2006 Toyota Camry Cruise Control Problems

Your car unexpectedly accelerated to high speed while turning left from a traffic light, and the brakes did not slow or stop the vehicle. You were unable to regain control even after attempting to shift to park, which resulted in a collision with a parked truck and a retaining wall. You were injured and hospitalized with chest bruising, though medical evaluation found no serious internal injuries. The issue may involve the vehicle's accelerator or throttle control system and should be inspected by a qualified technician.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A USED 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO OPERATE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS LEAVING A HOSPITAL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS TREATED AT THE SAME HOSPITAL FOR A CRACKED CERVICAL SPINE, A CRACKED JAW, AND A CRACKED TOOTH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. *BF *TP

ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4TH (2019) I WAS WAITING IN LINE AT A RED LIGHT (ON STATE STREET AT THE INTERSECTION WITH HAYWOOD ROAD IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA). SUDDENLY MY TOYOTA 2006 LURCHED FORWARD AND BANGED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR STOPPED, THEN JUMPED FORWARD AGAIN AND BANGED THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AGAIN. MY HUSBAND, SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THREW THE GEAR SHIFT INTO 'PARK' AND OUR CAR STOPPED. AS I WAS JUST WAITING IN LINE AT THE LIGHT WHEN THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY SURGED FORWARD, WE FEEL THIS WAS A CASE OF 'TOYOTA SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION.' OUR INSURER HAS APPRAISED THE DAMAGE TO CAR AT JUST BELOW $3000. WE NO LONGER CONSIDER THIS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. OUR INSURER DID NOT REQUIRE A POLICE REPORT. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES, SO POLICE WERE NOT CALLED.

ON SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH, I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE SOUTHERN STATE PARKWAY AT EXACTLY FIFTY-FIVE MPH AND EXITED AT EXIT 17N. THE EXIT RAMP THERE IS SLOPED UPHILL AND PARALLELS TAYLOR ROAD. THERE IS A STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THAT RAMP AT HEMPSTEAD AVENUE. JUST AS I WAS COMING TO THE END OF THAT RAMP AT VERY SLOW SPEED AND ALMOST TO THAT SIGN, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SPED UP WITH EXTREME ACCELERATION AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I SLAMMED MY FOOT ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH KEPT THE CAR FROM MOVING FURTHER FORWARD AND THEN BEFORE I COULD DO ANYTHING ELSE, THE PHENOMENON ENDED AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL IDLING SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 700 RPM ON THE DASHBOARD TACHOMETER. I DROVE HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, MONDAY APRIL 8TH, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THAT DAY TO BRING THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER. AS I WAS PREPARING FOR THAT, I STARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. I PUT IT INTO REVERSE IN ORDER TO BACK OUT WHEN THE ENGINE AGAIN SUDDENLY SPED UP TO EXTREME ACCELERATION. AGAIN, I SLAMMED MY FOOT ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THIS TIME I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK WHICH KEPT THE CAR FROM MOVING FURTHER. THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE WAS ROTATED CLOCKWISE AND WELL UP INTO THE "RED" ZONE WHICH BEGINS AT 6000 RPM. IN A MOMENT OR SO, THE PHENOMENON AGAIN ENDED AND THE ENGINE AGAIN RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL IDLING SPEED.

PEDAL ACCELERATION IS OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO AND THEN SUDDENLY WHEN YOU PRESS THE PEDAL IT JERKS. SCAR ONLY ACCELERATES WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED AT A PERFECT ANGLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DEPRESSED IT HARDER, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. LATER THE SAME DAY, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED OR REVS TO QUICKLY WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED-SEE RK. FOUND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAULT. THERE IS NO THROTTLE MOVEMENT UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED APPROXIMATELY 1/3 TO 1/2 WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHES DUE TO RAPID THROTTLE OPENING TO 1/3-1/2. THERE ARE NO STORED DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THE VEHICLE IS NOT GOING INTO FAIL SAFE MODE AS IT SHOULD. WITH ANY THROTTLE OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE NEVER ENTERED FAIL SAFE MODE EVEN AFTER REPEATED MALFUNCTIONS. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

CAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE WHILE STOPPED TO PARALLEL PARK ALONG CURB WITH STEERING WHEEL TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. CAR ACCELERATOR WENT FULL THROTTLE WITH VERY LITTLE DRIVER INPUT. DRIVER HARD PRESSED THE BRAKE TO STOP, SKIDS MARKS OF REAR TIRES CONFIRM, CAR KEPT ACCELERATING, DRIVER TURNED TO AVOID A PARKED VEHICLE CAUSING THE CAR TO AGGRESSIVELY SLIDE SIDEWAYS UP AND OVER THE CURB WHILE STILL ACCELERATING. DRIVER SLAPPED THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND STRAIGHTENED THE WHEEL. THE CAR STRAIGHTENED OUT AND THE MOMENTUM CARRIED IT FORWARD (RATHER THAN REVERSE FROM THE UNINTENDED J TURN) COLLIDING INTO A HOUSE. CAR MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 71,000. NO FLOOR MATS IN FLOORBOARD, NO OTHER DEBRIS. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES. FIRST REPORTED INCIDENT OF ACCELERATOR (SPEED CONTROL) MALFUNCTION.

I HAD MY FOOT ON BRAKE AND WAS PUTTING INTO REVERSE TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN SUDDENLY IT LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT AN ESCALADE THAT WAS PARKED ABOUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF ME. IT TOTALED MY CAR AND HER CAR. IT WAS SO SUDDEN I DON'T KNOW IF IT WENT INTO REVERSE OR NOT. I BELIEVE THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME WAS THE IMPACT WITH SUV. THIS WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA, I AM WAITING FOR AN INSPECTION OF VECHICLE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HAS ACCELERATED AND I THOUGHT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD UNTIL ON 2 OCCASIONS THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA. THE SECOND SURGE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXCESSIVELY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED, AND SURGED FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,103. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN WITH THE OVER DRIVE OPTION OFF. DURING SLOW TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT IN DRIVE 3. THIS REDUCED THE HESITATION/SURGE EVENTS. UPDATED 08/21/2017*JS

THE "CHECK VSC" CAME ON. BRAKING BECAME DIFFICULT. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST 4 WEEKS (NEVER BEFORE). *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR ON 2012 AND IT WORKS NICE UNTIL ONE DAY I START IT AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT SIMPLY DON'T DO ANYTHING, IT REMAINS AT IDLE RPM. THE CAR START TO ACCELERATE WITH THE GAS PEDAL NEARLY ON THE FLOOR, THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE TOO SLOW AND AT AN INSTANT IT DID IT TOO FAST (FULL THROTTLE). *TR

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND PEDAL WAS STUCK, I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS IT AGAIN AND MY CAR JUST SHOT FORWARD VERY RAPIDLY. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS. OTHER TIMES, I WILL BE AT A CONSTANT SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAR WILL BEGIN TO ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY THEN FALL BACK DOWN. IT HAS DONE THIS WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE PEDAL. I TRIED BRAKING, THE BREAKS BEGAN TO SLOW ME DOWN BUT THE RPMS STILL ROSE RAPIDLY THEN FELL BACK TO NORMAL SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW. IT SEEMS SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH MY SAME YEAR MODEL AND MAKE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT DETAILS OF THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT, AS WE DID NOT YET MEET THE NEW FAMILY, BUT IT TOOK THE LIFE OF MY GRANDCHILD. SHE WAS NOT DRIVING HER BOYFRIEND WAS. IT WAS HIS MOTHERS VEHICLE AND IT HAPPENED IN ANOTHER STATE. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE CAUSE LISTED IN THE ACCIDENT REPORT WAS A FAULT OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS FOLLOWING HIS SISTERS VEHICLE, AS THEY JUST ARRIVED IN VEGAS AND WAS VISITING HIS FAMILY. THE CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND HIT HIS SISTERS CAR THEN FLEW INTO A WALL. HIS MOTHER WAS KILLED AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER INSTANTLY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A CHANGE IN THE WAY THESE RECALLS ARE DEALT WITH. I'M JUST GOING THROUGH ANY VENUE I CAN TO GET IT DONE. THESE CARS SHOULD BE FLAGGED "DO NOT REGISTER" BY DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES UNTIL THE PARTS ARE REPAIRED. IF I DON'T SMOG A VEHICLE I CANNOT DRIVE IT. MAKE IT THAT WAY FOR ALL RECALLED VEHICLES. WORK WITH THE CAR COMPANIES TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE MORE CHILDREN, FAMILIES DIE. PLEASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE. IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL AT THIS TIME, PER TOYOTA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL, TWO FENCES, AND A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST AND ARM INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO REACT IN ENOUGH TIME TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED AGAINST TWO FENCES AND A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS ONLY ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL AND SUSTAINED MINOR NECK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR

PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT IN PARKING LOT. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND JUMPED OVER CEMENT BREAKER. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND STOP IN THE SPACE. I HAD ALREADY MADE A RIGHT TURN AND WAS MOST OF THE WAY INTO THE PARKING SPACE WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED JUMPING THE CURB, GOING DOWN INTO A 8 FT. DEEP DITCH AND COMING HALF WAY UP THE OTHER SIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 1 MPH WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE DROVE ON THE CURB AND SHE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED ON BOTH VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY BUT CONTINUED STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,830.

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM A RENTAL FACILITY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD ROAR AND INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUILDING AND SUSTAINED A LACERATED LIP AND WHIPLASH TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EMERGENCY ORAL SURGERY. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE RENTAL FACILITY WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE CRASH. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB, MOVED INTO THE STREET, AND THE ENGINE RESUMED THE IDLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO ITS DESTINATION AS THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE AS THERE WERE NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEAL WAS APPLIED A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED FOLLOWING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT AN INSPECTOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE ACCELERATION FAILURE WITHIN A TWO WEEKS PERIOD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH HIS GARAGE, KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TWO OTHER INCIDENTS PRIOR WHERE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ENTERING A PARK SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT AN ALARMING RATE OF SPEED AND THE CONTACT STATED SHE DID NOT HAVE AMPLE TIME TO BRAKE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,500.

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOUD ROAR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, JUMPED THE CURB AND WENT AIRBORNE UNTIL SHE HIT THE BOTTOM OF A SLOPE AND ENTERED THE STREET. SHE MANAGED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE OPPOSITE CURB. THE VEHICLE THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE AND SHE DROVE BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER MANY VISITS TO THE DEALER AND MANY LETTERS TO THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROGRAM, HIS CASE WAS DEEMED NOT ELIGIBLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/20/11

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE RIDING WITH HER HUSBAND, A NOISE WAS HEARD THAT SOUNDED LIKE A CLICK; SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF SWITCHING ON A LIGHT THAT SEEMED TO TRIGGER THE UNWANTED ACCELERATION THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED. HER HUSBAND REACTED VERY QUICKLY TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. HE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH HAD NO EFFECT ON STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER THEN PUT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE LAST EFFORT WAS TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THAT, ALONG WITH AN UPHILL GRADE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITH A RATCHETING SOUND WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY IN PARK. *JB UPDATED 10/20/11.*JB

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA, SLE, 6 CYL. ENG., AUTOMATIC, SUNROOF. I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE MALL, SLOWING DOWN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AS I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE TO PARK, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND MY ENGINE SURGED LOUDLY, HITTING THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME ABOUT 9-12 FEET OUT OF IT'S SPACE. I FRANTICALLY TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO MY LEFT, JUMPED A CURB, WENT THROUGH A FEW BUSHES AND HIT A TREE WHICH STOPPED MY CAR. I TURNED MY KEY OFF, PLACED IT IN PARK AND THREW MY KEYS ON TO THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS CAR CAUSED THE CRASH. I HAVE NEVER FELT ANYTHING SO STRANGE AS I COULD NOT STOP THIS CAR WITH THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENED IN ONLY ABOUT 4 SECONDS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, AS I DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT IS FIXED BY TOYOTA. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH MY CAR EXCEPT SOME HESITATION IN MOVING FAST INTO TRAFFIC. TOYOTA SENT AN INSPECTOR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK OUT THE CAR ON 8/17/10. I CALLED TO SEE WHAT THE RESULTS WERE AND THEY SENT A MESSAGE BY A SECRETARY THAT NOTHING WAS ABNORMAL AND IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY INSURANCE TO PAY FOR THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE UNTIL TOYOTA FIXES THE BRAKE/ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I AM LUCKY THAT I, OR SOMEONE ELSE DIDN'T GET KILLED OR HURT. NEXT TIME IT COULD BE DIFFERENT. THIS CRASH WAS NOT MY FAULT! IF ALL THE OTHER CARS HAD THESE PROBLEMS, WHY DO THEY FEEL THE SOLARA ISN'T INCLUDED? MAYBE, THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY SOLARA'S. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA DOESN'T RESPOND TO CUSTOMER'S BETTER. ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS FIX IT AND IT'S OVER. I'M NOT SO CONFIDENT IN ANY OF THEIR PRODUCTS AS OF NOW. I DIDN'T REALIZE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME STORY, THEY ALL CAN'T BE LYING! THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SEND IN THIS COMPLAINT. I'M SURE I WILL HAVE A FIGHT ON MY HANDS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 CAMRY LE BACK IN MARCH, 2009 AND IT WAS DRIVING OKAY BUT UP TILL NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT EVERY OTHER TIME WHEN I'M DRIVING AND COME TO A STOP ON A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT SEEMS LIKE ITS DOESN'T WANT TO GO IT JUST GOES SLOW AND THE MORE I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL IT MAKES SOME NOISE AND LATER IT PICKS UP ON THE SPEED I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY. I AM WORRY THAT SOMETHING MIGHT GO WRONG ESPECIALLY WHEN HEARING ALL ABOUT THE RECALLS LATELY. I CALL THE DEALER WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR TO ASK IF MY CAR, MAKE AND MODEL WAS PART OF THE RECALLS BUT THE RECEPTIONIST WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE SAID NO. BUT I AM STILL WORRIED THAT SOMETHING MIGHT GO WRONG.....I DON'T KNOW NOTHING OR ANYTHING ABOUT CARS......PLEASE ADVICE ON WHAT I SHOULD DO?....THANKS *TR

TL-THE DRIVER OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD RESULTING IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING COMPANY LOT AND WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. SM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BLOCK. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED WITH NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE CONTACT FEARED DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 10/28/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/02/10*JB

HESITATION PROBLEM IN 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. FAILURE TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE IN THESE SITUATIONS CAN RESULT IN A REAR OR SIDE COLLISION FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY DURING A MERGE. IT HAPPENS WHEN BACKING OFF ON THE GAS PEDAL, SUCH AS WHEN THE CAR IS ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET, OR WHEN GAINING ON SLOWER TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THE RPM GO WAY DOWN AS THE CAR SLOWS (BY BACKING OFF THE GAS PEDAL - NO BRAKES APPLIED) TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION. ONCE THE TURN IS COMPLETED, OR THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT STARTS TO PULL AHEAD AGAIN, THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. IT CAN TAKE FROM A HALF SECOND TO TWO FULL SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR "RECOGNIZES" THAT IT IS BEING TOLD TO SPEED UP - FOR IT TO GIVE MORE RPM AND TO PICK THE RIGHT GEAR TO DO IT IN. IT SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO MAKE UP ITS MIND WHICH GEAR TO USE BEFORE IT ADDS ENOUGH RPM TO ACCELERATE. IT'S LIKE THE RPM WENT DOWN SO LOW WHEN BACKING OFF THE GAS PEDAL THAT THE CAR DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN IT'S TOLD TO GET BACK TO WORK. WHEN IT FINALLY RESPONDS, THE ENGINE USUALLY KICKS DOWN ONE OR TWO GEARS AND STARTS RACING TO CATCH UP - LIKE THE DRIVER HAS FLOORED IT, WITHOUT HAVING FLOORED IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA DENIES THE PROBLEM EXISTS. YET IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I BELIEVE BOTH ARE COVERING UP A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL EXTREME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN OR DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR UNDER MY CARPORT. WHEN TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOWLY ENTER THE CARPORT, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. IT JUMP AND TOOK OFF. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT KEPT GOING. I FEARED IT WOULD KEEP GOING ACROSS MY YARD, SO I PREPARED TO JUMP OUT BY OPENING THE DOOR AND STICKING MY LEG OUT. THE OPEN DOOR HIT A SUPPORT POLE ON MY CARPORT AND MY LEG WAS INJURED. LUCKILY MY FINAL ATTEMPT TO BRAKE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. THE CAR SPORADICALLY HESITATES WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WANT TO CHANGE LANES AND THERE IS DELAY OR HESITATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED DOWN TO GAIN SPEED AND THERE IS NO POWER. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE AGAIN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A STEEL BRACKET OF A DUMPSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER YET THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED HER TO GO THROUGH HER INSURANCE COMPANY, IN WHICH SHE DID. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. ON THE THIRD INSTANCE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER FOR THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY JOLTED AND THEN ACCELERATED. SHE APPLIED BOTH THE FOOT AND EMERGENCY BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A FENCE AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO AN OPEN GARAGE WHERE THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A HOME. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE WHERE A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGES AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

DRIVER TOOK HER 90 YEAR-OLD MOTHER FOR AN EYE INJECTION AT MOORE EYE INSTITUTE IN SPRINGFIELD, DELAWARE COUNTY, PA. AFTER THE APPOINTMENT, DRIVER WAS BACKING SLOWLY OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN HER 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED HITTING ONE VEHICLE, THEN GOING INTO A TERRIBLE REVERSE SPIN CLOCKWISE. TWO VEHICLES WERE HIT DIRECTLY, AND TWO INDIRECTLY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP BETWEEN TWO SUV'S. THERE WERE FIVE CARS IN TOTAL THAT SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE DRIVER AND HER PASSENGER WERE THE ONLY PERSONS INJURED. THE CAMRY WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND RIGHT FOOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT HE WOULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED UNTIL AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED IT TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. HE STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE OF THE TRAILER HE CRASHED INTO COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE INTERFERED WITH THE CURRENT OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE IN HIS VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 11/04/10

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA RECENT ACCELERATION PROBLEM, OWNER OF A 2007 CAMRY GAS PEDAL STICKS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE REACHED UP TO A SPEED OF 85 MPH. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REACH DOWN AND PULL THE FLOOR MAT UP AND FINALLY THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. *JB,

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY--ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL /SERIOUS INJURY. OREGONLIC 992 CVQ--OREGON STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED. *TR

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCIDENT *GR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, HIT TWO CARS, WENT AIRBORNE, ROLLED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS ROOF. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE UPSIDE DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES.

CONSUMERS 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED DRIVING OVER AN ISLAND AND HIT A TREE BEFORE BRAKES BECAME RESPONSIVE. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND AS HE WAS ABOUT TURN ONTO THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD OVER AN ISLAND, KNOCKING DOWN A 6 INCH DIAMETER OAK TREE AND LEAVING ABOUT 25 FEET OF SKID MARKS ON THE ROADWAY BEFORE THE BRAKES KICKED IN. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. *JB

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK FOR THE FOURTH TIME WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THE LAST TIME, THE CONSUMER ALMOST CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL WHILE BACKING DOWN A HILL TOWARDS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/01/10*JB

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER SLOWED DOWN. WHEN SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STARTED GOING FASTER. THERE WERE CARS ON BOTH SIDES OF HER, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT JUST MISSING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MPH ABOUT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. SHE SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND STOPPED WITHIN A FOOT OF THE POLE. A MONTH AFTER THAT INCIDENT, SHE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO PREPARE TO EXIT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

I AM WRITING ABOUT MY CURRENT CAR, A TOYOTA 2006 CAMRY, BECAUSE IT RELATES TO AN ACCIDENT I HAD WITH MY 2005 CAMRY. I AM AWARE THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THE 2006 MODEL. WHEN I START UP MY 2006 CAMRY AFTER IT HAS BEEN IN PARK, WITH THE ENGINE OFF, FOR AS LITTLE AS A 5 MINUTE STOP OR OVERNIGHT IN THE GARAGE, WHEN I SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR MOVES BY ITSELF, FAIRLY RAPIDLY, WITHOUT MY FOOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. AFTER ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE ALONG THE ROAD DURING WHICH I ALTERNATELY APPLY THE BRAKE AND LIFT MY FOOT FROM IT, STILL NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR FINALLY BEGINS TO OPERATE NORMALLY REQUIRING FOR THE FIRST MOMENT SOME PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I RETURN HOME, REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR OR LONG I HAVE DRIVEN, AFTER PAUSING TO OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR (BY REMOTE) I EASE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR GLIDES INTO THE GARAGE ON IS OWN. WHILE I AM ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR SAFELY SO FAR I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SITUATION BECAUSE I HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MY 2005 CAMRY IN AUGUST, 2006. IT HAPPENED AS I EMERGED FROM A CAR WASH. WHEN I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM NEUTRAL, THE CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF AND STUCK IN HIGH SPEED, AT LEAST 80 MILES PER HOUR. I AM SURE THAT I TRIED TO STOP IT BY APPLYING THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AND CERTAINLY IN THE END BEFORE I PURPOSELY CRASHED INTO A TREE AFTER A TERRIFYING DRIVE DODGING PEOPLE, CARS, AND BUILDINGS. I SURVIVED ALTHOUGH SUSTAINING A BACK INJURY WHICH NECESSITATED AN OPERATION, BUT THE CAR DID NOT. I DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND DO NOT KNOW IF MY INSURANCE COMPANY DID. LAST WEEK I TOOK MY 2006 CAMRY TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND DESCRIBED WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE CAR AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT THIS "INDEPENDENT" ACCELERATION IS NORMAL AND INTENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) VEHICLE SURGING. DID ON 11/13/08 FROM 65 TO 78 MPH. ALSO LOW SPEEDS IN TOWN FROM 20 TO 35 MPH. 2 TIMES WIFE TOLD ME AND ABOVE HAPPEN TO ME AND ONCE IN TOWN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. TEST DROVE 11 MILES NOTHING. I MADE DEALERSHIP CORRECT WORDING ON REPAIR ORDER. HAS DONE 4 MORE TIMES BUT NOT ON RECALL LIST. ON MARCH 6TH READ IN PRESS ENTERPRISE A CAR DRIVEN BY [XXX] SUDDENLY SPED UP TO 100 MPH ON EUCLID - SAME DAY CHP OFFICER DIED. PROBLEM; MINE AND [XXX] VEHICLE IS A '2006 CAMRY NOT ON RECALL LIST".. TAKEN ONCE SINCE THEN HAVE BEEN TRYING TWO DAYS TO GET TOYOTA CORPORATION. IF 2006 CAMRY NOT ON LIST WHY ABOVE DEATH AND MY SURGING... CALLED YOUR NUMBER AND TOLD COULD FILE ON LINE.... VERY CONCERNED SINCE DONE ABOUT 3 TIMES SINCE AND ESPECIALLY READING ABOUT THE WOMAN WHOSE SAME MODEL AS MINE DIED..... *TR

NO CRASH. WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN LATE 2005 ABOUT ITS SUDDEN SURGE OF ACCELERATION. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. AS A RESULT TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING OR THE FLOOR MATS CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILURE, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A BAGEL SHOP. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE THE BRAKES WERE BEING PRESSED. IT JUMPED THE CONCRETE PARKING MARKER AND WENT INTO A HUDDLE HOUSE RESTAURANT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED, ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STATED THAT THE ENGINE REVVED SLIGHTLY A FEW TIMES. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE HIM A FEE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,629. UPDATED 04/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/10

I WAS DRIVING ON A FAMILIAR RURAL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. ANTICIPATING SLOWING DOWN BEFORE APPROACHING THE VILLAGE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 30 MPH, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. AT THE MOMENT I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS, AND THEN, AGAIN ON ITS OWN, WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY FAILURE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK NO REMEDIAL ACTION (OTHER THAN REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO MY HUSBAND.) *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT PULLED IN TO PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES ENDURED BODY DAMAGE. THE CONTACT HAS SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGES AT TIMES WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,606 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 03/30/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/17/10*JB

2006 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE: ONGOING ISSUES. HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA DEALER AND NO RESPONSE. ISSUE: CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING - HAS AN ELECTRONIC LAG IN ENGINE RESPONSE. CAUSES UNRELIABLE ACCELERATION. NO ACCIDENTS - YET. HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE PICKING UP THE CAR NEW. *TR

MY WIFE SLOWLY PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. AS SHE HIT THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE BEGIN RAPIDLY ACCELERATING AND BEFORE SHE COULD REACT THE CAR JUMPED A CURB AND ACROSS A GRASSY STRIP AND HIT A PARKED CAR. SHE HAS A CRACKED SPINE AND OTHER INJURIES. THE FRONT END CAR DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERABLE (ESTIMATE $5800) AND THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. OUR VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FOR 20,000 MILE SERVICE JUST THE WEEK BEFORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING OVER 80 MPH AND WITHIN SECONDS THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE OVER A RETAINING WALL AND INTO SOMEONE'S YARD. THE TIRES BLEW OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE LANDED ON THE GROUND AND THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE UNTIL SHE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT KNEE, ANKLE, CUTS AND BRUISES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE CRASH AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR SINCE IT WAS NOT HOOKED TO THE MAT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED; HOWEVER, SHE SOLD THE VEHICLE TO THE SALVAGE YARD. TOYOTA CONCLUDED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST HER WITH THE COST FOR THE DAMAGES. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,773. UPDATED 03/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMERS INSURANCE COMPANY CONCLUDED AN UNHOOKED FLOOR MAT WAS THE CAUSE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE IT WAS JAMMED UNDER THE PEDAL AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. UPDATED 07/14/10*JB

IN MAY 2007, MY I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED, THE STEERING KEPT VEERING TO THE LEFT AND THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WENT DOWN ABOUT 30 FEET INTO A GULLY BEFORE SLAMMING INTO A CEMENT COLUMN. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND I SUSTAINED INJURIES. IN A SERIES OF CORRESPONDENCE TOYOTA MOTOR SALES DENIED ANY DEFECT IN THE CAR AND MADE NO ATTEMPT TO PAY DAMAGES. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERS FOR BRAKES ADJUSTMENT AND I COMPLAINED OF A CLUMSINESS WHEN ACCELERATING; THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE BRAKES BUT SAID THAT THE NOISE AND CLUMSINESS WAS THE NORMAL ACCELERATION FOR THE THROTTLE FOR THE V6 ENGINE. UPDATED 02/17/10. UPDATED 04/16/10.*JB SEE ODI 10191935 *DSY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO THE DRIVE WAY THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHILE HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE COLLIDED INTO A FENCE. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A TOYOTA ENGINEER CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE STATED IN CASE NUMBER 200808180560. THE VEHICLE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION FAILURE AGAIN, BUT SHE HAS NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SLOW TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 42,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, INTO HER DRIVEWAY AT 5-10 MPH WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HIT FENCE AND CONTINUED INTO THE BACKYARD. AFTER SLAMMING DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. UPDATED 07/01/10.*JB

2006 TOYOTA SOLARA GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND CAR CRASHED INTO THE WALL IN MY GARAGE THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *TR

I HAVE TOYOTA CAMRY -2006 MODEL WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW IN FEB 2006. IT HAS APPROX 32,000 MILES ON IT MOSTLY DRIVEN BY MYSELF, 37 YEAR MAN AS OF TODAY AND MY WIFE(31 YEARS) ALSO DRIVES SOMETIMES SINCE LAST TWO YEARS. LAST SUNDAY 01/31/2010 MY WIFE , MYSELF AND MY TWO SONS WERE INSIDE CAR AND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS CAR AND WAS STOPPING CAR IN DRIVE WAY. WE WERE ALMOST STOPPED AND SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED AND MY WIFE WAS SCREAMING THAT IT IS NOT STOPPING EVEN SHE ALMOST STANDING ON BRAKES. MEANTIME IT HIT CLOSED GARAGE DOOR AND WENT INSIDE GARAGE WITH HIGH SPEED. RIGHT MIRROR WENT INSIDE THE GARAGE WALL AND FINALLY ITS CAR FRONT HIT BASE OF GAS-WATER HEATER AND CAR STOPPED. WINDSHIELD WAS FULLY DAMAGED, UPPER HOOD WAS BENDED, RIGHT MIRROR WAS BROKEN AND FRONT OF CAR WAS ALSO HIT BUT AIRBAG DID NOT POP UP BECAUSE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR COULD HAVE REDUCED SPEED BEFORE FRONT HIT GAS-WATER HEATER. BIG TRAGEDY WAS AVOIDED BECAUSE WATER HEATER WAS GAS BASED AND IT WAS ON. ALSO RIGHT SIDE BOTH DOORS WERE TOUCHED TO WALL SO CANNOT BE OPENED. MY TWO SONS 2 YEARS AND 8 YEARS WERE INSIDE CARE AND LEFT SIDE BACK DOOR HAD CHILD LOCK SO ONLY DOOR CAN BE OPENED WAS DRIVER SIDE WHICH MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE WAS SCARED TO DEATH WITH THIS INCIDENT. LUCKILY FIRE DID NOT START AND WE ALL WERE ABLE TO COME OUT SAFELY. I CALLED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TWICE AND HE REFUSED TO LISTEN ME SAYING THIS CAR 2006 CAMRY IS NOT PART OF TOYOTA RECALL AND IF YOU HAVE TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT CALL TOYOTA'S CORPORATE NUMBER. I CALL TOYOTA NUMBER TWICE AND THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS MODEL IS NOT PART OF RECALL. I CLEARLY TOLD THEM THAT I WANTED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT SO OTHER PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN WITH THIS MODEL CAR ALSO. AT THE SAMETIME I CALLED MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TOW CAR TO REPAIR FACILITY. AS OF NOW REPAIR IS IN PROGRESS AND I AM EXPECTING TO GET CAR BY END OF NEXT WEEK. I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD MOMENTARILY DISENGAGE INCREASING HIS STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND LUNGE FORWARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP OR SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE 2008. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF UPDATED 05/06/10. *JB

THE BRAKE DOES NOT WORK EVERY TIME WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR ON ROUGH ROAD SUCH AS SNOW AND ICE ROAD, AND REPAIRING ROAD. I WENT TO TOYOTA DEALERS TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAID THAT IS DUE TO THE ANTI-LOCK MECHANISM! THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS. I DRIVE VERY SLOWLY WHEN ROAD IS ROUGH. *TR

2006 TOYOTA ACCELERATES AFTER THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. THIS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. *TR

ACCELERATOR STUCK ON 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. TOYOTA TOLD ME IT HAD TO BE THE ELECTRONICS AND NOT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. I WAS SO AFRAID I HAD THE THROTTLE ASSEMPBLY REPLACED ANYWAY AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS WAS ALL BEFORE THE RECENT PUBLICITY. I HAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR YOUR REVIEW. TOYOTA NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ISSUESS NOR OFFERED TO PAY FOR THIS. UPDATED 02/24/10

WHEN I TURN ON THE ENGINE, MY 2006 CAMRY ENGINE DOES NOT RETURN TO NORMAL IDLING EITHER AT ALL OR NOT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. IT DOESN'T GO BACK TO NORMAL IDLING SPEED - - THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD AND THE BRAKE MUST BE APPLIED TO KEEP IT FROM GOING FORWARD. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY CRASHED AT 6:40PM OF DEC. 4, 2009. WHEN I WAS NEAR TO EXIT 65 OF HIGHWAY 26 (BEAVERTON, OR), THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME PUT ON BRAKES. I PUT ON BRAKES TOO AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS ABOUT 50 METERS. BUT MY CAR ACCELERATED UNTIL IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. HISTORICALLY I KNEW MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED SOMETIMES. BUT IT SEEMS ONLY LAST FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I DROVE IT DOWNHILL. CURRENTLY TOYOTA'S RECALL ONLY INCLUDES CAMRY MODEL AFTER 2007. I THINK CAMRY 2006 SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TOO. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEEMS TO BE "STICKY" AND HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASE - IF YOU DEPRESS THE PEDAL, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPEED WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY. THIS RESULTED IN MY CAR LURCHING FORWARD (WITH A LIGHT PRESS OF THE PEDAL) INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO INJURIES, BUT MY FRONT BUMPER WAS CRACKED FROM THE IMPACT. THERE WAS LESS THAN 5 FEET IN BETWEEN OUR CARS AT THE TIME, BUT ENOUGH FORCE TO PUT THE TRAILER HITCH OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THROUGH THE BUMPER. *TR

I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY LE,WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN FRONT OF A 7ELEVEN STORE TO PICKUP MY NEWSPAPER. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PRIOR TO REACHING THE CEMENT PARKING STOP, I HEARD AND FELT A QUICK SURGE FROM THE ENGINE I HIT THE BRAKE HARD BUT STILL THE CAR CONTINUED TO MORE FORWARD RIGHT THRU THE FRONT DOORS OF THE 7ELEVEN THE CAR STOPPED BY A DOOR POST. *TR

ACCELERATION WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL. UNABLE TO STOP CAR FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. *TR

WAITING IN OFFICE DRIVEWAY TO MAKE RIGHT TURN NORTH ON ROADWAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN INSTEAD OF TURNING, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED EXTREMELY FAST STRAIGHT ACROSS 4 LANES OF NORTH & SOUTH TRAFFIC. APPLIED BRAKE HARD & WAS LUCKY TO STOP JUST SHORT OF SLAMMING INTO SIDEWALK & STORES. IT WAS A MIRACLE NO CARS BROADSIDED ME ON MY RIGHT OR LEFT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A GARAGE. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A STRAINED NECK AND SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL CALL THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THEN LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY BECAUSE IT WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE MOTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4500 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. AS THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED OVER A CURB AND THROUGH THE GLASS OF A STORE- FRONT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. HE CALLED THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. HOWEVER HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE AND THE STORE FRONT WERE OVER $17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES ON HER HAND. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE REAR BUMPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND FRAME STRUCTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 01/06/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CEMENT BOULDER, AND THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN A TREE AND A POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,150. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,500. UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONSUMER WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, SHE TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE AHEAD AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. CONSEQUENTLY, SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BUMPER AND THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED HER WITH ASSISTANCE, THEY WOULD ONLY DOCUMENT THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47003. UPDATED 12/22/09 *BF THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THE FLOOR MAT WAS THE CAUSE. SHE HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/22/09

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ENTERING THE GARAGE AT 3 MPH HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE WALL AND THEN INTO THE KITCHEN. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE CABINETS, DISHWASHER, STOVE AND REFRIGERATOR. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WITH SEVERE DAMAGES. AN IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 12/08/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SURGED UNEXPECTEDLY. INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED OCCURRING WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. UNCONTROLLED SURGE CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO OTHER OBJECTS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 SOLARA SLE 6CY. AND THE CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING (SUCH AS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC). TOYOTA HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS VERY PROBLEM ALONG WITH THE DEALERSHIPS AND ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS A REFLASH. THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE CARS ONBOARD COMPUTER. SO WHEN THEY PUT AN UPDATE IN THE COMPUTER IT IS CALLED REFLASHING. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN OR IF SOMEONE IS KILLED THEY MIGHT FIND THE TIME TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. SO WHEN I AND MANY OTHERS TAKE THE TIME TO ADVISE TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIPS, I FEEL THEY SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BY FILING A COMPLAINT AND ALSO BY CALLING TOYOTA. MAYBE WE CAN FINALLY GET THE HESITATION PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. *TR THANK YOU. JJ

I HAD PULLED SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I WAS STOPPED. I WAS PUTTING THE CAR INTO THE PARK POSITION WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. THE CAR WENT OVER THE CEMENT BLOCK INTO THE PARKING SPACE, JUMPED OVER A CEMENT CURB ONTO A GRASSY CENTER ISLAND AND FINALLY STOPPED WHEN I HIT A TREE. I HAVE PICTURES OF SKID MARKS ON THE GRASSY AREA AND THE PAVEMENT TO SHOW THAT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, AND I SUSTAINED BRUISES FROM THE AIRBAG AND THE SEAT BELT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA. THEY SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE CAR. THE ENGINEER SAID THAT HE COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I KNEW THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE GAS PEDAL. EVEN IF IT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL, I WAS PARKING AND CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE STOMPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE THE CAR SURGE OUT OF CONTROL AS IT DID. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER IF SHE WAS APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE POWER TRAIN INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

I WAS IN A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) AND THE CAR WENT INTO A BRICK BEAM ON THE OUTSIDE OF A STORE FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE THE ENTIRE FRONT-END OF THE CAR IS COMPLETELY CAVED IN. I QUESTIONED MYSELF BUT KNEW THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE THAT I COULD HIT THE GAS AND CAUSE THAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. I HEARD THE ENGINE SURGE BEFORE THE CAR RAN UP THE BRICK PIECE ON THE GROUND BEFORE IT WENT UP THE SIDEWALK AND HIT THE BRICK BEAM. DURING THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BUT COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL. THE GROUND WAS DRY THEREFORE RAIN WAS NOT AN ISSUE. *JB

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA 6 CYL. AND THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM WHEN WHEN YOU ACCELERATE FROM A SLOW PACE (AS WHEN YOU START TO MERGE INTO A BUSY STREET OR FREEWAY) THE CAR ACTUALLY HESITATES, THERE IS A 1 1/2 TO 2 SECOND DELAY OR LAG, BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY KICKS IN AND ACCELERATES. I ACCTUALLY HEAR AND SEE THE RPMS REV UP ON ONE OF THE GAUGES, BUT THE CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING OR SHIFTING AS IT SHOULD BE. IT IS TOYOTA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DO A REFLASHING FOR A COMPUTER UPDATE! THIS IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND I DEMAND THAT IT BE DONE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS! THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN MY 2006 TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS IN THE PHOENIX AREA AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE HELP NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SERIOUS MATTER. I AM NOT PLEADING WITH NHTSA TO HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER AND I WANT TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC, TOYOTA, THE DEALERSHIPS, THE GOVERNMENT AND EVERYONE WHO CAN HELP WITH GETTING THIS MATTER TAKEN CARE OF. IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I WILL HOLD EVERYONE INVOLVED RESPONSIBLE AS I FEEL I AM HAVE TOLD ALL THOSE WHO CAN HELP EVERYTHING I CAN AND I GET NO RESPONSE! I WANT THIS PROBLEM TO BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUS AND I EXPECT TO BE HEARD AND SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME WITHIN A RESPONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. I KNOW IN FACT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS ORDERED THE MECHANICS, SERVICE WRITTERS AT THE DEALERSHIPS TO WITHHOLD THIS INFORMATION FROM CUSTOMERS. I ALSO KNOW THAT TOYOTA HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. I ALSO OWN A 2000 TOYOTA SOLARA 6 CYLINDER AND THIS CAR HAS NO SUCH PROBLEM WITH IT HESITATING. I ALSO DROVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, LOANER CAR, THAT DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

THROTTLE LAG AT LOW SPEED AND FROM STOP IS INCONSISTENT AND HAS BEEN THE CAUSE FOR SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED; DEALER INVESTIGATED; STATES THIS IS NORMAL AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE, THAT LAG IS "ACCEPTABLE". SOME INSTANCES HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE ACTUAL THROTTLE RESPONSE. DRIVER HAS TO USE HARDER ACCELERATION TO COMPENSATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT DECLINES TO ADMIT IT IS A PROBLEM. DRIVER IS VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM

CAR HAS ON TWO OCCASIONS, SURGED FORWARD WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO STOP IT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED VERY SLOWLY FORWARD UNTIL IT WENT THROUGHT A STORE'S GLASS WINDOW. THE POLICE DETERMINED THE CONTACT MUST HAVE ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE CONTACT DENIED THE DETERMINATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.*AK UPDATED 12/28/2006 - THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

CAR SURGES (SUDDENLY INCREASES SPEED) IN REVERSE 10-30 SECONDS FOLLOWING COLD START. THIS OCCURS DURING SLOW, BRAKE CONTROLLED, BACKING FROM MY HOME GARAGE. WHEN SURGE OCCURS, TACHOMETER GOES UP A FEW HUNDRED RPM AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR FROM SURGING BACK AND GOING OUT OF CONTROL OR HITTING SOMETHING. THE A/C-HEATER IS NOT TURNED ON WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS SO IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE A/C SOLENOID INCREASING THE ENGINE RPM. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF. THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PREPARED TO EXPECT IT. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR COLD. I HAVE ESTIMATED THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BELOW AND HAVE PROVIDED TODAY'S DATE AS THE LATEST DATE OF INCIDENT. I ONLY HAVE INFORMATION ON THIS HAPPENING IN "REVERSE" BECAUSE EVERY TIME I START MY CAR COLD, IT IS IN THE GARAGE AND I HAVE TO BACK OUT. *JB SEE ALSO 10295531, SAME COMPLAINANT. * DSY

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY ACCELERATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE MOTOR WOULD ROAR UP WHEN PUT INTO GEAR AND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HEAR THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION. THEIR WAS AN ODI #10150350 THAT APPLIED TO THIS COMPLAINT PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL MODULE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR, THE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARDS CRASHING INTO A TREE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT INSPECTION BY A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE.

THROTTLE LAG AT LOW SPEED AND FROM STOP IS INCONSISTENT AND HAS BEEN THE CAUSE FOR SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED; DEALER INVESTIGATED; STATES THIS IS NORMAL AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE, THAT LAG IS "ACCEPTABLE". SOME INSTANCES HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE ACTUAL THROTTLE RESPONSE. DRIVER HAS TO USE HARDER ACCELERATION TO COMPENSATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT DECLINES TO ADMIT IT IS A PROBLEM. DRIVER IS VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. *JB

PETITION FOR DEFECT INVESTIGATION INTO MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA VEHICLES FOR INCIDENTS RELATING TO VEHICLE SURGING. *TS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN HIS VEHICLE. *JB SEE ALSO 10161608. *DSY

CONSUMER 2006 CAMRY SURGES. *TS *JB SEE ALSO 10166955. *DSY

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING PAST A ROADSIDE RADAR CHECK, THE DISPLAY READ SLOWER THAN THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE STEEL WHEELS; THEY CAUSE AN INACCURATE READING WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE SPEEDOMETER COULD BE FALSE UP TO 8 PERCENT, AFTER HAVING A RADAR TEST, IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS OFF BY 9 PERCENT.

2006 CAMRY LE SURGED AHEAD WHEN FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. WENT SEVERAL FEET BEFORE STOPPING. *JB SEE ODI 10155629 ALSO. *DSY

I TERMINATED A LEASE ON A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY ON FEB. 28. I ONLY DROVE IT FROM NOV. 1 TO JAN. 9 WHEN FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THOSE TWO MONTHS IT SURGED AHEAD WHEN I WAS PARKING. THE SURGE WAS SO POWERFUL, THAT THE CAR FLEW THRU THE AIR AND DAMAGED ANOTHER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR SUFFERED $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SAY I WOULD HAVE THE DAMAGED CAR TOWED TO THEIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE BODY HAD TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THEY WOULD CHECK TO SEE WHY IT MALFUNCTIONED. I WAS TOLD THAT A REGIONAL ENGINEER FROM TOYOTA WOULD INSPECT THE CAR. I HAD GREAT HOPES THAT THEY WOULD FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT BUT THE REPORT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. OF COURSE THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT STOP BUT RATHER SURGES AHEAD WHEN YOU ARE BRAKING. THEY IMPLIED THAT AFTER 45 YEARS OF ACCIDENT FREE DRIVING , I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. I TERMINATED THE LEASE. BUT I AM VERY FEARFUL AND VERY PERPLEXED THAT TOYOTA IS UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CARS. TOYOTA MUST ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM---IT IS VERY WRONG TO IGNORE THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT A CAR I NO LONGER HAVE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SOLD TO AN UNSUSPECTING PERSON. THE NEW OWNER WAS NOT TOLD OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONTACT THE NEW OWNER. I THOUGHT THE DEALER WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND SEND THE CAR BACK TO THE FACTORY TO BE FIXED. *NM SEE ODI 10155560 ALSO. *DSY

1) NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE NOTICED 2) WAS BACKING UP IN A WAL MART PARKING LOT AFTER SHOPPING - STARTED THE CAR, PLACED FOOT ON BREAK, SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, GRADUALLY LIFTED FOOT OFF BREAK AS NORMAL TO BACK OUT AND CAR ENGINE SURGED TO HIGH SPEED DRIVING VEHICLE INTO PARKED BEHIND. LUCKILY NO PERSON WAS INJURED ONLY 3 CAR PROPERTY DAMAGE. 3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET TOYOTA HAS BE CONTACTED INVESTIGATION TO BE SCHEDULED IN NEXT MONTH. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE THERE WAS A VERY HIGH IDLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER THE INITIAL REVVING, THE IDLE WOULD REDUCE TO A SLOWER PACE. THIS WAS COMPUTERIZED AND COULD NOT BE MANUALLY REDUCED. ALSO, WHEN PULLING OUT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK (12/08/05) THE CONSUMER WROTE AS THE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR "TOYOTA SOLARO 2006." *SC