2003 Toyota Camry
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Vehicle speed control is the leading concern among 816 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 5th highest complaint count among 25 Camry model years with reports.
Of the 2003 reports, 239 involved a crash and 10 involved a fire. 112 people were injured and 5 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, side/windowJul 13, 2004
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAGS (CSA), ONE OR BOTH OF THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY BE TWISTED NEAR THE INFLATOR DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY.
IF THIS OCCURS, THE CSA MAY NOT DEPLOY RAPIDLY ENOUGH WHEN ACTIVATED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THIS MAY RESULT IN FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE INTENDED HEAD PROTECTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CSAS AND REPLACE THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 6, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 04V346000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: vehicle speed control
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Vehicle speed control, Feb 24, 2010, crash
MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE V6 INEXPLICABLY ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING INTO MY GARAGE ON DEC 28 2006. THE CAR STRUCK THE BACK OF THE GARAGE WALL AND CAUSED THE WALL TO FAIL AND PARTIALLY FALL INTO MY HOUSES DEN. AT THE TIME I ASSUMED I HAD HIT THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHEN I THINK BACK THE CAR REALLY ACCELERATED HARD AND WHEN IT FIRST HIT THE WALL IT STOPPED THEN LURCHED FORWARD AGAIN. IN LIGHT OF ALL OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING TOYOTAS AND UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION I SUSPECT THE CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I DID NOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR ACCIDENTALLY. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND IS STILL OWNED BY OUR FAMILY. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE IT GIVEN ALL OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 24, 2010, crash
FAX FWD LTR (OH) THEY PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT HAD EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS SINCE 2006, CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA RECALL IS NOT BROAD ENOUGH, REPLY PAINESVILLE, OH. *TGW ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. IN APRIL 2006, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO HIT A CONCRETE PILLAR TO AVOID HITTING OCCUPIED VEHICLES. *JB
Vehicle speed control, Feb 23, 2010, crash
ON 11/10/09,WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED COLLIDING WITH A PARKED UTILITY TRUCK. MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID APPROXIMATELY $9800 FOR REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE. ON 1/4/2010 MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, EVEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I WENT OUT INTO THE MAIN TRAFFIC STREAM. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, JUST IRATE DRIVERS. EACH INCIDENT LASTED ONLY SECONDS THEN WENT TO NORMAL OPERATION. I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY, XLE, V-6 WHICH I PURCHASED NEW AND THE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED NO OTHER PROBLEMS BUT AM WONDERING IF I WILL AND WHEN. HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER REPORTS SUCH AS MINE? *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 23, 2010
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT HIS/HER VEHICLE YEAR SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *KB
Vehicle speed control, Feb 22, 2010
ON AUGUST 20, 2009, STARTED MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WITH GEAR SHIFT IN "PARK", CAR ENGINE RACED AS IF ACCELERATOR WAS FLOORED. ENGINE WAS SCREAMING, I WAS AFRAID TO SHIFT IT INTO "DRIVE". SHUT OFF CAR AND RE-STARTED, CAR IDLED FINE AT NORMAL SPEED. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE CAR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AM SURE THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY MY HAVING MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AT THE TIME.THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE IN 74,000 MILES AND 7 YEARS OF FAMILY OWNERSHIP. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 21, 2010
I HAVE AN 2003 CAMRY XLE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH 2003, I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. IT USUALLY OCCURS ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR. I DID NOT REPORT IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND NOT A PROBLEM WHICH COULD BE REPRODUCED ON COMMAND. UNTIL ALL THE PUBLICITY THE LAST FEW MONTHS I ASSUMED IT WAS ONLY A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WHICH HAPPENS INFREQUENTLY. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 19, 2010, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT OUTSIDE OF HER RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR $800. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Vehicle speed control, Feb 17, 2010, crash
IN APRIL 2007 I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED GREATLY. I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HIT ANOTHER CAR AND A FENCE BEFORE I COULD THROW IT INTO PARK AND STOP IT. HAD I GONE THRU THE FENCE, I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO A DEEP RAVINE AND I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO TELL THE STORY. I TOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT DAY THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR; IT WOULD NOT STOP. I TOLD THEM THEY SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA ABOUT IT. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY, THEY WOULD COVER THE DAMAGES - AROUND $6000. I TOLD THE GARAGE THAT REPAIRED THE CAR THAT IT WOULD NOT STOP. HE SAID I HAD TO HAVE HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOT THE BRAKE. NO I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT TOLD HIM SO. I TOLD CARSON CITY TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND LATER WHEN RECALLS STARTED, AGAIN TOLD HIM. HE SAID I COULD NOT PROVE IT. HAD ANYONE BEEN LISTENING TO ME 3 YEARS AGO, LIVES MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED. I AM STILL ANGRY ABOUT IT AND AM LOOKING TO REPLACE THE CAR AS SOON AS I CAN. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 17, 2010, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO THE PARK POSITION. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE SURGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THE CRASH. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,000. UPDATED 02/26/10 *BF UPDATED 04/29/10
Vehicle speed control, Feb 16, 2010, crash
GAS PEDAL NON RESPONSE ,WHEN FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF GAS PEDAL,CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 16, 2010
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4-CYLINDER. 66,000 MILES. OCCASIONAL MINOR "LUNGING FORWARD" FROM STATIONARY POSITION. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE SITTING AT A BANK DRIVE-UP WINDOW, THERE WAS A RAPID INCREASE IN GAS FEED WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLIGHTLY BUT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE IT RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE GENERAL TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEM AND COULD GET WORSE. NO ACCIDENTS TO DATE. DATE INDICATED IS ONLY APPROXIMATE. I WOULD HAVE MADE A SPECIFIC NOTATION OF THE DATE IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE GENERAL PROBLEM WITH TOYOTAS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENTS. I REPORTED MY CONCERN VERBALLY A FEW DAYS AGO TO THE NATIONAL TOYOTA TELEPHONE CONTACT (AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CALL WAS BEING RECORDED) BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE GENERAL "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" PROBLEM THAT TOYOTAS HAVE. TOYOTA SAYS THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY CLICKING THE GAS CAP MORE THAN ONCE WHEN REATTACHING IT AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RATHER FLAKEY EXCUSE, AND I HAD TO PAY THE DEALER TO TURN OFF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO BUT RECENTLY RECEIVED AN OFFER FROM THE DEALER TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS FOR FREE. ARE THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM RELATED TO THE TOYOTA COMPUTER SYSTEM? *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 16, 2010, crash
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2006, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 5 MPH TO AT LEAST 60 MPH WITHOUT HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE AND THE APARTMENT COMPLEX IN WHICH SHE LIVED. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER HAS A LINGERING INJURY FROM THE ACCIDENT. *JB
Vehicle speed control, Feb 15, 2010
IN 2005, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON U.S. HWY 74 BETWEEN I-26 AND SHELBY, NC IN MY 2003 CAMRY. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 65 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR BEGAN INCREASING SPEED TO 75 MPH. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED. I REPORTED THIS TO A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHEN I RETURNED TO CHATTANOOGA. HE SAID TO LET HIM KNOW IF IT EVER HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS YEAR, I SENT MY DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA E-MAILS REMINDING THEM OF THE PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED IN 2005. NEITHER RESPONDED. THEN, I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED WITH A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. THE GENTLEMAN SAID THAT TOYOTA HAD BEEN HAVING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH ITS CRUISE CONTROL FOR MANY YEARS (HE MENTIONED A SPECIFIC PIECE THAT WAS CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION), BUT IT WAS NOT REGARDED AS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE TAPPING ON THE BRAKE DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Feb 15, 2010
VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS ONE IN DRIVEWAY AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 14, 2010, crash
MOVING AT 1 TO 2 MPH, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I WAS SLOWING DOWN INTO A HEAD-IN SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL PARKING SPACE. THEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR LAUNCHED FORWARD, ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AT FULL SPEED OVER AN EMBANKMENT, THROUGH THE AIR OVER A SIDEWALK CRASHING INTO THE SIDE OF A PARKED VEHICLE WHICH, FROM THE EXTREME IMPACT, RAMMED INTO AN ADJACENT PARKED CAR. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, NEVER ON THE ACCELERATOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER BUT THEY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. BECAUSE OF MY CONCERN FOR PERSONAL SAFETY THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN AGAIN UNTIL IT WAS TRADED IN FOR A NEW HONDA. THE MILEAGE WAS 44,080. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 11, 2010, crash
I WAS PARKING MY 2003 CAMRY IN A MALL PARKING LOT WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I HAD NO CONTROL AND SMASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 60+ YEARS OF DRIVING. NOW I KNOW IT WAS THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR THAT CAUSED THE CRASH. MY ED MORSE TOYOTA DEALER IN DELRAY BEACH FL. TURNED ME AWAY FROM SERVICE SAYING IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BUT I SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH ANYONE THERE. I KNOW IT IS NOT IN THE RECALL BUT I TOLD THE DEALER I WANT TOYOTA TO KNOW THIS HAPPENED TO MY 2003 CAMRY AND I WANT THEM TO FIND THE CAUSE AND REMEDY IT. MY WIFE ALSO HAS A 2003 CAMRY AND WE DRIVE THEM BOTH WITH FEAR. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 10, 2010, crash
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ACCELERATION SURGE OF 2003 CAMRY WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. REPORTS OF ACCELERATION SURGES ON YOUR SITE EXCEED 140 FOR THE 2003 CAMRY VERSUS (AS BEST I COULD IDENTIFY) 29 FOR THE MALIBU, 26 FOR THE ACCORD AND 12 FOR THE TAURUS, ALL 2003 MODELS. IN LIGHT OF RECENT TOYOTA FINDINGS ARE YOU GOING TO REOPEN INVESTIGATIONS OF THE 2003 CAMRY?...*TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 9, 2010
I PURCHASED A USED TOYOTA CAMRY, 2003 MODEL, FROM A SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS CAR DEALER IN JANUARY, 2007. AT THE TIME THE CAR HAD ABOUT 103,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED UP, THERE WAS A EASILY PERCEPTIBLE JOLT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS LATER I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VERY HARD. THE CAR ACCELERATION RATE WENT SLIGHTLY DOWN, ENGINE RPMS STILL HIGH, AND I COULD BARELY KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR, SO I BECAME CONCERNED (ALMOST FEARED) OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 30-40 SECONDS, RPMS WENT BACK TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS STILL ACCELERATED. AT THAT MOMENT I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND IF I HAD LET GO ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AFTERWARDS, AND FOR BOUT 15 MINUTES (15-16 MILES) I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS AND THE CAR CRUISED ON ITS OWN AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I FINALLY GOT HOME, PARKED THE CAR AND NEXT TIME I USED IT EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. I DON'T RECALL IF I HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS LATER ON. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 5, 2010, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A STORE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, REPAIRED AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Air bags, Vehicle speed control, Feb 4, 2010, crash
ON JANUARY 12, 2010, I HAD MY 2003 CAMRY DETAILED (WASHED INSIDE AND OUT-INCLUDING THE CARPET)AT A CAR WASH. I PROCEEDED TO A NEARBY MALL,WHERE I STOPPED BRIEFLY AT A STORE. UPON EXITING THE PARKING LOT, I MADE A FULL STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GO BY STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. AT THIS POINT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED, AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IT, EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WENT ACROSS 3 LANES & UP, OVER, AND DOWN A MEDIAN,CONTINUED TO GO ACROSS ANOTHER 3 LANES AND FINALLY CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A TREE ON ANOTHER MEDIAN. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE TO THE LEFT OF IT DID NOT HELP, NOR DID THE STEERING WHEEL TURN AS I WAS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING THE TREE. ALSO, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT MY FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AT THE TIME, I HAD NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF INJURY, BUT INJURIES BECAME APPARENT SOON AFTER, AND CAN BE VERIFIED BY A DOCTOR. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP, WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH TOYOTA MANUFACTURING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 52,000. *JB SEE ODI 10301845 *DSY
Vehicle speed control, Feb 3, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NOT AN APPLICATION TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL, SUDDENLY THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Vehicle speed control, Feb 3, 2010
I HAVE A 2003 CAMRY. ON NOV. 8, 2009 I HAD A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL I COULDN'T GET ANY GAS, AND THEN THE CAR WOULD JERK FORWARD AT A RAPID RATE SO THAT I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES. IT WAS TOTALLY UNDRIVABLE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY, AND I HAVE THE OLD PART IN MY POSSESSION. THE PART WAS $428.01 PLUS THE LABOR COST. MY OLD CAMRY I DROVE FOR 12 YEARS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I FEEL THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT TOYOTA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. WOULD YOUR AGENCY PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME? *TR UPDATED 11/16/10*BF THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. UPDATED 11/19/10 UPDATED 11/24/10*JB UPDATED 01/06/11 *BF UPDATED 04/12/11
Vehicle speed control, Feb 2, 2010, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN; HOWEVER, IT ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE FORCED TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO SOME SMALL TREES WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER MIRROR, PARKING LENS, AND THE WASHER FLUID CONTAINER. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE ACCELERATOR WAS STICKING AND CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,587. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ
Vehicle speed control, Feb 2, 2010, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE DROVE THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED SHORT AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. SHE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER SINCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SHE ALSO STATED THAT BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. SHE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,867. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,500.
Vehicle speed control, Jan 28, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE GEAR, SLIGHTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RPM'S RAPIDLY INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING AND CONTINUED TO INCREASE UNTIL THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.