NHTSA Complaint #10319201 — 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY

MY CAR IS A 2007 CAMRY XLEV6, AND WAS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE TOYOTA RECALL (IT HAS LOCKING MATS). PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AT MY HOME, WITH FOOT ON BRAKES AS I TOUCHED AUTO GARAGE DOOR OPENER ON VISOR. CAR GEAR WAS IN D. AS I REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE TO GAS PEDAL TO PULL INTO GARAGE, AND LIGHTLY PLACED FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, INSTANTANEOUSLY ENGINE REVVED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, TACH ZOOMED AND AUTO JETTED INTO GARAGE. I IMMEDIATELY HIT BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET, ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE TRANSMISSION FROM D AND PUT INTO N. GEAR SHIFT ERRATICALLY PLUNGED INTO R AND CAR BEGAN TO GO BACKWARDS WITH ENGINE THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. AGAIN, WITH TIRES SQUEALING, SMOKING & LAYING RUBBER, I TRIED TO JAM GEARSHIFT TO N OR P, AND CAR JETTISONED FORWARD HITTING GARAGE WALL AT FULL FORCE. WITH MILLISECOND RECOVERY, I HELD ONTO GEARSHIFT ' ALL THE TIME MY FEET WERE ON BRAKES ' AGAIN TRIED TO FORCE IT INTO P, AND IT AGAIN WENT TO R, (MUST PASS N AND R TO GET GEAR INTO P) THEN AGAIN FORWARD IN ANOTHER DIRECT HIT AGAINST GARAGE WALL, BREAKING THE WALL OPEN AND SPLITTING SHEETROCK AS AUTO NEARLY POPPED THROUGH TO LAUNDRY ROOM AND GAS FURNACE. I HELD THE PUSH-BUTTON IN WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY FORCING GEAR SHIFT AGAIN TO REACH P. ENGINE WENT FROM FULL-BORE OPEN TO A STOP. THIS EVENT WAS SO FRIGHTENING. HAD IT OCCURRED MINUTES EARLIER I WAS IN COMMUTE TRAFFIC AND IN RESIDENTIAL AREA RETURNING HOME FROM METRO. PEDESTRIANS AND SCHOOLKIDS WERE IN THE AREA. I EXITED CAR TO RUN INTO HOUSE, CALL FOR HELP. DAMAGE TO GARAGE WALL (AND LAUNDRY AREA) IS SUBSTANTIAL, BUT WAS MINIMIZED TO THE AUTO DUE TO A SET OF FOUR TIRES AGAINST THE GARAGE WALL WHICH PROVIDED SOME CUSHION. BLUETOOTH PHONE (HANDS-FREE CAR) WOULD NOT DISCONNECT. I BORROWED NEIGHBOR'S PHONE TO CALL HUSBAND AND POLICE/FIRE. EMERGENCY FIRETRUCK TEAM ARRIVED TO ENSURE NO GAS LINE BREAK, FAIRFAX POLICE OFFICER ALSO ON SITE. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS & LONG WAIT TIMES TO TALK WITH TOYOTA, I WAS TOLD NOT TO MOVE CAR, WAIT 10-30 DAYS TO INVESTIGATE. HERE SITS. *TR