NHTSA Complaint #10318027 — 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY

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