NHTSA Complaint #10336449 — 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, HE TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND USED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DECELERATE AND SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN HE TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE RPMS INCREASED TO OVER 5,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED FOR RECALLS 09V388000 AND 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.