2000 Toyota Camry Cruise Control Problems

Your car unexpectedly accelerated on its own while you were trying to leave a parking spot at low speed, even though you were pressing the brake pedal. The vehicle crashed into a snow bank, and after you restarted it, it accelerated again in reverse and hit a parked car. The vehicle was towed to the dealership for diagnostic testing, and Toyota sent a headquarters mechanic to investigate, but the issue has not yet been repaired.

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY ----VEHICLE ACCELERATED GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AND RAN INTO A LIGHT POLE ---TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED---CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEMS OR GAS PEDALS STICKING --- VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPOUND YARD ---- 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE ROAD, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED . I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE CAR KEPT GOING AT THE ACCELERATED SPEED FOR ABOUT 3/4 MILE. IT FINALLY SLOWED ENOUGH FOR ME TO TURN OFF THE ROAD INTO A HOUSING COMPLEX. I THEN WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK. THE CAR KEPT IDLING AT THE SAME RATE EVEN WHILE IN PARK POSITION. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD; THEREFORE, I GOT OUT AND WITHIN 1 MINUTE, IT WENT UP IN FLAMES. THE POLICE & FIRE TRUCK CAME AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE RPMS INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 1,900-2,000, THEN DECREASED BACK TO NORMAL, AND INCREASED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000.

CAR SPEEDS UP AND SURGES AND I SMELL FUEL WHEN IDLING. ON 2 OCCASIONS I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. ONCE RAN STOP SIGN BEFORE I COULD GET IT STOPPED. HAPPENED AGAIN MAY 22, 2015!

WHEN YOU ARE AT A FULL STOP OR AT A RED LIGHT, OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHEN YOU START TO MASH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE.EVERYONE IS MOVING BESIDE YOU AND BEHIND YOU AND YOU ARE LUCKY IF YOU DON'T GET REAR ENDED. SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY.WHEN YOU KEEP TRYING IT WILL FINALLY GO. IT WILL JERK YOU HEAD BACK SOMETIMES. SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE CABLE ON THE SPEED CONTROL GOING BAD. STICKING OR WHATEVER. I AM NOT A SPECILIST ON SAYING WHAT IT MY BE.BUT IT DOES NEED TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

WHILE I WAS REVERSING MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY IN A CAR DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT, MY CAR WENT INTO A SUDDEN UNINTENDED RAPID ACCELERATION. I DID NOT INITIATE THE ACCELERATION. I BRAKED. MY CAR DID NOT SLOW OR STOP. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. MY CAR DID NOT SLOW OR STOP. MY CAR PROCEEDED TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARKING LOT, BROKE THROUGH A LINK CHAIN BETWEEN TWO POLES, CROSSED THE SIDEWALK, CROSSED THE STREET, MOUNTED THE SIDEWALK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET AND HIT THE BACK OF A BUILDING. THE IMPACT WITH THE BUILDING STOPPED MY CAR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. INJURIES OF THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK WERE SUSTAINED. *TR

MY GAS PEDAL KEEPS STICKING WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE AFTER A RED LIGHT. I CAN'T FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION FOR THE 2000 CAMRY. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS ONE OR WILL I HAVE TO PAY MY MECHANIC TO FIX THIS. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 78 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. INSTEAD, THE VEHICLE HAPHAZARDLY PULLED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN STRIP. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED SCAPULA AND SEVERAL BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000. UPDATED 01/234/14*LJ

MY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR REPLACED. UPDATED 08/29/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE LOST CONTACT OF VEHICLE WHICH CAME TO A STOP AFTER FLIPPING OVER. THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER LOWER BACK BUT DID NOT GO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING THE TIRES TO SPIN AND THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY FAST. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 3/24/15*CN UPDATED 6/22/2015*JS

2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION RECALLS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN ONE MONTH OF DRIVING HER BRAND NEW VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED ACCELERATION ISSUES. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE DROVE AT 45 MPH AND MOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AS IF SHE WERE ABOUT TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THEN APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN, THE COMPUTER THAT WOULD RAN THE DRIVE BY WIRE WOULD GET CONFUSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SHIFT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN GO INTO NEUTRAL FOR A FEW SECONDS, LONG ENOUGH TO APPLY THE PEDAL. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD GET THE MESSAGE AND QUICKLY CATCH UP TO THE LEVEL OF COMPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ELECTRONICS. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THAT SHE HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY TAP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V012000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY; HOWEVER, HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE MAKING A TURN, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COASTED WHILE THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNERS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V012000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FRONT END AREA SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THEY INFORMED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000. JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

I HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 CAMRY. FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS NOW--WHEN AFTER A STOP, WHEN I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL I TAP IT DOWN A COUPLE OF TIMES--THEN IT ACCELERATES. ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE TO PUNCH THE GAS PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET IT TO "TAKE." DANGEROUS WHEN YOU EXPECT TO ACCELERATE AND DO NOT. MY SON AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, AND UPON DOING RESEARCH MANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCE IT ALSO. *TR

CONSUMER INDICATES ACCELERATOR ISSUES WITH 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. *GR THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND HE HASN'T EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. *JB

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO (2008), WHEN STARTING OFF FROM SAY A STOP LIGHT, I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL & NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN THE CAR WOULD JERK AHEAD. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD OR SO. A MECHANIC (NOT TOYOTA) TOLD ME THE HOUSING FOR THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HE DID AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM SINCE. COST WAS ABOUT $200. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND CRASHED INTO AN ELECTRICAL POLE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000. UPDATED 07/19/10*BF UPDATED 07/21/10*JB UPDATED 0730/10 *BF 09/23/10*JB UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A FORENSIC EXPERT FOUND THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE GAS PEDAL. UPDATED 01/19/11 UPDATED 03/31/11

WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. CAR HAD ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHE WAS ABOUT TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND SET HANDBRAKE AND CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN TO A BRING WALL. SHE CRACK C1 AND C2 VERTEBRAE AND WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 5 DAYS. *TR

2000 TOYOTA SOLARA SE GAS PEDAL STICKS. HARD TO STEP ON IT. CAR JERKS.

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN FOR REQUIRED SERVICING AND REPORTED TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING. THIS IS NOTICED AFTER I HAVE STOP AND THEN STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GO. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS ON THE TOP SO THERE IS A JERKING ACTION WHEN I START OFF. I HAVE PAID CLOSE ATTENTION TO HOW CLOSE I STOP BEHIND OTHER AUTOS SO THAT I DO NOT HIT THEM IN THE REAR IF IT JERKS WHEN I TAKE OFF. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AFTER EVERY STOP. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED I GO TO A RETAIL STORE TO PURCHASE SILICONE GREASE TO PUT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN WITH ME AT THIS TIME BUT I CAN SUPPLY IT IF NEEDED. *TR

I WAS BRAKING TO PULL INTO A HEAD-IN PARKING SPOT. EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUMPED THE PARKING GUARD, PROCEEDED OVER THE SIDEWALK AND RAN INTO A BUILDING. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT WITH ALL THE TOYOTA TROUBLES, I THOUGHT I'D BETTER REPORT IT. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY MOTHER OWNED A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY AND SHE HAD TWO ACCIDENTS IN HER CAR WHILE IN PARKING LOTS DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SHE DID NOT TELL THE FAMILY AT THE TIME BECAUSE SHE WAS 84 AND THOUGHT SHE MIGHT LOSE HER LICENSE. ONE ACCIDENT CAUSED $3,500 IN DAMAGE. SHE HAS SINCE PASSED AWAY AND I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT. IT HAS CRUISE CONTROL [XXX] . OUR FAMILY STILL OWNS THE CAR. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND GOT THE NATIONAL NUMBER FOR TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR HAD A MECHANICAL ACCELERATOR SYSTEM. WE HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE SAID IT WAS A HYBRID SYSTEM, PARTLY ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM. TOYOTA MISLEAD US. *TR

WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE IN A STRIP-MALL, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB, CROSSED A 2-LANE ROAD, JUMPED ANOTHER CURB, CROSSED A 6 FOOT SIDEWALK AND RAN INTO THE FRONT OF A STORE, COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE WALL, WINDOW, AND FRONT DOOR OF THE STORE, APPROX. 12 FEET WIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. SHE WOULD CONTINUE TO TAP ON THE PEDAL WITH HER FOOT UNTIL IT WOULD MOVE BACK INTO THE IDLE POSITION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, EXACT REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AS WELL, HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. TO DATE, THE FAILURE PERSISTS AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,694.

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY CE 4 C - AND HAD NOTICED THAT PRIOR TO THE RECALLS MY GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK - SOMETIMES NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS IT DOWN. TO THIS DAY, OCCASIONALLY (MAYBE ONCE EVERY 5TH TIME I AN ACCELERATING) I HAVE TO VIRTUALLY KICK THE PEDAL TO MAKE THE CAR GO. THE CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE, LIGHT USE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, BUT I WANT TO REPORT THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS 2000 CAMRY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH STICKING ACCELERATOR FOR ABOUT 5YRS NOW. WE'VE TRIED WD40, OILS, AND OTHER LUBRICANTS BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX. ACCELERATOR STICKS AT A STAND STILL POSITION, OR IT STICKS WHEN DRIVING AT THE SAME CONSTANT SPEED FOR LONGER AMOUNTS OF TIME. TO HELP THE PROBLEM FIX, I TAP FIRMLY ON THE ACCELERATOR A FEW TIMES TO UNSTICK IT. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE RECALL LIST SEVERAL TIMES BUT MY 2000 TOYOTA IS STILL NOT ON THE LIST. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND AM WORRIED. WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP OF ACTION? I THOUGHT THAT SINCE MY CAR WAS ONE YEAR OLD WHEN I BOUGHT IT THAT IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED, BUT I KNOW MY CAR WAS IN A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT BEFORE I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR & THE REAR WINDOW. COULD IT HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE STICKING ACCELERATOR. I'D HAVE TO CHECK CARFAX AND MAYBE SOME RESEARCH FROM THERE ON. BUT I DID BUY THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS ONE YEAR OLD. PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE, I DRIVE MY GRANDCHILD IN MY TOYOTA CAMRY & AM WORRIED. *TR

OWNER OF 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY-SOLARA WAS ENTERING A MARVIN'S MARKET. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT HER VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR APPROX. 55-60' AND CRASHED INTO THE MARVIN MARKET STOREFRONT PLATE GLASS WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO THE MARVIN MARKET STRIKING A PERSON INSIDE THE STORE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED THROUGH THE STORE AND STRUCK A SECOND PERSON INSIDE THE STORE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A REST INSIDE THE STORE AND ON TOP OF THE SECOND PERSON THAT WAS STRUCK. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STATED TO THE RESPONDING POLICE OFFICER THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SHE IMMEDIATELY JAMMED HER FOOT ON THE BRAKES WITH NO SUCCESS. *TR

2000 CAMRY LE, 4 CY ACCELERATES GOING DOWN HILLS. IT SEEMS TO THIS DRIVER THAT ACCELERATOR GOING DOWN HILLS FOR THIS MODEL IS TOO RAPID. FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE DRIVING ON NARROW MOUNTAINOUS CURVE IN 2009, I HAD PROBLEMS HOLDING THE CAR STEERING WHEEL STEADY AND WAS FORCED TO SUDDENLY BRAKE HARD SO THAT THE CAR DID NOT GO OVER THE STEEP MOUNTAIN RIDGE THAT MOST PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED MY DEATH, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGERS WHO WERE IN THE CAR. THE LAST ACCELERATOR PROBLEM OCCURRED IN 2009; HOWEVER, EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE 2000 TOYOTA, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WHENEVER I WENT UP AND DOWN HILLS. THE 4 CYLINDER ACCELERATOR DID NOT SUPPORT GOING UP HILLS, BUT SPEED GOING DOWN HILLS WAS SUCH THAT I HAD TO BRAKE HARD MANY TIMES AND WAS FORCED TO HOLDING STEERING WHEEL STEADY SO THAT ACCIDENTS DID NOT OCCUR. IN VIEWING YOUR WEBSITE AND PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH THE 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, I FOUND 438 COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN FILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER MOTHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE A VERY LOW SPEED (1-2 MPH) AND TRYING TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, OVER A CURB AND RAN INTO A BUILDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE WERE NO PRIOR FAILURES RELATED TO THAT PROBLEM. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO REPORTS ON RELATED PROBLEMS AND COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,257.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH HIT A PERSON AND FRACTURED THEIR LEG. THE INJURED WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS FAILURE AND THOUGHT IT WAS OPERATOR ERROR. SINCE THE NEWS WAS RELEASED REGARDING THE STICKY PEDAL RECALL THE CONTACT IS CERTAIN THAT THE STICKY PEDAL COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE GAS PEDAL HAS A SPOT THAT STICKS WHEN YOU DEPRESS IT. IF YOU PUSH QUICKLY OR SORT OF "SMACK" THE PEDAL WITH YOUR FOOT, YOU CAN GET PAST THE STICKING SPOT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT THE PAST YEAR OR MAYBE EVEN LONGER. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR, IT HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY 2000: INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE (LURCHING FORWARD) EITHER JUST BEFORE, DURING, OR JUST AFTER APPLYING SUBTLE PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL. ISSUE TYPICALLY OCCURS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN: - ATTEMPTING TO SLOW VEHICLE'S FORWARD MOTION IN RESPECT OF POSTED SPEED LIMITS - APPROACHING STOP SIGNS OR RED TRAFFIC SIGNALS, OR - SWITCHING BETWEEN BRAKING AND ACCELERATION IS REQUIRED (ROAD CURVES, SPEED BUMPS, PARKING LOTS, ETC.). NO ACCIDENTS OR SPECIFIC INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM THAT I AM AWARE OF. I FIRST DISCOVERED THE ISSUE DRIVING MY MOTHER'S CAMRY WHILE VISITING HER IN FLORIDA. BECAUSE THE NHTSA REQUIRES INCIDENT-SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO COMPLETE THIS FORM, I SELECTED A DATE IN EARLY JUNE 2009 WHEN I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MILEAGE REPORTED IS APPROXIMATE. NOTE: ALTHOUGH I DO NOT TYPICALLY DRIVE THIS PARTICULAR CAR, I HAVE OWNED TWO TOYOTAS AND CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2006 PRIUS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ANOMALY IS WORTH REPORTING, GIVEN THAT TOYOTA'S CURRENT RECALL OF ITS VEHICLES FOR VERY SIMILAR ISSUES HAS NOT YET ADDRESSED THESE ISSUES FOR OLDER MODELS. *TR

WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT MY ACCELERATOR SEEMS TO BE STUCK WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I HAVE TO PRESS HARD TO GET THE CAR TO GO. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME I STOP, BUT ENOUGH TO MAKE ME WORRY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CAMRY (LE) WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM FAIRFAX TOYOTA IN FAIRFAX VA IN NOVEMBER OF 1999, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY ACCELERATING STICKING, WHEN I PUSH ON IT. I IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CABLE. I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR MY REPAIR BILL WHERE I PAID FOR THE CABLE REPLACEMENT. MY BRAKE CONTINUES TO STICK WHEN I PRESS ON IT. *TR

1. THE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND THEN HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD. 2. IT OCCURS OCCASIONALLY. THE CAR GOT STUCK AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. 3. COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER(TOYOTA DIRECT), WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THEY SAID THEY WILL CALL BACK AND DID NOT RESPOND BACK. IT IS VERY HARD TO GET THE DEALER. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. TOLD THEM THAT THE DEALER IS NOT RESPONDING. TOOK TO AAA CAR CARE PLUS AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THE BRAKE LOOKS FINE. BUT THE ISSUE STILL HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. (2000 TOYOTA CAMRY LE). I JUST CAME TO KNOW OF THIS SITE DUE TO THE RECENT RECALLS AND WANTED TO REPORT IT. *TR

2000 TOYOTA CANRY XLE, PURCHASED FROM NEW ROCHELLE TOYOTA, NEW ROCHELLE , NY AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH 40K MILES ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE COURSE OF 5 YEARS BEGINNING IN 2005 -- I HAVE EXPERIENCED ACCELLERATOR REVVING OR STICKING, AND SOMETIMES BOTH TOGETHER. SOMETIMES JUST KICKING IT STOPPED IT, ANOTHER TIME I HAD TO THROW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL UP THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT UNDER IT, ANOTHER TIME I THREW IT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT EASED UP. EACH TIME I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTRATED AND IT DIDNLT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. MENTIONED IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY MORE OR LESS BLAMED ME. TOLD MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO AT LEAST CHECKED THE BRAKES AND SNESORS, BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SERVICE WARNING. NO REPAIR WAS EVER DONE.

I WENT TO MY MECHANIC TWO YEARS AGO TO REPORT THAT MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2000 HAD AN ACCELERATOR STICKING PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, ASSUMED IT WAS THE MAT, OR MY IMAGINATION. IT WASN'T. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS BUT TOYOTA IS ONLY COVERING THE LAST 7 YEARS, IS THIS BECAUSE OF WARRANTY? WHAT CAN I DO? CAR IS OTHERWISE FINE. *TR

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT MORE OFTEN HAPPENS AFTER COMING TO A QUICK STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO AND AFTER APPLYING MORE PRESSURE IT FINALLY ENGAGES AND STARTS TO ACCELERATE. NOTE THAT I HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE WHERE THE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITHIN CITY LIMITS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH. I REALIZED THE VEHICLE I WAS APPROACHING HAD SLOWED DOWN OR HAD STOPPED DUE TO MERGING TRAFFIC. I HAD MORE THAN THE NECESSARY AMOUNT OF CLEARANCE AHEAD. I APPLIED BRAKES. HOWEVER, BRAKES DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE BY ANY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT -- IT APPEARED AS IF THE ENGINE WAS CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN ITS SPEED. I CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE VEHICLE I CRASHED INTO VEERED TO THE RIGHT. MY VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD AND THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THE GEAR SELECTOR MOVED INTO N, WHICH IS THE REASON I THINK THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. I HAVE THE CRASH REPORT DOCUMENTING THIS. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SUCH AN INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED AFTER I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM AN INDIVIDUAL. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE CARRIER. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. IT IS NOT IN THE RECALL BUT IT SHOULD BE. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND HAS FOR YEARS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. TOYOTA MAY NEED TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER THAT THE VIN NUMBER ON MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THE CURRENT RECALLS SO THEY WILL NOT PAY TO FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS HESITATION AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 157000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAS TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE PEDAL TO STOP STICKING AND AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180000.

WE BOUGHT OUR CAMRY 2000 10 YRS AGO WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. AFTER 2-3 YEARS, WE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE GAS PEDAL STICKING ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS, SOMETHING LIKE SUDDENLY LOST THE POWER WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY. SINCE LAST YEAR, THE GAS PEDAL STARTED TO GET MUCH WORSE AND STICKS ALMOST EVERY TIME WE STOP/RESTART THE CAR BEFORE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. NOW MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND BELIEVE IT WILL CAUSE HUGE PROBLEM SOONER OR LATER. I JUST READ THE NEWS ABOUT TOYOTA'S RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE, AND NOW I BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO THE VEHICLE DESIGN WHICH HAS CAUSED THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I JUST CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME ONLY CAMRY 2007 TO 2010 MODELS WERE COVERED. BUT I BELIEVE OUR CAR HAS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE LATER MODEL AND I WOULD REQUEST YOUR ADMINISTRATION TO ADVICE TOYOTA TO ISSUE THE RECALL CERTIFICATE FOR PREVIOUS MODELS ALSO BEFORE ANY UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT HAPPENS DUE TO ITS FAULTY DESIGN. *CN

2004 OCCASIONAL STICKING ON THE GAS PEDAL, INCREASED BY 2005 HAD SEVERAL MISHAPS. MY MECHANICS IN CHARLOTTE N.C. TRIED TO DO WHATEVER THEY COULD TO MAKE IT NOT STICK. IT WOULD NOT REALLY WORK, HOWEVER ONE OF THE MECHANIC PUT SOMETHING ON IT AND EVERY FEW MONTHS I WOULD GO BACK TO HIM. ONCE I WAS ON A BUSY STREET IN CHARLOTTE DOWNTOWN TRADE STREET, I PUT MY FOOT TO ACCELERATE AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE THAT MOMENT. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, GOD WAS WITH ME. *TR

I OWNED A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 WHICH I TRADED FOR A NEW 06 CAMRY 4 CYLINDER. WHEN THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY ABOUT THE AUTOMATIC ACCELERATION PROBLEM I REMEMBERED THAT I TOO HAD TWO INCIDENTS WITH MY 2000 CAMRY WHERE IT AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED. IT SCARED ME AT THE TIME AND I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. AFTER ONE MINUTE OF REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION, THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52000.

VEHICLE HAS A HIGH IDLE UNTIL IT WARMS UP. IN THE MORNING IT COULD GO TO 1 1/2 TO 2 RPM'S. I CAN PULL OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. ONCE AT A SET OF LIGHTS IT STILL IS REVVING. IT DOES NOT GO DOWN TO 0 RPM'S EVEN AT THE LIGHTS, WHEN I'M AT A COMPLETE STOP. HAD IT CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AT TOYOTA ON MORRISSEY BLVD,THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THE IDLEAIR CONTROL VALVE MALFUNCTIONING. THEY REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND TESTED SYSTEM WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. THAT WAS ON 8-28-07. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON5-07-07 TECH FOUND FRONT EXHAUST PIPE HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN ABNORMALLY AND LACK POWER..CAUSE INTERNAL FAILURE OPEN CIRCUIT..REPLACED FRONT PIPE SUB ASSEMBLY..AFTER THIS I LEFT IT OVER NIGHT BECAUSE IT STILL WAS REVVING THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A STUCK VALVE AND THEY FIXED IT BUT COULD HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME..STILL HAPPENS. I HAD CONTACTED SUSAN WORNICK AND SHE TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU. THANK YOU SANDRA CARREIRA P.S. I HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A LAMP POST AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO LOT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY SENT AN ADJUSTER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S POSSESSION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE IN TOUCH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/06/09.*JB

I PURCHASED A PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY ON 11/4/07. WHILE DRIVING FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THE LOSS DATE I ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE. TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY BEGAN TO SLOW AND I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. TRAFFIC BEGAN MOVING AGAIN THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED. I AGAIN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I HAD BOTH OF MY FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE CAUSING BOTH AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE TO DEPLOY. THE CRASH IMPACT JAMMED THE DRIVER'S DOOR PREVENTING IT FROM OPENING, TRAPPING ME IN THE CAR WITH SMOKE POURING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. INITIALLY THE ELECTRIC WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN BUT FINALLY DID ALLOWING ME TO EXTRICATE MYSELF FROM THE DAMAGED VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND THE RPM'S REVVED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER BACK AND LET HER KNOW IF HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V012000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THEY HAVE YET TO CALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

TOYOTA CAMRY 2000 VIN#4T1BG22K6YUXXXXXX TODAY (11.04.06), WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR, ENGINE ACCELERATED WITHOUT FURTHER PUSHING GAS PEDDLE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHIFTED THE GEAR TO PARKED MODE, STILL ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT MORE THAN 3000 RPM. I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND STARTED AGAIN. STILL ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT HIGH SPEED. WHILE CAR WAS STOPPED, I PUSHED THE GAS PEDDLE SEVERAL TIMES AND STARTED THE ENGINE. THEN ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT NORMAL SPEED. AFTER 1 HR , I OBSERVED THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE ME IN THIS REGARD. THANK YOU. REGARDS, VENKATA. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JAN 28, 04 WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK WAS NOV, 03. THAT TIME THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AND THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH NHTSA. *NM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 01V012000 CONCERNING SPEED CONTROL CABLE/ACCELERATOR STICKING. *AK

HAD TO PAY O FIX THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE NEWS PAPER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON TOYOTA CAMRY'S. WHY DOES TOYOTA NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND RE-IMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RUN PROPERLY OR AT ALL WITHOUT THE REPAIR. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND I FEEL THE COMSUMER IS PICKING UP THE BILL FOR THE MANUFACTURERS MISTAKE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL CONSUMER KEPT FEELING AN ABNORMAL SHIFT IN THE ENGINE. GEARS WERE SHIFTING, BUT THEY WERE DOING SO ROUGHLY. CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISABLED ,AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HE EXAMINED THE ENGINE, DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND CLAIMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS WORKING NORMALLY. VEHICLE WAS GETTING VERY LOW GAS MILEAGE CONSIDERING THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO GET HIGH GAS MILEAGE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION UPON PULLING INTO A SPACE IN AN OPEN PARKING LOT. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE JUMPING THE CURB, GOING THROUGH GRASS, OVER THE MEDIUM, AND LANDING ON A PARKED VEHICLE ON THE LOWER LEVEL. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. *AK THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE FORWARD, THE CONSUMER LIGHTLY PLACED HER FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. *SC *JB

VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL AND HIT A TREE. *PH *JB

WHEN APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE, THE DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE WINDOW. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. *AK *JB THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REPLIED BY SAYING THAT THE INCIDENT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY TYPE OF MANUFACTURER DESIGN OR DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WANTS TO CLOSE THE CASE. *NM

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. *AK PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *MR

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UP HILL FROM A STOP THROTTLE STUCK, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO DECELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *MR

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *AK RECALL#01V012000 *SC

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED IT WAS NORMAL. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN REGAINED ACCELERATION. *AK

NHTSA# 01-V-012-000 THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HOUSING COULD BE DEFORMED AT THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR-TO-THROTTLE BODY CONNECTION. THE ACCELERATOR INNER-CABLE COULD WEAR AWAY AND EVENTUALLY BREAK. CONSUMER HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TT

AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY AND COMING TO A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. WHEN YOU PROCEED FORWARD, YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HARD, CAUSING THE CAR GO FORWARD AT AN UNSAFE SPEED.

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A FRONT COLISION. DELAER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA TESTED VEHICLE, AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND.*JB

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, PUT VEHICLE ON MACHINE, AND SAW NO PROBLEM. WHILE BACKING OUT VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SURFACES OF BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL BECAME PROGRESSIVELY MORE SLIPPERY CAUSING FOOT TO SLIDE OFF AND LOSE CONTACT. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS IS" DUE TO MATERIAL CAR WASHER USES WHEN CLEANING INSIDE CAR" '

CONSUMER STATED THE GAS PEDAL WILL STICK IN COLD WEATHER OR WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PUSH OR KICK PEDAL BEFORE MOVING.*AK.*YH

BOTH BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING GOING UP A HILL, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. IT WAS RAINING.*AK UPDATED 03/09/10

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD IDLE HIGH, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHICH RESULTED IN CONSUMER HAVING AN ACCIDENT.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON BOTH OCCASIONS.*JB UPDATED 03/09/10.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND TURNING A CORNER VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED TWICE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT GIVEN A REASON FOR THE DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE GOT UP TO BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH WITHIN 2 MINUTES, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

DEALER SAYS THAT THROTTLE STICKING IS THE NORM FOR CAMRYS AND IS NOT A DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEM AND NOT WARRANTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVNG ABOUT 30 MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING.CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF ENGINE, AND PUT PAWL IN NEUTRAL, VEHICLE THEN STOPPED, AVOIDING A CRASH INTO A CROW. DEALER SAID THAT THROTTLE CABLE WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

THREE WEEKS AFTER PUCHASING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND IRREGULARLY, AT THAT TIME THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, SOON AFTER THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, A WEEK AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER RECIEVED NOTIFICATION WHICH ADVISED OF A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL THROTTLE LINKAGE CLIP, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DEFECT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM

THREE WEEKS AFTER PUCHASING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND IRREGULARLY, AT THAT TIME THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, SOON AFTER THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, A WEEK AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER RECIEVED NOTIFICATION WHICH ADVISED OF A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL THROTTLE LINKAGE CLIP, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DEFECT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM

WHILE STOPPING AT LIGHT SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED, ENGINE IDLED HIGH, AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN VHEICLE OFF TO STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DURING A VERY HEAVY RAIN, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE UP A MODERATELY STEEP HILL AT 40MPH. WITH A CONSTANT PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN LOSING POWER AND SLIGHTLY DECELERATED. I INCREASED THE FOOT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE THEN 'WOUND UP' AND A HIGH PITCHED, CONSTANT WHINE CAME FROM IT. AT THE CREST OF THE HILL, THE RPMS DROPPED, THE WHINE CEASED, AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED ITS NORMAL ACCELERATION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE AROUND THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AREA. IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL BANGING ON METAL. IT STOPPED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. EARLIER IN THE EVENING, MY WIFE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE IN THE SAME HEAVY RAIN AND NOTED THE SAME PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A LEVEL ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER ON 2/14, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ENGINE PROBLEM, NOR SAW ANY LOOSE COMPONENTS ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. *AK