNER LEAVING A VEHICLE THAT IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE. FURTHER TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT SELECT YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR FAULTY DESIGN SINCE THE ACTUATOR WAS REDESIGNED A COUPLE YEARS AFTER THIS VEHICLE WAS FIRST INTRODUCED INTO THE MARKET. I ASK THAT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR TO DETERMINE THE SAFETY OF THESE VEHICLES DURING AN ABS/VSC COMPONENT FAILURE. *TR

THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM DISPLAY CAME ON WITH ALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS. BASICALLY THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP AND WITH EVERY WARNING LIGHT. A MESSAGE ON YOUR DISPLAY SAYS "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". WHEN YOU LOOK IT UP IN YOUR MANUAL IT SAYS - CALL TOYOTA DEALER RIGHT AWAY. I WAS QUOTED AN ABS ACCUMULATOR REPLACEMENT AT THE COST OF $3K. THE CAR WAS UNDER 6 YEAR 75,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY SO EVERY SERVICE AND CHECK WAS PERFORMED. WHEN I REPORTED FLAKY BRAKE BEHAVIOR (PULSING AT A STANDSTILL AND WITH THE PULSATING NOISES - IT'S LIKE YOU ARE BRAKING WHEN YOU ARE IDLING) @ 78K TOYOTA SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. IF A DIAGNOSTIC CODE ISN'T APPEARING THEY CAN'T REALLY TELL YOU HAVE AN ISSUE. THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. FIRST THING I DID WAS CALL THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I WAS TOLD IT MIGHT JUST BE THE SENSORS AND I COULD STILL DRIVE IT. I DIDN'T LISTEN TO THEM AND I'M GLAD - SOMETHING JUST SEEMED VERY WRONG WITH THAT ADVICE - AFTER ALL THE BRAKES JUST SEEMED TO BE PULSING ALL THE TIME AND THE CAR DIDN'T BRAKE THE SAME WAY. PRESSING ON THE BRAKE WAS VERY DIFFICULT - THE BRAKES WERE BASICALLY OPERATING MANUALLY WITH NO POWER ASSIST. THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD EVER STOP QUICKLY WITH BRAKES IN THIS CONDITION. I WAS ALSO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. WE SPOKE TO TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE PART. THE DEALER SAID OTHERS HAD COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SO THEY KNEW IT EXISTED. WE HAD A LONG DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALER MANAGER. THE REAL PROBLEM IS AT THAT TIME - THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS THE SAME PART WE HAD - SO WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THE SAME PART WITH THE SAME KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING, ALL THE ENGINE LIGHTS AND "CHECK VSC" CAME ON AND IT APPEARED THAT MY BRAKES FAILED. IT WAS AS IF MY CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF; HOWEVER, IT WAS STILL ON AND I HAD MANUAL BRAKES THAT I HAD TO PUSH VERY HARD TO USE. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES IN TOTAL. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES REGARDING THIS INCIDENT, ONE OF WHICH THEY JUST LET ME GO AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. THE LAST TIME THEY DETERMINED THEY "THINK" IT IS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH ON LINE, IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS THE PART HAS BEEN FAULTY FOR SOME TIME AND I WAS UNAWARE OF IT. IT HAS BEEN MAKING NOISES FOR SEVERAL YEARS THAT I THOUGHT WERE NORMAL; BUT I GUESS THEY WERE NOT. I BELIEVE MINE HAS TAKEN SO LONG TO FINALLY FAIL BECAUSE MOST OF THE LIFE OF THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY WITH LITTLE BREAKING. WHILE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A PART THAT 1) SHOULDN'T BE FAILING AT THIS JUNCTURE AND 2) HAS APPARENTLY BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING WHILE MY CAR WAS IN WARRANTY. IT'S LIKE A HEART ATTACK...YOU DON'T KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL THE FAILURE OCCURS. I'VE ALMOST CRASHED INTO PEOPLE AND I'VE READ OTHER ACCOUNTS WHERE THEY HAVE. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THESE PARTS! NOTE I'VE ALSO RECEIVED SERVICE FAITHFULLY DURING THE LIFE OF THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING MY CAMRY HYBRID THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK, STOPPED BY GAS STATION FOR SNACKS AND DRINK, BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED UPON BACKING OUT OF MY STALL. BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK GOING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH. LOOKED IT UP IN OWNERS MANUAL. TOLD ME BRAKES WORKED BUT TO DRIVE SLOW. IMMEDIATELY DROVE HOME. HAD TO STOP AT MULTIPLE FOUR WAY STOPS, NEARLY WRECKED TWICE. VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO RESOLVE! TURNS OUT IT IS MY ABS ACCUMULATOR, TOYOTA WANTS $2500 TO FIX. I WANT TOYOTA TO FIX IT FOR FREE SINCE IT IS A SAFETY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ON A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE VSC CHECK SYSTEM, ABS, HAZARDS, AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR GRADUALLY CAME TO A STOP, AND I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE ABS ACTUATOR, AND THEIR ESTIMATE TO REPLACE IT WAS $3400. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO, I WAS DRIVING AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED DOING SOME CRAZY STUFF. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY TEMP GAUGE, RPM, AND ODOMETER STARTED FLUCTUATING. THIS LASTED ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS THE FIRST TIME. SINCE THEN IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING AND IT LASTS A COUPLE OF MINUTES EACH TIME. I WAS ALREADY SCHEDULED TO GO IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE TODAY, SO I HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALER CHECK OUT THIS PROBLEM ALSO. THE TECH FIRST QUOTED A $53 DIAGNOSTIC FEE, BUT CALLED ME BACK A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER TO SAY THAT THEY NEED A MORE EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE FEE TO $99. SHE ALSO SAID THAT I NEEDED BRAKES AND A BATTERY ($202 FRONT BRAKES+$118 BATTERY+$89 BRAKE FLUID REPLACE). ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, SHE CALLED ME BACK AND GAVE ME THE DEVASTATING NEWS THAT MY ABS ACTUATOR/SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WAS $1686 FOR THE PART, AND THE TOTAL WITH LABOR WOULD BE $2035. THIS DID NOT INCLUDE MY $40 OIL CHANGE, BATTERY, AND BREAKS. NEVERTHELESS, I OPTED TO WAIT ON THE $2000 ABS ISSUE. I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AND WAS ACTUALLY CHARGED $148 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. ESSENTIALLY, I PAID $199 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM THAT THEY ALREADY KNEW TO BE A COMMON CAMRY PROBLEM. I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED A TOYOTA IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. ALSO THIS IS A TOYOTA SPECIFIC PART, SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN SHOP AROUND FOR A DEAL. I HAVE TO PAY THIS RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT MY CHILDREN RIDING IN AN UNSAFE CAR. I'M SO DISGUSTED RIGHT NOW. *TR

VSC WARNING ON DASH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, AND GENERAL WARNING (TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION). ACCELERATION SEEMED STIFFER THAN NORMAL, THOUGHT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. AT DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. HAVE REPORTED NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER ($872.09 TOTAL) AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINE COMPUTER (TRANS. + ENGINE = 2233.35 TOTAL). 2007 CAMRY XLE, APPROX. 64,000 MI. PURCHASED 10/18/2006. THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST THREE RECALLS FOR THE 2007 CAMRY LINE. SHOULD THESE REPAIRS BE COVERED BY TOYOTA? SHOULD I HAVE THE CAR EVALUATED BY TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, SUCH AS AAMCO? *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY.. I HAVE HAD MY RECALLS FIXED. BUT NOW IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN.. THE OTHER DAY MY BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN THE FRONT OF ME AND MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME... THEN WHEN I START TO TAKE OFF IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IT IS TRYING TO GO INTO GEAR. AND IT REVS UP AND I HAVE TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANT SEEM TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND OF COURSE I AM AT THE END OF MY WARRANTY. THE OTHER DAY IT WOULD BARLEY PULL UP A HILL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 45 COMING TO BRAKE CAR SLIDES BEFORE BRAKING ITS LIKE THE CARE DOESN'T WANT TO STOP AND SPEEDUP I HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE SITUATION AUTOJOCKS MIDDLEBURY CT ONLY GAVE ME A 60 DAY WAR THIS VEHICLE I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SAFE. *TR

BACK DURING THE RECALL I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA STATION (2010) FOR THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE THEY WERE HAVING. I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE DIFFERENCE I CAN STILL FEE THE ENGINE REVVING UP AND THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT IS GOING TO TAKE OFF HOWEVER THE CAR STAYS THE SAME SPEED. BASICALLY WHEN THE ENGINE REVS UP I AM NOT ABLE TO HIT THE GAS OR BREAK. IT'S LIKE THE CAR HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND WITHIN ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF IT REVVING UP THEN YOU CAN FEEL IT LITERALLY LET STOP REVVING UP AND I HAVE CONTROL AGAIN OF THE SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 110 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 45 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BY SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS AND KNEE FROM GRIPPING THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ABRUPTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE A FAILURE. A TOYOTA SPECIALIST ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE, ESPECIALLY AT START UP AND ACCELERATION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AS THE ENGINE MIGHT SEIZE UP. FORTUNATELY, I CAUGHT IT BEFORE THAT HAPPENED. TOYOTA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS ISSUE T-SB-0094-11; THEY KNEW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT NEVER NOTIFIED VEHICLE OWNERS AND THE LOCAL DEALER NEVER PERFORMED THE INSPECTION TEST CALLED FOR IN THE BULLETIN. IN ADDITION, THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS WITH NHTSA AND HUNDREDS MORE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. THERE ARE TWO SAFETY ISSUES: ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND TOYOTA'S DISREGARD FOR SAFETY, BY NOT INFORMING OWNERS OF THE ISSUE. *TR

AFTER HEARING LOTS OF NOISES FROM THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR FOR MONTHS, THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CHECK VSC WARNING, BRAKE LIGHTS, ABS WARNING, AND OTHER BRAKE RELATED WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. DURING BRAKING THE BRAKES RELEASED, AND QUITE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS REQUIRED TO STOP THE CAR AND AVOID A CRASH. TESTING THE SYSTEM SHOWED FAULT CODE C1391 (ABNORMAL LEAK OF ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE). I CLEARED THE FAULT, BUT THE NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. WE HAD THE SYSTEM BLED, BUT ONCE AGAIN THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. BRAKING ACTION INTERMITTENT WITH BRAKES RELEASING AT TIMES, AND AT OTHER TIMES LOCKING UP. A VERY UNSAFE PROPOSITION. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $3,000. THIS IS 10% OF THE COST OF THE CAR FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDESPREAD SAFETY ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED. I CANNOT IMAGINE THAT THIS HAS NOT OR WILL NOT LEAD TO FATAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE VSC LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT , BRAKE LIGHT, AND ANOTHER LIGHT ALL CAME ON. NO APPARENT PROBLEMS AT OPERATING SPEED, BUT AT LOWER SPEEDS I CAN FEEL PULSATING IN THE BRAKES AND ON LOW SPEED TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL PULSATES A LITTLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALER IS FAR MORE THAN WE CAN AFFORD. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAMRY HYBRID. I BELIEVE THIS DESERVES A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT'S WIFE STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE STILL HAD NOT STOPPED AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE CURB, SIDEWALK AND FINALLY A GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP WHERE AN ENGINEER THAT WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,134. ...UPDATED 07-15-13 *BF UPDATED 07/19/2013 *JS

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPACE ON MY RIGHT IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT. WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ALMOST TOTALLY IN THE PARKING SPACE, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN -- WHILE MY STEERING WHEEL WAS IN A VERY SLIGHT RIGHT TURN MOTION THE CAR HIT THE LIGHT POLE TO MY RIGHT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS IT RESTED ON THE LIGHT POLE. WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE I SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE, INTO REVERSE, THEN INTO PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF.

CAR ACCELERATED HIGH AND WENT STRAIGHT THRU GARAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE CONSTANTLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON THE SECOND RECURRENCE OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 7/22/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ONLY WAY SHE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,700. *TR

THE"CHECK VSC SYSTEM" SENSOR CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS DOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON THE ROAD. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD AND I KEEP UP WITH MAINTENANCE. THE ABS FAILURE LIGHT, BRAKE AND WARNING ICONS. I HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND I'M TOLD BY TOYOTA CAR'S ABS ACCUMULATOR SYSTEM AND WATER PUMP MUST BE REPLACED AND THAT THEY HADN'T HAVE SUCH ISSUES BEFORE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID OWNERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW AND WORSE, MY BREAK PADS AND TIRES ARE BRAND NEW. THIS SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE BUT BREAKS PULSATE AND MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AS YOU CAN'T CONTROL BREAKS WHEN NEEDED, ESPECIALLY, WHILE PARKED ON A INCLINED POSITION. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS IF MY BREAKS WERE TO FAIL BECAUSE TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A VITAL RECALL REPAIR. WITHOUT BRAKES YOU CAN KILL OR INJURE SOMEONE AND THAT BAD WATER PUMP CAN CAUSE YOUR ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND HAVE TOYOTA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS SITUATION! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT IT BECAME STUCK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP SAFELY. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK PAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INSPECTORS WERE DISPATCHED TO DIAGNOSIS THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS STILL AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. ONE MONTH AFTER THE CRASH THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH MORE POWER THAN WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,579.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND ONCE THE CONTACT RESTARTED AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE FAILURE RECURRED AS THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELRATED BACKWARD. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR A WARNING ("CHECK VSC SYSTEM") APPEARED IN THE STATUS SCREEN AND ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER, ANOTHER MESSAGE APPEARED ("CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM"). THEN, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. THE IMPULSE ALLOWED FOR DRIVING THE CAR TO THE ROAD SIDE. TRIED TO POWER IT BACK WITHOUT SUCCESS. IT WAS REQUIRED TO TOW THE CAR HOME AND THEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC. PRIOR THIS INCIDENT THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS OR SIGNS. UPDATE: TODAY RECEIVED COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT DIAGNOSTIC TEST CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE HYBRID SYSTEM INVERTER MODULE AND THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDEWALK. THERE WAS A BURNING TIRE SMELL THAT WAS EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH HOWEVER, A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON 08/26/12. HE WAS ROLLING SLOWLY INTO AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, WITH HIS FOOT HOVERING OVER THE BRAKE. WHEN HE TOUCHED THE BRAKE GENTLY, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT FULL THROTTLE. THIS WAS DUE, TO A MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE. THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING, AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER, ACCORDING TO AN EYE WITNESS. THE CONSUMER HIT A PARKING METER, KNOCKING IT OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON MARCH 23, 2010. UPDATED 09/26/12

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEFECTIVE PART. I USED TO OWN A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY AND DROVE OVER 200,000 MILES AND THE SUN VISOR WAS FINE. I WAS SEARCHING ON THE WEB TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART BUT INSTEAD FOUND A WEBSITE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE POSTED HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART. HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/104-5TH-6TH-GENERATION-2002-2006-2007-2011/343284-2007-CAMRY-SUN-VISOR-PROBLEM-2.HTML ADDITIONALLY, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA REGARDING A RECALL ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM AND TRIED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT THROUGH AN EMAIL WITH COURTESY TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO MY INQUIRY NOR WILLING TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO CURE THE RECALL ISSUE. COURTESY TOYOTA 9210 ADAMO DRIVE TAMPA, FL 33619 *TR

ON AUGUST 10, 2012, I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2007 ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH AND IT STARTED SLOW DOWN. I PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE DASHBOARD INDICATED TO CHECK "VSC HYBRID SYSTEM." SANDAG TOWED ME OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR SAFETY. NEXT, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CHULA VISTA TOYOTA. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE INVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST MORE THAN $6000 DOLLARS. I PURCHASED THE CAR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO, BUT WAS DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE UNDER THE USED CERTIFIED VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY STATES THAT THE CAR IS COVERED FOR 12 MONTHS / 12,000 MILES FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VISOR CONTINUED FALLING AND WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE AS THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SPINNING SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT DID NOT GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING AREA, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED A CURB. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BREAST AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIDN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AND WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THROUGH A FENCE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS SLOWLY TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED ON AN EMBANKMENT IN THE BACKYARD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALLS THAT WERE DONE ON THE VEHICLE, DIDN'T RESOLVE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MATS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,715.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MOVING SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC AT 1 MPH, THE VEHICLE RPM INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. HE STARTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCLERATE. THE RPM STARTED TO SLOWLY DECREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AND ALL FIXES WERE IN PLACE FOR ALL THE RECALLS THAT PERTAINS TO THE VEHICLE. THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY PUT A BRAKE TO IDLE FIX IN, SO AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE RPM INCREASED, HE COULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD GO TO IDLE. THIS FIX DID NOT WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILE. A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE SENT OUT TO THOUROUGHLY INSPECT HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT HIS HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD. THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE HARDER. UPDATED 09/12/11

I WAS PARKING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BEHIND A JEEP WAGONEER THAT WAS HEADED FORWARD IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS ALMOST AT THE STOPPING POINT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WITHIN A FOOT OR SO OF STOPPING, WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD WITH EXTREME FORCE, PUSHING THE JEEP WAGONEER ABOUT 8-10 FEET FORWARD. MY CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR SEVERELY CRASHED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE SUV THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE JEEP WAGONEER. MY CAR FINALLY CAME TO REST. MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS PART OF THE RECALL IN 2010 AND I HAD MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR IN FEB. 2010. PRIOR TO HEARING ANYTHING ABOUT TOYOTA'S SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, I HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AROUND MID-2009 (UNCERTAIN OF DATE). AT THAT TIME, I WAS AGAIN TURNING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE AND ALMOST AT THE STOPPING POSITION WHEN THE CAR ROARED FORWARD, JUMPING THE CURB OF THE PARKING LOT AND GOING TOWARDS THE RIGHT ON A GRASSY KNOLL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR ANY CAR DAMAGE, SO I DID NOT REPORT IT AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT UNTIL I BEGAN LEARNING OF TOYOTA'S SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A WOOD BARRIER. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SURGED OCCURRED AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO USE HIS FOOT TO LIFT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UP AS HE HAD DONE ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. UPDATED 10/12/11.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SURGE OCCURRED AS HE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. AFTER THE SURGE COMMENCED, HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE ACCELERATOR WITH HIS FOOT, AS HE HAD DONE ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. UPDATED 12/28/11

WE OWN A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. ABOUT NOON CENTRAL TIME TODAY, MY WIFE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE CAR AT A LOCAL GYM. AS SHE SLOWLY TURNED INTO THE PARKING POSITION, THE ENGINE RACED VERY FAST AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD PAST THE ENDLINE OF THE PARKING POSITION AND STOPPED AFTER JUMPING OVER THE CEMENT BARRIER. SHE DESCRIBED STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR DID STOP BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT UNTIL IT HAD GONE WELL PAST THE ENDLINE FOR THE PARKING POSITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HV. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE JANUARY 17, 2011. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH RECALLS 09V388000 AND 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WERE PERFORMED IN 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

I PURCHASE TWO VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA LAKESIDE IN NEW ORLEANS,LA. ONE BEING A 2007 CAMRY THE OTHER WAS 2007 TUNDRA BOTH VEHICLE WAS CALL FOR A RECALL. AFTER THE CAMRY WAS RECALL THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMING THE IT WAS BEFORE THE RECALL I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA LAKESIDE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM @ THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN AND TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS HESITATING AND NOT ACCELERATING SOME TIMES STILL THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT FIND NOTHING. NOW MY CAMRY IS 300 MILES OVER ITS WARRANTY AND THE CAR WANT ACCELERATE AT ALL IT WANT GO PASS 10MILES AN HOUR. I FEEL LIKE TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR MY VEHICLE TO GET FIX BECAUSE I BROUGHT THIS TO THEM TWICE. NOW ME AND MY WIFE HAS ONE CAR TRYING TO GO IN TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTION. PLEASE HELP? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DECELERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD SPEED UP BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED A YEAR PRIOR, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR STARTED CREEPING FORWARD. ON THE 23RD OF NOVEMBER I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY (I LIVE ON KIND A BUSY ROAD) THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND IT CREEPED INTO THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING ON MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN INTO DRIVE AND PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AS CARS STARTED COMING. I WAS SCARED AS I HAD NO CONTROL AT STOPPING THE CAR. AFTER TALKING TO MY STEP-DAUGHTER SHE SAID IT HAD HAPPENED TO HER TWICE. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY RAN THE COMPUTER TEST AND SAID EVERYTHING SHOWED IT WAS FINE. THEY TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO CALL SO THEY CAN DOCUMENT THIS. I DID HAVE THAT RECALL DONE ALSO. THIS JUST ISN'T RIGHT AND I FEAR SOMETHING WORSE WILL HAPPEN.

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. IN SEPTEMBER 2010, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND/OR FAILURE OF SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF HUMAN ERROR. UPON MY APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR LUNGED AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CAR CRASHED INTO A BUILDING, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. I FILED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA. I REQUESTED INSPECTIONS OF THE VEHICLE FROM NOT ONLY TOYOTA, BUT ALSO FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. TOYOTA DENIED RESPONSIBILITY BASED ON THE ERRONEOUS INFORMATION FROM THE COMPUTER "BLACK BOX." THE BODY WORK ON MY CAR WAS JUST COMPLETED. I NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. I FEAR THAT THE VEHICLE COULD MALFUNCTION AGAIN, RESULTING IN A WORSE SCENARIO THAN THE ACCIDENT IN SEPTEMBER 2010. BEFORE MORE FATALITIES, INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGES OCCUR AS THE RESULT OF MECHANICAL DEFECTS AND/OR FAILURE OF SYSTEMS IN TOYOTA VEHICLES, THE NHTSA SHOULD THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT HAVE A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT MY CAR BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA. I DON'T DOUBT HOW TOYOTA WILL RESPOND TO MY REQUEST. THEY WILL HOLD TRUE IN THEIR DENIAL OF RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 25 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH MORE EXTREME FORCE YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,147 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,247. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 01/27/11.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED THEN THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE COMPUTER AND NOT TO BE CONCERNED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IN 2009. HE ALSO REFERENCED RECALL 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STATED THAT RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON FEBRUARY 16, 2010. THE ACCELERATION FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN IT STARTED ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE LEVELED OUT ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,013. UPDATED 1/19/2011 THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON FOUR OCCASSIONS. UPDATED 03/28/11

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY RECALL NOTICE SENT *TGW

CAR ACCIDENT - CAR CRASHED INTO MEDIUM ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE ON EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND APPLIED BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AS THE TURN WAS BEING MADE AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN BUT SPED UP - WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE TOTALLY - THE CAR ACTUALLY SPED UP AND HIT THE MEDIUM. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR STOPPED WAS IT WAS JAMMED INTO PARK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND STATE FARM INSURANCE DEEMED TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE BASED ON THE AMOUNT IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY AND INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THEN CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AGAINST THE CURB TO STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE KEY LESS IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78144. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY DID PERFORM AN UPDATE AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. UPDATED 01/04/11.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS CUT AND THE EDGES OF THE PEDAL WERE JAGGED AND ROUGH. THE DEALER ALSO REMOVED A PORTION OF THE CARPET AND INSULATION. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS ANY SAFER THAN PRIOR TO THE REPAIR. HE STATED ALSO THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS MUCH FARTHER THAN DESIGNED AND WAS DAMAGING THE LINKAGE TO THE PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY PERFORMED THE WORK AS LISTED ON THE RECALL NOTICE AND THAT IT WAS A SUFFICIENT REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TORQUE SHUDDER IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S DISTRICT MANAGER WHO WENT OUT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURES WERE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. UPDATED 12/29/10*JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES STUCK ACCELERATOR. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING BEING ASSIGNED A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH A BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND GAS LIGHT ON AFTER THE EVENT OF THE CAMRY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL AFTER ALMOST CRASHING INTO AN OAK TREE. THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, SHE HAD ONLY DRIVEN FOUR MILES BEFORE THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. SHE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND CUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND STOPPED SAFELY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL OVER 90 MPH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIRED. THE DEALER CUT THE LENGTH OF THE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WAS TOO SHORT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH IT. THE ONLY WAY SHE WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE PEDAL WAS IF HER FOOT REMAINED ELEVATED INSTEAD OF HAVING HER HEEL ON THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH UP A HILL, HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE PASSENGER WAS SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE NECK AND MINOR PAIN ALL OVER HIS BODY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. SHE REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED EARLIER THIS YEARS; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED TWICE SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AFTER SHE EXPERIENCED THE FIRST FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH , THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,225.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE GEAR SELECTOR PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $6,000. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN ENGINEER PERFORM A FURTHER INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE IN WHICH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS UPGRADED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A TOYOTA HYBRID 07 , I TURNED ON CAR MADE HORRIBLE LOAD NOISE THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 100 MPH IN SECONDS THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE SHAKING HORRIBLY LIKE THE CAR WANTED TO TAKE OFF THE CAR KEEP MAKING LAUD NOISE I HONESTLY THOUGH THE CAR WAS GOING TO BLOW UP . I THANK GOD THAT I WASN'T IN ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED , AM VERY AFRAID TO GET INTO CAR THERE IS NO WAY I WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN I VALUE MY LIFE TOO MUCH AND ITS SAD THAT TOYOTA JUST THINKS ABOUT MONEY AND NOT LIVES OF PEOPLE . I SAY THIS BECAUSE THEY SAID "WELL BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN" YEAH RIGHT AND WHAT IF IT DOES BUT AM DEAD , OR CRITICALLY INJURED. *TR

LETTER REGARDING JERKING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE ; SEEKING HELP TO RESOLVE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT WOULD JERK IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE PEDALS WERE SENSITIVE AND SHE NEEDED TO GET USED TO THEM. THE DEALER THEN BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH THE CONSUMER STATED WASN'T EVEN ON. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THAT A BAR WOULD BE INSTALLED AS WELL AS FIXING THE CARPET. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AND JERKING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). SINCE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBIT SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURES AND WOULD ALSO SURGE IN REVERSE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO REFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER WHICH MADE THE RECALL REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,452 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,135.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE GENTLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND IT INEXPLICABLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHE FRANTICALLY TRIED TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR UP FROM THE FLOOR WITH HER FOOT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS PICKING UP SPEED AND RACING UNCONTROLLABLY DOWN THE FREEWAY. SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW IT DOWN BY PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. LUCKILY, SHE THREW THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MATS WERE ANCHORED IN PLACE WITH FACTORY CLIPS AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY AT THE TIME HE TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMERS WIFE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, WHEN A SHORT WHILE LATER, THE ACCELERATOR SLAMMED TO THE FLOOR. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE DOWN THE FREEWAY. SHE THREW THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN AND BRAKED AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER A CEMENT BLOCK ONTO A CURB. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING FOR TWO MILES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT THE CONTACT ALSO FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT WITH THE DMV. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND RECALL 07E082000 (EQUIPMENT) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 38,300. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED EVOQ. 07/29/10*JB UPDATED 09/20/10.*JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES DISTRESS WITH RESULT OF REPLACEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALLOWED THE DEALER TO SHORTEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH WAS NEVER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE FLOOR MAT. THE VEHICLE IS NOW DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER FOOT NOW SLIPS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SHE HAS TO SIT CLOSER TO THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO REPLY TO MY EMAIL OF MARCH 10 SEEKING INFORMATION TO BE PREPARED FOR ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS WITH MY CAMRY. CUSTOMER [XXX] 03/10/2010 03:01 PM I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY SE 4-CYL. I'VE HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. THERE ARE REPORTS THAT SOME CARS MALFUNCTION EVEN AFTER REPAIR. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT JUST IN CASE. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED THAT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL OR TURN OFF THE IGNITION. BUT THE REPORTS I'VE SEEN SAID YOU CAN DO THOSE THINGS ON SOME CARS BUT NOT OTHERS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN WITH MY CAR. WILL IT LET ME SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL (AUTO TRANSMISSION)? WILL IT LET ME TURN OFF THE IGNITION? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO IF I HAVE A PROBLEM? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON LISTED DATE AT APPROXIMATELY 0940, MY MOTHER IN LAW WAS OPERATING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN LA PLATA, MD. AS SHE PULLED LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND PLACED IN ON THE BRAKE AND WENT TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE LURCHED AGGRESSIVELY FORWARD, JUMPING SEVERAL FEET INTO THE GRASS AT THAT LOCATION. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SINCE HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, PLACE IN INTO REVERSE AND PARK IT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SHE REPORTED IT TO ME IMMEDIATELY. SHE HAD MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND KNEW THAT I HAD AN UNWANTED ACCELERATION INCIDENT IN JAN. 2008. THAT INCIDENT (ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK TO FLOOR- REPORTED TO NHTSA (REF ODI #10214714), WAS INVESTIGATED BY SCOTT YON OF NHTSA WHO ALSO PERSONALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2010. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE GEAR, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH HER LAWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TWICE . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. ACCELERATION ISSUES *GR THE CONSUMER STATED RIGHT FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE AND IT STILL CONTINUES. HE NOTICED WHEN ANY TIME HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT HIM STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE MODE WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 40 MPH IN SECONDS AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. GAS PEDAL ISSUES *GR THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS EXITING HIS DRIVEWAY, HE SAW HIS NEIGHBOR COMING DOWN THE HILL, BUT HIS VEHICLE KEPT GOING FORWARD AND HE JUST BARELY MISSED HITTING HIS NEIGHBOR. LATER THAT DAY, WHEN THE CONSUMER APPROACHED AT AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT HIM, BUT SUDDENLY THAT MOTORIST SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, AS ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING AT FULL SPEED. THE CONSUMER WAS A CAR LENGTH BEHIND THE VEHICLE SO, HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING EVEN THOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD. THE CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 5 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER INCIDENT O SUDDEN ACCELERATION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WHICH HE THOUGH AT FIRST THAT HIS FOOT LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE EIGHT TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TO CORRECT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION; (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE HAVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODIFIED TO A SMALLER LENGTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES PAUSING AND BREAKING IN ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MATS SHE WAS GIVEN NEVER STAYED IN PLACE AND THEREFORE SHE REMOVED THEM. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED ALL-WEATHER MATS. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE.

2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT DID HAPPEN, THE ENGINE WAS ACCELERATING AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE OR PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM GOING ANY FURTHER. THE CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF A ROUGH IDLE. THE ROUGH IDLE WAS DUE TO CRACK IN THE SPARK PLUG. A FEW TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

I WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE REVVED AND LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, BOUNCED OFF AND HIT IT AGAIN. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD BUT IT TOOK A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE THE CAR WOULD STOP. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT IS STILL WAITING FOR AN ENGINEER TO LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID IT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 74 DAYS BEFORE THEY EVEN LOOK AT IT DUE TO HAVING SO MANY CLAIMS AT THIS TIME. THIS VEHICLE WAS IN JUST THE WEEK BEFORE FOR THE RECALL FIX FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. ON A LATER DATE, HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND FILED A POLICE REPORT ACCORDINGLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND REPAIRED FOR BODY DAMAGE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTICED THE PROBLEM SINCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM FM OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRONICS MODULE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED WHEN RESEARCHING SUDDEN ACCELERATION EPISODES.

ON 4/3/10, UNINTENDED ACCELERATOR "FIX" PER TOYOTA LETTER WAS PERFORMED ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE (VANN YORK TOYOTA IN HIGH POINT, NC). ON 4/12/10, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 35MPH ON A CITY STREET, MAINTAINING CONSTANT ACCELERATION; THEN, SHE REMOVED THE FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR AS SHE HEADED TOWARD AN INTERSECTION, WHEN SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE SPEED DRASTICALLY INCREASED (I.E. REVVED UP LIKE WHEN THE DRIVER STEPS ON THE ACCELERATOR TO ACHIEVE A FAST VELOCITY RATE OF CHANGE); HOWEVER, THE CAR VELOCITY DECREASED AND SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO GET TO THE INTERSECTION AND MAKE A RIGHT TURN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE SUDDEN ENGINE SPEED INCREASE LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS; AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE SPEED WENT BACK TO THE NORMAL (PREVIOUS) LEVEL. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT THE INTERSECTION, THERE WAS NO RE-OCCURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE, AND MY WIFE AND 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MADE IT HOME SAFE. THE SUDDEN ENGINE SPEED INCREASES HAVE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES IN OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SINCE WE BOUGHT IT LATE 2006. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE, AS WELL AS WHAT FEELS LIKE INFREQUENT TIRE SLIPPAGES TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS (IN PHOENIX AND GREENSBORO), BUT THEY HAVE NEVER FOUND ANY ISSUES WHILE INSPECTING THE CAR. WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT EVEN AFTER TOYOTA HAS RECOMMENDED THE ACCELERATOR "FIX" (THEY CHANGED THE SHAPE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND MADE AN UPDATE TO THE ENGINE THROTTLE COMPUTER) AND THE FIX HAS BEEN APPLIED TO OUR CAR, IT CONTINUES TO BEHAVE IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE. WE FEEL THE CAR IS UNSAFE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS REPAIRED PURSUANT TO LETTERS FROM TOYOTA ABOUT A RECALL. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER THE "REPAIR" THE CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE WALL OF A BUSINESS IN ALBANY, GEORGIA. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BUSINESS AND THE VEHICLE. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM FM OWNER OF A 2007 CAMRY. *KB THE CONSUMER THE FIRST TIME SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, SHE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A FOUR-WAY STOP. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE HEARD THE ENGINE REV AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL REALLY HARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, NARROWLY MISSING A GROUP OF CHILDREN WHO WERE IN THE CROSSWALK. THE SECOND TIME, SHE WAS IN A TRAFFIC JAM AT A COMPLETE STOP, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN AGAIN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. SHE STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS SHE COULD. THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY FISH-TAILED A BIT BEFORE IT STOPPED WITHIN INCHES OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE FIRST THE DEALER SAID MAY BE IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM, SO THEY UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE AND THERE WERE NO MAJOR ISSUES FOR A WHILE. THE SECOND TIME, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RE-CREATED AND THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. THE DEALER DID INSTALL A NEW ACCELERATOR IN THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE REFERENCED RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND STATED THAT AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE TO REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL SINCE IT WAS PLACED LOWER TO THE FLOOR. HE STATED THAT ONLY THE TIPS OF THE DRIVERS TOES TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SHE HAD TO LIFT HER FEET OVER THE CARPET TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT HAD RECEIVED NO CORRESPONDENCE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,996.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS AND TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 05/20/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/10*JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATOR *GR THE CONSUMER SHE STATED SHE NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THERE WAS A SURGING/LUNGING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED FROM A STOP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT HER COMPLAINT WAS NEVER RESOLVED. IN FEBRUARY 2008, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A TREE AS SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. FEBRUARY 12, 2010, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. UPDATED 04/21/10.*JB

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK IT WOULD ACCELERATE. MY CAR HAD TWO RECALLS. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR DURING MOST OF THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THEY CALLED ME AND INDICATED THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. DROVE CAR TO WORK AND CAR ACCELERATED AGAIN. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT IN A NEW DRIVE SHAFT. AT THAT POINT I WAS TOO SCARED TO GET BACK IN CAR. I HAD NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND I DON'T REALLY THINK THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AS IT WAS STILL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I COULD NOT GET BACK IN THAT CAR NOR COULD I AFFORD TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. I QUALIFIED FOR THEIR 0% FINANCING ON A 2010 NEW PRODUCTION WITH NO RECALL AND FREE TWO YEAR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT. I FELT TRAPPED WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO BUY THE CAR AS I HAD PUT $11,000 ON THE 2007 WHICH WAS A LOSS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT OR TICKET UNTIL I BOUGHT THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REMOVING HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

I OWN A 2007 CAMRY SOLARA, MY CARS GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND PROCEED INTO TRAFFIC THE CARS MOMENTARILY STAYS IN AN IDLED POSITION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, UNTIL IT KICKS FORWARD AND ACCELERATES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND FINANCIALLY I AM STILL PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS PARKED, BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL IT SAFE TO DRIVE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO PUT THE CAMRY SOLARA ON THE LIST. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WITHOUT THE RECALL THEY REFUSE TO EVEN DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR MY CAR, AT MY EXPENSE NO LESS, I DO NOT FEEL THAT SOLARA OWNERS SHOULD BE IGNORED AND FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. I DO NOT WANT TO HURT MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE BY TAKING A CHANCE ON DRIVING A CAR THAT IS OUT OF CONTROL. PUT THE SOLARA'S ON THE RECALL LIST, AND MAKE MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AT EASE WITH A REPAIR AND GAS PEDAL REPLACEMENT IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUDDENLY CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY CENTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE WEEKS AFTER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY RE. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM, FOR YOU TO SHARE WITH YOUR ENGINEERS. I LEASED MY 2007 CAMRY IN AUGUST 2007 (VIN [XXX]), A 4 CYLINDER MODEL. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY PASSING A CAR WHEN I NEEDED A SUDDEN BURST OF SPEED, SO I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR HARD. (I WAS USED TO A 6 CYLINDER WHICH REACTS INSTANTLY.) THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO STICK AND I EXPERIENCED A RACING ENGINE THAT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE CAR BY PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL AND BRAKING (NEEDLESS TO SAY, A LITTLE SHAKEN). AFTER I TURNED IT OFF, I IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND AGAIN IT RACED. I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND LET IT SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. AFTER RESTARTING IT, IT REACTED NORMALLY. I CAREFULLY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS GIVEN THE FLOOR MAT EXPLANATION WHICH I ACCEPTED. I DID IN FACT HAVE MY FLOOR MATS LOOSE AND NOT IN THE PEGS. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A RECURRENCE. MY PERCEPTION IS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED WHEN I STOMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND RESTARTING WITHOUT INCIDENT, I AM SPECULATING THAT THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO RESET ITSELF. THAT'S WHY I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM MAY BE ELECTRICAL OR THE VEHICLE COMPUTER, AND NOT MECHANICAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) REPAIRS PERFORMED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A CURB AND A FENCE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,100. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. HE STATED HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE TACHOMETER REACHED OVER 7,000 RPM'S. HE IMMEDIATELY GRABBED THE SHIFT LEVER AND SWITCH IT TO NEUTRAL AND THEN AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE TO PARK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER STATED A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE PARKING AT A LOCAL BANK. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY DUMPSTER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT BECAME WEDGED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT THE SPEED THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELLING BUT NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR FAILURES RELATED TO THE FLOOR MAT AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED OCCURRED, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN THE SPEED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATOR FAILURE AFTER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT HAD RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE REMEDY UPON COMPLETION OF THE ACCURATE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER SHAVED AND SHORTENED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN WITH HIS FOOT SLIPPING OFF OF THE SMALL PEDAL EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,583. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A FUEL MODIFICATION; HOWEVER, THE DEALER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITHOUT THE OWNERS CONSENT. FOLLOWING THE RECALL REPAIRS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS UNUSUALLY HARD TO ENGAGE. SHE STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAD TO USE HER TOES WITH NO HEEL SUPPORT TO ASSIST WITH DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT WAS UNSATISFIED WITH THE RECALL REPAIRS, STATING THAT HER FOOT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FALL OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED WITH HER CONCERNS BUT WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS OR MODIFICATION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE ENGINE BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UP TO SPEEDS OF 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AS WELL AS THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED APPROXIMATELY FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,300.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES ACCELERATION AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TGW THE COSNUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED OVER USE OF THE BRAKES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,817 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/11/10.*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 10V017000 AND 09V388000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPROACHED A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE, HE TAPPED THE BRAKE TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PASS THE SLOW MOVING VEHICLE, HE USED THE RESUME BUTTON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. HE NOTICED THAT WHEN HE REACHED A SPEED OF 77/78 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN IT EXCEEDED 80 MPH, HE DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND EVERY THING RETURNED TO NORMAL UNDER MANUAL ACCELERATION. HE LATER ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT FUNCTIONED WELL. THE CONSUMER RECENTLY HAD A 40,000 MILE INSPECTION DONE. TWO DAYS LATER, ON A SHORT TRIP, NOT DRIVING MORE THAN 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP SOUND IN THE DASHBOARD AND WHEN RETURNING HOME, HE DISCOVERED THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. HE STATED HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED AS NORMAL. HE THEN DROVE HOME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,254.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE, SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE THEN ENGAGED THE BRAKE WITH ADDITIONAL FORCE , HOWEVER SHE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER.THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 7,869.

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER IN REDDING, CA ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP; HOWEVER, THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL OPERATION. I DOUBT IT VERY MUCH, HOW THE CRUISE CONTROL RESUMES BACK TO THE SET SPEED ALMOST INSTANTLY BY RAISING THE RPM OVER 5000, WHICH WILL MAKE YOU FEEL THE CAR IS GOING OUT OF CONTROL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING CARS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND OWN MANY MAKES AND MODELS BUT NONE OF THEM BEHAVED IN THIS WAY. THIS WAS MY FIRST TOYOTA CAR, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE CAR MAKER SHOULD LOOK IN TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT MIGHT GIVE THEM CLUES ABOUT ACCIDENTAL ACCELERATION PROBLEMS THAT I AM HEARING REGULARLY. *TR

HAD ACCIDENT WITH '07 CAMRY HYBRID. RECALLS DONE 5 DAYS PREVIOUSLY. APPLIED BRAKE TO STOP AT LIGHT. CAR ACCELERATED AND STRUCK CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO INJURIES TO ANYONE INCLUDING MY 97 YR. OLD FATHER TOW DRIVER SAID RPM'S WERE "WAY UP" WHEN HE DROVE CAR TO PUT IT ON FLATBED. RECALLED INCIDENT OF SIX MONTHS PREVIOUSLY, AFTER ACCIDENT, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AT CORNER BEFORE MAKING LEFT TURN. CAR ACCELERATED AND I SHOT ACROSS STREET FRANTICALLY APPLYING BRAKE AND STOPPED JUST SHORT OF A LINE OF PARKED CARS. THOUGHT LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE INCIDENT AS I BELIEVED, AT THE TIME, THAT I HAD MIXED UP THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. DRIVING A RENTAL AT PRESENT, CAR IS ON HOLD BEFORE REPAIR SO IT CAN BE INSPECTED BY TOYOTA. THE SUBROGATION DEPT. OF MY INS. COMPANY HAS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT TOYOTA TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF CLAIMS BY THEIR CUSTOMERS AND TOYOTA HAS NOT RESPONDED SO FAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES SPEED WOULD REMAIN CONSTANT EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED FOR THE PAST YEAR THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD PERIODIC ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79000.

WAS DRIVING EAST. BEGAN BRAKING TO TURN NORTH ON CROSSROAD. INITIATED TURN AND THE CAR EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION. THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND STRONGLY. DRIVER PUSHED GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTO NEUTRAL AND BRAKED HARDER BUT THE CAR HIT A LIGHT POLE. THE DAMAGE TOTALED THE CAR AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG, THUMB AND RIBS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT THEN IT ACCELERATED. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM BEFORE THE FIX. AS SHE WAS PARKING AT ABOUT FIVE MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A MOUNTAIN OF SNOW AND STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DEALER CAME AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THEY WILL BE SENDING OUT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE A LOOK AT A THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN UNTIL A FEW DAYS AND SHE IS VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,423. UPDATED 5/10/10 *CN UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL MODIFICATION PREVENTED HIS FOOT FROM REACHING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE DEALER CUT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL THEREFORE WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL IT IS NO LONGER THERE AND HE ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,415 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,533.

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. I HAD MANY UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. NONE OF THEM COULD BE RESOLVED BECAUSE THE TOYOTA DIAGNOSTICS SAID THEY DID NOT OCCUR. I ASSURE YOU THEY DID. THE RECENT EVENTS SURROUNDING TOYOTA VEHICLES AND AT LEAST WHAT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE PRESS REGARDING THE INABILITY TO DUPLICATE OR SEE THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN TOYOTA VEHICLES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THEREFORE CONCLUDE IT IS OPERATOR ERROR. SO WHEN A MALFUNCTION OCCURS-PROBABLY CAUSED BY SOFTWARE-IT IS COMPOUNDED BY AN ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE ISSUE THAT WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN MY VEHICLE AS A RESULT AND EVEN MORE DISAPPOINTED IN THE PEOPLE I TURNED OVER $32,000 TO SINCE EVERYTHING WAS BLAMED ON OPERATOR ERROR. I ASSURE YOU THERE WAS NO OPERATOR ERROR AS IS PROBABLY THE CASE NOW WITH RECENTLY PUBLICIZED EVENTS. I AM CONVINCED THE DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE OR THE INTERFACE BETWEEN TOYOTA'S SOFTWARE AND THE DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STRUCK SEVERAL TRAFFIC WARNING SIGNS AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE BECOMING AIRBORNE AND CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT ELBOW. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

CAR WITH ONLY 314 MILES. BRAND NEW. EXITED HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A STOP AT END OF CLOVERLEAF. UPON ACCELERATION FORWARD FOR A RIGHT TURN ONTO CROSS STREET THE CAR SURGED TO FULL SPEED CAUSING DRIVER TO MAKE A VERY SHARP (15 FT) RIGHT TURN INTO THE SIDEWALK OF THE OVERPASS BRIDGE. HIGH CURB DESTROYED FRONT END BUT SAVED DRIVERS LIFE FROM CRASHING THROUGH GUARD RAIL AND FALLING TO THE HIGHWAY SURFACE. TOYOTA CLAIMED DRIVER ERROR. DRIVER HAS PERFECT DRIVING RECORD. POLICE REPORT NOTES PROBABLE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF SOME SORT. CAR REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. DRIVER IS NOW FEARFUL TO DRIVE THE $30,000 CAR. CAR WAS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. HAS BEEN RECALLED AND REPAIRED, BUT NO CONFIDENCE NOW. SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE DATA BASE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SEEMED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 95 MPH. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT PULLED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UP WITH HER FOOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED TO OVERRIDE THE ACCELERATOR IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,140 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY 4-CYLINDER NON HYBRID VEHICLE. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE REQUIRED RECALLS AND WHILE I WAS IN LINE WITH OTHER CARS TO DROP IT OFF, I NEEDED TO MOVE UP ABOUT 30 FEET. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND GEAR IN PARK. I STARTED THE CAR AND PUT THE SHIFT LEVER INTO DRIVE WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP, BUT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT DID NOT MOVE. I QUICKLY PUT THE SHIFT LEVER INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. A TOYOTA EMPLOYEE CAME OVER AND TRIED TO REPRODUCE THE SITUATION, BUT COULD NOT. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL FIX. IF THE CAR ACCELERATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ACCELERATION IS SUPPOSED TO STOP, BUT IN THE TIME BETWEEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND MY FOOT HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL, I COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT. MY WIFE AND I AM VERY WARY ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY RECALL FLOOR MAT*CW THE CONSUMER STATED HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED PER THE SPECIFIED RECALL, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN TRANSFER THE CALL TO A SUPERVISOR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OVER A CURB AND CRASH INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,840 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY RECALLED HAD THE NEW PARTS INSTALLED @ DEALERSHIP. AFTER WHICH I EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATOR STICKING AND NOT SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT PRESSURE TO BRAKES. RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, FOUND NO FAULT CODES AND RECHECKED THE FIXES THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS, THE CAR DOESN'T DECELERATE WHEN YOU LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND IN FACT HAD AN INSTANCE OF IT SPEEDING UP AND DECELERATING FREELY ON IT'S OWN. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS THEIR COMPUTERS DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT AS THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA CAMRY 2007. THE ISSUE IS NOT A STICKY GAS PEDAL BUT A HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THEN OBVIOUSLY THE CAR DOES LUNGE FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATION CATCHES UP . MY CAR HAS NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS OF YET, BUT IT IS DISTURBING WHEN IT OCCURS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I AM GETTING THE SO CALLED REPAIR ON MARCH 12, 2010. THIS HESITATION DOES HAPPEN OFTEN , BUT IT IS NOT CONSTANT. I JUST FEEL THAT MOST OF THE CAR OWNERS DO NOT REALIZE THAT THE HESITATION IS PART OF TOYOTA`S PROBLEM. THEREFORE NO ONE IS EXPLAINING THE REAL ISSUE. THE DATE I AM PUTTING IN IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE, SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR QUITE SOMETIME. THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE TOYOTA GARAGE KEPT SAYING IT WAS HOW THE COMPUTER WAS DESIGNED TO WORK, WHEN I DID INQUIRE ABOUT MY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THERE WAS A MOMENTARY HESITATION BEFORE ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHICH STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL); HOWEVER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RECALL AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 37,200.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THE INCIDENT: ACCELERATED GAS PEDAL THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON CRAIN HWY, GLEN BURNIE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CRAIN HWY/AQUAHART RD ON 9/26/2009. I WAS TRAVELING ON CRAIN HIGHWAY WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BREAK. AND THOUGHT I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CE HAD UNEXPECTEDLY JOLTED FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SAID "WOW THAT WAS WEIRD" I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT THE INCIDENT OTHER THAN I JUST BEING A FREAK MALFUNCTION. ONLY UNTIL THE RECENT RECALLS OF MY TOYOTA MODEL WAS IT BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT I MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATED GAS PEDAL MALFUNCTION WITH MY VEHICLE. NO ACCIDENTS WERE A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT; HOWEVER I WAS SHAKEN UP A BIT. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA IN LATE JANUARY EXPLAINING THAT MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS PART OF A RECALL TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT AND THAT I WAS GOING TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RECALL LOCATIONS IN EARLY APRIL/MAY. AFTER READING NEWSPAPERS AND WATCHING NEWS REPORTS OF THE PUBLIC RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT IDENTIFYING THE TOYOTA MODELS THAT WAS PART OF THE RECALL INVOLVING ACCELERATED GAS PEDALS. MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS PART OF THE MODELS IDENTIFIED SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO DARCARS TOYOTA OF BALTIMORE, 6000 EASTERN AVE , BALTIMORE MD ON JANUARY,10, 2010 AND WAS TURNED AWAY CLAIMING MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I RECEIVED OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA ON 3/8/2010 WITH INSTRUCTION ON WHERE TO GO AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CE PURCHASED MAY 2006. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED. VIN # [XXX] *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BUILT IN JAPAN. I NOTICED THAT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCELERATION OR FLOORMAT RECALLS. DO THE CARS BUILT IN JAPAN NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE BUILT IN AMERICA? IF NOT, WHAT IS DIFFERENT THAT EXCLUDES MY CAR FROM THE RECALL? MY VIN # BEGINS WITH A "J". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE THROTTLE DID NOT SEEM TO RESPOND NORMALLY; IT SEEMED TO BE VERY SENSITIVE RESPONDING VIOLENTLY EVEN WITH THE SLIGHTEST TAP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM EVERY TIME SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO RECALL 10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,400 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,700. UPDATED 05/04/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TO STOP THE ACCELERATION THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME BRAKING PRESSURE. 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 23000.

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR PEDAL RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS A VIN # THAT BEGINS WITH A J. HOWEVER, WE HAVE EXPERIENCE ONE UNEXPECTED ENGINE ACCELERATION AND ARE NERVOUS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. THE INCIDENT WAS THIS PAST FEBRUARY 14, 2009.. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH TWO BUSINESS CLIENT AS PASSENGERS. AS HE WAS DRIVING ON THE FDR DRIVE IN MANHATTAN, THE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS. THE INCIDENT WAS NOTICED BY ALL. I HAVE BEEN USING THIS VEHICLE, BUT HAVE RECENTLY BEGUN USING MY PARENTS CAR AS I HESITATE TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN A CAR THAT MIGHT DO THIS AGAIN. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO TOYOTA, BUT HAVE ONLY RECEIVED A STOCK E-MAIL RESPONSE THANKING ME FOR MY COMMUNICATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 REPAIR PERFORMED ON HER VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70 TO 75 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO SPEEDS OF 115 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND HE THEN PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL. HE USED TREMENDOUS FORCE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES UNTIL SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A HALT AND WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE SERVICE DEALER ADVISED SPRAYING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH WD40 LUBRICATING OIL. ON A LATER DATE, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. HE AS ALSO ADVISED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT WAS 17,000. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN UPDATED 05/06/10. *JB

PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED. I GOT AND OIL CHANGED, CHANGED FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND REPLACED TWO TIRES. I ASKED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM THEN AND EVEN STATED I RECEIVED THE NOTICE IN THE MAIL. I WAS BASICALLY TURNED AWAY I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO WAIT TO RECEIVE MY SECOND NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND THAT BY THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PRIOR TO HAVING MY CAR SERVICED MY CAR ACCELERATED BEFORE HOWEVER I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE TRACTION ON MY TIRES AND WORN PADS. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT I WOULD SOON FIND THAT WAS MY NO MEANS THE CASE. A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS AFTER HAVING MY MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY VEHICLE I WAS HEADED TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY IT HAD JUST STOPPED RAINING WHEN MY CAR PICKED UP IN SPEED TO WELL OVER 75 MPH. FROM THERE EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO FAST. THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING I PANICKED GIVEN A CAR RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME I STEERED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID THE COLLISION AND IN DOING SO I HIT WATER ON THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED ME TO BEGIN TO HYDROPLANED. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO BRAKE HOWEVER THAT DIDN'T WORK IT ONLY CAUSED ME TO HYDROPLANE MORE SPINNING ABOUT 5 TIMES OVER A DITCH AND LANDING IN BETWEEN TWO TREES. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT WAS A NIGHTMARE. I ACCRUED SEVERAL EXPENSES ONE TOTALING MY CAR WHICH I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A YEAR AS WELL AS BACK AND NECK PAIN. I NOT ONLY NOTIFIED TOYOTA AND MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED I ALSO CONTACTED THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF TOYOTA INC AND STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

WAS PARKING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN PARKING LOT BETWEEN TWO CARS WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO HIT TWO CARS IN THE SPACES ADJACENT TO THE PARKING SPACE I WAS ENTERING. THESE CARS WERE IN FRONT OF THE SPACE I WAS ENTERING. THIS OCCURRED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS TO THE GAS PEDAL WERE MADE ON 2/11/10. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25MPH AND WHILE MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WENT UP TO 40MPH. THE CONTACT THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE QUICKLY. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL AND THE FAILURE OCCURED 4 DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT NEVER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM UNTIL THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED AS OF THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR FURTHER FAILURES . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50425 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50468. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I DRIVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THIS IS ONE OF THE SAFETY RECALL CARS. I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION BEFORE THE RECALL, THEN GOT THE RECALL FIXED ON FEBRUARY 21ST. I HAD A FEW SMALL ISSUES THESE PAST FEW WEEKS WITH IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BUT THIS MORNING THE WAY TO WORK I WAS DRIVING ON THE 101 IN PHOENIX HEADING TO WORK WHEN MY CAMRY SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING THIS TIME IT WAS NOT A SMALL ISSUE BUT IT ACCELERATED TO ALMOST 80 MPH I WAS DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY STARTED. I GOT THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CATCH MY BREATH BECAUSE I WAS VERY SCARED. I THEN MADE IT, THE REST OF MY WAY TO WORK WHICH WAS ABOUT 8 MILES. I DRIVE 50 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK EVERYDAY, I DROP MY HUSBAND OFF AT WORK, I DROP MY 17 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER OFF AT DAYCARE AND THIS TO ME IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AS OF TODAY DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR TO DRIVE ANY WHERE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY, CAN YOU PLEASE HELP IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED*CW THE CONSUMER STATED HE OCCASIONALLY USED HIS CRUISE CONTROL. AT TIMES IT WAS NECESSARY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE TO TEMPORARILY CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL. UPON PUSHING THE RESETTING LEVER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO THE EXTREME. THE ENGINE ROARED UNTIL THE ORIGINAL SPEED WAS OBTAINED. *JB

CRUISE CONTROL SET @ 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON I-85 WHEN A TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK RAPIDLY CLOSED THE INTERVAL BEHIND AS I STARTED UP AN INCLINE. WITHOUT WARNING MY SPEED QUICKLY DROPPED AND THE TRUCK MOVED DANGEROUSLY CLOSE. STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE SPEED AND WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO THE CRUISE CONTROL FURTHER INCREASED MY SPEED. DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE SPEED INCREASE WAS BECAUSE I WAS PAYING ATTENTION TO THE INTERVAL BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND MY CAR AND NOT WHAT REGISTERED ON MY SPEEDOMETER. AFTER GOING OVER THE HILL'S CREST THERE WAS STATE PATROL CAR IN THE MEDIAN WHO CLOCKED MY SPEED AT 80MPH. HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED SPEED DROPS AND SURGES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WAS MUCH MORE ATTENTIVE TO THE ACTIONS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR THE REMAINING PART OF THE TRIP. THERE WERE MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE THE SPEED WOULD DROP FROM SIX TO SEVEN MILES PER HOUR AS THE CAR STARTED UP AN INCLINE AND THEN WOULD RAPIDLY ACCELERATE, OVERSHOOTING THE SETTING BY THREE TO FOUR MILES PER HOUR (ONCE OVER FIVE) BEFORE ULTIMATELY DROPPING BACK TO THE SET SPEED. THIS IS BOTH A SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL AS UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN THERE IS A SERIES OF ROLLING HILLS. THE TOYOTA DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, FINDING NO DTC FAULT CODES AND NO ABNORMAL FINDINGS AFTER FORCE TESTING THE CRUISE SYSTEM. I SUSPECT THE ISSUE MAY RELATE TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS FOR THE HYBRID SYSTEM. AS THE CAR WENT DOWN HILL, THE GASOLINE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE IN "IDLE/COASTING" STATE AND THE GPS/ENERGY DISPLAY SHOWED NO ENERGY FLOW TO EITHER THE DRIVE WHEELS OR THE BATTERY FROM THE ENGINE. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR, HOWEVER, WAS IN CHARGING MODE. *TR

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY IN JULY 2007 AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT, CA. I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A LAG IN ACCELERATION FOR THE PAST YEAR OR MORE. MY REPEATED REQUESTED FOR THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE STEVENS CREEK TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I TAKE THE CAR FOR MY SERVICE, ARE NOT GETTING THE PROBLEM THE PROPER ATTENTION AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL. BASED ON THE VIN, MY VEHICLE DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECENT RECALL CRITERIA FOR ANY REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS CORRECTED BEFORE ANY MISHAP RESULTS FROM THIS? *TR

MY 2007 CAMRY HAS HAD ACCELERATION (DECELERATION) PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AFTER I RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR, MANY TIMES, THE CAR FAILS TO SLOW DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS (BOTH IN SPEED AND RPM). I THEREFORE HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE FAR MORE SEVERELY AND URGENTLY THAN I WOULD IF THE CAR SLOWED DOWN WHEN I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR. I'VE GONE TO MULTIPLE DEALERS MULTIPLE TIMES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT I'VE BEEN IGNORED EACH TIME. THE DEALERS ALL HAVE SAID THAT "IT'S A TOYOTA..ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE CARS...THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM. BUT IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIX IT." IN OCTOBER OF 2007, I NARROWLY MISSED GETTING INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE TREE BRANCHES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO BOTH SWERVE AND BRAKE REALLY HARD TO TRY TO MISS THE TREE BRANCHES. ONE OF THEM STRUCK THE RIM OF MY TIRES, BENDING IT A BIT. THE ACCELERATION (OR DECELERATION) PROBLEM HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES EACH WEEK. I'VE HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS (MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL BRAKING REQUIRED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE) FAR EARLIER THAN WITH OTHER CARS I'VE OWNED. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL TO "FIX" THE ACCELERATOR--THE RECALL ONLY RELATES TO POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WITH THE FLOOR MATS, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR SYSTEM. I HOPE THE NHTSA LOOKS FURTHER INTO THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE WITH TOYOTAS AS I BELIEVE, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE 2007 CAMRY, THE PROBLEMS ARE FAR MORE EXTENSIVE THAN WHAT TOYOTA HAS CLAIMED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP NORMALLY TO SITUATE MY CAR BEHIND A CHEVY TAHOE, WHO WAS WAITING ON A RED LIGHT. DESPITE PRESSING THE BRAKES AND PUMPING THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES, I CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD. MIND YOU, I HAVE ALREADY HAD TOYOTA'S RECALL FIXED AT THE ALBANY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN GEORGIA. THE ONLY REASON THAT I DID NOT HIT THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME WAS THAT I RAN OFF THE ROAD. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATOR PEDAL FIX NOT ACCEPTABLE...WAY TOO SMALL PEDAL AFTER BEING CUT HAVING JUST RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICES I QUICKLY MADE MY APPOINTMENT TO COMPLETE ALL THREE (3) TOYOTA RECALLS FOR MY 2007 CAMRY. PRIOR TO DROPPING MY CAMRY OFF AT QUEENSBORO TOYOTA I PERFORMED MY "DUE DILIGENCE" AND RESEARCH THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING PART NUMBER 15772-31030 USED FOR RECALL #SSC-90K. GOOGLE AND BING RESEARCHES CLEARLY ALLUDED TO USING PART NUMBER 15772-31030 WHICH IS A 1-PIECE SOLID METAL TUBE VERSUS THE TROUBLE PRONE 3-PIECE 04009-33131 USED BY THE DEALER. I REQUESTED PART NUMBER 15772-31030 BE USED TO EFFECT THE REPAIR AND EVEN OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PART OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. MY CONCERN IS THIS IS MY FIRST TOYOTA VEHICLE HAVING DECIDED TO WEAN MYSELF OFF DOMESTICALLY MADE VEHICLES DUE TO A PERCEIVED QUALITY LACKING IN DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURER'S VEHICLES. I EVEN RELUCTANTLY PURCHASED A 7-YR 100K TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR PEACE OF MIND HAVING HAD TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES IN THE EARLY 1970'S. I AM NOT HAPPY HAVING HAD TO SETTLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM PRONE PART FOR RECALL SSC-90K AND BELIEVE THIS IS TOYOTA'S WAY OF DELAYING A PROPER VIABLE OIL LINE FIX UNTIL MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT IN WHICH CASE IT WILL BE ON "MY DIME" TO FIXED AN ALREADY INEVITABLE REPAIR ONCE AGAIN. I AM ALSO NOT TOO THRILLED WITH ALSO HAVING MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL "CUT" AND I ALREADY FIND MY FOOT SLIPPING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS I ACCELERATE OR LET OFF THE GAS WHEN I DRIVE. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE OR BE DRIVEN AROUND IN THIS 2007 CAMRY DUE TO HER BELIEF IT IS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO ONCE AGAIN MANIFEST UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUES. MY IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS TOYOTA "CHEAPED OUT" USING THE SAME OIL LEAKING PRONE PART JUST TO SAVE LABOR COSTS VERSUS USING A 1-PIECE SOLID METAL OIL TUBE WHICH IS NOW IN ALL THE 2009 AND 2010 CAMRY'S....PLEASE DO NOT INSULT ME BY STATING THE 3-PIECE OIL LINE IS "JUST AS GOOD" AS A SOLID 1-PIECE METAL OIL LINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION LETER AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 05/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SPEED UP WITHOUT MY HELP MANY TIMES SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR. WAS SENT A RECALL LETTER FOR FLOOR MATS SAYING THIS WAS CAUSING THE CARS TO ACCELERATE BUT WHEN THE CAR TAKEN IN WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DIFFERENT MATT CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED FOR THE POWER TRAIN: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY: PEDAL LINKAGE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE RAPID/SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE REPAIR WILL NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE WITH THE STICKY PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN KINGSPORT TN FOR MY RECALL. WHEN I GOT THERE I TOLD THEM HOW MY VEHICLE ACTED. WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I START TO PULL OUT FROM THE LIGHT I AM PUSHING THE GAS AND IT HESITATES AND DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO PULL OUT SO I PUSH HARDER AND THEN IT JERKS AND TAKES OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL THAT WAS NORMAL. AFTER THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODIFICATION OVERRIDE SYSTEM MY CAR. MY CAR DOES NOT DRIVE RIGHT OR FEELS GOOD THERE FEELS LIKE SOMETHING WRONG WITH STEERING. AND THE HESITATION AT A RED LIGHT IS STILL THE SAME. ALSO IF WE SLOW DOWN FOR A CURVE YOU CAN HEAR THE CAR MOTOR SPEEDING UP AND THEN WHEN YOU GO TO GIVE IT GAS IT JERKS AND TAKES OFF FLYING. I ALSO WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE A RECALL ON MY OIL COOLER HOSE THAT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. I HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING ON THE OIL COOLER HOSE BEING ON THE RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY OR MYSELF. *TR

MY FATHER WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET HE KNEW WELL, HAD ONLY GONE TWO BLOCKS, AND ACCELERATED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION,BUT INSTEAD OF TURNING LEFT, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES HE ACCELERATED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND WAS BROADSIDED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HE WAS UNABLE TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED AS HE SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY IN THE ACCIDENT, AS WELL AS A BROKEN COLLARBONE AND RIB. THE WITNESSES SAID THAT HE NEVER SLOWED DOWN AT ALL, AND WAS GOING WELL ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT. THIS WAS VERY ATYPICAL FOR MY FATHER, WHO DROVE VERY SLOWLY AND HAD NEVER HAD A TICKET IN HIS LIFE. WE STRONGLY SUSPECT THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION UNTIL SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO INSTALL A CHIP IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER SHE RETRIEVED IT FROM THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WILL BE RESETTING THE COMPUTER. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE ACTIVATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH OUT OF CONTROL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AFTER TRAVELING FOR THREE HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A DITCH, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ACCELERATING WHILE IT WAS STUCK IN THE DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO THE RECENT INCIDENT THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 09V388000 AND 10V017000 WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY - PRIOR TO RECALL FIX THE CAR ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED 5 TIMES. CAR WAS "FIXED" UNDER RECALL 2 WEEKS AGO. TODAY, MARCH 4, THE CAR ONCE AGAIN ACCELERATED TO FULL SPEED. ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEEMED TO COLLAPSE TO THE FLOOR AND REMAINED IN THE POSITION UNTIL I USED MY TOW TO PULL IT UP. [XXX] *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE GOING DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND THEN SLOW DOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. UPDATED EVOQ 08/05/10.*JB

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT WAS PART OF THE GAS PEDAL RECALL WHERE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS PERIODICALLY HAPPENING WITH MY CAR. I HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO BUT ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY CAR WAS SPEEDING UP WHEN I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED, I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON ME! THERE HAVE BEEN 2 MORE OCCURRENCES OF THIS SINCE THEN AND I DON'T BELIEVE THEIR REPAIRS WORKED OR ITS THE COMPUTER OR ELECTRICAL OR SOMETHING, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ARE HAVING ME BRING IT BACK IN BUT THEY AREN'T SURE WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE SINCE THEY ALREADY FIXED THE RECALLED PEDAL. YOU NEED TO HAVE TOYOTA DO MORE, IT CLEARLY WAS WHAT THEY INSISTED IT WAS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE IS ONE AFFECTED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER SUGGESTS THAT THE ASSOCIATED ELECTRONICS MODULE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED WHEN RESEARCHING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED (APPROX 30 MPH--W/IN LIMIT), SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT PARKED CAR AND FLIP OVER ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, SEVERE MEMORY LOSS, 2 BROKEN RIBS, FRACTURED KNEES, LOSS OF BALANCE, REQUIRING WALKER FOR MOBILITY, AS WELL AS PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO THE DRIVEWAY WITH HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

BACK IN JULY 2009, COMING TO A STOP ON BOND ROAD AND WATERMAN IN ELK GROVE, CA MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLER ACCELERATED AND HIT SUV IN FRONT OF ME. NO INJURY WAS CAUSED, MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF MY AUTOMOBILE NO DAMAGE TO SUV. TOOK CAR TO FOLSOM TOYOTA, REPORTED INCIDENT, THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT CAR, AT THE TIME WAS NOT ADVISE OF PROBLEMS TOYOTA WAS HAVING WITH ACCELERATOR. WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR, THEN VSC ALARM WAS COMING ON, THEN THAT BATTERY IN TWO (2) YEAR OLD CAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS THE KEY BATTERY, THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS THE CAR BATTERY. WHICH I QUESTIONED BECAUSE IT SAID KEY BATTERY. THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY, THE COMPANY WHO SOLD ME THE BATTERY WHEN CAR WAS ONLY TWO YEAS OLD. THEN WHEN WE BROUGHT OLD BATTERY BACK TO THEM AS A CORE. THE GUY QUESTIONED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. THE GREEN EYE WAS STILL GREEN AND HE THOUGHT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BATTERY. THE CAR DIES TWICE LEAVING MYSELF AND DAUGHTER STRANDED AT MY DAUGHTERS DANCE CLASS WHERE I HAVE TO CALL MY FATHER A RETIRED MECHANIC TO COME AND JUMP MY BATTERY. THEN I WENT TO ELK GROVE TOYOTA AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK BATTERY IN KEY THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY IN KEY AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. IN SEPTEMBER 2009 I RECEIVED LETTER REQUIRING THAT I TAKE FLOOR MATS OUT OF CAR. BUT STILL THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE ESPECIALLY WHEN PUTTING CRUISE CONTROL. SO NOW WORRIED TO DRIVE CAR. THE FLOOR MAT WERE NEVER THE CAUSE OF ACCELERATION. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) TWICE MY 2007 CAMARY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST CAUSED CRASHES. COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA AND TOOK THE CAR IN WAS TOLD MINE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL!!!! BASICALLY TOLD THEIR WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. IT WAS SAID IT WAS PROBABLY MY AFTERMARKET MATS. WELL I NEVER MOVED MY MATS AND ONCE I FINALLY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHILE IN PARK ( AT 5RPM'S ) THE CAR RESET. MY MATS WERE NO WHERE NEAR THE PEDAL. !!!!!!!!!!! AND THE CAR STARTED UP JUST FINE . SOUND LIKE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. OUR CAR HAS NEVER SHIFTED PROPERLY FROM THE DAY WE TOOK IT OFF THE LOT. IT IS LIKE HESITANT AND WONT RESPOND NORMALLY , AGAIN LIKE A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS IT JERKS YOU AND DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE AND I AM LEFT IN LIMBO . I HAVE TO USE MY CAR AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN. LISTENING TO THE STORIES AND HAVING IT HAPPEN TO ME PERSONALLY I AM DEEPLY TROUBLED THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN SOLVED FOR MY CAR AS WELL AS OTHERS , AGAIN MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THEIR RECALL PLEASE TAKE CAREFUL NOTE IN THIS PIECE OF INFORMATION, BECAUSE TWICE MY CAR WOULDN'T STOP AND I AM TOLD THEIR IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT IN THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP US . [XXX] *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 DOOR, 4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC. MY WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS ALSO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL FOR THE MAT, GAS PEDAL, AND THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED AND SERVICED BY THE DEALER. OUR PROBLEM IS; WE START UP THE CAR AND MOVE INTO TRAFFIC, WE TURN THE AIR- CONDITIONING ON HIGH. WE PULL UP TO A RED LIGHT AND STOP. WE PUSH DOWN THE ACCELERATOR AND HAVE TO PUSH A LITTLE HARDER TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING. WE ENTER THE INTERSECTION AND GO TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WE ARE MOVEINAT APPROXIMATELY 3 - 6 M.P.H. THE TRANSMISSION IS IN 1ST GEAR AND THEN NOTHING. THE CAR HESITATES AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. MY NEXT REACTION IS TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR HARDER, NO RESPONSE, PUSH HARDER AND THEN THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE. THIS HESITATION IS DANGEROUS. IT IS LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE A COLLISION. I KNOW AND EXPECT POWER TO BE DRAINED OFF THE ENGINE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS USED. WE HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES WITH AC. THIS IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER HESITATION OR SLUGGISH ACCELERATION. I REPEAT: IT IS DANGEROUS! I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER THREE TIMES ABOUT THIS BUT THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A METAL BAR THAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS RECALLED. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THEY WOULD PUT HER NAME ON A LIST OVER A MONTH AGO AND THEY WOULD CALL HER. THE CONTACT IS VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE SHE HAS CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS ONLY BEEN ABLE TO LEAVE A VOICEMAIL. NO ONE HAS RETURNED HER CALLS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I RECEIVED A TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2007 CAMRY. THE NOTICE DESCRIBED THREE SEPARATE REPAIRS/REMEDY TO MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST REPAIR INVOLVED INSTALLING A METAL SHIM IN THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH I HAD THE DEALER PERFORM. THE SECOND "REMEDY" INVOLVED A TECHNICIAN CUTTING A SECTION OFF THE END OF THE GAS PEDAL AND CUTTING OUT A SECTION OF PADDING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS FLOOR PAN CARPET. I DECLINED THIS WORK AS I HAVE A NEWLY DESIGNED AWFM PROPERLY SECURED IN PLACE AND DO NOT BELIEVE THIS "REMEDY" WOULD RETAIN THE OEM QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE - TOYOTA SHOULD REDESIGN AND INSTALL A NEW GAS PEDAL INSTEAD. THE THIRD REPAIR INVOLVED INSTALLING A BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM. OF THE THREE REPAIRS, THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AS IT OFFERS A BROAD LEVEL OF PROTECTION AGAINST UNINTENDED ACCELERATION VERSUS THE NARROW LEVEL OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE OTHER TWO. WHEN I CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM INSTALLED THEY REFUSED TO DO THE WORK WITHOUT ALSO PERFORMING THE GAS PEDAL AND CARPET PADDING MODIFICATION "REMEDY". I EXPLAINED MY DISPUTE OVER THIS WORK AND WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. AFTER A FORTY MINUTE WAIT I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE HILDA. SHE ALSO STATED THAT TOYOTA WAS UNWILLING TO INSTALL THE BRAKE OVERRIDE SYSTEM WITHOUT DOING THE OTHER MODIFICATION WORK. WHEN I ASKED HER FOR A REASON SHE STATED THAT TOYOTA AGREED TO NHTSA TO DO THE WORK AS A SINGLE RECALL. WHEN I PRESSED HER TO DETERMINE IF THE NHTSA REQUIRED TOYOTA TO ONLY PERFORM THE WORK IF BOTH THE REPAIR AND "REMEDY" WERE DONE TOGETHER, SHE STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO HELP ME FURTHER AND PROVIDED ME WITH A CASE NUMBER ([XXX]). WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFE? WHY IS CUTTING UP A VEHICLE WITHOUT COMMITTING TO PROPERLY REPAIRING IT AT A LATER DATE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS FIXED FOR THE ACCELERATOR RECALL ON FEBRUARY 22, 2010. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR LESS, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT HER RPMS STARTED INCREASING. WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE TO A FRIENDS HOME THAT WAS NEARBY; HOWEVER, SHE OBSERVED THE ACCELERATOR RELEASE AND THEN WATCHED IT IMMEDIATELY GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

SUDDEN FORCEFUL ACCELERATION OF A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID, NOT DUE TO FLOOR MAT OR STICKING GAS PEDAL (VIN NUMBER STARTED WITH A J SO WAS NOT PART OF SUBSEQUENT RECALL FOR GAS PEDAL PROBLEMS), WHILE EASING INTO A HEAD-IN PARKING SPACE. FORCEFULLY HITTING THE BREAK DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE AND IT ONLY STOPPED, AND WAS TOTALED, WHEN IT WAS STEERED INTO A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE TO AVOID ENTERING A BUSY STREET. THE ACCELERATION WAS SO FORCEFUL THAT THE CAR HIT AND WENT OVER TWO APPROXIMATELY 8" CONCRETE SIDES ON A PLANTER AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND RIGHT FRONT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE HIT THE CONCRETE LIGHT POLE. THE FORCE WAS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SEVERE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES TO THE LEFT CHEST THAT TOOK 6 MONTHS TO FULLY HEAL FROM THE RESTRAINT OF THE TRI-POINT SEAT BELT. *TR

WHEN HEADING SOUTH ON 57, AND SPEEDING UP, MY CAR KEPT ON ACCELERATING AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO SLOW IT DOWN. IT HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE, ON THE DATE BELOW. THE CAR IS GOING TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED SUDDENLY AND ROARED VERY LOUDLY SIMILAR TO AN EXPLOSION. SHE COULD NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS IF IT WAS PREPARED TO TAKE OFF AT FULL SPEED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DEALER, HOWEVER SHE COULD NOT GET THROUGH. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED. SHE WAS NOT AWARE IF THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL OR NOT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

I WAS COMING OUT OF A BANK DRIVE-THROUGH WHEN SUDDENLY THE 2007 CAMRY-HYBRID, WITH APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MILES RAN, DID NOT STOP AT THE EXIT TO THE PRINCIPAL STREET, THANKFULLY NO CAR WAS COMING FROM THAT STREET. IT STARTED TO RUN ALSO WITH DIFFICULTY, AND THE VSC SYSTEM APPEARED ON THE SCREEN. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS PROGRAMMING ISSUE, THEY RE-PROGRAM IT AND THAT WAS IT. THEY COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY IT DEPROGRAMMED. ELEVEN MONTHS AFTER THAT EVENT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SUDDENLY, THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, I GOT REALLY NERVOUS AND CALLED A TOWING COMPANY TO GET IT TO THE DEALER. I WAS AT LOW SPEED AND I COULD MANAGE TO STOP. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS AND COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM OF WHY THE PROGRAMMING SCRAMBLE LIKE THAT, THEY JUST REPROGRAM IT AND THAT'S ALL FOR THEM. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M SCARED TO DEATH OF GOING TO THE HIGHWAY WITH THAT CAR, SPECIALLY WHEN I THINK IT CAN COMBINE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. SO FAR TOYOTA HAVE NOT OFFERED ME A SOLUTION AND I'M AFRAID TO USE MY CAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY KIDS. PLEASE HELP BY INVESTIGATING THE SOFTWARE ON CAMRY'S AS WELL. *TR

FAX FWD LTR FM (NJ) RE UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, REPLY TO NEWARK, NJ OFC. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SLOWING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN THE PARKING LOT AND WAS AT THE POINT OF ENGAGING THE PARKING GEAR TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND TOOK OFF ON ITS ON. THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER THE CURB AND ONTO A MAJOR ROAD. THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BURST ON IMPACT WITH THE CURB. THE CONSUMER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY PEDAL THAT WAS UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD AFTERMARKET FLOOR MATS, SO THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT. *JB SEE ALSO 10306806 THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 06/21/10*JB UPDATED 06/30/10.*JB UPDATED 08/04/10*JB UPDATED 08/06/10*JB UPDATED 10/01/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO PICK UP SPEED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE. HE RECEIVED AN INTERIM LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THE FLOOR MATS AND WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE THEM. HE THEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHEN THE REPAIRS WERE TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL ON A LATER DATE AND THAT THEY WERE BEING SENT OUT IN WAVES. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN TO DETERMINE WHEN HE WOULD RECEIVE HIS RECALL LETTER AND HE WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT ASKED FOR SOMETHING IN WRITING STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY REFUSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A RAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 38000.

MY CAR IS CAMRY, 2007. I HAD AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAULT EXPERIENCE ON THE WAY HOME FROM NEW YORK CITY TO BOSTON AT NIGHT ON JULY 05, 2009. MY WIFE AND MY MOTHER IN LAW WERE IN THE CAR. THE CAMRY SUDDENLY LOST OF POWER AFTER I TRIED TO ACCELERATE SPEED BY PRESSING A LITTLE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WE WERE ON UPHILL, NOT STEEP, JUST REGULAR ON I-84, 90 MILES AWAY FROM BOSTON AT THAT MOMENT, THE SPEED WAS 60 MILE/H. THE REASON I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WAS I FOUND MY CAR COULD NOT RUN FASTER THAN 60 MILE/H WHEN IT WENT UPHILLS ON THE TRIP. I SAW THE SPEED SLOWLY DROP FROM 60 TO 34 ON THE TOP OF THE HILLS. THEN I TRIED TO SPEED IT UP EVERY DOWNHILL BEFORE THE NEXT UP UPHILL. FINALLY WE MADE UP GET HOME. THE NEXT DAY, JULY 06, 2009 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TOYOTA AT WATERTOWN, MA. AFTER INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD MY CAR LOST MEMORY. MY CAR GOT RE-CALIBRATION. NOW CAR IS RUNNING WELL. BUT SINCE THERE WERE MUCH FAILURE REPORT RELATED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR TOYOTA CARS, SO I REPORTED THIS FAILURE WITH MY CAR TO YOU AS REFERENCE. BELOW ARE SOME CHECK INFORMATION : A AUTO TRANSMISSION FEELS HARSH SHIFTING WON'T GO OVER 60 MPH. CAUSE: ECM CALIBRATION UPDATE. ACTION: EG8025 ECM CALIBRATION ENHANCEMENT SHIFTING PERFORMANCE. AUTO SHOP: TOYOTA AT WATERTOWN, MA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE STOPPED AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD, SHE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND FAILED TO STOP UNTIL SHE APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. SHE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO HER HIP, CHEST AND WAS PUT ON LIFE SUPPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FIRST FAILURE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PREVIOUSLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT HER VIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL FOR THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3666. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO AN INTERSECTION. SHE WAS HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND SUBSEQUENTLY SHE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES SHE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FLOOR MATS AND IS STATING THE FLOOR MATS ARE NOT THE ISSUE. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD ACCELERATE. *JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE ROARED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT REACT. *KB WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY RESPONDED, IT CAME WITH A RUSH OF SPEED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOCAL DEALER ADJUSTED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE. *JB UPDATED 12/09/14

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE BUT NO ONE INSPECTED IT TO FIND OUT WHY IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,465. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN UPDATED 07/14/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESPOND NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE CODE NEEDED TO BE RESET FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10000. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN UPDATED 06.01.10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE GAS PEDAL THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE A PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN COLD WEATHER: THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2007 ( 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4 CYL ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THIS OCCURS DURING COLD WEATHER ( LESS THAN 30 F) AND DURING THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WHEN I AM DRIVING WITH LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR AND REMOVE MY FOOT TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR ABRUPTLY SLOWS DOWN AFTER 1 TO 2 SECONDS (TACHOMETER DROPS FROM 1800 RPM TO 1000 RPM) AND MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND. AFTER 1 TO 4 SECONDS, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR WILL THEN SPEED UP ( ANOTHER CLUNKING SOUND FROM THE DRIVE TRAIN). THE TACHOMETER JUMPS FROM 1000 TO 2000 RPM APPROXIMATELY. THIS OCCURS IN ALL GEARS AND IS SEVERE IN 3RD GEAR WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND BEGIN TO BRAKE. THE RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION IS IMMEDIATE SKIDDING ON ICE OR SNOW COVER SURFACES. IF I AM IN A TURN, THE CAR WILL START SKIDDING IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER. I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND SO THE ROADS ARE OFTEN SLICK IN WINTER. I HAD REPORTED THIS TO SERVICE SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND WAS TOLD IT'S NORMAL, THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THEY HAVE NO DIAGNOSTIC FAULTS, THEY CAN'T FIND MY SERVICE RECORDS, ETC. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THIS COULD CAUSE SLIDING ACCIDENTS IN WINTER WEATHER AND MAY HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST, PARTICULARLY WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THIS EVENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND ATTEMPTING STOP, THE BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HIT A TRUCKS REAR BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK AND DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OF THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE.. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT NUMBER 1001143929. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 33,000.

ON NOVEMBER 5, 2008 I WAS LEAVING MY SON'S SOCCER PRACTICE AND MY ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. I HIT A SCHOOL AND WENT THROUGH A 100 FOOT FENCE WHEN MY CAR BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE FENCE AND THE FENCE BECAME CAUGHT UNDERNEATH MY CAR. MY CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING FULL FORCE AND MY TIRES WERE BURNING RUBBER. I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY SLAM MY STICKSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STOPPED. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND SENT SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AT THE BODY SHOP. THEY SENT ME A LETTER STATING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY I SMELLED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ORDER IN MY CAR. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING THAT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2007 TOYOTA, CAMRY HYBRID. I DID HAVE MY CAR SERVICED FOR THE GAS PEDAL RECALL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE OIL LEAKAGE RECALL THAT IS IN CANADA. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY CAR AND NEED HELP. I WANT MY FAMILY TO BE SAFE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT TODAY. A PICKUP TRUCK BROADSIDED ME. AS SOON AS THE TRUCK HIT ME I HIT THE BRAKES. THE CAMRY DID NOT STOP AND INSTEAD QUICKLY ACCELERATED AND FISH TAILED OUT OF CONTROL. I FINALLY GAINED CONTROL OF THE STEERING BUT ENDED UP THREE LANES ACROSS FROM WHERE I WAS HIT AND INTO A GAS STATION HAVING TO DRIVE BETWEEN THE GAS PUMPS HOPING TO AVOID AN EXPLOSION. I HIT A PARKED CAR AT THE PUMP AND KEPT GOING ABOUT 5 TO 10 MORE FEET AND THE CAR FINALLY JUST STOPPED LIKE NOTHING HAPPEN. I COULD HAVE DIED TODAY! IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE OR LIKE SOMEONE FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. I DO KNOW FOR CERTAINTY I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON MANY SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED NOT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION BUT A SUBTLE INCREASE IN SPEED, WHILE ON LEVEL ROAD. THE IMPRESSION I HAD WAS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OPERATING WHEN IT WAS NOT EVEN TURNED ON. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT IT WAS DOING BUT WAS TOLD I MUST HAVE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THEY DID TRY TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT. THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE HAD THE "ACCELERATOR PEDAL FIXED" AS A RESULT OF TOYOTA'S MOST RECENT RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CAR CONTINUES TO RANDOMLY "ACCELERATE". I DO NOT BELIEVE THE PEDAL WAS EVER THE PROBLEM AND IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT NUMBER OF REPORTED INCIDENTS, I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THESE INCIDENTS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME AS THE MORE CRITICAL REPORTS AND THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNKNOWN AND THE NATURE OF MY INCIDENT IS PROBABLY HAPPENING TO ALOT OF DRIVERS BUT THEY EITHER DON'T REALIZE IT OR THINK IT IS NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO REPORT. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS ON GOING ACCELERATION HESITATION PROBLEM. WHEN ACCELERATING CAR DOES NOT RESPOND, RPM RED LINES AT 6K CAR SLOWS DOWN. OTHER TIMES DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND IT SLOWS DOWN, SHIFTS BY ITSELF WITH OUT POS OR NEG ACCELERATION OR BRAKING. *TR

I AS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, CAR ACCELERATED - JUMPED A CURB, HITTING A TREE AND BROKE MY NOSE,AND DAMAGED THE WHOLE FRONT OF MY CAR.. ON JUNE 27, 2009 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AGAIN, CAMRY ACCELERATED HITTING THE SUV IN FRONT OF MY CAR. TOOK IT IN TO PAULY TOYOTA IN CRYSTAL LAKE, IL AND THEY SENT ME AWAY SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY 2007 CAMRY. I ALSO HAD TWO VERY NEAR ACCIDENTS, BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. I AM DEATHLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL ACCELERATE AGAIN. AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO HELP ME OUT. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 80 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 86 MPH. SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS SINCE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. SHE SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO USE THE AUTOMATIC RESUME ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER HEADBOARD WAS PREVIOUSLY RESET. SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,366. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,271. UPDATED 03/24/10 *BF UPDATED 07/14/10*JB

CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATION. MY TOYOTA CRUISE CONTROL SPEED WILL INCREASE UP TO 3-4 MPH WHEN GOING UP A INCLINE, THIS REQUIRES BRAKING OR RUNNING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. I HAVE USE MANY CRUISE CONTROLS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT HAS EVERY GONE OVER THE ACTUAL SPEED SETTING. ON A FLAT ROAD THE CRUISE CONTROL PERFORM THE WAY IT SHOULD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ON CENTRAL EXPRESS WAY EAST BOUND IN AROUND MOUNTAIN VIEW AND SUNNYVALE (CALIFORNIA) AREA, THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP AND DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING. I KEPT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND FUMBLING WITH SHIFT STICK, AND FINALLY STOPPED AFTER IT BLEW THROUGH 2 RED LIGHTS. LUCKILY, IT WAS SUNDAY EARLY MORNING AND THERE WERE ALMOST NO CARS ON THAT ROAD AND THUS I DIDN'T HIT ANY CARS. THE WEEK NEXT, I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER REPAIR SHOT AT PALO ALTO FOR REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE FLOOR MAT AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING SHE FELT AS IF THE MOTOR WAS SURGING . AS SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AND SLOW DOWN. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPEN AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE DEALER MODIFIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ACCORDING RECALL REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 04/15/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AHEAD. UPDATED 06/17/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN SHE ENTERED THE EXPRESS WAY AND ACCELERATED 60 TO 65 MPH SHE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER 65MPH ON ITS OWN. AS SHE STARTED TO APPLY THE BREAK THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN WHEN IT HIT AN HARD OBJECT ON THE ROAD . SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE DAMAGE WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SHE COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER SHE HEARS NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT WILL NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGE UNDER THE VEHICLE. SHE IS NOT SURE IF THE OIL CONTAINER OR MUFFLER WAS DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT 100211885. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,480 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT HAD A SEVERE CRASH DO TO AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CROSSED OVER THE MEDIAN AND HIT AN ONCOMING VEHICLE HEAD ON.THE CONTACT WAS BLINDED BY THE CRASH. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN ON A LONG DISTANCE TRIP I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL--IT WAS SET TO AROUND 75 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT WHEN I WENT TO RESUME MY CRUISE CONTROL SPEED, THE CAR'S SPEED SURGED PAST THE 75 MPH THAT I HAD SET AND STARTED GOING ABOVE 80 MPH. I REALIZED IT AND APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THEN JUST SET THE SPEED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST SEPARATE 3 TIMES. I NO LONGER USE THE RESUME FUNCTION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND I HAVE NOT HAD OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE (BUT I HAVE NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL MUCH EITHER). *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A DANGEROUS AND ALMOST DEADLY INCIDENT REGARDING DRIVING MY TOYOTA CAMRY(2007). ON DECEMBER 13, 2009, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA, CAMRY IN WILKES BARRE, PA. VISITING FAMILY. SHE WAS ON RTE. 81 AND THE CAR STARTING RAPIDLY ACCELERATING WITHOUT HER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR SPEED GOT UP TO AROUND 100 MPH WHEN SHE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN BY PRESSING THE BRAKE HEAVILY AND THEN PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. MY WIFE CAME VERY CLOSE TO CRASHING THE CAR WHICH AT THAT SPEED WOULD HAVE SURELY MEANT DEATH. MY WIFE WAS QUITE ANXIOUS TO SAY THE LEAST AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS INCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER AND AM QUITE ANGRY AT TOYOTA FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO OCCUR. I AM CONSIDERING TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST TOYOTA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO SAN ANTONIO FROM HOUSTON AND USING MY CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4 CYL CAR MADE JAPAN. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME SO I PRESSED MY BRAKES WHICH STOPPED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THEN TURNED AND I WAS ABLE TO RESUME CRUISE CONTROL SO I PRESSED RESUME AND WITHOUT ALSO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND/OR BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR SURGED AHEAD GAINING LARGE AMOUNTS OF SPEED AND EASILY GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT THAT I HAD SET AT 70 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER HIT 78 AND KEEP GOING AT THAT SPEED ABOUT 30 SECS AND THEN STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO 70 MPH. I HAVE THAT HAPPEN ALMOST EVERYTIME I USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY CAR AND USE IT ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMEND STANDARDS SET BY TOYOTA. *TR

TOMORROW WILL BE THE 3RD TIME I HAVE TAKEN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN FOR VSC PROBLEMS. LUCKILY I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY 2-12-2010 AND WITHIN ONE HOUR THE VSC , CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE BUT GIVEN ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL I THOUGHT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND THE REMEDY REPAIR WILL BEGAN IN APRIL 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN UPDATED 05/06/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING FASTER THAN NORMAL AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A MOVING VEHICLE, PUSHING IT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. HER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL ALTHOUGH SHE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED MOVING. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH HER HEART. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE, BUT SHE RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FLORIDA POLICE REPORT NUMBER WAS 3951FVE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD NOR DID THE SPEED INCREASE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN AN IDLE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALLS AND THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AFTER THE CONTACT AGREED TO PAY THE FEE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR WOULD BECOME STUCK WHILE DRIVING. AS SHE PROCEEDED TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD, UNDER CONTINUOUS FOOT PRESSURE THE PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK AND MOMENTARILY STAYED IN AN IDLED POSITION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN JUMP FORWARD BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. UPDATED 04/07/10

MY TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2007 MODEL HAD THE UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE INSTANCES MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL AND ONCE IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. I CALLED THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT FOR EXAMINATION, THEY ASKED ME TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM ON THE SPOT, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO AT THAT INSTANT. THE DEALERSHIP THEN LATER SAID IT WAS LIKELY DUE TO FLOOR MATS AND I HAD THE FLOOR MATS SECURED (EVEN THOUGHT THAT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE THE CAUSE.) BASED ON RECENT REPORTS I AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS LIKELY DUE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM ACKNOWLEDGED BY TOYOTA. HOWEVER I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY RECALL OR REPAIR NOTIFICATIONS FOR MY CAR YET AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I-5 CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I PUT ON BRAKES REPEATEDLY AND HAD TO MANUALLY SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I ASKED RODLAND TOYOTA IN EVERETT THEY STATED IT "SHOULD" DISENGAGE, ONLY CHECKED TO ENSURE I HAD BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAVE NOT SINCE THEN ATTEMPTED TO USE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE RESUMING CRUISE CONTROL MY ACCELERATION HAS GONE FASTER THAN EXPECTED, BEYOND THE LIMIT THAT I SET. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION, WHICH IS VERY FRIGHTENING, AND OF COURSE UNSAFE. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I ALWAYS ALLOW A SAFE DISTANCE BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE 2007 CAMRY. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID AND HAVE THE SAME SKID/LURCH PROBLEM AS THE PRIUS. MY CAR IS NOT BEING RECALLED AND PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER, TOYOTA AS WELL AS EMAILS HAVE NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED. THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO RECENT PRODUCTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I EXPERIENCED THE "STICKY PEDAL" IN A ACCIDENT IN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CAR INCREASED SPEED ON A WINDING ROAD. IT SLAMED INTO A WALL. THE CAR WAS TOTAL. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE TOYOTA EXPERINCE LINE ABOUT THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE CAR. I DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM THEM. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH TOYOTA'S RESOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOW DO WE KNOW THIS WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM? I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING A TOYOTA ANYMORE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. I SUSTAINED BURNS ON MY NECK AREA FROM THE SEAT BELT. I'M SEEKING COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF MY VEHICLE, INCREASED INSURANCE PAYMENTS, AND TRAUM SUFFERED IN THE ACCIDENT. *CN

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SURGES IN POWER IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN DECEMBER 2008. THEY SEEM TO HAPPEN ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. COULD THIS BE PART OF THE RECALL PROBLEMS? SHOULD I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT? *TW

THE LAST TOYOTA CAMRY I BOUGHT WAS IN 2007, IT WAS THE FIRST NEW CAMRY I EVER BOUGHT, I'VE OWNED 3 OTHERS IN MY LIFE, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST NEW ONE I EVER PURCHASED. APX 9 MONTHS LATER ME AND MY WIFE WENT TO THE FL KEYS AND WENT TO BAHIA STATE PARK, AND UPON LEAVING THE PARK, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT WHEN GOING 10-15 MPH, THE CAR TOOK OFF AND WE ENDED UP HITTING A TREE HEAD ON. WE BOTH ENDED UP AT THE FISHERMAN'S HOSPITAL IN MARATHON ON OUR 2ND DAY ON VACATION ALONG WITH A $120 TKT FROM THE FL HIGHWAY PATROL. TWO WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR FLOOR MATS, I CALLED TOYOTA AND AFTER TALKING WITH A GIRL THERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE FLOOR MATS THAT WERE BEING RECALLED, I TOLD HER THAN THEY HAVE MORE THAN A MAT PROBLEM. SHE SAID I SHOULD SEND ALL INFO AS WELL AS MEDICAL BILLS TO THEM WHICH DID, I WAS NOTIFIED 2 WEEKS LATER THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ACCIDENT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR RECALL. AGAIN I TOLD THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH THAT IT SEEMS AS IF THEY HAVE MORE THAN A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM ,SUDDEN ACCELERATION? *CN UPDATED 03/05/10

WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON AT 7:30 AM THE "CHECK VSC" WARNING LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON. I PLANNED TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND THEN DROP THE CAR OFF TO BE CHECKED AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MILES, THE WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF. AFTER ABOUT 3-4 MILES FURTHER, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND GOT NO BRAKING ACTION. THE BRAKES FELT AS THOUGH THEY HAD COMPLETELY LOST THEIR POWER ASSIST AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. AS OF THIS MORNING, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE "CHECK VSC" LIGHT IS STILL OFF. NO INDICATION WAS LEFT ON THE CARS COMPUTER THAT ANY MAINTENANCE LIGHT HAD COME ON OR THAT THERE WERE ANY ISSUES. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT IS PART OF BOTH RECALLS FOR THE FLOORMAT ISSUE AND THE ACCELERATION ISSUE. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUGUST 2007, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IT IN AND REPAIRS WERE MADE, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO EXIST AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS. IN FEBRUARY 2008, WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN MY VEHICLE WITH OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER AN A FRIEND. WE WERE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF US AND OUR CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WE HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THERE WAS SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, BUT THANKFULLY, NO REALLY BODILY INJURY TO THE PASSENGERS. AFTER PLACING A CALL TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND EXPLAINING THE ACCELERATION ISSUE TO THEM THAT I BELIEVE WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT, I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE THE ISSUE AND THAT MY INITIAL ACCELERATION ISSUE HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN THAT ARE IN MY CAR EVERYDAY AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE. MY FLOORMAT ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND NEITHER HAS THE PEDAL ISSUE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WAY THIS SITUATION IS BEING HANDLED, ESPECIALLY SINCE I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE RIGHT AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY CAR AND I WAS ASSURED THAT IT WAS FIXED. PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS *TR

DRIVING MY NEW TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID ANNIVERSARY MODEL - AS I ENTERED A LOCAL SHOPPING AREA MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I COULDN'T STOP IT. MY FOOT WAS STRONGLY ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING FAST. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME WAS A DENSE ROW OF SHRUBS WHICH I WENT INTO AND WHICH CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT AND SERVICE IT REGULARLY. THEY KEPT IT 2 DAYS AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE GAS PEDAL. I TOOK MY CAR TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR WHICH COST ME $915.26. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT LEFT ME SCARED WHENEVER I DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

THIS PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO THE TOYOTA GAS PEDAL RECALL. I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY AND MOVING IN A SLOW LANE, AND CHANGE LANE AND PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM OTHER CARS COMING BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING FAST ENOUGH. I NEVER HAD SUCH PROBLEM WITH OTHER CARS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER SEVERAL OCCASION (3 OR 4 TIMES), AND THE VERY LAST TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS THE SENSOR AND SOFTWARE ON THE SENSOR WORKS THIS WAY, AND THIS PROBLEM IS BY DESIGN. I TRIED CONTACTING TOYOTA, AND THEY SORT OF SHRUGS ME AWAY AND DID NOT RESPOND. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL THERE AFTER 4 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR AND I CAN REPRODUCE IT VERY EASILY. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY AND IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU WOULD LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FIND. THANK YOU. *TR

ON FRIDAY JAN 29, 2010 I ARRIVED AT MY WORKPLACE IN PISCATAWAY, NJ. AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND WAS SLOWING INTO A PARKING SPOT, MY 2007 CAMRY WHICH I WAS DRIVING ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN. BEFORE I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THE CAR HAD HIT A CURB, JUMPED OVER THE CURB AND ONTO A MAJOR ROAD. I DON'T KNOW HOW I AVOIDED A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A CAR ON THE ROAD. MY IMMEDIATE SENSE WAS TO STEER ONTO A NEARBY TREE TO AVOID GOING ONTO A BUSIER STREET NEARBY. THE FRONT TIRE HAD BURST ON IMPACT WITH THE CURB AND THAT PROBABLY HELPED SLOW THE CAR DOWN. AS I MATCHED ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR MANAGED TO STOP AND MIRACULOUSLY, I DID NOT HIT ANYBODY OR ANYTHING. IF THE CAMRY JUST HAD A STICKING GAS PEDAL, WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE GAINED ENOUGH ACCELERATION AND SPEED TO MAKE THE IMPACT IT MADE WITH THE CURB. I WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE CURB -- ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET FROM THE CURB. MY CAR WAS ALMOST AT A FULL STOP. I BELIEVE THAT WHEN MY CAR SPED OFF, IT MUST HAVE HIT THE CURB AT ABOUT A SPEED OF 50 MILES PER HOUR OR MORE. I AM WORRIED THAT EVEN AFTER TOYOTA INSERTS THE SMALL CORRECTIVE METAL IN THE PEDAL, THE PROBLEM MAY STILL BE THERE. WOULDN'T IT BE UNFORGIVEABLY TRAGIC IF ANYONE SHOULD GET HURT OR DIE FROM A RUN-AWAY TOYOTA AFTER THE CORRECTIVE METAL HAS BEEN INSERTED? *TR SEE ALSO 10313254 WITH REPOSITORY LETTER

WHILE PARKING, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I DID NOT INADVERTENTLY PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT ENTANGLED IN THE FLOOR MAT. THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB, THROUGH AN ADJOINING GRASSY AREA, AND STOPPED AFTER HITTING A CEMENT WALL. LATER, THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR OR OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO REPEATEDLY ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO RELEASE FROM THE STUCK POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, ONCE SHORTLY AFTER I GOT THE IN CAR IN 2007 AND AGAIN IN 2008 WHEN IT WENT IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE ISSUE: ON OCCASION, WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR WILL "SURGE" FORWARD MOVING FROM AN ALMOST IMPERCEIVABLE AMOUNT UP TO ABOUT A FOOT. THIS IS NOT A CONSISTENT PROBLEM AND DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN IN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING AND I HAVE NOTICED IT MORE WHEN THE CAR IS ON AN INCLINE BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AT OTHER TIMES. THIS IS NOT A FLOOR MAT ISSUE - MY FLOOR MAT HAS THE LOCKING MECHANISM TO KEEP IT FROM SLIDING AND WHEN CHECKED IT HAS NEVER BEEN UNDER OR AROUND EITHER THE BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR. THE INITIAL RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS THAT THE CAR COULD NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, MOVE FORWARD IF THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND THAT I PROBABLY JUST NOTICED THE ENGINE GOING FROM GAS TO HYBRID AND THOUGHT IT MOVED. THE SECOND COMPLAINT RECEIVED MUCH THE SAME REACTION. I WAS SHOCKED THAT THE HYBRIDS WERE NOT RECALLED WITH THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE BUT GIVEN PRIOR COMPLAINTS THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO CHECK THE CAR AGAIN. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY FAULTY ACCELERATOR ISSUE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR HAD GOTTEN STUCK AND I HAD TO HIT IT A FEW TIMES WITH MY FOOT TO GET IT UNSTUCK. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME AND I HAD NO ONE ELSE IN THE CAR WITH ME. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, FROM TIME WE PURCHASED CAR IT WOULD ACCELERATE TO HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP, IE; GETTING ON FREEWAY, PASSING AND MOST ESPECIALLY WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS IN USE, (SAME AS STEVE WOSNIECK, APPLE COMPUTER IS REPORTING). I ADDRESSED THIS WITH DEALER ALMOST EVERY TIME I HAD CAR SERVICED, THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO COMPUTER. SAID COMPUTER TAKES 30 SEC. OR SO TO CATCH UP AND THAT CAUSED THE "LURCH" OR INCREASED SPEED. ON RECENT TRIP, CAR WENT AS FAST AS 85MPH (FROM 60) WHEN I FINALLY APPLIED BRAKE AND TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT IN CAR, NO PROBLEM WITH PEDAL. ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL, WOULD NOT HOLD SPEED ON DOWN-HILL DRIVE. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO WORK ON DOWN HILL. THIS HAPPENED ON EVEN MINOR DOWN GRADES, WOULD JUST TAKE OFF! ON 1/27/10 I WENT TO DEALER AND PURCHASED WHAT THEY SAID WAS A "SAFE" NO ISSUE 2010 CAMRY. THEY SAID THIS ONE HAD THE SAFE "PEDAL". NOW I AM HEARING ISSUES THAT IT IS WITH THE COMPUTER! I FEEL SKUNKED! I HAD MY CAR ALMOST PAID OFF AND NOW AM BACK IN DEBT FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS! NOT HAPPY. THIS PROBLEM WAS ON-GOING FROM THE TIME WE BOUGHT THE 2007, LAST INCIDENT WAS DATE BELOW ON WAY HOME FROM VEGAS. I DO FEEL LUCKY AND THANKFUL THAT SO FAR I AM ALIVE TO REPORT THIS! *TR

I HAVE HAD ISSUES GETTING MY TOYOTA CAMRY FIXED THAT WAS RECALLED. THE TOYOTA WEBSITE LISTED IT AS ONE OF THE VEHICLES IN THE MASSIVE RECALL HOWEVER, THE LOCAL DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. I SPENT 2 HOURS ON HOLD BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TALK WITH A PERSON AT THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER CENTER WHO CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS ON THE LIST BUT CAME UP WITH EXCUSES ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED. I THEN CALLED BACK THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS EXTREMELY ASSERTIVE ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED - IT WILL NOT BE FIXED UNTIL HOPEFULLY SOMETIME NEXT WEEK THOUGH THE LOCAL DEALER INDICTED HE WAS STILL UNSURE IF IT WAS BEING RECALLED. APPARENTLY THERE IS A COMMUNICATION ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, LAST WEEK I HAD ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE GOING FORWARD A BIT ON ITS OWN. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY...THE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY STATED HE WOULD "HOLD TOYOTA'S FEET TO THE FIRE"....SO, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE TO ISSUES GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED SINCE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY BEING INCONVENIENCED HAVING TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK TO GET CARS REPAIRED BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE TOYOTA COMPANY CARED MORE ABOUT MASS PRODUCING A CHEAPER VEHICLE AND SAVING MONEY AT THE EXPENSE OF HUMAN LIFE. *TR

MY CAR IS COASTING AT AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR, THEN I STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE MY SPEED, MY 07 TOYOTA CAMRY LUNGES/JERKS FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. I CALLED TOYOTA WARRANTY SERVICES AND THEY SAID NO ONE ELSE SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THAT TYPE OF ISSUE AND THAT BECAUSE OF THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE--THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY DOWNPLAYED IT--AND SAID IT WAS HOW THE CAR OPERATES. BUT IF I DIDN'T STEP ON MY BRAKES THE LUNGING FORWARD WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENED ALMOST DAILY. I WONDER IF IT HAPPENED TO OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL? THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE GUY ADJUSTED SOMETHING BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS.... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN HE DECREASED HIS HIGHWAY SPEED TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE HIS VIN BEGAN WITH THE LETTERS A AND J. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

I AM AN ENGINEER SO NOT COMPLAINING IN REACTION TO THE NEWS BUT I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY LE (4 CYLINDER) WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND IN THE PAST 3 YEARS, IT HAS 'ACCELERATED' CONSIDERABLY SEVERAL TIMES WHENEVER I SWITCH OFF MY CRUISE CONTROL. I CAN COUNT ATLEAST 6 INSTANCES WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND BRAKING FIXED THE ACCELERATION SO LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS BUT ONLY CAUSED MY INCREASED HEART RATE. MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE REALLY MAKES ME FEEL THAT THERE IS MORE GOING ON WITH TOYOTA THAN JUST THE BRAKE PEDAL. THAT'S WHY I HAVE NOT EVEN TAKEN IT IN YET TO GET THE 'FIX'. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY AND I AM SURE THERE ARE DEEPER ISSUES THAN WE CURRENTLY KNOW OF. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING WEST ON ROUTE 22. SHE SAW A RED LIGHT AHEAD. SHE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A STOP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP. SHE REAR ENDED A CAR AND THAT CAR WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. *JB

NO CRASH AND NO INJURIES. YOU ARE INVESTIGATING TOYOTA GAS PEDAL PROBLEMS. I OWN A 2007 CAMRY HY-BRID AND HAVE NOTICED THAT ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH AND HAD THE CAR IN 'CRUISE CONTROL' AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR REALLY ACCELERATED VERY FAST TO INCREASE BY 10 - 15 MPH. I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT HAS ANY BEARING ON YOUR INVESTIGATION BUT THOUGHT I SHOULD PASS IT ON TO YOU. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR IS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND TO PEDAL ACTION. AT VARIOUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2006, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE FOR 4 TO 5 SECONDS AFTER THE PEDAL IS PUSHED ALMOST CAUSING NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVE BODY AND REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE DONE ALL THAT TOYOTA HAS ALLOWED THEM TO DO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2007 CAMRY ON LEVEL ROADWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 70 MPH, TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT SEVERAL GEARS CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE AGGRESSIVELY AND ROCKET FORWARD. DURING ONE SUCH INSTANCE MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND ALMOST DROVE UNDER A TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS TRAVELING IN FRONT OF US. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PHENOMENON. WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA ON 10/01/07. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SET UP FOR LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK OUT PROBLEM. AFTER TOYOTA HAD THE CAR FOR FULL DAY, THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPON PICKING UP THE CAR I FOUND THAT THEY HAD NOT DRIVEN THE CAR OFF THE DEALER LOT. UPON QUESTIONING THE SERVICE MANAGER, HOW THEY EXPECTED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT ACTUALLY DRIVING THE CAR, HE BEGAN SCREAMING AND WAS EXTREMELY RUDE. FINALLY, HE AGREED TO AN ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENT WITH A 'TECH PERSON' THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THE TECH PERSON WAS RIDING IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NO FURTHER FOLLOW UP TESTING BY TOYOTA. I WILL NO LONGER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING THIS CAMRY. NOTE: THIS CAR HAD IT'S 'SOFTWARE' UPDATED PREVIOUSLY DUE TO SLUGGISH ACCELERATION IN TRAFFIC. *TR

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATOR. I FIRST LEARNED OF THIS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY OF 2009. SINCE HAVING OWNERSHIP I NOTICED THAT THE CAR JUST WANTS TO TAKE OFF. EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. LAST MONTH WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I TRIED TO MISS A TIRE ICE RUT. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND FOR SOME REASON IT SPED UP. WHEN I STOPPED MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. I ENDED UP IN A SNOW BANK AND HIT SOMEONE'S FENCE. I ENDED UP DOING $800.00 IN DAMAGE TO MY RIGHT FENDER AND $50.00 TO THE FENCE. I PAID THE PEOPLE FOR THE FENCE BUT I HAVE TO SAVE TO GET MY CAR FIXED.*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ACCELERATOR PETAL HIT THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN . THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME PRESSURE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER 5 MINUTES THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN.THE PETAL HIT THE FLOOR TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TRADED.THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000.

PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATOR STICKING AT HIGH SPEED (70 MPH); CONSIDERABLE LAG BETWEEN REMOVING FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL AND DECELERATION. REQUIRED HARD BRAKING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

ON JANUARY 2, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON ROUTE 146. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE POOR AND I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN I PROCEEDED TO HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL IT SKIPPED AND MY CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. I BELIEVE THAT PARTIALLY THE ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE TO BLAME BUT IN MY OPINION A 2007 VEHICLES BREAKS SHOULD NOT SKIP ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE GAS PEDAL SHOULD ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME NAMELY BALISE AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED ANY OF MY PHONE CALLS REGARDING THE RECENT RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CALL VOLUME ON THIS ISSUE IS PROBABLY GIGANTIC YET WHEN A CUSTOMER, ESPECIALLY ONE HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLE SHOULD BE PRIORITIZE. DUE TO THIS MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER $9,000 IN DAMAGES AND I HAVE OVER $5,000 IN MEDICAL BILLS. IN THIS INCIDENT I HIT A GUARD RAIL TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS AND MY OPINION IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I TRULY BELIEVE TOYOTA ARE GREAT VEHICLES AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GREAT REPUTATION THAT IS WHY I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT IS DEFECTED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOU 11-2-07. MY CONFIRMATION NUMBER IS 10207797. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT OUR NEXT STEP IS IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM. I SEE SEVERAL LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED. I WANT TO BE PART OF THAT. I STILL OWN THIS VEHICLE AND AM PAYING FOR IT. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. SHE COULD ALSO FEEL THE POWER OF THE VEHICLE PULLING AT SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. SHE SEARCHED THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING OBSTRUCTING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BOARD, TO NO AVAIL. SHE WAS FORCED TO TAKE AN OFF RAMP AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A PASSING SEMI-TRUCK DUE TO THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER CRASHING INTO THE TRUCK. SHE CRASHED INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ONCE IT BECAME ENTANGLED INTO THE FENCE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT OBSTRUCTING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/17/10.

PURCHASED NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, SOON AFTER PURCHASE REALIZED THERE WERE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE CAR, ONE BEING A STICKY GAS PEDAL, THAT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A SLOW SPEED, ( FOR EXAMPLE, A YELLOW LIGHT), THE CAR BOGS DOWN THE PEDAL FEELS STICKY THEN KICKS IN REAL HARD AND THE CAR ACCELERATES FORWARD VERY FAST. THIS OCCURS ABOUT 2 TIMES A WEEK AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. ON 01/23/2009 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS WITH ONE BEING THE STICKY PEDAL, AND ANOTHER HAPPENED TO BE A PINGING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION SUCH AS GETTING ON A FREEWAY WITH AN INCLINE. THE CORRECTION FOR THE STICKY PEDAL WAS " UNABLE TO VERIFY AND ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO HAVE A THROTTLE BODY AND FUEL INJECTION SERVICE $99.95 + TAX" THE CORRECTION FOR THE ENGINE CLATTER NOISE WAS " PERFORMED A ECU MEMORY RESET/RE PROGRAMMING. TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE IS WORKING PER FACTORY STANDARDS AT THIS TIME". THE ECU MEMORY RESET WAS THE ONLY WORK PERFORMED IN WHICH WE PAID $85.00. AFTER LEAVING TOYOTA WE FOUND THAT THE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN VERY EASY AND SMOOTH, WITHIN A 2 WEEK PERIOD WHILE THIS LASTED WE NEVER HAD AN ACCELERATOR ISSUE. BUT AFTER 2 WEEKS THE PEDAL WENT BACK TO BEING STICKY AND HAVING ACCELERATOR ISSUES AGAIN. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM THAT THE ECU MEMORY RESET FIXED OUR PEDAL AND ASKED IF THEY COULD LOOK INTO IT. THEY DID NOT AND WE LEFT WITH A STICKY PEDAL STILL. NOW WITH THE INFORMATION IN THE MEDIA ABOUT THE STICKING ACCELERATORS, THE FLOOR MATS AND NOW THE WORN PEDAL ASSEMBLY, I BECAME CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS STARTED WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND LET THEM KNOW OF MY PROBLEM AND CONCERNS, THE REP TOLD ME TO CALL THE NEAREST DEALER AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS, AND SUGGESTED THAT I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THE DEALER WILL ONLY PERFORM THE RECALL WORK AND WHEN THEY GET THE TRAINING AND PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE THROTTLE STICKS AND THEN BEGAN FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE IS ELECTRICAL WITHIN THE COMPUTER IN REGARDS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN NOVEMBER 2007. THEY REPLACED REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SHIFT POINTS. YET, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WROTE THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER THREE TIMES AND HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF UPDATED 05/17/10

RUG INTERFERE WITH THE GAS PEDAL. AND CRASH THE CAR IN FRONT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PEDESTRIAN AND DAMAGED A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT DOES NOT KNOW IF HE LOSS CONSCIOUSNESS OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE AND TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UDATEDV04/05/10.*JB

MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON THE DULLES AIRPORT ACCESS FREEWAY. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF MY CONTROL. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO STICK, BUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE, IT STOPPED STICKING AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT A NORMAL SPEED AGAIN. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE AIRPORT ACCESS FREEWAY WITH ME AND THE AIRPORT FREEWAY IS STRAIGHT AND ISOLATED FROM THE MAIN FREEWAY BY A MEDIAN. THIS WAS MY FIRST AND ONLY EXPERIENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME SINCE. *TR

I MADE COMPLAINTS (DOCUMENTED)ABOUT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. I DO NOT HAVE THE RECALLED FLOOR MATS. DEALER SAID NEW TYPE OF TRANSMISSION ETC. ETC. I AM 62 HAVE A GREAT DRIVING RECORD. I KNOW WHEN A CAR IS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A RAILING AND A DITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE ON MORE THAN 5 OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000. UPDATED 05/04/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/14/10*JB

MY 2007 CAMRY HAS BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE PEDAL ISSUE AND THE MAT. I TOOK THE MAT OUT HOWEVER EVEN THOUGH MY PEDAL HAS STUCK ALREADY THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT GIVE ME A RENTAL UNTIL THEY FIX THE PROBLEM OR ANOTHER TRADE-IN. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND NOW THEY ARE RECALLING CAMRY'S FOR OTHER REASONS AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE ANOTHER CAR AND FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TAKING MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILD IN THE CAR BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT WHAT TO DO. CAN YOU HELP ME GET A REPLACEMENT CAR? *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED AT INTERSECTION WHEN BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT ENGAGED. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD EVEN WHILE FULLY STOPPED AND BRAKE PRESSED FIRMLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY. TWO YEARS AGO I EXPERIENCED FULL SPEED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT WAS VERY SCARY I PUT FULL FORCE ON THE BRAKES BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP I DROVE ON THE SHOULDER AND FORCE THE GEARS INTO PARK. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER BUT THEY KEPT SAYING CAMRY DOES NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM. I CALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASION AND WANTED THEM TO RECORD THE INCIDENT BUT THEY WOULDN'T. HAVING EXPERIENCE THIS TWO YEARS AGO I HAVE BEEN SO TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR I DRIVE SO SLOWLY NOW. THEY JUST IGNORED ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. SHE STATED THAT EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, SHE COULD FEEL THE VEHICLE PULLING ON ITS OWN. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO PASS A PRECEDING VEHICLE AND UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED 10 MPH OVER THE INTENDED SPEED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY TAPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HER FLOOR MATS WERE NOT RELATED TO THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 55,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH IN TURN REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. TOYOTA CAMRY WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. NO RECOURSE EXCEPT TO TAKE THE HIT ON MY LICENSE AND INSURANCE DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH SHE USING THE CRUISES CONTROL AND WHEN TURNING IT OFF, WITHOUT PUTTING HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PETAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE THEN IT DROVE FINE. AFTER THAT INCIDENT SHE HASN'T DRIVEN THE VEHICLE THAT MUCH AND HASN'T EXPERIENCED IT ANYMORE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT SHE SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND SO THEY CAN LOOK AT ACCELERATOR PETAL. THE CONTACT DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS THE PETAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6233. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ

I WAS IN MY CAR WAITING FOR THE MAN IN THE VAN TO SHUT HIS DOOR. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. ALL AT ONCE IT TOOK OFF AND I WAS ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE P.O. BUILDING. I HIT THE BUILDING. SMASHED THE FRONT OF THE 2007 CAMRY. I WAS MORE SHAKEN. NOBODY HURT. THE BUILDING NOT DAMAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED IN NOV. 2009. I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF. I PUSHED THE DISTRESS BUTTON, BRAKE AND TRIED TO BRING IT TO PARKING, NEUTRAL, DOWNSHIFT TO NO AVAIL. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. VERY SHAKEN, BUT STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. NO DAMAGE THIS TIME. THE FIRST INCIDENT I DID NOT REPORT TO THE DEALER AS PEOPLE WERE TELLING ME THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN THE WAY I SAID IT. THE SECOND INCIDENT, I WENT TO GET MY CAR SUPERGLAZE THE LAST WEEK OF NOV. AND I TOLD THEM THAT AT THE TIME. THEY SAID THAT THEY CHECKED IT AND SAW NOTHING. SINCE THEN I HAVE SEEN ARTICLES IN THE NEWSPAPER AND ON THE INTERNET ABOUT ALL THE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE RUG OUT. THE RUG IS IN ITS HOOKS. I HAD A THIN PLASTIC ON TOP, WHICH NEVER MOVED MORE THAN ONE INCH. IT WAS ONE OF YOUR PLASTIC COVER WITH GRIPPERS. EACH TIME I GOT IN THE CAR, I WOULD MOVE THE PLASTIC TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. NEVER WAS MORE THAN ONE INCH. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. I BOUGHT A 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA AND HAD IT FOR 10 YEARS W/O ANY PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LUXURY EDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT TAPPED ON THE BRAKES SINCE HE THOUGHT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE IT WAS STILL IN MOTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS PROBABLY STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WITHOUT THE FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 80,000.

2010 TOYOTA RECALL HAD A REAR END CRASH ON 1/6/2010. VEHICLE IN FRONT WAS TURNING LEFT AND I WAS TURNING RIGHT. BOTH WE AT A DEAD STOP UNTIL TRAFFIC CLEARED. VEHICLE EASED UP TO TURN LEFT AND I SLIGHTLY ACCELATED (WAS ON AN UPWARD INCLINE) BUT GAS PEDAL ACCELERALTED BEYOND MY PRESSURE. REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE WITH SIGNIFICATE DAMAGE.*CW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE WAITING AT THE STOP SIGN HER VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURE OR DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2007 AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN MAKING TURNS AND DECREASING SPEED. WHEN THE DRIVER ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE SPEED RAPIDLY INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE DEALERS ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL STANDARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND THAT SOME MODELS WERE WORSE THAN OTHERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,084 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,898.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN SHE EXITED THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SHE LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO A DITCH. SHE EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE TWO OTHER FAILURE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 60 AND 70 MPH THE VEHICLE OVER ACCELERATED THE SET SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,896. SHE WILL CONTACT THE DEALER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29214.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN OR ATTEMPT TO STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE WAS FORCED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH UP HILL FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS ON A HILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALONG WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME SAFELY. THE DEALER STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT HIM REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. IN AUGUST 2008, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND HIT TWO PARKED VEHICLES AND THEN CAME TO A STOP. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. IN OCTOBER 2009, AFTER TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING BUT NO INJURIES WERE CITED. ANOTHER POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT BUT ONLY FOR BODY DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,400.UPDATED 04/27/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/12/10

I STOPPED MY NEWLY PURCHASED (10/1/09) 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY TO LET PASSENGERS OUT... THEN I TRIED TO MOVE IT UP ABOUT A HALF CAR LENGTH AND PARK IT IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE DOOR. INSTEAD OF MOVING UP SLOWLY IT SUDDENLY ZOOMED OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED AND EXPLODED (FLYING GLASS AND BOARDS EVERYWHERE!) RIGHT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE, FORTUNATELY THE TRACTOR AND OTHER HEAVY GARAGE EQUIPMENT STOPPED IT. THE WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT.. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD CATCH ON FIRE, THE ONLY WAY OUT...AS IT WAS COVERED IN DEBRIS....WAS OVER THE BACK SEAT AND OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. IT DID $7000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND $4,000+ DAMAGE TO MY HOME AND POSSESSIONS . IT HAD DESTROYED MY CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING IT. WHAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND IN TRAFFIC? HORRORS...SOMEONE, INCLUDING ME COULD BE KILLED! I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN OVER A WEEK...CAN'T GET UP THE NERVE! I SHOULD PROBABLY SELL IT...EXCEPT WHO WOULD BUY IT WITH IT'S HISTORY? THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND YOU NEED A DEEPER LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. SHE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV WHILE IN PARK, BUT DID NOT MOVE. THERE WERE NO FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. HE STRUCK AN OBJECT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME ENTRAPPED UNDER THE FLOOR-MAT. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FLOOR-MAT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS MODERATELY DAMAGED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING THE FLOOR MATS BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO DECIDED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS PERMANENTLY DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE CURRENT WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER-SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A BANKS WALL. SHE DID NOT RECEIVE INJURIES BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF UPDATED 01/22/10. *BJ

A USED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS SENT TO ODI FROM AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE (A CONCERNED CITIZEN). THE SHAFT THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE BLADE, SITUATED WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING, HAS A CRACK ON THE ENGINE (DOWNWIND) SIDE OF THE VALVE. THE CRACK RUNS ALONG THE LONG AXIS OF THE SHAFT. A LETTER SUPPLIED WITH THE COMPONENT CLAIMS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILARLY AFFECTED COMPONENTS ON NISSAN AND TOYOTA PRODUCTS CURRENTLY IN USE, AND THAT A FAILURE OF THE SHAFT CAN RESULT IN UNWANTED ACCELERATION. ENTERED BY DSY 1/4/2010. UPDATED 01/06/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB UPDATED 01/25/10 *BF PHOTOS RECEIVED. UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME ENTRAPPED BY THE FLOOR-MAT. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE . THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS KILLED. BOTH VEHICLES CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 05/20/10 UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

I WAS INFORMED IT WAS TOO LATE TO DEFEND MY CASE ON A TRAFFIC TICKET I GOT IN THE MAIL. THE TICKET WAS FROM ATS AND MIAMI GARDENS POLICE FOR RUNNING A RED LIGHT. I WANTED A HEARING SINCE IT WAS BECAUSE OF A ISSUE WITH THE CAR I WAS DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION BUT I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP . THIS REALLY SCARED ME BUT AFTER CONTINUOUSLY PRESSING THE GAS AND BRAKE THEN IT WOULD RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. I HAD RENTED A SILVER 2007 OR 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, HOWEVER I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE TICKET MONTHS LATER. I RECEIVED A PICTURE AND VIDEO OF ME ACCELERATING AT A LIGHT WHICH I RECALLED. I WAS UNABLE TO DEFEND MY CASE DUE TO THIS WEIRD NEW CAMERA TRAFFIC LAW STUFF. I FEEL EXTREMELY VIOLATED AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. BESIDES IT WAS MY SAFETY AND MYSELF THAT WAS AT RISK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED UP TO 75 MPH. HE HAD TO REMOVE THE FLOOR-MAT FROM UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, TO DECELERATE. AFTER THE FAILURE HE REMOVED THE FLOOR-MAT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION, AND THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM ALONG WITH OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS WERE INSPECTED TO ENSURE OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND GAVE HIM A FILE NUMBER. HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE CONTACTED ON 11/22/09. BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,140. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,839. UPDATED 03/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/15/10

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 23, 2009, I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION AND CAME TO A STOP. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AS ANTICIPATED. I REALIZED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELY INTO THE INTERSECTION AT THIS POINT, AND BEGAN TO BRAKE, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD A BURST OF ACCELERATION AND THE CAR SHOT OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION, ALMOST INTO THE DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND ME AND MY SON WERE ALMOST HIT IN THE SIDE BY AN ONCOMING CAR. THIS INCIDENT COMPLETELY FREAKED ME OUT, AND I SUBSEQUENTLY TRADED IN THE VEHICLE. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT PUT MY SAFETY, ESPECIALLY MY CHILD'S, AT ISSUE ANY LONGER, AS THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THAT PARTICULAR CAMRY, THE FIRST ISSUE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE MY TOYOTA HAS ACCELERATED ITSELF AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO CRASH IN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME...THE BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK..AS A RESULT MY INSURANCE HAS GONE UP AND THE VALUE OF MY TOYOTA HAS GONE DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REEVE. EVENTUALLY HE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. ALSO WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AT THE SECOND INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FLOOR-MATS DID NOT CAUSE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER HE CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF UPDATED 01/06/10. *J

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY . UPON PURCHASE HIS FLOOR- MATS WERE NEVER INSTALLED WITH THE SECURITY CLIP. TOYOTA OFFERED TO CUT 3 INCHES OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PREVENT UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. HE SPECULATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS INAPPROPRIATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 12/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH THE TOYOTA FLOOR MATS. THE AUTOMOBILE FLOORING HAD NO HOLD-DOWN CLIPS TO ATTACH TO EYELETS ON THE FLOOR MAT, WHICH ALLOWED THE FLOOR MAT TO MOVE AND SLIDE AT WILL. UPDATED 12/22/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL. THE BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE AND I STOPPED BY CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS SOME MILD BUMPER DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS IN A MINOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING WITH TRAFFIC AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS STOPPED FOR THE LIGHT. I WAS KEEPING WITH TRAFFIC WHICH WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING AND BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE TO STOP IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS ON; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHIFT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL WHICH ALLOWED HER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36000. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB

FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATION PEDAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT SHIFTED ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSEQUENTLY THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION UP TO 100 MPH. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION, AND SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND REMOVED THE FLOOR-MAT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,350.

FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

CAR ACCELERATOR TOOK OFF WHILE PARKED AT DRIVE IN BANK. *TR

PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY LE, 4 DOOR, ON 12/12/06. CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED MANY TIMES. WHEN GOING DOWN HILL WITH THE CRUISE ON THE CAR WILL KEEP ACCELERATING TO VERY UNSAFE SPEEDS. THIS STARTED FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. I WENT THROUGH ARBITRATION IN MARCH OF 2007 AND WAS TOLD BY THE ARBITRATOR "THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF REPAIR ATTEMPTS FOR THE SAME NONCONFORMIST THAT WILL IMPAIR THE USE, VALUE AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE SINCE DEC.2006". THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND I DON'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED DEATHS, THE LATEST IN CALIFORNIA, AND SEVERAL WRECKS EVEN IN THE AREA WHERE I LIVE. HOW MANY LIVES MUST BE TAKEN BEFORE TOYOTA WILL STEP UP TO BAT AND MAKE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. THE FLOOR MATS THAT TOYOTA IS SAYING WILL CAUSE THIS PROBLEM MIGHT BE IN PART THE CAUSE BUT CERTAINLY NOT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS SITUATION ADDRESSED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE NEAR WRECKS THAT I HAVE ALMOST ENCOUNTERED TO NO AVAIL. THE ARBITRATOR DID AGREE WITH MY COMPLAINTS BUT AS STATED ABOVE THERE HAD NOT BEEN ENOUGH ATTEMPTS PROVIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOW MANY TIMES MUST ONE TAKE A VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT BEFORE ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. I FEEL MY LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE RUNAROUND THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA AND THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY MALFUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALL SORTS OF DOCUMENTATION TO BACK MY COMPLAINT AND MY 2007 CAMRY IS NOT THE ONLY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THE DESIGN HAD BEEN CHANGED WITH THE 2007'S AND CERTAINLY THE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO,EARLY OCT., I WAS MERGING ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY WITH MY 2007 CAMRY. AS I WAS BRISKLY ACCELERATING, I NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AND THE TACHOMETER WAS REGISTERING 6000 TO 7000 RPMS. THERE WAS ONLY LIGHT TRAFFIC, NO ONE AHEAD OF ME FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO FLIP THE PEDAL UP WITH MY TOE. I CAREFULLY DROVE HOME AND BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE NEXT MORNING. I HAD INSPECTED THE FLOOR MAT AND SAW THAT IT WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE GAS PEDAL. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK OUT THE FLOOR MAT AND SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH I ASKED TO HAVE THE LINKAGE CHECKED, I DOUBT THAT WAS DONE. THE PROBLEM SO FAR HAS NOT RECURRED. IN ORDINARY EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR

---------------------------------- I FEEL THESE RUNAWAY TOYOTA'S ARE CAUSED BY THERE VSC SYSTEM. THE VSC SYSTEM WILL TAKE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING, THROTTLE AND BRAKES.THIS SYSTEM HAS CAUSED ME EMBARRASSMENT AS WELL POTENTIALLY PUT ME AND MY PASSENGERS IN DANGER. I PARKED ON A SNOW COVERED PARKING SPOT IT WAS A SLIGHT DOWNHILL GRADE. WHEN ATTEMPT TO BACK THE CAR UP, IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DO SO. THE VSC TOOK CONTROL AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE ENGINE, SO THAT THE TIRES COULD CUT THOUGH THE SNOW TO GET A GRIP. MY PASSENGERS HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND PUSH IT BACK TO A PLACE WHERE THE TIRES COULD GET A GRIP, THAT WAS THE EMBARRASSING PART, BUT WHAT IF THIS WAS A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT SITUATION? I COULD NOT HAVE MOVED THE CAR AND ITS PASSENGER TO SAFETY. I STRONGLY SUSPECT THE VSC SYSTEM TO BE THE CAUSE OF THESE ACCIDENTS. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN 2 OCCASIONS THAT MY CAR HAS ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE SPEED WAS SET AT 73MPH. MY FOOT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE FOOT PEDAL NOR WAS THE FLOOR MAT. IN BOTH INSTANCES I WAS MAKING A CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED. ON ONE OF THE TWO OCCASIONS I RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET TOTALING AROUND 300.00. THE CAR HAD ACCELERATED TO 95 BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED WITH THE VEHICLE IS WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED (IN 3RD GEAR AUTOMATIC), THE CAR WILL SPORADICALLY HAVE POWER SURGES AND JOLT FORWARD. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE JAN. 09 AND THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED ABOVE HAVE ONLY HAPPENED 2-3 TIMES EACH. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED ANY REPAIR CENTERS REGARDING THE ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH PROCEEDING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

AT 12:55 P.M. I WAS PULLING FORWARD IN TO A PARKING SPACE WHERE THERE WAS A CURB AND A TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OVER THE CURB, IN TARTAN PARK IN BLOOMINGTON MINNESOTA. MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2008 GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND I WENT OVER THE CURB AND SLAMMED INTO THE TREE AND THREW ME BACK. PEOPLE TOLD ME AT THE PARK THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE CARS THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. I COULD HAVE RUN RIGHT IN TO THE CHILDREN PLAYING IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TREE. *TR UPDATED 10/15/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE CRASHED INTO A PARK CAR AND THEN CONTINUED SPEEDING DOWN A HILL AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE FLOOR-MATS . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24000, UPDATED 11/04/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MATS BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. UPDATED 11/05/09

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 40 MPH. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE LOST VEHICLE CONTROL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. HER LEFT FOOT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO AN INTERSECTION; HOWEVER, AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION, SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SHE WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR-MATS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE MATS WERE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 497 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AT NO TIME DID THE FLOOR MAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA FOR THE PROBLEM WAS IN MAY 2009. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM, AND THE COMPANY HAD OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO MY INVOICE FROM THE VISIT, TOYOTA PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING SERVICE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM: "RECALIBRATE ECM OP#EG8025. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION ISSUE SINCE MAY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY SPORADIC AND OCCURRED NO MORE THAN TWO OR THREE TIMES A YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE, WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

PROBLEMAS CON ACELERADOR , POR POCO NOS ACCIDENTAMOS MI FAMILIA Y YO , IBAMOS A BAJA VELOCIDAD, DE PRONTO EL AUTO EMPEZO A ACELERAR SIN RAZON ALGUNA , NOS ASUSTAMOS MUCHO , APROX 20 SEGUNDOS DESPUES PUDE CONTROLAR EL AUTO PISE EL FRENO Y NO RESPONDIA , PISE , PISE NUEVAMENTE, Y DESPUES DE UN BUEN SUSTO SE DESTRABO EL PEDAL, FRENO DE GOLPE , NOS GOLPEAMOS TODOS DENTRO DEL AUTO , FRENO BRUSCAMENTE, NO HABIAN AUTOS CERCA MIO POR QUE ERA DE NOCHE, ESA FUE MI SUERTE SINO ME HUBIERA ESTRELLADO CON ALGUN OTRO AUTO. *TR

MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO A CURRENT OPEN INVESTIGATION # DP09-001. WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE FREEWAY MY FOOT "STUTTER STEPPED" UP AND DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TRYING TO MERGE TO THE PROPER LANE. I WAS "STUTTER STEPPING" BECAUSE THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN THE LANE I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE TO AND WE BOTH ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED AT THE SAME TIME IN AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE INTO EACH OTHER'S LANE. I ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIME. THIS MOTION ON THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR TO "STICK" AND MY VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN FAILED. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND AS I APPLIED FOOT PRESSURE. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED (AND INCREASING) I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL USING MY BACK AGAINST THE SEAT TO GAIN LEVERAGE. I AM A 6'5" MALE WEIGHING 200+ POUNDS. THE CAR WENT INTO A SKID WHEN THE BRAKES KICKED IN ALLOWING ME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY. THE CAR RESUMED ITS NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RESPONDING THAT I FEARED FOR MY LIFE. I WAS MOTIVATED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT A DEADLY CRASH IN SAN DIEGO, CA INVOLVING AN OFF DUTY CHP OFFICER. HE WAS DRIVING A 2009 LEXUS ES 350. TOYOTA IS BLAMING THE "RUN-AWAY" CAR ON A DEFECTIVE FLOORMAT. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE I BELIEVE THERE IS A MUCH MORE SERIOUS SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT, BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAS TOLD ME THAT SHE EXPERIENCED A LESS SEVERE INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ALSO. SHE CAN PROVIDE DETAILS IF IT WILL HELP YOUR INVESTIGATION. I INTEND TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE, BUT I NEED TO GET SOME ADVICE ON HOW BEST TO DO THAT AND ALSO HELP PREVENT OTHER POTENTIAL DEADLY CRASHES FOR OTHERS. NOTE: I AM NOT CERTAIN OF THE INCIDENT DATE. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE HAD JERK ON ACCELERATION AS WELL AS TURNING. TALKED TO SERVICE MANAGER AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A "FEATURE" IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE EPA REQUIREMENT, WHICH THE SIGNAL WAS SENT OT THE COMPUTER, AND TIMING REQUIRED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND BELIEVE THAT, AS I ALSO HAD A 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID, WHICH DID NOT DO ME THE SAME INSTANCE. THE JERK MAY CAUSE THE CAR BEHIND REAR-END MY CAMRY. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. HOPEFULLY I AM THE FIRST ONE THAT FILE THIS COMPLAINTS.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE DRIVEN FIVE OR SIX MILES IN ORDER FOR THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,261. UPDATED 06/27/09 *BF THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUEMERS CONCERN. UPDATED 06/23/09.*JB

RESTON, VA, MARCH 29, 2009 I HAVE A GAS PEDAL PROBLEM. IT ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND WHEN I TRY TO PUT MY CAR AT P (PARKING) THERE IS A BIG NOISE AND IT SMELLS LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. I HAVE GONE TO MY CAR DEALER 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE 2 LAST TIMES I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT CARPET (FLOOR MAT) PROBLEM. MY LAST VISIT TO MY DEALER WAS ON 3/17/2009 AND YESTERDAY 3/28/2009 I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. I NEED SOME HELP FROM TOYOTA BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD. I AM STARTING TO BE AFRAID TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. IF TOYOTA CANNOT FIND MY PROBLEM, WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOORMATS WERE NOT SECURED BECAUSE THEY WERE PLACED ON TOP OF AN EXISTING CARPETED FLOORMAT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE FLOORMATS MOVED FORWARD AND INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO 86 MPH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CITATION. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE HER MATS WERE CARPETED, THEY WERE EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E082000 (EQUIPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY ON ROLLING HILLS WHICH IS LIKELY GOING TO CAUSE COLLISIONS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL ALLOW THE SPEED TO DECREASE BY AS MUCH AS 5 MPH WHILE DESCENDING DOWN THE A HILL, THEN AS IT BEGINS TO CLIMB IT QUICKLY ACCELERATES WAY OVER THE TARGET SPEED. THIS CAUSES A WHIPLASH EFFECT TO ALL PASSENGERS AND MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND COLLIDE WITH VEHICLES. *TR

MY GAS PEDAL ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT DRIVE THRU, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INADVERTENTLY. THE DRIVER REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE, CROSSED OVER THE MEDIAN, AND CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLATTENED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E082000 (EQUIPMENT). THE RECALL PERTAINED TO THE FLOOR MATS MOVING FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS RECALL SPECIFICALLY CORRESPONDS TO THE CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

ON SEPT. 1, 2008, I WAS DRIVING NORTH THROUGH PA. ON I-79. I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA FOR THE FIRST TIME. I PULLED INTO A REST AREA. AS I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, I STOPPED FOR SOME PEDESTRIANS TO PASS BY. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO PULL INTO THE PARKING SPACE, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED AS IF I HAD PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I ASSURE YOU, I BARELY TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE CAR WENT OVER A HIGH CURB, WENT THROUGH A PICNIC AREA AND DOWN A HILL INTO SOME WEEDS BEFORE I COULD BRING IT TO A STOP. I REALLY HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY STRENGTH. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR OR ITS SPEED. AS A RESULT, I HIT A PERSON WALKING IN THE PICNIC AREA AND SHE SUSTAINED VERY SERIOUS INJURIES. I HAVE RECEIVED A CARELESS DRIVING CITATION AND MAY BE FACING A MAJOR LAWSUIT. I FEEL I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AT LEAST WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. I BELIEVE THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR FEAR THEY WOULD JUST COVER UP THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A REST AREA WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. HE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MINNESOTA STATE POLICE FILED REPORT NUMBER 0810176. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF

WE HAVE A SIX CYLINDER, 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WE WERE PASSING A SEMI TRUCK ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DEMONSTRATED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. APPLYING THE BRAKE AND SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL DID NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION. OUR ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BY TURNING OFF THE KEY. IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

THE CAR ACCELERATED QUICKLY ON ITS OWN, WITH ENGINE RACING, AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED EASILY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A TREE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE ON IT'S OWN, WITH NO ONE PRESSING THE THROTTLE, UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY A LOOSE FLOOR MAT, THE FLOOR MAT WAS SECURED AND NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE PEDAL. IN FEBRUARY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA SAYING THAT THEY BELIEVE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I CALLED TOYOTA TO TALK TO THE PERSON WHO SENT THAT LETTER AND REPEATED THE FACTS AS STATED ABOVE AND SHE TOLD ME THAT I "MAY BE MISTAKEN." THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AFTER THE CRASH IS IMPORTANT, SINCE SOME MAY THINK THAT I WAS PUSHING THE THROTTLE HERSELF. ONCE I GOT OUT OF THE CAR SHE OBVIOUSLY COULDN'T BE PUSHING THE PETAL HERSELF. THE ENGINE DIDN'T STOP RACING UNTIL I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THEN, WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME, THE DRIVER RE-STARTED THE CAMRY TO POSITION IT FOR TOWING. WHEN HE DID, THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. WHEN A CAR TAKES OFF BY ITSELF, IT HAS A PROBLEM. THEREFORE THIS CAR, AND MAYBE ALL 2007 CAMRYS, MAYBE ALL TOYOTAS, HAVE A PROBLEM. HOWEVER WE DROVE THIS CAR FOR MONTHS AND MANY MILES WITHOUT A SYMPTOM; IT APPARENTLY TAKES SOME KIND OF PARTICULAR COMBINATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE PROBLEM TO COME OUT. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT, BUT THIS BEHAVIOR COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD FIND OUT WHY THIS HAPPENED AND TRY TO FIX IT, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO CONVINCE ME THAT I AM WRONG WHEN I TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED. *TR UPDATED

TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 WAS TAKING SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER DUE TO HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE 2007 CAMRY'S AND IT NOT FIXABLE. WE WENT TO ARBITRATION AND PETITION FOR EXCHANGE OR REPAIR WAS DENIED. MY WIFE AND I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR IN HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS AND NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO GET INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC. WE HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEMS AND ARE AFRAID OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

PURCHASE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, APRIL 19, 2007 FROM KING TOYOTA,DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CAR BEGAN HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. IT HESITATED AND WHEN DRIVING AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS RELEASED, IT JERKED AND WHIPPED YOUR BODY. THEN, WHEN GIVING IT THE GAS, IT HESITATED AND THEN JERKED FORWARD. COMPLAINED AND COMPLAINED AND WAS TOLD THAT MAYBE WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR ITS 3000 MILE CHECK-UP, TOYOTA WOULD HAVE A TECH BULLETIN FOR REPAIR. THE TECH BULLETIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL AFTER I CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD REQUEST TECH BULLETIN U660E. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A NEW CHIP WAS INSTALLED THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ABOUT THE EARLY PART OF OCTOBER IT BEGAN TO CHANGE. IN ADDITION TO HESITATING AND JERKING, IT NOW KEEPS GOING AT 40 MILES AN HOUR EVEN WHEN THE FOOT IS TAKEN OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL. IT WILL KEEP GOING TWO OR THREE BLOCK FROM 40 MILES AN HOUR , SLOWLY DOWN TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC, YOU MUST PUT FULL POWER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR YOU WILL CONTINUE TO GO AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS AS WELL AS WEARING BRAKES MUCH FASTER THAN NORMAL. IT STILL HESITATES AND JERKS WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL BUT NOW, INSTEAD OF JERKING YOU WHEN RELEASING THE GAS, IT JUST KEEPS GOING. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE WITHOUT A SOLUTION. CAN'T TOYOTA BE PRESSURED INTO SOLVING THE PROBLEM. THE NEW CHIP MADE A DIRECT OPPOSITE SITUATION....JERKING THE CAR WHEN GAS RELEASED TO "FULL SPEED AHEAD". *TR

ON SATURDAY 1/12/08 THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY STUCK TO THE FLOOR!! I PUMPED THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES BUT THAT DIDN'T FREE IT. I HAD TO SLIP IT INTO NEUTRAL AND CUT THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST INTO A PARKING LOT BUT WAS HIGHLY UPSET! I LOOKED DOWN AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING INTERFERING WITH THE PEDAL, SO I PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND STARTED IT UP AND PUMPED THE PEDAL AGAIN. IT SLOWLY CAME OUT. (IT FELT AS THOUGH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE HAD BEEN RELEASED.) I PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND SLOWLY PULLED FORWARD. IT SEEMED OK SO I DROVE IT SLOWLY STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. WHEN I GOT THERE I TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. (IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN MY 68 YR. OLD MOTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL IN THIS CAR AS SHE USUALLY DOES, I DON'T THINK SHE WOULD HAVE REACTED AS I DID!) THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME LESS THAN TWO HOURS LATER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD ALREADY CHECKED MY CAR AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT MY CAR MAT HAD GOTTEN STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR (NOT ONE OF THEIRS, BUT A VERY HEAVY THICK RUBBER ONE.) I EXPLAINED I HAD LOOKED DOWN TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS STUCK ONCE I HAD THE VEHICLE SAFELY STOPPED AND COULD SEE NOTHING INTERFERING WITH THE PEDAL! THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE BASING THIS ASSUMPTION ON THE FACT THAT THERE WAS AN OUTLINE FOR MY CAR MAT NEAR THE GAS PEDAL. I TOLD THEM, ADAMANTLY, THAT I DIDN'T CARE WHERE THE OUTLINE WAS, THAT I HAD VISUALLY INSPECTED IT AND THAT NOTHING WAS STUCK! THEY INFORMED ME THAT, THAT WAS THEIR POSITION ON THE MATTER AND BASICALLY THE EXPLANATION THEY WERE STICKING TO. I DON'T FEEL THIS CAR IS SAFE! I HAVE LOST MY CONFIDENCE IN TOYOTA AND SERIOUSLY DOUBT I WILL EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAKE OFF SPEED WAS VERY SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE TO A NORMAL SPEED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATION FUNCTIONS WAS EQUIPPED WITH A FLYBYWIRE THAT IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE PEDAL THEREFORE ACCELERATION WOULD BE SLOWER; THEY CONCLUDED THE OCCURRENCE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AS 4,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD LIKE A RECALL ON THIS PART. UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

MY NEW 2007 CAMRY SE HAS A VERY SCARY HESITATION PROBLEM WHEN I NEED TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR 2 MONTHS AND IT STARTED RIGHT AWAY. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT THE OTHER DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WAS NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC IT STALLED FOR A FEW SECONDS. SCARED HIM TO DEATH! HE ASKED ME IF THAT HAPPENED TO ME AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE CAR'S QUIRK. HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY NOW. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT IS A PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY. I WAS TOLD TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT SO IT CAN BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. *JB

THE GAS PEDAL ON MY 2007 CAMRY GOT STUCK ALSO. IT WAS BRAND NEW. IT ONLY HAD 1200 MILES ON IT. I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND NOTHING. I THOUGHT I AM GOING TO DIE IN THIS CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. THEY SAID I PROBABLY ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL.I SAID I WAS JUST GETTING ON THE FREEWAY. I TOLD MY LOCAL TOYOTA I WAS AFRAID TO EVEN THE SEE THE CAR. MY LOCAL CALLED THE DEALER THAT HAD MY CAR AND GOT THEM TO DO A COMPLETE CHECK. THEY THEN SAID IT WAS THE MATS THAT GOT STUCK. TOYOTA THEN SENT OUT RECALLS FOR THE ALL WEATHER MATS. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER WITH THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME SORRY, IT'S ONLY FOR THE ALL WEATHER MATS. NOT THE CLOTH MATS. I SAID BUT IT HAPPENED TO ME WITH THESE MATS. I CAME HOME AND WROTE TO TOYOTA HEADQUARTER AND NOTHING. THE DEALER THAT DID THE INSPECTIONS SAID THEY DROVE AND DROVE THAT CAR. WHEN I RELUCTANTLY PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THEM, I LOOKED AT THE MILES, IT WAS 1230 MILES. WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED THERE, IT HAD 1210. GO FIGURE. HERE I AM WITH THIS DEATH TRAP. I TELL MY FAMILY I AM GOING TO DIE IN THIS CAR. AND THAT I BELIEVE TODAY. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED HEAVY DECELERATION WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE MY 4 CYLINDER TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THIS IS TYPICALLY THE CASE WHEN THE COMPRESSOR IS ON. THE HESITATION IS SO BAD THAT I WANT TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO PICK UP SPEED TO MERGE. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE HESITATION. AFTER A DELAY OF ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS, THE CAR RESPONDS, BUT THAT'S ALMOST A LIFETIME WHEN TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED. *TR

ACCELERATION ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SOMETIMES YOU CAN PUT YOUR FOOT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT SLIDES FORWARD AND BUNCHES UP UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH. TOYOTA STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. RECALL NUMBER SSC70F FOR THE ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,750 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 11/07/07 *TR

EXTREME HESITATION WHEN PULLING INTO BUSY HIGHWAY. I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DOES NOT GO FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECOND. BY THAT TIME THE TRAFFIC IS TOO NEAR FOR SAFETY. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN ON THREE OCCASIONS. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THEY NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM LIKE THAT AND COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *KB *TR SEE ALSO 10203400. *DSY

THE CRUISE CONTROL ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE (4 CYL) IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD TO THE POINT WE CANNOT USE IT. WHEN TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET IT WILL DOWNSHIFT AND SURGE 5-10 MILES FASTER THAN SETTING WHEN ENCOUNTERING THE SLIGHTEST HILL. WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS TO OUR SERVICING DEALERS ATTENTION ON TWO OCCASIONS THEY REPORT IT AS OPERATING CORRECTLY BUT TELL US THEY AND TOYOTA ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. THE PROBLEM IS REPEATED IN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THIS SITE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR THE NHTSA TO DEMAND A RECALL FROM TOYOTA TO FIX IT. IF THEY CANNOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME THEY SHOULD BE PREVENTED FROM SELLING ANOTHER CAMRY UNTIL THEY CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AM URGING THE NHTSA TO TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. *TR

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE IN THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY! AFTER A SCARY INCIDENT INVOLVING A TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK, POOR ACCELERATION, AND A HILL, ( FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT) I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TO REPORT THE INCIDENT ( BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION DELAY). THEY WERE OF NO HELP, BUT TOLD ME TO BRING MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE ACCELERATION DELAY. THE DEALERS MECHANIC REPORTED BACK TO ME AFTER A QUICK EXAMINATION AND TEST DRIVE THAT THERE IS NO ACCELERATION DELAY ISSUE ,AND THAT THE CAR IS BUILT THIS WAY. WHAT THE MECHANIC DID DO( POSSIBLY TO APPEASE ME) WAS RE-SET THE ACCELERATION COMPONENT IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THIS 'ADJUSTMENT' HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE, AND I STILL EXPERIENCE ACCELERATION DELAY TO THIS DAY. UNFORTUNATELY, TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN FIXING THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY FLAW. I HOPE THERE ARE NO FATALITIES RESULTING FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPROGRAMMED ENGINE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,300.

I PURCHASED MY CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER ON 1/31/07, AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS INITIALLY. HOWEVER, WHEN I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS TO THIRD GEAR ON A SLIGHT INCLINE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THREE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DIAGNOSE/CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL; HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOR TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICES DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION WAS SENT THE DATA TO TOYOTA FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. WHEN THE CAR IS IN CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND ENTERING AN INCLINE, THE CAR WILL SHIFT BETWEEN FOURTH (2600 RPM SURGES TO 2800 RPM) AND THIRD GEAR (3800 RPM TO 4000 RPM). AT 70 MPH AND THE CAR WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ON FLAT SURFACE, ENTERING AN INCLINE, THE CAR SKIPPED FOURTH AND DOWN SHIFTED TO THIRD GEAR. THE TACK REGISTERED 5000 RPM AND THEN SETTLED BACK TO 4500 RPM. IT APPEARS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS OVERCORRECTION WHEN IT SHOULD DO NOTHING. THE CAR IS MORE THAN CAPABLE OF GOING UP SMALL INCLINES WITHOUT EVER DOWN SHIFTING OUT OF OVERDRIVE INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CAR PERFORMS WELL OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM IN TYPICAL TO ALL 2007 AND 2008 4 CYLINDER CAMRY'S. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 30-45 MPH, THERE WAS A THREE SECOND DELAY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 430 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,800. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA AND THE PARENT COMPANY STATED THERE IS NO FIX AT THE PRESENT TIME. UPDATED 11/1/07 *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY 4 CYLINDER XLE AUG. 2006. THE IMMEDIATE ISSUE I HAD WAS ITS LACK OF ACCELERATION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP (COMPETITION TOYOTA OF NEW YORK) WAS TO CHANGE THE WAY I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO FORCE BETTER ACCELERATION. FEB. 10, 2007 I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT THE COMPETITION TOYOTA, ASKED ABOUT THE ACCELERATION ISSUE AND WAS TOLD "NOTHING YET" FROM TOYOTA. AUG. 6, 2007, I WAS TOLD NEW SOFTWARE ARRIVED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE VERBIAGE ON THE WORK SHEET STATES ?PLEASE REVIEW TSBEG036-07 FOR APPLICATION PERFORMED CALIBRATION ON ECM SHIFT ENHANCEMENT COMPLETED?. THERE WAS AN IMPROVEMENT IN ACCELERATION FROM STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. AUG .28, 2007 I TOOK MY FIRST TRIP WITH THE UPGRADED SOFTWARE. THE ACCELERATION GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WAS BETTER BUT NOT GREAT. I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE UPGRADE. I DROVE 200 MILES, EXITED THE HIGHWAY, GOT GAS (SHUT OFF THE CAR). I DID NOT REACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I PULLED INTO A PARKING GARAGE, FOUND A PARKING SPACE, BEGAN TO PULL IN WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, HIT THE WALL AND I COULDN'T STOP THE TIRES FROM SPINNING EVEN BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. I THREW THE CAR INTO PARK AND SHUT OF THE ENGINE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR BUT NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. AUG.29, 2007,I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT HOME. UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYMBOL DISPLAYED AND WENT OFF ONLY AFTER I DEPRESSED THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER A COUPLE TIMES. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED SEPT. 17, 2007, COMPETITION TOYOTA DID A COMPLIMENTARY SAFETY VEHICLE INSPECTION ON SEPT. 21, 2007 AND FOUND THE CAR TO BE SAFE TO OPERATE. I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND LIKE A DISAPPEARING TOOTHACHE I DON?T WANT THIS ISSUE DISMISSED BY THE PEOPLE AT TOYOTA AS A NON-EVENT. I STILL BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE HAVING THE ACCELERATION SOFTWARE UPDATED THEN ME HAVING THE ISSUES I HAVE STATED ABOVE. I DON?T WANT TO SEE A RE-OCCURRENCE OF THIS INCIDENT TO ME OR ANYONE ELSE. *JB

ON LTHREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE THROTTLE STUCK ON MY 2007 V6 CAMRY XLE. FIRST TIME WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND I COULD NOT TURN THE CC OFF . CAR ACCELERATED TO 80MPH BEFORE IT SETTLED DOWN .. SECOND TIME I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP MY CAR KEPT ACCELERATING ... I AVOIDED REARENDING THE CAR AHEAD OF ME BY STANDING ON THE BRAKES WHILE THE ENGINE WAS JUST RACING.. THIRD TIME .. AFTER STOPPING AT A RAILROAD CROSSING ... WHEN TRAFFIC RESUMED THE CAR TOOK OFF AGAIN, THIS TIME THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE .... THAT WAS THE FINAL STRAW FOR ME .. TOYOTA SAYS THEIR IS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR OR ANY OF THE OTHER 2007 I FEEL THE CAR IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE ROAD.. I ASKED THE SELLING DEALER TO TRADE MY 2007 FOR ANOTHER 2007 SINCE I LIKE THE CAR, BUT NOT THIS PROBLEM ... HE DID NOT SEEM INTERESTED AND SAID THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH THE DEPRIATION OF MY CAR. I WENT TO A DEALER CLOSER TO HOME AND TRADED MY 2007 FOR A NEW 2007 .. SAME MODEL SAME FEATURES .. I COMPLAINT IS THAT I OWNED AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE FULL DEPRECIATION ON A CAR THAT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ... TOYOTA DENIES A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, BUT I'M THE ONE AT RISK DRIVING IT ...THE SECOND DEALER DID WHAT HE COULD FOR ME . BUT I AM PAYING $ 8,000 DIFFERENCE FOR A CAR I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO START WITH .... I DO NOT EXPECT TO DRIVE A CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND 14,000 MILES FOR FREE, BUT I ALSO WOULD NOT HAVE TRADED IF THE CAR WAS SAFE .. I AM LOOKING FOR SOME FAIR FINANCIAL RELLIEF FROM TOYOTA .... OR AT LEAST MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH SOME OF THEIR MODELS .. *TR SEE ALSO 10207133. *DSY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FOR 20-30 SECONDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS BETWEEN 1-100 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

CRUISE CONTROL AND HESITATION. I RECORDED ONE DAY THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL JUMPED DOWN 2 GEARS ON THE INTERSTATE IN FLORIDA. 50 TIMES IN 1 HOUR. THE TAC DISPLAYS A RPM OF 2,300 THEN IT JUMPS TO 3,400 THEN DOWN SHIFTS AGAIN TO 5,400 RPM. YES, IT IS DESIGNED TO DO THIS. TOYOTA SAID. MY PREVIOUS CAMRY DID NOT DO THIS. MY COMPLAINT IS, THAT IF TOYOTA DISCLOSED THIS 'DESIGN FLAW' TO ANY POTENTIAL CUSTOMER, THEY WOULD NOT SELL ANY 2007 4 CYL. CAMRYS. THE HESITATION IS VERY UNSAFE, YET THEY SAY IT IS OPERATING AS 'DESIGNED' . A 1-3 SECOND DELAY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I AM SURE THAT THE GAS TANK WAS NOT DESIGNED TO EXPLODE ON A REAR END COLLISIONS ON A FORD PINTO, BUT IT DID. THE FORD EXPLORER WAS NOT DESIGNED TO ROLLOVER, BUT IT DID. THE CHEV. VEGAS ALUMINUM ENGINE WAS NOT DESIGNED TO FAIL, BUT IT DID. THE 'CORVAIR' UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE UNSAFE, BUT IT WAS. YES, ALL I HEAR IS THAT IT IS 'DESIGNED' TO DO THIS. I AM REQUESTING THAT DUE TO TOYOTA NEGLECTING TO 'DISCLOSE' THESE KNOWN ISSUES THAT THEY BUY THIS UNSAFE CAR BACK. I AM CURRENTLY IN ARBITRATION. WE SHALL SEE. IF THIS FAILS, I WILL SEEK THE LEMON LAW IN MY STATE. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 9/06. THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS CAR HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTING. ON THE 1ST ROAD TRIP, I NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE. THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED 2 GEARS ON INCLINES AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV AT APP. 5000 RPMS. AT THE TOP OF THE INCLINE, THE CAR'S SPEED WOULD INCREASE 5-10 MILES PER HOUR CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO DISCONNECT THE CRUISE. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR AND HE WAS TOLD THIS WAS EXPECTED AND WAS DESIGNED TO DO THIS. TO CORRECT, THE PROBLEM WE COULD NOT USE THE CRUISE WHEN DRIVING UP INCLINES. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. AFTER SEVERAL ROAD TRIPS AND NOTICING THE GAS MILEAGE WAS THE SAME ON THE HIGHWAY AS IN THE CITY, WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE "COMPUTER COULD NOT SEE HILLS COMING AND TO COMPENSATE THIS PROBLEM, WE WOULD NEED TO OVERRIDE THE CRUISE ON HILLS BY USING THE ACCELERATOR AND INCREASING OUR SPEED JUST SLIGHTLY." AT THIS VISIT WE ALSO DISCUSSED A PROBLEM WITH HESITATION UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. WE WERE TOLD THAT A NEW COMPUTER CHIP MAY FIX THAT PROBLEM AND THE CHIP WAS REPLACED. NOW THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT--THE CAR WILL HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE,OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP-- THE PROBLEM WENT FROM ONLY SLUGGISH ACCELERATION FROM A STOP TO BEING INTERMITTENT AT ANY TIME. MY HUSBAND THEN ASKED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL OFFICE FOR TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WITH THEM, HE WAS TOLD THE NUMBER COULD NOT BE GIVEN OUT TO CONSUMERS. HE THEN ASKED IF THE OFFICE COULD BE CONTACTED BY THE DEALER REQUESTING THE OFFICE TO CONTACT MY HUSBAND. HE WAS TOLD THAT COULD NOT HAPPEN EITHER. TOYOTA HAS BEEN TOTALLY UNCOOPERATIVE. IN ONE HOUR'S TIME, DECELERATED AND ACCELERATED WITH THE CRUISE 50 TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH 4 CYLINDER AND IT WAS NEVER MENTIONED TO US WHEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. *JB

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY LE, 4-CYLINDER, 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC WITH 309 MILES FROM SCOTT CLARK TOYOTA, CHARLOTTE, NC. WE ARE EXPERIENCING SLOWNESS OF ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE THOUGHT AT FIRST BEING A NEW VEHICLE THAT IT TOOK TIME FOR IT TO BE BROKEN IN, BUT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 2,000 MILES AND IT STILL HAVING TROUBLE ACCELERATING WHEN DRIVING IT. WE COULD TELL A BIG DIFFERENCE THE WAY IT WAS RUNNING COMPARED TO OUR PREVIOUS CAMRY. OUR PREVIOUS CAMRY WAS A 2003 4 CYLINDER, 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC. WE SAW OUR LOCAL NEWS CAST AIRING THIS ISSUE ON TV AND DIRECTED US TO THIS SITE TO FILE THE COMPLAINT. WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST THE WAY THE NEW ENGINE OPERATED AND WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND HOPE TOYOTA CAN DO SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. OTHERWISE THIS WILL BE THE LAST TOYOTA CAR WE WOULD BE BUYING. *TR

RANDOMLY HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY PAUSES WHILE IN TRAFFIC. HAS NOT YET STALLED. ACTS LIKE A CLOGGED FUEL FILTER BUT AFTER SEEING NEWS ARTICLE REALIZE ITS A "COMMON ISSUE". CURRENT MILEAGE IS 11,200 BUT HAS DONE THIS FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. ONLY ONE DRIVER SO CLEARLY HAS HAD TIME TO "ADJUST" TO THE DRIVER. FREQUENCY APPEARS TO BE INCREASING. HAVE ALMOST BEEN REARENDED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH DUE TO THE HESITATION. *TR

I AM WRITING IN RELATION TO THE CONTENT POSTED HERE - HTTP://WWW.WCNC.COM/CONSUMER/STORIES/WCNC-JMN-091307-CAMRY_STORY-NO_TC.CE57A8A0.HTML I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY LE 4CYL 5 SPEED AUTO, THAT I PURCHASED 3 MONTHS BACK AND I JUST HAVE 2500 MILES ON THE CAR. I PURCHASED IT FROM MASS AND I RELOCATED TO CA. I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR FROM MASS TO CA AND IT WAS DULY MOVED BY MOVERS. OFF LATE, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME HESITATION AND BY ALL GOD'S GRACE I EXPERIENCED THIS HESITATION ONLY IN THE CITY ROADS AND NOT IN THE FREEWAYS. I WOULD URGE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND MAKE THE CONSUMERS FEEL SAFE.

IN MAY 2007, I LEASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. THE HESITATION IN ACCELERTION IS REALLY BAD AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. IN ORDER FOR ME TO BE GET ACCELERATION, I MUST FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL. TOYOTA SHOULD DO A RECALL.

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY LE, 4-CYLINDER, 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC WITH 7,700 MILES FROM DOWN EAST TOYOTA IN BREWER, MAINE. EVER SINCE OUR TEST DRIVE WE'VE EXPERIENCED LACK OF ACCELERATION (HESITATION) FROM A STOP OR AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO TURN OR PROCEED, SHIFTING PROBLEMS (CONSTANT UP AND DOWN SHIFTING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS; CAR NOT SURE WHICH GEAR TO BE IN AND FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS SURGING) AND UNABLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL DUE ACCELERATING TOO QUICKLY DUE TO DOWNSHIFTING AND THEN OVERSHOOTING THE SET SPEED. SOME OF THESE SYMPTOMS ARE SPORADIC; YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE CAR IS GOING TO MOVE OR NOT WHEN STEPPING DOWN HARD AND QUICKLY ON THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETIMES IT "RED-LINES" BEFORE ACCELERATING, OTHER TIMES THERE IS BARELY ANY RESPONSE AT ALL. SO FAR HAVE ONLY DRIVEN ON BARE DRY/WET ROADS. WE ARE NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO DRIVING IT ON SNOW AND ICE. WE WERE TOLD BY DET AFTER THE TEST DRIVE AND TOYOTA CORPORATION THAT THIS IS NORMAL PERFORMANCE FOR THIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE TSBS (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS) CONCERNING THESE PROBLEMS. EG036-07 IS THE LATEST ECM UPDATE, WHICH WAS DONE ON 08/14/07 WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENTS. WE WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IF WE HAD ONLY RESEARCHED THE CAR BEFOREHAND ON THE INTERNET. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND TOYOTA AND DET WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEMS. *TR

CAR HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, SCARY WHEN TRYING TO PASS OR GET ON THRUWAY. MANY NEAR MISS REAR END COLLISIONS. MAKING A TURN AND ACCELERATING YOU THINK CAR IS GOING TO DIE, THEN SUDDENLY PICKS UP AND SPEEDS OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY HESITATED AND JERKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13.

I HAVE A NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT HESITATES WHEN YOU NEED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. IT ALMOST STALLS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN 3 DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS HESITATION. THE DEALER MAINTENANCE MANGER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND COMPLAINT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAS STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 07 RAV WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE RPM'S ARE CONSTANTLY UP AND DOWN SEARCHING FOR GEARS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT BEFORE PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE LOST. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

NEAR MISS: 2007 CAMRY SE WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL REGARDLESS IF ADEQUATE DISTANCE BETWEEN CARS IS ESTABLISHED, WHEN GOING UP AN INCLINE THE CAR GAINS 5 MPH. THIS CAUSES IT TO RAPIDLY OVERTAKE THE CAR IN FRONT. IF BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED A COLLISION WOULD ENSUE. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE CAR CHECKED WITH NO ERROR CODES. *JB *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF TOYOTA CLAIMED THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO GAIN MORE POWER. UPDATED 12/12/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE RPMS ARE HIGH AND THEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES. SHE MUST DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO MERGE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATES APPROXIMATELY 3-5 SECONDS AFTER ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY 8-10 SECONDS AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INCORRECT COMPUTER CALIBRATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER THREE SECONDS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE OR ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

OUR 2007 CAMRY LE 4-CYL AUTOMATIC EXHIBITS A 2-4 SECOND HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FORM A STOP. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, UNPREDICTABLE AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. SOMETIME YOU PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A LOT AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE AND OTHER TIMES YOU BARELY PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR IS RARELY DRIVEN BECAUSE IT FEELS SO UNSAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN SURGE FORWARD AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50-80 FEET WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. HE STATED THAT HE HAS ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL CRASHES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING MORE COULD BE DONE. THE INCIDENT DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,859 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SURGES TO HIGH SPEEDS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS CRASHES DUE TO THE FAILURE. TOYOTA STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT ASSIST THE CONTACT UNTIL THAT TIME. SHE STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SURGES 5-10 MPH OVER THE LIMIT IN WHICH IT IS SET. THE FAILURE CAUSES HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ERRATICALLY, EITHER BARELY ENGAGING OR SURGING FORWARD. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET, THE VEHICLE SURGES 5-10 MPH ABOVE THE SET LIMIT. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB

AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN NORMALLY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE AUTOMOBILE HESITATES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND THEN "JERKS" FORWARD AFTER THIS DELAY. THERE APPEARS TO BE A "DEAD SPOT" IN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL POSITION WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATION HESITATES. WHEN PULLING INTO A TRAFFIC LANE, THIS UNEXPECTED HESITATION LEAVES THE CAR OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF BEING HIT BY OTHER AUTOMOBILES. THE CONDITION IS AT ITS WORST WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE ENGINE HAS NOT FULLY WARMED. I FEEL THE UNEXPECTED HESITATION AT LOW SPEEDS OF MY AUTOMOBILE IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN AND MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OF AUTOMOBILE OCCUPANTS IF NOT CORRECTED. *AK

TOYOTA CAMRY, 2007, HESITATES BEFORE REACTING TO DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND VARIOUS DRIVING MANUEVERS. THIS MODEL CAMRY IS UNSAFE. *AK

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10188438 (COMPONENT: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL). WHENEVER I START UP A STEEP OR SLIGHTLY STEEP HILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CAR DOESN'T START TO ACCELERATE SOON ENOUGH. THEN, IT APPEARS TO ACCELERATE ALL AT ONCE. I HAVE STARTED ACCELERATING THE CAR MYSELF, RATHER THAN ALLOWING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE, ON HILLS. AS STATED IN THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT, THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS FINE ON FAIRLY LEVEL GROUND.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND EXPERIENCES ACCELERATION FAILURE SINCE IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE. THEN, ON JULY 11, 2007, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER AND WAS DISABLED PARTIALLY BLOCKING A LANE OF TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE POLICE ASSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE RUBBER FLOORMAT MAY HAVE GOTTEN STUCK UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED THE HESITATION CONCERN. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,968. THE FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE HESITATION ISSUE WAS 12,960. *DSY UPDATED 09/10/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S POWER IS WEAK AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND THE GEARS ARE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING SOFTWARE FAILURE, WHICH THEY REPROGRAMMED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND A VALID VIN WERE UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1,920 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13.

THERE IS A MAJOR DELAY AT TIMES WHEN THE CAR IS ASKED TO ACCELERATE- IF GOING APPROX 20 MPH AND WANT TO ACCELERATE INTO FAST LANE YOU NEVER KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE THE CAR TO RESPOND TO THE DEPRESSED GAS PEDDLE. THE CAR ALSO APPEARS TO DROP A GEAR OCC WHEN SLOWING DOWN. TOYOTA STATES THIS IS BECAUSE THE CAR HAS LEARNED THE WAY YOU LIKE TO DRIVE AND RESPONDS THAT WAY. WON'T ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THIS DANGER AND UNPREDICTABILITY HAS ALWAYS ACTED THIS WAY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY LE/2.4 LITER 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON OCTOBER 28 2006. NOTICED SOME HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AT 5000 MILES ON ODOMETER. HESITATION WAS APPARENT WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR FOR QUICK PICK UP ,SUCH AS MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY. SEEMED TO BE JUST A NUISANCE, NOW BUT AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM BECOMING CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY WHEN MOST DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WHAT WAS MY RECOURSE IF THIS BECAME A BIGGER PROBLEM. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OR GREATER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA SLE. I EXPERIENCED THROTTLE / SHIFT LAG WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A DEAD START.THE TACHOMETER WILL JUMP TO 1500 OR HIGHER RPMS BEFORE THE CAR MOVES. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO START FROM A STOPPED POSITION THERE IS HESITATION THAT LASTS 3-5 SECONDS. THIS HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU EXPECT TO MOVE AND YOU DON'T. I WAS ALMOST STRUCK BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO AN INTERSTATE OR TO PASS.*AK

ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2007 CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER CAR CAUSES OVER-AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION (5 - 3 DOWNSHIFT) WHEN RESUME IS SELECTED AT 10 - 15 MPH BELOW SET SPEED. THE CAR OVERSHOOTS SET SPEED BY 2 - 3 MPH AND OFTEN CAUSES A COLLISION POTENTIAL WITH THE CAR IN FRONT. I HAVE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND AVOID A COLLISION. THE CAR ALSO OVER-AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATES (5 - 4 DOWNSHIFT) WHEN TOPPING OUT ON INTERSTATE OVERPASSES - OFTEN OVERSHOOTING SET SPEED. *TR

THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4CYL AUTOMATIC SEDAN EXPERIENCED HESITATION, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND COMPLETE LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; TWO TIMES CREATIING SITUATIONS THAT EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGH-SPEED LANE OF A HIGHWAY. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CAR DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, THEN ROARED TO LIFE, BUT TOO LATE. I HAD TO BRAKE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE IT. THEN, ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO 6000 RPMS, AND WOULD NOT COME DOWN. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT DOWN. BOTH OF THESE TIMES I BROUGHT IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THE MOST RECENT TIME, AFTER THE STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL INCIDENT, THEY HAD IT ALL DAY AND SENT IT HOME WITH A SERVICE MAN WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION. I SERIOUSLY FEAR BODILY INJURY OR DEATH IN THE FUTURE IF THIS ISN'T FIXED AND FIXED RIGHT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER TO PRETEND THAT THERE IS AN EGG UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR, BUT OFFERED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD ALSO NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO A NEWSPAPER AGENCY. WHILE DRIVING LAST WEEK, THE CONTACT'S WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT PLAYED A RECORDING OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE DEALER AND HIMSELF. THE RECORDING STATED THAT THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO LEAVE AFTER BEING THERE FOR FIVE HOURS. THEY DEALER OFFERED ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NEED $12,000. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

2007 CAMRY XLE 4-CYLINDER PURCHASED IN APRIL 2006. CAR UNPREDICTABLY HESITATES AND JERKED UPON ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES THE HESITATION LASTED A SECOND, WHILE OTHER TIMES IT LASTED AT LEAST THREE. SECONDS. OCCURRED MOST OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM COASTING, WHILE CHANGING LANES, OR WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH A TURN. CRUISE CONTROL WAS JERKY AND CONSTANTLY REVVED THE ENGINE BEFORE ENGAGING. IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY I HAD TWO SAFETY RELATED INCIDENTS. WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH A LEFT-TURN ON HARD PACKED SNOW I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE END OF THE TURN AND THE CAR HESITATED THEN GRABBED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO SPIN AND LOSE TRACTION. I STOPPED THE CAR IN THE FAR LEFT ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DECELERATING IN A LEFT-TURN LANE AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT A LARGE INTERSECTION. WHILE APPROACHING THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I ACCELERATED AND BEGAN THE TURN. THE ENGINE REVVED, AND ENGAGEMENT WAS DELAYED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO LOSE TRACTION. IN BOTH CASES, I WAS MOVING SLOWLY , AND HAD A LEFT TURN ARROW SO THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AT PRESENT, I AM CAREFUL WHEN MAKING TURNS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ACCELERATING, CHANGING LANES OR PASSING SLOWER VEHICLES. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST ACCELERATION SO AS NOT TO INCREASE THE RPMS SO MUCH THAT THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED . HOWEVER, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP BY PHONE. IN FEBRUARY I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY SUCH PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED THAT SOME HESITATION WAS NORMAL. I WAS ADVISED THAT I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL A BETTER SOLUTION HAS BEEN DEVISED. IN MARCH I REQUESTED THAT THEY MAKE A NOTE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE. THEY SAID I MUST LEAVE IT WITH THEM TO LET SOMEONE ELSE TAKE IT FOR A DRIVE. *AK

2007 CAMRY XLE 4-CYLINDER PURCHASED IN APRIL 2006. CAR UNPREDICTABLY HESITATED AND JERKED UPON ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES THE HESITATION LASTED A SECOND, WHILE OTHER TIMES IT LASTED AT LEAST THREE SECONDS. OCCURRED MOST OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM COASTING, WHILE CHANGING LANES, OR WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH A TURN. CRUISE CONTROL WAS JERKY , AND CONSTANTLY REVVED THE ENGINE BEFORE ENGAGING. IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. I HAD TWO SAFETY RELATED INCIDENTS. WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH A LEFT TURN ON HARD PACKED SNOW I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE END OF THE TURN AND THE CAR HESITATED THEN GRABBED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO SPIN AND LOOSE TRACTION. I STOPPED THE CAR IN THE FAR LEFT ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DECELERATING IN A LEFT TURN LANE AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT A LARGE INTERSECTION. WHILE APPROACHING, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I ACCELERATED AND BEGAN THE TURN AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND ENGAGEMENT WAS DELAYED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO LOSE TRACTION. IN BOTH CASES I WAS MOVING SLOWLY, AND HAD A LEFT TURN ARROW SO THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AT PRESENT, I AM CAREFUL WHEN MAKING TURNS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ACCELERATING, CHANGING LANES OR PASSING SLOWER VEHICLES. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE ACCELERATION SO AS NOT TO INCREASE THE RPMS SO MUCH THAT THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. HOWEVER, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP BY PHONE. IN FEBRUARY I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY SUCH PROBLEM. ALSO, THEY STATED THAT SOME HESITATION WAS NORMAL. I WAS ADVISED THAT I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL A BETTER SOLUTION HAS BEEN DEVISED. IN MARCH I REQUESTED THAT THEY MAKE A NOTE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE. I MUST LEAVE IT WITH THEM TO LET SOMEONE ELSE TAKE IT FOR A DRIVE. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL IS EXTREMELY ERRATIC AND IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. ITS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE TRIED TO USE IT ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES. ALWAYS A PROBLEM. THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE ACCELERATION HESITATION AND ENGINE REVVING PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY REFERENCED. ODI NUMBER 10191074. *AK

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE.THE TRANSMISSION LAGS BEHIND THE ENGINE SOMETIMES & THEN DESPERATELY TRIES TO CATCH UP BY AGGRESSIVELY DOWNSHIFTING TO HIGH RPM'S(AROUND 4000 TO 4500).WHEN MAKING TURNS THE CAR LOSES POWER AND THEN SHIFTS ERRATICALLY TO RETURN TO SPEED. WHEN GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO MAKE THE CAR GET UP TO SPEED,AND THEN TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET. I AM NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER BUT THIS POWER TRAIN WANTS YOU TO DRIVE LIKE ONE. I HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO CORRECTION, ALL THEY SAY IS SORRY THAT'S THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT BOGS DOWN WHEN YOU DON'T WANT IT TO & THEN LURCHES FORWARD TO COMPLICATE MATTERS. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND TOYOTA ENGINEERS DESIGNED & MARKETED A POWER TRAIN THAT IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC AND THE DRIVERS WHO OWN THESE CARS. *TR

THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL BEHAVIOR ON LEVEL GROUND IS FINE, BUT ON ROLLING HILLS IT'S TOTALLY EGREGIOUS, AND INDICATES TO ME THAT THIS FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM MAY BE CLOSE TO INSTABILITY AND THEREFORE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I THINK THAT THE CONTROL ALGORITHM USED IS DREADFULLY SUB-OPTIMAL, AND HAS SUCH LONG INTERNAL CONTROL-LOOP PROCESSING DELAYS THAT ITS REACTIONS TO CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS ARE ALARMING. WHAT I FIND IS THE FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR. THE CAR SUBSTANTIALLY OVERSHOOTS (BY 10 MPH OR MORE) THE SET SPEED ON THE DOWNHILL PORTION OF EACH HILL, BUT THEN WAITS SO LONG BEFORE REACTING TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT UPHILL PORTION, THAT IT THEN UNDERSHOOTS THE SET SPEED BY SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT (5 MPH OR MORE) THAT IT HAS TO "FLOOR" THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO CATCH UP. STILL ON THE UPHILL PORTION, IT THEN PROCEEDS TO OVERSHOOT THE SET SPEED AGAIN, BEFORE FINALLY SETTLING DOWN TO THE DESIRED SPEED. THIS CYCLE OF EVENTS REPEATS OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS ONE NEGOTIATES ROLLING HILLS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL "ON." WHY IS THE INTERNAL LOOP DELAY SO LONG? WHY IS THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED? (I HAPPEN TO HAVE EXPERTISE IN CONTROL SYSTEMS.) THIS CONTROL SYSTEM REALLY NEEDS TO BE RE-DESIGNED AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY! THE CRUISE CONTROL'S BEHAVIOR COULD THEN BE FIXED BY A SIMPLE FIRMWARE UPDATE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. SHE ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BY TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER THREE TO FOUR ATTEMPTS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD ACCELERATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL REMAIN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN DECELERATING ONCE HER FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, OTHERWISE, IF SHE WERE TO RELEASE THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD, APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY, HOWEVER SHE DID NOT ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE TOYOTA DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO FOUND NO FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. SPEEDOMETER OFF EXACTLY 3 MPH;. DEALER VERIFIED, TOYOTA HAS NO FIX. ODOMETER READS INCORRECTLY, LOGS 1.8% MORE MILEAGE.*AK

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE ACCELERATOR THAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT TOO FREQUENTLY. A NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS DISABLED ME FROM ACCELERATING ENOUGH DURING TURNS TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN RECEPTIVE TO MY CALLS AND REQUESTS FOR HELP. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX IT. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, AND STATED THAT HE SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 65 MPH. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING UP HILL THE CRUISE CONTROL DECREASED FROM 65 MPH TO 55 MPH. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING DOWN HILL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO ALMOST 80 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROLWAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE THE WAY IT DID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 6,400. *AK

HESITATION AT LOWER SPEEDS WITH SUBSEQUENT SUDDEN LURCHING. SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO FIX THIS"KNOWN"PROBLEM BY THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIX IT -- STILL A PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AS I HAVE ALREADY HAD AN INCIDENT WERE, INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING, IT APPEARED TO COAST WHILE I ATTEMPTING TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN. NORMALLY THERE WAS PLENTY OF TIME, BUT ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAME UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE BEFORE THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD OUT OF THEIR PATH.*AK

TL - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT HAS NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THE 2007 CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED WELL AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4000. KB THIS CONDITION ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE CONSUMER IS GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. NO PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED OTHER THAN ON STEEP DOWN HILL ROADWAYS. THIS MAY BE A NORMAL CONDITION AS THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY DOES NOT APPLY THE BRAKE TO CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED, ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND THE DEALERSHIP. * DSY

CRUISE CONTROL VARIES SPEED BY 7 MPH HOUR WHEN ENGAGED DURING NON FLAT TERRAIN CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH CARS FOLLOWING. WHEN ON FLAT TERRAIN THE CRUISE CONTROL MAINTAINS ITS TARGET SPEED WITHIN +- 1 MPH WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE SAFETY ISSUES OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS ROLLING HILLS, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL ALLOW THE SPEED TO DECREASE BY AS MUCH AS 5 MPH WHILE DESCENDING DOWN THE HILL, THEN AS IT BEGINS TO CLIMB WILL AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATE TO 2 MPH OVER THE TARGET SPEED. WHEN THE ROAD FLATTENS OUT AGAIN IT WILL MAINTAIN THE ORIGINAL TARGET SPEED. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 70 MPH, THIS CAUSES SAFETY ISSUES ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ARE MODERATE TO HEAVY IN THAT TRAFFIC FOLLOW WILL NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION THAT THE SPEED IS SLOW BY 5 MPH. THIS IN TURN WILL CAUSE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHERE A COLLISION COULD OCCUR. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA SUPPORT RESPONDED THAT ALL IS WORKING WITHIN PARAMETERS AND NO ADJUSTS ARE PLANNED. CASE # 200701250758 HAS BEEN OPENED WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS WITH NO PROMISE OF ACTION. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A SIGN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON 2 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS ,AND FOUND THE VEHICLE TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. ALSO,M THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED ,AND THE COMPUTER REPORT READ: CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMERS CONCERN . NO CODES IN SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS ROAD TESTED APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AND NO FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT OF RECALL 06V096000, AIR BAGS. CURRENT MILEAGE, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 7000.

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ORWAS STARTING FROM A STOP, AND WHEN PRESSESING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM. A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE WHILE AT THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THEY ADJUSTED THE COMPUTER, BUT WHEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN IT WAS WORSE. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THIS TIME WHEN THE HESITATION OCCURRED HE WAS STARTING FROM A STOP AND, HE HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND WAS ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND CORRECTLY. *AK

AT APPROX. 4:45 PM 12/14/06 WHILE IN PORTALES NM. I WAS CHECKING THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WHEN I HAD THE CLEAR TO BACK UP. SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WENT INTO A BACKWARDS SPIN AND STOPPED AFTER IT SIDE SWIPED A TRUCK WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PARKED BEHIND IT AND FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED TO 10 MPH FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE HESITATED, SLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE SAME HESITATION OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO A PASSING LANE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 12 TIMES. THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TWICE AND WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.*AK

I BOUGHT THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE AT THE END OF MARCH 06. MY COMPLAINT WITH THE ACCELERATION IS THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT OTHER CAMRY OWNERS HAVE. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR ACCELERATING TO A HIGHER SPEED TO PASS THE CAR TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO CATCH UP WITH THE ACCELERATOR. *NM

NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY 4CYL , 5 SPD A/T , EXCESSIVE LAG TIME WITH THE ACCELERATOR. VERY UNRESPONSIVE . I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS WHILE CHANGING LANES AND MAKING LEFT TURNS BECAUSE YOU HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS FOR SECONDS. YOU HAVE TO GUN THE PEDAL IN THE HOPES IT MOVES QUICKLY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED OR RPM. DEALER SAYS ,IT'S DESIGNED THAT WAY. UNNACCEPTABLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, UPON APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AT A SPEED OF 75 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM, YET ATTRIBUTED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO THE FLOOR MAT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTERWARDS, THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKE PRESSURE AND CONTINUED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION, AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP. A BYSTANDER ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE CONTACT QUICKLY EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, BUT THE TIRE HAD ALREADY BURNED ITSELF OUT UPON THEIR ARRIVAL. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO AWAIT INSPECTION.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM OF MY TOYOTA CAMRY IS DEFECTIVE AND IS HESITANT AT LOW SPEEDS. IT CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE, SUCH THAT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN REQUIRED. I HAVE REFERRED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THERE WERE MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, BUT THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. *JB

MY 2007 CAMRY HAS A SERIOUS HESITATION EFFECT. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO ENGAGE, THUS SOMETIMES CAUSING A DANGEROUS DELAY IN MOVING THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WAS THE WAY THE 2007 CAMRY'S WERE MADE TO OPERATE, AND THUS COULD NOT BE "FIXED." *JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WITH 4 CYLINDER, 5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION. CAR HESITATES BADLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON A COLD ENGINE, AND DE-ACCELERATING WITHOUT USE OF THE BRAKE IS JERKY. THERE ARE TIMES THAT I MUST TURN FROM A SIDE STREET INTO A HEAVILY-USED ROAD AND ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THIS IS FRIGHTENING. I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES SLOWLY, THEN AFTER 2 OR 3 SECONDS, IT ACCELERATES RAPIDLY.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SPEED AND ENGINE RPM DID NOT SLOW ONCE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER AND SERVICE DEALER WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND THE MALFUNCTION WAS WITNESSED. NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE. THE CONSUMER STATED PUMPING THE BRAKES HAS NO EFFECT WHEN TRYING TO REDUCE SPEED. 08/29/06 .*JB

THE 2007 CAMRY LE HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED AT SLOW SPEEDS, NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN CHANGING LANES OR PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A MAJOR DELAY IN THE VEHICLE'S RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS PROVIDED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP AS WELL AS WHEN IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 7/31/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UP A SMALL INCLINE AT 40MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NORMAL.