NHTSA Complaint #10864119 — 1986 TOYOTA CAMRY

WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1986 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION BACK IN 1986 AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA DEALER. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE ISSUE WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES MOST RECENTLY A FEW WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE LAST INCIDENT A FEW WEEKS AGO WAS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 120K MILES AND RUNS GREAT. IS THERE A SPECIFIC FIX FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE IN THE 1986 TOYOTA? WE DON'T WANT TO SELL THE CAR IN FEAR SOMEONE WILL HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT CAUSES THIS INTERMITTENT SERIOUS ISSUE. THE 1ST ACCELERATION ISSUE IN 1986 WAS WHEN WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY USING CRUISE CONTROL. ONCE WE TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED EVEN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. WE WERE ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC AND WERE ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND CONTINUE APPLYING THE BRAKES TILL WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WE STILL HAVE THE RECEIPT FROM 1986 WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED ALSO IN 1986 WAS WHILE REVERSING IN A PARKING LOT. THE CAR ACCELERATED EVEN WHILE HITTING THE BRAKES, AGAIN THE CAR WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND AGAIN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUE WAS FOUND. WE WENT MANY YEARS WITHOUT ANOTHER ISSUE UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE WERE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.