2009 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

TOYOTA CAMRY 2009. A FEW TIMES, THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONSIVE. ACCELERATOR IS SOMETIMES SLOW TO COME TO IDLE POSITION, WHICH CAUSED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND TROUBLE BRAKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING 45MPH DOWN A HIL, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA RECALL# 10V017000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8690.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL SERVICE REPAIR; HOWEVER, AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE ENGINE REVVED WITH A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED FOR A PERIOD OF 20-30 MINUTES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED REGARDING THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,050. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,554.

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. JUST AFTER 20,000 MILES, TIRES ARE WORN-OUT. THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE NEW CAR ASKED ME TO CHANGE TIRES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS (A BRAND NEW CAR AT THAT TIME). IF TIRES CAN LAST ONLY 20,000 MILES, THESE TIRES (ON CAMRY) MUST BE POOR QUALITY. I THINK TOYOTA MUST RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS COULD PUT DRIVER/PASSENGERS AT RISK. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAUSING MY CAR TO GET STUCK PERPENDICULAR IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. FOUR DAYS PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT THE ACCELERATOR WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR NO LONGER SHOWED ANY PROBLEMS AND THEY DENIED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE BRAKES, 3 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DONATED TO A FACILITY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY GAS PEDAL RECALL NOT RIGHT, COMPUTER REPROGRAM NOT WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A NEWS SOURCE THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL AND REFERRED HER TO HER LOCAL DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIBIA PAD ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLED AN ACCELERATOR STOPPER PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IT WOULD RESPOND AS IF IT WAS LUNGING AND PULLING ITSELF FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AND NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,486 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,301.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MODIFICATION ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL PER THE RECALL WAS TOO SHORT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE HIS FOOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, HE IS CONCERNED SINCE THAT IS UNSAFE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THIS IS 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. I WAS GETTING OUT OF PARKING GARAGE. AS SOON AS I PUT MY GEAR TO "D" AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL A LITTLE BIT, IT STARTED TO SPEED UP AND THE GAS PAD GOT STUCK. I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH ROOM TO STOP THE CAR AND THE CAR HIT THE PILLAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

MY TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID HAS THE EXACT SAME GOING OVER BUMPS AND POTHOLE PROBLEMS THAT IS BEING DESCRIBED FOR THE PRIUS, HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT ADDRESSED. DURING BRAKING, IF THE CAR GOES OVER A NON-SMOOTH SURFACE IN THE ROAD, THE CAR SPEEDS UP UNTIL ALL FOUR WHEELS ARE ON SOLID GROUND AGAIN, USUALLY A SHORT DURATION. THIS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS AND I AM LUCKY THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T RECOGNIZE WHEN I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. I AM ENTERING YESTERDAYS DATE IN THE INCIDENT DATE FIELD SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN LAST EVENING.

PURCHASED 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY (WITH 11,000 MILES - DEMO , ON THE DRIVE HOME NOTICED IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. BEING A NEW CAR, WE SCHEDULED TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND ON RIDE HOME, IT PULLED TO THE LEFT. AT TIMES DURING THE RIDE, IT SEEMED TO SWITCH PULLING BETWEEN THE RIGHT AND LEFT . THE CAR IS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW (12,000 MILES)WITH NO DAMAGE FROM OWNERS. *TR

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, I ACCELERATED MY CAR AND THEN QUICKLY STOPPED (PUSHED ON THE BRAKES) BECAUSE ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING, ONLY TO FEEL MY CAMRY ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO THE OTHER CAR. *TR

WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND BEGINNING ACCELERATION, AND SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE WHILE MOVING FORWARD, THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND NOT ACCELRATE FOR ABOUT 1/2 TO ONE SECOND WHILE THE CAR IS SLOWING MOVING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE PARTICULARLY WHEN TURNING AND CROSSING TRAFFIC AND WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC ON A FREEWAY. THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURANCE, BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO FOLLOW ANY PARTICULAR PATTERN OTHER THAN IT OCCURS HERE AND THERE WHEN ACCELERATING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF BUYING IT AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS FUNCTIONING FINE. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THEY ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT ACCELERATION HESITATION ISSUES WITH THE TOYOTA CAMRY WHO ALSO TOOK THEIR CARS BACK TO THE DEALER AND RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE THAT I DID THAT "IT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY". THOUGH I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK WITH THE CAR, I FEEL THAT MY ONLY RECOURSE, SINCE TOYOTA SAYS IT IS RUNNING FINE, IS TO ESSENTIALLY AVOID ALL SITUATIONS WHERE SUDDEN QUICK ACCELERATION IS REQUIRED. WIITH THE NUMBER OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET MATCHING MY EXACT PROBLEM I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO WITH AT LEAST 2009 TOYOTA CAMRYS. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME "2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE" ON MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE IS DESCRIBED AS THE FOLLOWING: "MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, POTHOLES OR BUMPS." THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IN MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY JUST A FEW HOURS AGO. AFTER ROLLING OVER A SERIES OF BUMPS AT ABOUT 45 MPH I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE IN MY 2009 CAMRY AND THE PEDAL WAS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND AND THE PHYSICAL BRAKE PEDAL ITSELF EXHIBITED GREAT RESISTANCE IN MY EFFORT TO PRESS IT DOWN INTO USE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY AFTER HAVING TRAVELED OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES, ETC. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT I FEEL THAT THE "PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE" IS NOT LIMITED TO ONLY THE PRIUS MODEL THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON IN THE NEW OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. *TR

AFTER REPEATED CALLS TO TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH ONLY "WE'LL CALL YOU WHEN PARTS COME IN" VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED THROUGH A METAL GATE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO GATE AND CAR. AUTO WAS TOLLED TO COLLISION CENTER FOR EVALUATION. AFTER CALLING TOYOTA I WAS TOLD TO GIVE PROBLEM TO INSURANCE CARRIER *TW

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROAD APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, TRAFFIC UP AHEAD WAS BRAKING. AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THEY HUNG UP, FELT LIKE ANTI LOCK BRAKE TRYING TO ENGAGE, BUT DID NOT SLAM ON BRAKES. AS I APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL, CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO TAP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIME AND GET VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED THIS ONE TIME. *TR

CNN IS GIVING BAD ADVICE ON TOYOTA GAS PEDAL PROBLEM I DISAGREE WITH THE ADVICE PROVIDED BY OMAR PANJSHIRI, A CERTIFIED TOYOTA TECHNICIAN AT THE CHANTILLY REPAIR CENTER IN CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, HE STATED THAT: "IF THE PEDAL IS STUCK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION, HERE IS WHAT THE DRIVER CAN DO: (I) SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL; (II) TURN OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH; AND (III) APPLY THE BRAKES AND PULL OVER." MR. PANJSHIRI EXPLAINED THAT WITH THE ENGINE CUT OFF, "YOU WILL LOSE SOME POWER STEERING ASSIST, BUT YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOPPING POSITION." THIS IS VERY BAD ADVICE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. IF THE PEDAL IS STUCK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION, THE DRIVER SHOULD TURN OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND APPLY THE BRAKES. THE DRIVER SHOULD NOT SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS THE ENGINE GOING, HELPING TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR, AND IT KEEPS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WORKING. A FEW YEARS AGO THE GAS PEDAL RETURN SPRING BROKE ON MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THIS RESPONSE SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN DRIVING CLASSES. *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID, 2009. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEMS THAT THE TOYOTA 2010 PRIUS IS BEING RECALLED FOR. I NOTICED THAT WHEN BRAKING ON DOWN SLOPED ROADS, SLIPPERY ROADS, OR BUMPY ROADS, THE CAR SEEMS TO ACCELERATE WHILE BRAKING. THIS OCCURS FOR 1-2 SECONDS. IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING. LAST WEEK I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING 2 CARS DURING A MINOR SNOW FALL BECAUSE WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN OR BRAKING THE CAR AGAIN ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED MOMENTARILY. I VERBALLY ASKED THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD DEALER 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE MAKING A SCHEDULED 15K MILE SERVICE VISIT ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF IT AND SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD BE THE HYBRID SYSTEM KICKING IN. A FEW DAYS LATER I HEARD OF THE PRIUS RECALL AND WAS SHOCKED WHEN I READ THE REASONS BEHIND IT. I AM NOW SCHEDULED FOR A SERVICE VISIT TOMORROW AT TOYOTA. AT MY LAST SERVICE VISIT THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT I THINK THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CAMRY HYBRIDS AS WELL. THIS PROBLEMS IS REPRODUCIBLE AND OCCURS EVERY TIME THAT I AM ON A BUMPY ROAD AND BRAKE OR ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE AND BRAKE. *TW

THIS CONCERNS THE CURRENT TOYOTA SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM AND MY INTERPRETATION OF THE MECHANISM THAT MAY BE AT WORK CAUSING THESE INTERMITTENT EVENTS. THESE CARS INVOLVED HAVE TOYOTA'S NEW "FLY-BY-WIRE" IGNITION AND THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM, NOT THE OLD MANUAL THROTTLE CONTROLS. THE ACCELERATION EVENTS MAY BE COMING FROM STRAY RF OR ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL STATE CHANGE IN ONE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL CHIP REGISTERS WHICH THEN CAUSES THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM COULD ALSO BE CAUSED BY THE SAME RF OR ESD, BUT ONLY AFFECT ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNITS IN CARS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED BAD GROUND PATHS (WHICH ALLOW STATIC CHARGE TO BUILD UP UNTIL IT ARCS OVER AND ZAPS A CHIP) TESTING FOR THIS TYPE FOR ELECTRICAL FAULT MUST BE DONE UNDER CONDITIONS THAT ACCELERATE THE FAILURE MODE, IE UNDER CONDITIONS THAT ENHANCE ESD OCCURRENCE AND/OR STRAY RF WHILE CHANGING THE RESISTANCE OF THE GROUND PATHS TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. AS A REFERENCE POINT, REQUEST TOYOTA'S HISTORY ON ALL WARRANTY REPLACED FAILED ELECTRICAL MODULES INVOLVED IN/WITH THROTTLE CONTROL FOR THESE RECALLED CARS. A HARD ESD EVENT MAY CAUSE COMPLETE MODULE FAILURE AND HENCE A WARRANTY RECORD. A "SOFT" ESD EVENT MAY CAUSE STATE CHANGES ON THE MODULE CHIPS. A COMPARATIVELY HIGH MODULE REPLACEMENT RATE WOULD BE CAUSE TO INVESTIGATE THEM AND DO FEMA STRIPBACK ANALYSIS ON FAILED WARRANTY UNITS. *TR

MY 2009 CAMRY ACCELERATES SUDDENLY ON CITY STREETS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS ON TURNS. MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED DURING A RIGHT TURN AND I NEARLY JUMPED THE CURB (TWICE) TAKE OFF IS NOT SMOOTH SINCE IT TEMPORARILY STALLS AND THEN SUDDENLY JERKS OUT AT A HIGHER SPEED. THE BRAKE PETAL, STEERING WHEEL AND CAR FLOOR ALL VIBRATE AND THE ENGINE MAKES CLUNKING NOISES. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT. THE PETALS SHIFT AND MAKE CLUNKING NOISES LIKE WOODEN CLOGS. THIS PAST MONTH, THE PASSENGER CABIN SMELLS WITH GAS FUMES AS THE CAR OPERATES. AFTER THE RECALL, I DISCOVERED THAT I WAS LIED TO BY THE DEALER AND MY CAR WAS NOT MADE IN JAPAN AS I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME OF SALE. *TR

WE LEASED A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM PERFORMANCE TOYOTA ON JUNE 22 2008 ON ONE OCCASION WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING INTO KROGERS IN W CHESTER THE CAR ACCELERATED WHEN HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE CAR TO PERFORMANCE TOYOTA AND THEY GAVE US A RENTAL. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID THE CAR WAS FIXED. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND TOLD THEM SO BUT THEY REASSURED MY HUSBAND AND I THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE. THIS WAS ON 2-3-10. ON 2-9-10 THE CAR ACCELERATED AGAIN AT THE FAIRFIELD MERCY HOSP. AND ABOUT 15 MIN LATER AT A STOP SIGN IN OUR SUBDIVISION. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND TOLD THEM TO KEEP IT BUT THEY SAID IT WAS A LEASE AND I COULD NOT LET IT THERE SO I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH ALSO WAS A DISASTER. *TR

ON 2/01/10 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA ON THE WASHINGTON DC BELTWAY 495 NORTH FROM VIRGINIA. I WAS NEARING 270 NORTH AND DECIDED I HAD BETTER CHANGE LANES TO STAY ON MY INTENDED ROUTE ON 495. LOOKING IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR I SAW A TRACTOR-TRAILER WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE NEXT TO ME AND I NEEDED SOME RAPID ACCELERATION TO GET AHEAD OF THE TRUCK SO I STAMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. I STAMPED MUCH HARDER THAN I NORMALLY WOULD DO. IMMEDIATELY MY ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FROM APPROXIMATELY 65 TO OVER 85 MILES AN HOUR. I HAD SEEN A TV REPORT ON THE NBC STATION IN DC THAT ADVISED IF YOUR TOYOTA ACCELERATOR STICKS APPLY BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HOLD IT. I FORGOT THE HOLD IT PART AND I STARTED TO PUMP THE BRAKE, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. I ALSO REMEMBERED THAT THE NEXT THING TO TRY WAS PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THIS I DID AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR OFF INTO AN AREA, A TRIANGLE BETWEEN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE BELTWAY AND AN ONCOMING LANE. I THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR AND PHYSICALLY REACHED DOWN AND PULLED THE ACCELERATOR BACK UP. IT "POPPED" UP LIKE A SPRING. I THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND CONTINUED TO WORK. I REMEMBERED THAT ON LONG TRIP RECENTLY TO ATLANTA THAT ONE OTHER TIME IT FELT LIKE THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, BUT THAT TIME IT WAS MOMENTARY A FEW SECONDS. ON 2/21/10 THE ACCELERATOR STAYED DOWN I AM GUESSING A GOOD 20-30 SECONDS BEFORE I REMEMBERED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I CALLED TOYOTA USA TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THAT I SHOULD CALL A DEALER. I CALLED MY DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE OR EVEN MADE FOR THE CAMRY HYBRID AND THAT HE WOULD JUST HAVE TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME PART. HE SAID THEY HAVEN'T MADE ANY NEW PARTS FOR THE HYBRID. DID NOT SOUND LIKE THEY CARED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE HAS AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER SAYS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH AND WITHOUT THE FLOOR MAT IN THE VEHICLE. *KB

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN *TGW THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING. *JB

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY, NEED I SAY MORE . LETS DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NOW. *TR

I HAD PICKED UP A PASSENGER ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS FROM MY HOME. I WAS RETURNING HOME & NOTICED THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS ACCELERATING EVEN THO I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE. I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR& A CURVY ROAD WAS AHEAD ALONG WITH A CLIFF. MY OPTION WAS TO GO OVER THE CLIFF OR GO INTO POSSIBLE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO TRY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I OPTED TO TRY TO TURN THE CAR INTO A NEARBY DRIVEWAY. LUCKILY NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO HIT MY CAR AS I DID THIS. THE DRIVEWAY WAS SLANTED & AS I TURNED INTO THE DRIVEWAY I SMACKED INTO A SNOW BANK WHICH TORE MY FRONT BUMPER OFF. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA & MY INSURANCE ( AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I HAD HEARD ABOUT A TOYOTA RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH GAS PEDAL BUT IT HAD BEEN A WHILE & I HADN'T RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL AFFECTING MY VEHICLE). MY PERSONAL CAR INSURANCE COVERED THE $3000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER RADIATOR, GRILL, ETC. OVER 4 YEARS LATER & I STILL HAVEN'T RECOVERED MY DEDUCTIBLE FROM TOYOTA FOR A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PEDAL! HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED TIMELY OF THE RECALL AFFECTING MY VEHICLE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED! INSTEAD, I HAD TO COVER THE COST TO REPAIR DAMAGE OUT OF MY POCKET & I HAD WHIPLASH FOR A FEW WEEKS CAUSED BY A KNOWN ISSUE TOYOTA KNEW OF! I'M FURIOUS & DISAPPOINTED THAT I CHOSE A TOYOTA! *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT I PURCHASED FROM DARCARS IN SILVER SPRING, MD., AT THE END OF 2008. IT IS SUBJECT TO THE GAS PEDAL RECALL AND THE FLOOR MAT RECALL, BUT I ALSO HAVE A SEPARATE PROBLEM. MY BRAKES FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO DAYCARE/WORK ON JANUARY 27TH AND I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHY. I WAS DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK WHEN I TRIED TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT ON 14TH STREET. I MANAGED TO AVOID SMASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ONLY BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, WHICH LUCKILY HAD NO TRAFFIC. MY CAR TRAVELED ROUGHLY ANOTHER HALF BLOCK BEFORE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS QUITE SCARY, IN PART BECAUSE I HAD MY ONE-YEAR-OLD AND MY THREE-YEAR-OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN IT HAPPENED. I LEFT WORK EARLY THAT DAY AND TOOK THE CAR UP TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AT THIS POINT, THOUGH, I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR - ESPECIALLY WITH MY KIDS - AND I AM THINKING OF SELLING IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I ASSUME THIS IS UNRELATED TO ANY OF THE RECENT RECALLS AFFECTING THE CAMRY. *TW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE GAS PEDAL REPAIRED IT NOW HAS A 3/4 OF AN INCH OF PLAY IN THE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE IS REQUIRED TO KEEP HER FOOT ELEVATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE CORRECTION BEING MADE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,610. THE CONSUMER TRADED THE 2009 CAMRY FOR A 2001 CAMRY AND WANTS TO KNOW DOES SHE STILL NEED TO FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK .UPDATED 04/12/10

ON 1/27/10,MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR. HE SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS ROUGH & HAD CURVES AHEAD. WHEN HE TOOK THE FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL WE ACCELERATED FORWARD INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. NO ONE WAS INJURED JUST SURPRISED. IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WEEK FOR TESTING. THE RECALL WAS DONE 2/15/10. ON 2/18/10 THE CAR ACCELERATED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. I WAS GOING TOWARDS A 4 WAY INTERSECTION, I LET OFF THE GAS THINKING IT WAS GOING TO SLOW DOWN, INSTEAD IT WENT FASTER. THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. IT MEET ALL OF TOYOTA'S TESTING. THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE, THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT OUR 2009 CAMRY FOR SAFETY. SO WE COULD FEEL SAFE TAKING OUR CHILDREN TO THEIR SPORTING EVENTS, SCHOOL, ETC. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE THROTTLE STICKING ISSUE. THE ENTIRE TIME WE HAVE HAD THE CAR. FIRST AT 10,000 MILES, 18,000 MILES, 33,123 MILES, 36,000 MILES, AND 38,500. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR IN THE THIRD TIME AT 33,123 MILES TO THOMPSON TOYOTA IN EDGEWOOD MD INSISTING IT WASN'T THE FLOOR MATS. THEY INSISTED IT WAS THE FLOOR MATS EVEN THOUGH MY WIFE SAID OTHER WISE. THE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE PROBLEM AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY BLAMED IT ON A DIRTY AIR FILTER AND CARBON BUILD UP ON THE THROTTLE BODY. MY WIFE REQUESTED TO BE TAKEN BACK AND BE SHOWN THIS, THEY REFUSED TO SHOW HER THE DIRTY THROTTLE BODY. TOMPSON TOYOTA WANTED TO CHARGE MY WIFE $200 TO PERFORM THIS SERVICE. SHE CALLED ME AND I TOLD HER TO BRING THE CAR HOME. THE FIFTH TIME IT HAPPENED AT 38,500 MILES ON THE CAR. MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORY WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 80MPH. ON THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS THIS HAPPENED THE FLOOR MATS WERE OUT.*CW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE UTILITY POLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES. THE POLICE WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/17/10.*JB

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY CAR. I BROUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS BECAUSE ITS NOT STABILIZED IN THE ROUTES. ALSO WHEN I GO ON THE STREETS THE CARS BRAKES WONT STOP. I'VE TRIED TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY JUST TELL ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AROUND 10:00 PM ON 1/25/10. MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD. WHILE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND PASSING A SEMI TRUCK. AS I PULLED BACK INTO MY LANE MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.AND WOULD NOT START. WHEN I WOULD START THE CAR AND PUT INTO DRIVE THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF. THEN I WAITED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. AND TIRED AGAIN AND IT WORKED JUST FINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED MY THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME DEBRIS IN MY GAS. I ALWAYS FILL UP SUPER. I AM FILLING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL ON SOME TOYOTA'S AND THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN THE SPEED RATE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THE DRIVER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN AN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. THE SAFETY RECALLS CONSIST OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (COMPONENT: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE RECALL CONSEQUENCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 26,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO THE THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER RADIO DISPLAY WAS NOT VISIBLE WHENEVER SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, THE REAR POWER WINDOWS BEGAN OPENING ON THEIR OWN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE REPAIR SHOP MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WILL START IN APRIL AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19854.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE MAY BE INVOLVED RECALL 10V017000, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/LINKAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AND THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK INVOLVED AND DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL SHE RECEIVES A RECALL PER HER VIN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7800.

TOYOTA MOTOR SALES (TMS), U.S.A., INC., TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS INSTRUCTING TOYOTA DEALERS TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND SALES OF EIGHT MODELS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL FOR STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 21, 2010. *TR

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING (BACKING-UP) ON A CITY SIDE STREET, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED; JUMPING THE CURB AND, LUCKILY, CRASHING INTO A TREE. REAR END DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $10,000. THIS '09 CAMRY PURCHASED ONLY 7 MONTHS AGO, HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY 2009 CAMRY IDLES VERY FAST AND THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. MY AROUND TOWN GAS MILEAGE IS WAY OFF FROM THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATES!!!!!SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATION WILL DROP OFF THE SECOND THAT I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP!!!!!!!!!*CW

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA VEHICLES SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM, OWNER OF 2009 CAMRY XLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FWD COPIES OF LTRS DATED 2/3/10, 1/29/10, 1/25/10. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN A DOWN POSITION. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING FURTHER, THE CONSUMER PLACED HER RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE GAS PEAL AND PUSHED IT UP 3-4 TIMES TO TRY TO RELEASE IT AND WAS FINALLY SUCCESSFUL. THERE WERE NO FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE. THE MATS WERE REMOVED 3-4 MONTHS AGO. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE ON A LAS VEGAS STREET ON JANUARY 20, 2010 GOING 40-45 MILES AN HOUR WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY PUTTING MY FOOT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL AND AFTER THE 4TH TRY, IT WORKED AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. IT IS ONE OF THE YEARS AND MODELS RECALLED BY TOYOTA. *TR

STICKING GAS PEDAL ON MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. CAUSED UN-INTENDED ACCELERATION AN ALMOST AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS CROSSING A DIVIDED HIGHWAY NEAR MY HOME. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, WHERE THE GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY STICKS AND THE CAR RACES OUT OF CONTROL. I FEEL THE CARS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING 25MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE DEPRESS THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE HAD HAPPEN AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY REPAIRED THE FAILURE UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THEY WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE AND THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

BOUGHT AN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY IN APRIL, 2009. THE ENGINE WOULD RUN ROUGH AND THE IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AND DID DOWNSHIFT AT RANDOM. I BOUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I BOTH DRIVE THE CAR THE COMPUTER ON BOARD WAS ADJUSTING BACK AND FORTH TO OUR DRIVING HABITS. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM UNTIL THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. NOW I LOOK BACK ON MY COMPLAINTS AND FEEL THEIR IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC OR SOFTWARE ASSOCIATED WITH CONTROLLING ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE. I HAVE RELATED THIS TO VENICE CAMRY IN VENICE FLORIDA WHO HAVE TOLD ME THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. LETTER FROM SENATOR MURRAY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE THE DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED WITH TOYOTA ACCELERATOR ISSUE (DOT/I#2010-1113) *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TWICE. THE LAST TIME, RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB UPDATED 06/02/10*JB

I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THERE WAS NO INDICATION PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT TO ANY PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. ON THE DAY OF ACCIDENT, I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL PARKING LOT. HALF-WAY INTO THE PARKING SPACE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. THE CAR JUMPED A 6" CURB AND 9' ISLAND CAUSING VEHICLE DAMAGE. ALL THE WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND THE THEY HAD AN ENGINEER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THEIR CONCLUSION WAS THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM WAS (IS) UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION - NOT THE BRAKES. I BELIEVE TOYOTA DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. *TR

I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR AT STOP SIGN WHILE I TRIED MY BEST TO STOP EVEN I TRIED HARD TO USE THE BRAKE TO STOP. *TR

I WRITE YOU IN REGARD THE TOYOTA RECALL, I BOUGTH A TOYOTA CAMRY 2009 AND I'VE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, FIRST ONE ABOUT THE MATS, BUT THEY NEVER CONTACT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, NOW I RECEIVED ANOTHER ONE ABOUT THE ACCELERATION STUCK, IN THIS LETTER THEY SAY THAT THEY WILL ADVISE IN ANOTHER SEPARATE LETTER WHEN A CAMPAIGN REMEDY IS AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. IN FACT, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK ME TWICE, TODAY I WAS TRYING TO CALL ALL NUMBERS I HAVE (TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, TOYOTA EXPERIENCE SERVICE, TOYOTA OF ORLANDO AND CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA) TO SEE WHEN THEY GOING TO SOLVE THIS BUT NOBODY KNOWS NOTHING, MEANWHILE THE PEOPLE ARE RISK THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE OTHERS IN AN UNSECURE CAR. *CN

BRAND NEW 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 22,557 MILES ON IT WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ONE TIRE. THE TIRE BEGAN REPEATEDLY LOSING AIR THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO REPLACING IT. 6/26/10 I PURCHASED 3 MORE NEW TIRES BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T MEET SAFETY INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AND WERE LOSING AIR. WE WERE PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE 2-3X WEEKLY. WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES BY 30,000 MILES AND WE WAITED MUCH LONGER THAN WE SHOULD HAVE. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO PAY 30K FOR A CAR AND NEED NEW TIRES BEFORE 2 YEARS. I AM VERY DISGUSTED WITH TOYOTA. IT IS A SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE TIRES A POOR QUALITY. *TR