2007 TOYOTA CAMRY Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal Problems

The contact had a 2007 Toyota Camry loaner vehicle from the dealer. The contact stated that after the vehicle was stopped at a red light, the contact drove the vehicle at an undisclosed speed when the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The brakes seized and failed to stop the vehicle immediately while the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle drove through an intersection and crashed into another vehicle coming from the opposite direction. The air bags were deployed. The vehicle then crashed into two parked vehicles at another dealer, Appleton Motorcars Sales & Service (1221 W Wisconsin Ave, Appleton, WI 54914), and came to a complete stop. Appleton Motorcars Sales & Service contacted the police, and a police report was filed. The fire department arrived on the scene and helped the contact exit the vehicle. The contact was unaware if a fire department report had been filed. The contact sustained contusions...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,239 AND THE CURRENT WAS MILEAGE 34,000. UPDATED 07/28/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT ENGAGE SMOOTHLY, AS THERE WAS SOME HESITATION, WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP. UPDATED 07/29/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDEWALK. THERE WAS A BURNING TIRE SMELL THAT WAS EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH HOWEVER, A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON 08/26/12. HE WAS ROLLING SLOWLY INTO AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, WITH HIS FOOT HOVERING OVER THE BRAKE. WHEN HE TOUCHED THE...

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THROUGH A FENCE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS SLOWLY TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED ON AN EMBANKMENT IN THE BACKYARD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALLS THAT WERE DONE ON THE VEHICLE, DIDN'T RESOLVE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT REGARDING POOR MILEAGE AND ACCELERATION ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE IDLES VERY HIGH AND RUNNING HOT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A WOOD BARRIER. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SURGED OCCURRED AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO USE HIS FOOT TO LIFT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UP AS HE HAD DONE ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. UPDATED 10/12/11.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SURGE OCCURRED AS HE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. AFTER THE SURGE COMMENCED, HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE ACCELERATOR WITH HIS FOOT, AS HE HAD DONE ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. UPDATED...

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY RECALL NOTICE SENT *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS CUT AND THE EDGES OF THE PEDAL WERE JAGGED AND ROUGH. THE DEALER ALSO REMOVED A PORTION OF THE CARPET AND INSULATION. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS ANY SAFER THAN PRIOR TO THE REPAIR. HE STATED ALSO THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS MUCH FARTHER THAN DESIGNED AND WAS DAMAGING THE LINKAGE TO THE PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY PERFORMED THE WORK AS LISTED ON THE RECALL NOTICE AND THAT IT WAS A SUFFICIENT REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TORQUE SHUDDER IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S DISTRICT MANAGER WHO WENT OUT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURES WERE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE ASSOCIATED WITH RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. UPDATED 12/29/10*JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES STUCK ACCELERATOR. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING BEING ASSIGNED A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH A BROKEN WINDSHIELD AND GAS LIGHT ON AFTER THE EVENT OF THE CAMRY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL AFTER ALMOST CRASHING INTO AN OAK TREE. THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, SHE HAD ONLY DRIVEN FOUR MILES BEFORE THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. SHE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND CUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND STOPPED SAFELY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL OVER 90 MPH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIRED. THE DEALER CUT THE LENGTH OF THE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WAS TOO SHORT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH IT. THE ONLY WAY SHE WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE PEDAL WAS IF HER FOOT REMAINED ELEVATED INSTEAD OF HAVING HER HEEL ON THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. SHE REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED EARLIER THIS YEARS; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED TWICE SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AFTER SHE EXPERIENCED THE FIRST FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH , THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,225.

LETTER REGARDING JERKING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE ; SEEKING HELP TO RESOLVE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT WOULD JERK IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE PEDALS WERE SENSITIVE AND SHE NEEDED TO GET USED TO THEM. THE DEALER THEN BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH THE CONSUMER STATED WASN'T EVEN ON. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THAT A BAR WOULD BE INSTALLED AS WELL AS FIXING THE CARPET. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AND JERKING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). SINCE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBIT SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURES AND WOULD ALSO SURGE IN REVERSE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO REFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER WHICH MADE THE RECALL REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,452 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,135.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE GENTLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND IT INEXPLICABLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHE FRANTICALLY TRIED TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR UP FROM THE FLOOR WITH HER FOOT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS PICKING UP SPEED AND RACING UNCONTROLLABLY DOWN THE FREEWAY. SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW IT DOWN BY PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. LUCKILY, SHE THREW THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MATS WERE ANCHORED IN PLACE WITH FACTORY CLIPS AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY AT THE TIME HE TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMERS WIFE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, WHEN A SHORT WHILE LATER, THE ACCELERATOR SLAMMED TO THE FLOOR. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE DOWN THE FREEWAY. SHE THREW THE GEAR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER A CEMENT BLOCK ONTO A CURB. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING FOR TWO MILES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT THE CONTACT ALSO FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT WITH THE DMV. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND RECALL 07E082000 (EQUIPMENT) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 38,300. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED EVOQ. 07/29/10*JB UPDATED 09/20/10.*JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES DISTRESS WITH RESULT OF REPLACEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALLOWED THE DEALER TO SHORTEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH WAS NEVER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE FLOOR MAT. THE VEHICLE IS NOW DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER FOOT NOW SLIPS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SHE HAS TO SIT CLOSER TO THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. ACCELERATION ISSUES *GR THE CONSUMER STATED RIGHT FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE AND IT STILL CONTINUES. HE NOTICED WHEN ANY TIME HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT HIM STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE MODE WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 40 MPH IN SECONDS AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. GAS PEDAL ISSUES *GR THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS EXITING HIS DRIVEWAY, HE SAW HIS NEIGHBOR COMING DOWN THE HILL, BUT HIS VEHICLE KEPT GOING FORWARD AND HE JUST BARELY MISSED HITTING HIS NEIGHBOR. LATER THAT DAY, WHEN THE CONSUMER APPROACHED AT AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT HIM, BUT SUDDENLY THAT MOTORIST SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, AS ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING AT FULL SPEED. THE CONSUMER WAS A CAR LENGTH BEHIND THE VEHICLE SO, HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING EVEN THOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD. THE CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 5 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER INCIDENT O SUDDEN ACCELERATION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WHICH HE THOUGH AT FIRST THAT HIS FOOT LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE EIGHT TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TO CORRECT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION; (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE HAVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODIFIED TO A SMALLER LENGTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES PAUSING AND BREAKING IN ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MATS SHE WAS GIVEN NEVER STAYED IN PLACE AND THEREFORE SHE REMOVED THEM. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED ALL-WEATHER MATS. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. CONSUMER STATES AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS THE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO PROCEED ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A TRACTOR TRAILER. ONE WEEK AFTER THE ACCIDENT, A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED, BUT WAS TOLD THE MATS IN THE VEHICLE WERE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. ON A LATER DATE, HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM FM OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRONICS MODULE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED WHEN RESEARCHING SUDDEN ACCELERATION EPISODES.

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM FM OWNER OF A 2007 CAMRY. *KB THE CONSUMER THE FIRST TIME SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, SHE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A FOUR-WAY STOP. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE HEARD THE ENGINE REV AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL REALLY HARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, NARROWLY MISSING A GROUP OF CHILDREN WHO WERE IN THE CROSSWALK. THE SECOND TIME, SHE WAS IN A TRAFFIC JAM AT A COMPLETE STOP, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN AGAIN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. SHE STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS SHE COULD. THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY FISH-TAILED A BIT BEFORE IT STOPPED WITHIN INCHES OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE FIRST THE DEALER SAID...

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATOR *GR THE CONSUMER SHE STATED SHE NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THERE WAS A SURGING/LUNGING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED FROM A STOP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT HER COMPLAINT WAS NEVER RESOLVED. IN FEBRUARY 2008, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A TREE AS SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. FEBRUARY 12, 2010, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. UPDATED 04/21/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUDDENLY CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY CENTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE WEEKS AFTER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) REPAIRS PERFORMED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A CURB AND A FENCE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,100. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. HE STATED HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE TACHOMETER REACHED OVER 7,000 RPM'S. HE IMMEDIATELY GRABBED THE SHIFT LEVER AND SWITCH IT TO NEUTRAL AND THEN AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE TO PARK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER STATED A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE PARKING AT A LOCAL BANK. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED OCCURRED, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN THE SPEED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATOR FAILURE AFTER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT HAD RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE REMEDY UPON COMPLETION OF THE ACCURATE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER SHAVED AND SHORTENED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN WITH HIS FOOT SLIPPING OFF OF THE SMALL PEDAL EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,583. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A FUEL MODIFICATION; HOWEVER, THE DEALER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITHOUT THE OWNERS CONSENT. FOLLOWING THE RECALL REPAIRS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS UNUSUALLY HARD TO ENGAGE. SHE STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAD TO USE HER TOES WITH NO HEEL SUPPORT TO ASSIST WITH DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT WAS UNSATISFIED WITH THE RECALL REPAIRS, STATING THAT HER FOOT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FALL OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED WITH HER CONCERNS BUT WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS OR MODIFICATION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE ENGINE BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UP TO SPEEDS OF 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AS WELL AS THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED APPROXIMATELY FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,300.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR A REPLACEMENT BATTERY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. THE BATTERY CABLES WERE HEAVILY CORRODED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED.*JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2007 HE REPORTED TO TOYOTA AN ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. THERE WAS A HESITATION WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL. AFTER STATING NOTHING WAS WRONG, TOYOTA PROVIDED AN INTERNAL BULLETIN; NOT A PUBLIC BULLETIN TO GERMAIN TOYOTA OF SARASOTA AS A RESULT THE DEALER USED A COMPUTER TO RECALIBRATE THE ECM. UPDATED 04/06/10.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATED PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ECM. UPDATED 04/21/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT THEN IT ACCELERATED. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM BEFORE THE FIX. AS SHE WAS PARKING AT ABOUT FIVE MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A MOUNTAIN OF SNOW AND STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DEALER CAME AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THEY WILL BE SENDING OUT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE A LOOK AT A THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN UNTIL A FEW DAYS AND SHE IS VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,423. UPDATED 5/10/10 *CN UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL MODIFICATION PREVENTED HIS FOOT FROM REACHING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE DEALER CUT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL THEREFORE WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL IT IS NO LONGER THERE AND HE ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,415 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,533.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SEEMED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 95 MPH. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT PULLED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UP WITH HER FOOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED TO OVERRIDE THE ACCELERATOR IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,140 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY RECALL FLOOR MAT*CW THE CONSUMER STATED HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED PER THE SPECIFIED RECALL, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN TRANSFER THE CALL TO A SUPERVISOR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THERE WAS A MOMENTARY HESITATION BEFORE ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHICH STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL); HOWEVER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RECALL AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 37,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 REPAIR PERFORMED ON HER VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 45000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70 TO 75 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO SPEEDS OF 115 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND HE THEN PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL. HE USED TREMENDOUS FORCE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES UNTIL SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A HALT AND WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE SERVICE DEALER ADVISED SPRAYING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH WD40 LUBRICATING OIL. ON A LATER DATE, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. HE AS ALSO ADVISED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT WAS 17,000. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN UPDATED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 54 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED AND SHE COLLIDED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, WITH THE TENNESSEE POLICE, REPORT 10-189917. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER NECK. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION LETER AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 05/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A DITCH, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ACCELERATING WHILE IT WAS STUCK IN THE DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO THE RECENT INCIDENT THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 09V388000 AND 10V017000 WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE GOING DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND THEN SLOW DOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. UPDATED EVOQ 08/05/10.*JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE IS ONE AFFECTED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER SUGGESTS THAT THE ASSOCIATED ELECTRONICS MODULE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED WHEN RESEARCHING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS FIXED FOR THE ACCELERATOR RECALL ON FEBRUARY 22, 2010. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR LESS, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT HER RPMS STARTED INCREASING. WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE TO A FRIENDS HOME THAT WAS NEARBY; HOWEVER, SHE OBSERVED THE ACCELERATOR RELEASE AND THEN WATCHED IT IMMEDIATELY GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

FAX FWD LTR FM (NJ) RE UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, REPLY TO NEWARK, NJ OFC. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SLOWING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN THE PARKING LOT AND WAS AT THE POINT OF ENGAGING THE PARKING GEAR TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND TOOK OFF ON ITS ON. THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER THE CURB AND ONTO A MAJOR ROAD. THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BURST ON IMPACT WITH THE CURB. THE CONSUMER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY PEDAL THAT WAS UNDER RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD AFTERMARKET FLOOR MATS, SO THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT. *JB SEE ALSO 10306806 THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 06/21/10*JB UPDATED 06/30/10.*JB UPDATED 08/04/10*JB UPDATED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE STOPPED AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD, SHE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND FAILED TO STOP UNTIL SHE APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. SHE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO HER HIP, CHEST AND WAS PUT ON LIFE SUPPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FIRST FAILURE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PREVIOUSLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT HER VIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL FOR THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3666. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO AN...