NHTSA Complaint #10331570 — 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2009 ON TWO (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER I HAD BEEN SHOPPING AT THE HUNTINGTON MALL FOR CHRISTMAS. I WAS COMING UP TO A REDLIGHT BEHIND SEVERAL AUTOMOBILES WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. I VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF ME AND BRAKED AS HARD AS I COULD. I ALSO PUT THE AUTOMOBILE IN PARK AS SOON AS I COULD. BEFORE THIS, I HAD AN INCIDENT OF SLIGHT ACCELERATION, BUT I DON'T RECALL EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE-JUST THAT I MENTIONED TO MY HUSBAND THAT I FELT THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE. ON JANUARY 6, 2010, I TOOK THE CAMRY TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I PURCHASED IT FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND REQUESTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ON JANUARY 22, 2010, THE CAMRY HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A BUSTED OIL TUBE (WHICH WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS A RECALL) AND AGAIN, I ASKED THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT TO CHECK THE PEDAL. MY HUSBAND ACCOMPANIED ME TO PICK THE CAR UP LATER THAT AFTERNOON AND WHEN I ASKED IF THE PEDAL HAD BEEN CHECKED, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THE PEDAL HAD BEEN CHECKED AND HE HAD DRIVEN THE CAR AND COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR RELATED TO US THAT "SOMETHING ABOUT A RECALL WAS ON THE NEWS ABOUT 4:00 A.M. THAT VERY MORNING". AFTER THE PUBLIC RECALL AND TWO LETTERS ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS FINALLY CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO BRING MY AUTOMOBILE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. SINCE THAT TIME, I'VE TAKEN THE CAMRY IN FOR A STEERING WHEEL CONCERN, WHICH WARRANTED NO APPARENT CAUSE, AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH ACCELERATION. THE ACCELERATION WAS MORE OF A REVVING OF THE ENGINE RATHER THAN AN OUT OF CONTROL ACCELERATION. I WOULD LIKE OTHERS TO KNOW ABOUT THESE INCIDENCE AND HOPEFULLY AVOID INJURIES. [XXX] *TR