2001 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

STICKY GAS PEDAL, 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY LE: CAR DOES NOT MOVE UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED HARD. *TR

I HAVE 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 CYL LE MODEL. MANY TIMES WHEN I BEGIN MY TRIP FROM MY HOME MY CAR ACCELERATES EVEN I HAVE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT ONLY HAPPENS WITHIN FIRST FEW MILES AND THEN THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. I HAVE A STOP SIGN CLOSE TO MY HOME AND BEFORE NEARING THE STOP SIGN I LIFT MY FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL AND CAR WILL ACCELERATE AND THEN I HAVE TO STEP ON MY BRAKES TO STOP IT BY THE STOP SIGN. IT IS VERY TRICKY IN WINTER WHEN THERE IS ICE ON ROAD. SINCE I AM AWARE OF THIS ISSUE I DO NOT STEP ON GAS AT ALL TILL I HIT THE FIRST STOP SIGN. ONCE THE CAR IS RUNNING FOR A WHILE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY. I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MORE THAN STICKY PEDAL. SINCE THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. THAT CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH STICKY PEDAL. SINCE MY CAR IS NOT RECALLED I HOPE SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS YEAR MODEL TOO. *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE ON A 2001 CAMRY, ABS COMPLETELY FAILS WHEN TRAVELING OVER SHARP BUMPS IN THE ROAD. SPECIFICALLY WHEN ABS ACTIVATES. *TR

MY CAR GAS PEDAL OF MY 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY STICKS. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE MATS AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM. BUT THE PEDAL STILL STICKS. *JB

THE FIRST ACCIDENT ON 12/23/2006 WAS A BIG ONE. IT WAS MY FIRST AND ONLY ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED, MEDFORD, MA. I GOT INTO THIS ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CAMRY AT LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR IN A LOCAL STREET/BRIDGE, TRYING TO TURN TO THE LEFT, THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND, ONLY 2 OR 3 CARS FAR AWAY BEHIND ME. WHILE I WAS TURNING, SUDDENLY THE 2001 CAMRY WAS 'OUT OF CONTROL'. I JUST COULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE CAR, NO MATTER WHAT I DID. IT KEPT MOVING AHEAD. I TURNED THE CAR TO THE LEFT AND THEN RIGHT. IT HIT THE LEFT AND RIGHT CURB OF THE STREET/BRIDGE. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED VERY BADLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS OK. I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE MASSACHUSETTS MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO AT THAT TIME WAS TO REPLACE 4 TIRES AND TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEMS, BESIDES FIXING THE BODY AND THE DAMAGED ENGINE. I SPENT MORE THAN $6000 TO FIX THE CAR AND SIX POINTS WAS ADDED INTO MY CAR INSURANCE. THE SECOND ONE IN 2009 WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN 2006. IT WAS VERY SCARY. THERE WERE A LOT OF CARS AROUND AND IT COULD BE A HUGE ONE. MY SON WAS DRIVEN THE SAME CAR, 2001 CAMRY TO THE CHURCH IN CHELMSFORD, MA ON A FRIDAY EVENING. I WAS SITTING BESIDES HIM. HE WAS DRIVING ON THE LOCAL STREET IN LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR AND WANTED TURN TO THE RIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION. SUDDENLY HE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE CAR. HE ALMOST HIT THE CAR ON THE SIDE STREET WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT. AFTER THAT HE STILL COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR, THE CAR WAS MOVING AND MOVING AHEAD, AND FINALLY THE CAR WAS INACTIVELY STOPPED BY A SET OF BUSH AND A CURB IN A SMALL PARKING LOT. AGAIN I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. BUT WHY WAS MY 2001 CAMRY OUT OF CONTROL? I AM WONDERING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE INCIDENCE HAPPENS IN A HIGH WAY? MY SON OR I MIGHT BE KILLED! THAT IS REALLY SCARY! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED LUNGE AND INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO THE STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH A VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE AIR BAG FAILURE. REPORT NUMBER 1001104565 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WERE NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN AT WHAT SPEED THE AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND THE OTHER DRIVERS RIGHT KNEE WAS INJURED. THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS 0000326. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 125,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE IN A DRIVE-THRU ESTABLISHMENT HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. HE WAS MODERATELY INJURED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE FRONT OF A BUILDING; HOWEVER, HE CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER AND THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS, NUMEROUS BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CONFIRMED IF THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

ON 9/24/08 I WENT TO TOWN FAIR TIRE AND HAD FOUR TIRES REPLACED AT A COST OR $539.12. I WAS TOLD YOKOHAMA TIRES WERE THE BEST AND HAD THE BEST MILEAGE UP TO 80,000 MILES. AT THAT TIME I HAD THE FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR AT 74,000 MILES. ON 6/3/09 I BROUGHT MY CAR WHICH NOW HAD 81,000 MLS. ON IT WITH A BUBBLE ON MY TIRE AND HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A CA COST OF $134.51. FIVE MONTHS LATER ON 11/02/09 I WENT BACK TO TOWN FAIR TIRE WITH 83,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND ANOTHER BUBBLE ON MY TIRE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR FORTY TWO YEARS AND NEVER HAD A BUBBLE ON A TIRE AND IN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND LESS THAN 10,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THESE TIRES BECAUSE OF BUBBLES. TOWN FAIR TIRE SAYS ITS MY DRIVING, I SAY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TIRES AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. I AM ON DISABILITY AND DO NOT DRIVE TO OFTEN BUT I LIKE TO FEEL SAFE WHEN I DO. I WOULD LIKE THESE TIRES INVESTIGATED. $800.00 FOR TIRES A YEAR IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL HAVE TO SPEND MORE.. THE TIRES ARE YOKOHAMA AVID TRZ ID CC208213308-4208-4408 I WOULD APPRECIATE AN ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR