2009 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS LOSS VALUE BECAUSE OF TWO RECALLS FOR UNCONTROLLED RAPID ACCELERATION *TGW

THE DASHBOARD GETS REAL SOFT AND STICKY WHEN THE SUN HITS IT. IT MAKES A GLARE AND CAUSES DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HV. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS MODIFIED BY SHAVING IT DOWN. WHEN THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE CONTACT STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP HIS FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE DRIVING, NEARLY CAUSING A FEW CRASHES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE EXAMINED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 9,428.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHITE PARTICLES WERE BEING EMITTING THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE VENTS WERE CLEANED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,449 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TIRES HAD PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. UPDATED 04/20/11

THE VEHICLE HAD A WATER PUMP LEAK AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I NOTICED THE DROP IN THE COOLANT LEVEL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID HAS AN INSUFFICIENT WARNING LABEL ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE SERVICE PLUG. THE SMALL TYPE AND THE TINY INTERNATIONAL SYMBOLS ARE NOT RECOGNIZABLE UNTIL YOU TAKE CAP OUT TO READ THE MESSAGE. AFTER I REMOVED THE CAP TO READ THE MESSAGE, I DISCOVERED IT WAS A WARNING MESSAGE NOT TO REMOVE THE CAP. I WAS INDEED FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. AS IT WAS, I DISABLED MY CAR AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SERVICE MODULE RESET. AFTER ALTERING MY TRAVEL PLANS AND TOWING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY PUSHING THE CAP DOWN AND DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPROGRAMMING. IF THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAD GIVEN ME THE INFORMATION I REQUESTED, I COULD HAVE AVOIDED CONSIDERABLE WASTED TIME AND EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD METAL TO METAL SOUND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE SOUND WOULD CEASE ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE FRACTURED IN TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

CAR WOULD NOT START. GOT A JUMP, BUT SEVERAL MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STALLED THREE SEPARATE TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. HAD THE PEDAL MODIFIED BY DEALERSHIP ALREADY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BLOCK ASSEMBLY FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

HELLO MY DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND MELTED. ALSO MY SUNROOF DOESN'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY WHICH CAUSES RAIN TO COME IN I PURCHASED IT LIKE THAT.

RE TOYOTA CAMRY 2009. HAD RECALL WORK DONE ON FEB. 2010 WHERE MAT WAS SECURED. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON MAY 10, 2010, IN PARKING LOT OF RESTAURANT AND WAS STOPPED BY LARGE CURB. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED MAT WAS LOOSE. AM CONCERNED ABOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR. UPDATED IVOQ 06/10/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 TIRES, LINE SIZE P215/60/. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WERE FEATHERING. THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN HIS PARTICULAR MODEL TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/11/11

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH GAS PEDAL *TGW THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE CONSUMER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2010. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WHERE THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CRASHED INTO A PLATE GLASS WINDOW AND WALL INSIDE A BUILDING AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR, THEN INTO DRIVE UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED WHEN BRAKING, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN STOPPING TIME. THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE VEHICLE COMPUTER THAT WAS TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP FASTER WHEN BRAKING. AFTERWARDS, WHILE BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,750. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS PREPARING TO STOP AT A LIGHT, THE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN VERY SLOWLY UNTIL IT ALMOST TOUCHED THE FLOOR. UPDATED 11/24/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT TO NO AVAIL. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARRANT. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,497 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,778.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED HE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). AFTER THE PEDAL WAS REPLACED THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

I WAS PULLING INTO A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT AND HAD FOUND A HANDICAPPED SPACE FOR MY WIFE. THE CAR WAS SLOWLY INCHING FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE CONTROLLING ITS FORWARD MOTION. SUDDENLY IT LURCHED FORWARD, OVER A CURB AND INTO A HANDICAP SIGN SUPPORT POLE, WHICH IN TURN BENT FORWARD AND KNOCKED A CAST STONE STATUE AGAINST A PAINTED PANEL ATTACHED TO THE RESTAURANT WALL. I WAS PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. *TR

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND GO OVER A BUMP, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT SPEEDS UP BEFORE BRAKING RESUMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN MARCH 2010 FOR THE REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH RECALLS 09V388000 & 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES BEFORE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. ON MARCH 25, 2010, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT CONTINUED APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN FROM CHICAGO INSPECTED IT; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY RISK WITH THE CURRENT VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,040. UPDATED 07/14/2010.*LJ UPDATED 07/15/10.*JB UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR WAS FIXED, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED TO A STOP. UPDATED 03/14/11.. UPDATED 04/23/12 *BF UPDATED 04/25/12

FAX FWD ON BEHALF OF RE HIS 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY USED IN SEVERAL TV NEWS REPORTS RE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, HIS VEHICLE WAS TESTED BY TOYOTA FOR 8 DAYS AND RESULTS WERE SENT TO NHTSA, REQUESTING A COPY OF RESULTS, REPLY TO NEW YORK, NY OFC. *TGW TOYOTA COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY. HOWEVER, AS THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BEFORE THE CRASH BUT THE VEHICLE STILL MOVED FORWARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEGAN TO VIBRATE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE RECALL 09V388000 AND 10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE ENGINE CONTINUED IDLING EXTREMELY HIGH AND THE TIRES CONTINUED TO SPIN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ATTEMPTING TO CONTINUE ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 7,322.

DRIVER SEAT STOPS FUNCTIONING UP AND DOWN. TOOK IT TO ROSEVILLE TOYOTA AND THEY DIDN'T REPAIR AND TOLD US IT IS FUNCTIONING NOW. CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO ONE CARES. NOW THE CAMRY HAS 46,000 MILES THEY JUST TOLD ME IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED IT AND TOLD ME IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MANAGER DOMINIC CAMPANELLI AND JESSICA ROMERO WERE VERY AGGRESSIVE WHEN I CALLED AND DIDN'T PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *JS UPDATED 01/05/13*LJ

EARLY APRIL, I ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE TIRES ON A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER JACKING UP THE VEHICLE AND REMOVING THE LUG NUTS, I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE TIRE, DESPITE USING A TECHNIQUE OF PLACING A 2X6 ACROSS THE TIRE AND HITTING IT WITH A 3 POUND HAMMER. I SPLIT THE 2X6 WITHOUT ANY AFFECT UPON THE TIRE. I PHONED TOYOTA HQ IN NY AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SCHAUMBURG IL TOYOTA WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY USED A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE TIRES. WHEN I RETURNED HOME AND AFTER I JACKED UP THE VEHICLE AT ALL 4 POINTS, I STILL HAD TO LAY DOWN AND USE A 3 POUND HAMMER AND HIT THE INSIDE OF THE STEEL WHEEL MULTIPLE TIMES FOR EACH WHEEL IN ORDER TO REMOVE EACH WHEEL. WITHOUT A VERY HEAVY HAMMER AND THE ACT OF HITTING THE STEEL WHEEL WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE A WHEEL. SINCE I PREVIOUSLY LIFTED WEIGHTS BENCHING 390 POUNDS, I DO NOT CONSIDER MYSELF AVERAGE IN TERMS OF THE ABILITY TO CHANGE A TIRE. WITHOUT A VERY HEAVY HAMMER AND THE STRENGTH TO DELIVER TREMENDOUS FORCE TO THE WHEELS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY TIRE. SINCE IT IS MANDATORY FOR MANUFACTURES TO PROVIDE THE MEANS TO CHANGE TIRES IN AN EMERGENCY, TOYOTA HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE USER COMMUNITY TO CHANGE A TIRES. THIS CONSTITUTES AN EXTREME RISK TO OWNERS AND PASSENGERS WHERE A TIRE FAILURE OCCURS AND THERE IS NO HEAVY HAMMER AND THE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO FREE THE ON-VEHICLE WHEEL. I WROTE 3 LETTERS TO TOYOTA HQ JAPAN AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM TOYOTA NY WHERE THEY INDICATED THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO ROTATE TIRES EVERY 5,000 MILES. DUE THE EXTREMELY CLOSE FIT OF THE WHEEL TO THE AXLE ASSEMBLY AND THE PROPENSITY OF THE AXLE ASSEMBLY METALLIC COMPOSITION TO OXIDIZE AND THE ACT OF TIGHTENING THE LUG NUTS WHICH PRESSES THE METAL WHEEL ON TO THE AXLE ASSEMBLY, THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO TIME PERIOD IN WHICH USERS ARE ABLE TO REMOVE A WHEEL WITHIN NORMAL CONSTRAINTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFICIENCY. UPDATED 07/27/10*JB *TR

AFTER PERFORMING A GAS PEDAL REOPERATION ON A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY THERE WAS A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE AND A FEELING DETENT WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AFTER A STOP. THE DEALER AGREED WITH THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL WITH A NEW ONE. THE NEW PEDAL IS A IMPROVEMENT BUT THE CLICKING IS STILL COMING FROM, I BELIEVE, THE SPRING INSIDE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HOUSING. THE DEALER SAID HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING MORE. I PERSONALLY REMOVED THE PEDAL AND FILLED THE SPRING CAVITY FULL WITH VERY THICK LUBRICATION GREASE. THE NOISE IS NOW ABOUT 50%GONE, SOMETIMES FOR A DAY OR TWO BUT STILL RETURNS EVENTUALLY WHEN I SLIGHTLY PRESS ON THE PEDAL FROM A STOP. THE SPRING I THINK HAS TOO MUCH ROOM TO MOVE AROUND OR IS NOT REMAINING SEATED. THIS IS A VERY ANNOYING NUISANCE PROBLEM HEARING THIS CLICKING THAT DID NOT EXIST WHEN I HAD THE OLD STYLE GAS PEDAL. *TR

ENGINE OIL LEAK IN 2009 CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER. THIS CAR HDS A REAR MAIN SEAL REPLACED AT 30K MILES AND THE LEKD RETURNED. THEN HAD A SHORT BLOCK REPLACED AT 34K MILES. LEAK RETURNED W/I 277 MILES OF SHORT BLACK REPLACEMENT. FILING ARBITRATION. VEHICLE STILL LEAKING AND ENGINE OIL LEAK IS VERY OBVIOUS. *TR

GAS PEDAL STUCK WHILE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-75, TRAVELING AT 60MPH. WHEN I STEPPED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK DOWN. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL. I WAS THEN ABLE TO FREE THE PEDAL BY WEDGING MY FOOT UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL AND PUSHING UP ON THE PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AFTER MY VEHICLE AS RECALLED FOR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON 2/11/10. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 24,000. UPDATED 5/28/10 *CN UPADTED 08/18/10

EMAIL FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS IN TOYOTA CAMRY MODELS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON FEB 5, 2010 REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. HOWEVER, ON MARCH 25, 2010 AS THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND ROAR, THE RPM'S HAD REDLINED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. THE CONSUMER PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ACCELERATING. THE CONSUMER THEN IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE INSPECTION REVEALED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESS WEAR, DESPITE THE TIRE ROTATIONS THAT WERE PERFORMED EVERY 5,000. *JB

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE OF MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY RACED UNCONTROLLABLY. WHILE KEEPING THE CAR BRAKED, I SHIFTED FIRST TO NEUTRAL AND THEN TO PARK, DURING WHICH TIME THE ENGINE SIMPLY CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER. ONCE IN PARK, I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. AFTER THIS, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER (CHAMPION TOYOTA, PHILADELPHIA, PA), WHICH PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS (GAS PEDAL AND COMPUTER REPROGRAM) IMMEDIATELY. *DT

ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 17, 2010 I TOOK MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN CHESTER, VA TO HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED DUE TO THE RECENT RECALL ISSUE. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED THAT WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL, MY CAR ACCELERATES JUST A BIT AND/OR STICKS JUST FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN DECELERATES . THE VEHICLE WAS DOING THIS PRIOR TO THE SERVICE, AND IS STILL DOING THIS AFTER THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WAS COMPLETED YESTERDAY. I FEEL THAT WHATEVER "FIX" TOYOTA IS PERFORMING ON THE RECALLED VEHICLES IS NOT WORKING. I FEEL IT IS NOT A MECHANICAL ISSUE, I FEEL IT IS AN ELECTRONIC ISSUE. I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE "FIX" TOYOTA IS ISSUING FOR THEIR VEHICLES. I AM AT A LOSS OF WHAT TO DO SINCE TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A RELIABLE "FIX" FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES YET. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS INFORMATION WILL ACCOMPLISH, BUT I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE JUST IN CASE IT IS HELPFUL. THANKS, CONCERNED TOYOTA CUSTOMER. *TR

MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. UNTIL TODAY, I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A BIG HOAX, BUT IT HAPPENED TODAY AT 2:55 PM ON MY WAY TO WORK. MY CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. I FORTUNATELY WAS ONLY TRAVELING ON A SIDE ROAD FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND WAS ABLE TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN STOP THE CAR. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I HAD THE "RECALL" CORRECTION COMPLETED. NEVER HAD AN ISSUE PRIOR TO THIS "CORRECTION". *TR

LAST WEEK MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE WAS PRETTY DAMAGED, SHE WAS THEN SLAMMED INTO THE SIDE RAIL ON THE FREEWAY, BUT NO AIBAGS DEPLOYED. I AM NOT SURE WHY THESE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO, HER CAR IS NOW CONSIDERED TOTALED. THE CAR SHE WAS DRIVING WAS A 2009 CAMRY. CONSIDERING THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL I AM WONDERING WHY NOTHING HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR WENT IN TO A CAR/SIDE RAIL.. BOTH FROM THE FRONT. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN A TRAFFIC JAM. I WAS RIDING THE BRAKE AND THE RPM'S SUDDENLY REVVED. I PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE UNTIL IT STOPPED. *TR

IN MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, THE RECIRCULATION SWITCH TURNS OFF AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES, LETTING IN AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHENEVER I'M BEHIND A DIESEL VEHICLE. MY CAR FILLS WITH FUMES THAT AFFECT MY BREATHING. THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS A STANDARD FIX, AND WOULD COST ME $50. WHEN I WENT IN A SECOND TIME, AND SAID I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TO FIX IT. IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, THAT WILL HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS, AND THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE OPERATED. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THE VEHICLE BATTERY WAS DEAD. HOWEVER, THE BATTERY WAS NOT RECHARGED BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE HYBRID VEHICLE AND THE BATTERY COULD NOT RECHARGED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE RADIO AND THE DIGITAL CONSOLE WOULD ONLY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 7,073.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH GOING DOWN HILL WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE ENGINE BECAME UNUSUALLY LOUD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED. HE DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR START THE ENGINE. INSTEAD, HE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR DEFECTS. NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,429 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,500. UPDATED 06/21/10 *BF UPDATED 09/30/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MATS WERE REPLACED WITH FLOOR MATS THAT WERE VERY THIN. THE CONTACT VERIFIED THE REPLACEMENT FLOOR MATS SLID BACK AND FORTH WHILE SECURED BY THE DUAL-HOOK FASTENERS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FLOOR MATS COULD POTENTIALLY INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WITH HIS CONCERNS BUT WOULD OFFER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN DOCUMENTING HIS COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35000. UPDATED 5/10/10 *CN UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY CAR ENGINE SPED UP, FORCING ME TO PRESS DOWN HARDER ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED, AND I PLACED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE RACED QUITE HIGH. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE STOPPED, AND I RESTARTED IT A FEW SECONDS LATER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MY FOOT HAD NOT BEEN ON THE ACCELERATOR FROM THE TIME I STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT UNTIL I RESUMED MY TRAVELS, AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE. NOT SURE ABOUT THE MODEL YEAR; IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A 2010 MODEL. I RENTED THE CAR IN LAS VEGAS FROM ADVANTAGE AND HAVE ASKED FOR THE VIN, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE COMPANY YET. IT IS THEIR CAR # [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LTR FM (NY) RE FOLLOW-UP TO 1/28/10 CORRESPONDENCE RE TRADE-IN VALUE OF 2009 CAMRY WAS GREATLY REDUCED FOR PURCHASE OF A 2010 NISSAN ROGUE DUE TO RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS. *TGW

I PARKING LOT. PUT CAR INTO DRIVE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL OUT OF PARKING SPACE. CAR ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND STOPPED WHEN CAR HIT TELEPHONE POLE. DUE TO SHORT DISTANCE CAR TRAVEL, WAS UNABLE TO APPLY BRAKE BEFORE HITTING THE TELEPHONE POLE. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED RATE INCREASED WITHOUT ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH OCCURRED THREE TIMES REPEATEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE SAME DAY THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE FAILURE WAS A UNIQUE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,345.

THIS PAST SUNDAY 2-14-10 AT ABOUT 6PM I NEARLY LOST MY LIFE WHEN MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY FULLY CLIMBED UP THE ALLEVIATED SIDE WALK AND CRASH INTO THE BUILDING THAT'S WHEN IT FINALLY CAME TO FULL STOP ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND FULLY DEPRESSED DOWN I'M THANKFUL THEIR WAS NO ONE STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE THAT ENTERED INTO WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE THE FEAR AND ANXIETY THAT I FELT AT THAT TIME AND NOW. LET ME PLEASE INFORMED YOU THAT I'VE ALREADY PERFORMED ALL THE RECALL ISSUES THAT IWAS TOLD INVOLVED MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO PLEASE HELP ME I'VE OFTEN EXPERIENCE A LOST OF POWER WITH MY VEHICLE WHEN I ENTER THE INTERSTATE ALTHOUGH I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATION TO CATCH UP WITH CURRENT TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPONDED SOMETIMES IT FELT LIKE IT SHOT OFF. AFTER REPORTING IT TO MY DEALER DURING A ROUTINE SCHEDULED VISIT I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SOFTWARE AND THAT THERE WAS AN UPDATE ONE AVAILABLE WAS INSTALL TO CURE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. WHILE BRAKING THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THERE WAS A SEPARATE OCCASION THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR SERVICE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,672.

TL* THE DRIVER OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE OUT OF CONTROL AND WITHIN SECONDS THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED BY THE DRIVERS SON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OR SPEED WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE THE WEEKEND BEFORE THIS INCIDENT FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SHUT OFF SWITCH FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEN THE CAR TRIED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND LURCHING FORWARD. *TR