2007 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I MADE COMPLAINTS (DOCUMENTED)ABOUT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. I DO NOT HAVE THE RECALLED FLOOR MATS. DEALER SAID NEW TYPE OF TRANSMISSION ETC. ETC. I AM 62 HAVE A GREAT DRIVING RECORD. I KNOW WHEN A CAR IS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A RAILING AND A DITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE ON MORE THAN 5 OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000. UPDATED 05/04/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/14/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE THROTTLE STICKS AND THEN BEGAN FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE IS ELECTRICAL WITHIN THE COMPUTER IN REGARDS TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN NOVEMBER 2007. THEY REPLACED REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SHIFT POINTS. YET, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WROTE THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER THREE TIMES AND HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF UPDATED 05/17/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PEDESTRIAN AND DAMAGED A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT DOES NOT KNOW IF HE LOSS CONSCIOUSNESS OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE AND TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UDATEDV04/05/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. HE STRUCK AN OBJECT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME ENTRAPPED UNDER THE FLOOR-MAT. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FLOOR-MAT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS MODERATELY DAMAGED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING THE FLOOR MATS BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO DECIDED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS PERMANENTLY DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE CURRENT WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. SHE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV WHILE IN PARK, BUT DID NOT MOVE. THERE WERE NO FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER-SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A BANKS WALL. SHE DID NOT RECEIVE INJURIES BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF UPDATED 01/22/10. *BJ

A USED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS SENT TO ODI FROM AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE (A CONCERNED CITIZEN). THE SHAFT THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE BLADE, SITUATED WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING, HAS A CRACK ON THE ENGINE (DOWNWIND) SIDE OF THE VALVE. THE CRACK RUNS ALONG THE LONG AXIS OF THE SHAFT. A LETTER SUPPLIED WITH THE COMPONENT CLAIMS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILARLY AFFECTED COMPONENTS ON NISSAN AND TOYOTA PRODUCTS CURRENTLY IN USE, AND THAT A FAILURE OF THE SHAFT CAN RESULT IN UNWANTED ACCELERATION. ENTERED BY DSY 1/4/2010. UPDATED 01/06/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB UPDATED 01/25/10 *BF PHOTOS RECEIVED. UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOORMATS WERE NOT SECURED BECAUSE THEY WERE PLACED ON TOP OF AN EXISTING CARPETED FLOORMAT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE FLOORMATS MOVED FORWARD AND INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO 86 MPH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CITATION. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE HER MATS WERE CARPETED, THEY WERE EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E082000 (EQUIPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION, AND THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM ALONG WITH OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS WERE INSPECTED TO ENSURE OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND GAVE HIM A FILE NUMBER. HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE CONTACTED ON 11/22/09. BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,140. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,839. UPDATED 03/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/15/10

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 23, 2009, I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION AND CAME TO A STOP. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AS ANTICIPATED. I REALIZED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELY INTO THE INTERSECTION AT THIS POINT, AND BEGAN TO BRAKE, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD A BURST OF ACCELERATION AND THE CAR SHOT OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION, ALMOST INTO THE DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND ME AND MY SON WERE ALMOST HIT IN THE SIDE BY AN ONCOMING CAR. THIS INCIDENT COMPLETELY FREAKED ME OUT, AND I SUBSEQUENTLY TRADED IN THE VEHICLE. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT PUT MY SAFETY, ESPECIALLY MY CHILD'S, AT ISSUE ANY LONGER, AS THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THAT PARTICULAR CAMRY, THE FIRST ISSUE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE MY TOYOTA HAS ACCELERATED ITSELF AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO CRASH IN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME...THE BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK..AS A RESULT MY INSURANCE HAS GONE UP AND THE VALUE OF MY TOYOTA HAS GONE DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REEVE. EVENTUALLY HE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. ALSO WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AT THE SECOND INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FLOOR-MATS DID NOT CAUSE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER HE CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF UPDATED 01/06/10. *J

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY . UPON PURCHASE HIS FLOOR- MATS WERE NEVER INSTALLED WITH THE SECURITY CLIP. TOYOTA OFFERED TO CUT 3 INCHES OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PREVENT UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. HE SPECULATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS INAPPROPRIATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 12/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH THE TOYOTA FLOOR MATS. THE AUTOMOBILE FLOORING HAD NO HOLD-DOWN CLIPS TO ATTACH TO EYELETS ON THE FLOOR MAT, WHICH ALLOWED THE FLOOR MAT TO MOVE AND SLIDE AT WILL. UPDATED 12/22/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL. THE BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE AND I STOPPED BY CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS SOME MILD BUMPER DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS IN A MINOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING WITH TRAFFIC AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS STOPPED FOR THE LIGHT. I WAS KEEPING WITH TRAFFIC WHICH WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING AND BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE TO STOP IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHIFT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL WHICH ALLOWED HER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36000. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS ON; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATION PEDAL. *TR

CAR ACCELERATOR TOOK OFF WHILE PARKED AT DRIVE IN BANK. *TR

FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT SHIFTED ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSEQUENTLY THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION UP TO 100 MPH. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION, AND SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND REMOVED THE FLOOR-MAT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,350.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME ENTRAPPED BY THE FLOOR-MAT. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE . THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS KILLED. BOTH VEHICLES CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 05/20/10 UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

AT 12:55 P.M. I WAS PULLING FORWARD IN TO A PARKING SPACE WHERE THERE WAS A CURB AND A TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OVER THE CURB, IN TARTAN PARK IN BLOOMINGTON MINNESOTA. MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2008 GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND I WENT OVER THE CURB AND SLAMMED INTO THE TREE AND THREW ME BACK. PEOPLE TOLD ME AT THE PARK THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE CARS THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. I COULD HAVE RUN RIGHT IN TO THE CHILDREN PLAYING IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TREE. *TR UPDATED 10/15/14

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH PROCEEDING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE, WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.