2008 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE ENGINE RACES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR, IT LUNGES FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES WHEN PICKING UP SPEED AFTER DECELERATING. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE COMPUTER WAS DESIGNED TO WORK IN THAT MANNER AND THERE WERE NO SOLUTIONS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 01/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN SURGE FORWARD AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OCCASIONAL THREE SECOND HESITATION BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. TOYOTA STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF SUCH FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 650. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS UNRELIABLE EVEN ON A SLIGHT SLOPE WITH DOWNSHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO HESITATE TO MOVE FROM A STOP. UPDATED 12/31/07