NHTSA Complaint #10399537 — 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HAD A UNCONTROLLED SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT WHILE MY WIFE, DAUGHTER, 9 WEEK OLD GRANDSON, AND TWO NIECES WERE IN THE CAR. SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THROTTLE LOCKED ON FULL POWER. MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT DID SLOW CAR TO MUCH SO SHE PLACED IN NEUTRAL, COASTING INTO A SHOPPING AS THE ENGINE KEPT RACING. SHE CHECK THE FLOOR MAT BUT NO PROBLEM THEN STOMPED THE THROTTLE A COUPLE OF TIME UNTIL THE ENGINE RPM RETURNED TO NORMAL. SHE THEN PLACE THE CAR IN DRIVE THEN PARKED THE CAR INTO A PARKING STALL. SHE RECALLED THE SMELLING ORDER HOT ENGINE AND HOT BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND IS BEING TAKEN TO TOYOTA 05/09/11 FOR INSPECTION AS INSTRUCTED BY SERVICE ADVISOR. *TR