2002 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION, SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH FORWARD AND WOULD NOT STOP. IN ORDER TO AVOID GOING INTO A MAJOR INTERSECTION, THE CONSUMER STEERED TOWARD A DITCH. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT, ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE STARTING ACCELERATING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TOWARD A VACANT FIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR A SECOND TIME, BUT, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A GARAGE. THE TURN INTO THE GARAGE WAS TIGHT, SO IT REQUIRED HER TO BACK UP AND THEN PULL FORWARD IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THE TURN. SHE BACKED UP AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT. SHE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE, DOING SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE AND THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY, THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHEN SHE SHIFTED, SO THE VEHICLE ONLY SHOT FORWARD A FEW FEET BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. *JB UPDATED 03/30/10 SECOND DOCUMENT WAS SENT IN AS A CONGRESSIONAL LETTER.*JB UPDATED 06/02/10 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF ANY INJURIES OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TOYOTA RECALL FOR INCREASED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE DATING BACK TO 2002 TOYOTA MODEL CARS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I BELIEVE TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. LET ME EXPLAIN: MY MOTHER PURCHASED A NEW 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY IN 2001, AND WITHIN 3-6 MONTHS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHE EXPERIENCED THE UNINTENDED INCREASED ACCELERATION WITH COMPLETE BRAKING FAILURE PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE. I WAS A PASSENGER ON ONE INCIDENT, SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN FROM 25MPH TO 45 MPH, HAND BRAKE, PEDAL BRAKE ALL FAILED WHEN APPLIED. CAR KEPT MOVING. IF I HAD NOT REACHED ACROSS FROM THE BACK SEAT AND JAMMED THE CAR GEAR FROM DRIVE INTO THE PARK POSITION, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES OR WORSE. MY MOM REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THIS INCIDENT ON MAY 21,2002. SHE TRIED TO TRADE IT IN AND GET HER MONEY BACK FROM THE DEALER IN DALLAS/FT.WORTH AREA, BUT THE TOYOTA DEALER REFUSED. SHE HAD TO GO THRU AN OFFICIAL ARBITRATION BOARD HEARING WITH THE EXECUTIVES AT TOYOTA BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WANTED TO RETURN IT. THE TOYOTA BOARD HEARING OUTCOME WAS NOT IN HER FAVOR. GO FIGURE. BUT ON THE WAY OUT OF THE HEARING THE LEAD TOYOTA MECHANIC TOOK HER ASIDE AND TOLD HER "OFF" THE RECORD "THAT THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS GOING TO BE A BIG PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE" AND THAT HE WAS SORRY. THAT SAME WEEK MY MOM TRADED HER NEW 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY IN FOR A NEW HONDA AT THE HONDA DEALER. MY MOM SINCE HAS PASSED AWAY. ANYWAY, I JUST THOUGHT THAT DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ISSUE I WOULD SHARE OUR STORY WITH YOU. IN ADDITION MY SISTERS ACCOMPANIED MY MOM TO HER ARBITRATION HEARING AT TOYOTA IN DALLAS FT WORTH AREA ALONG WITH MY BROTHER IN LAW WHO IS A FORD MECHANIC , AND I AM SURE THEY CAN PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE HEARING EVENTS IF NEEDED. WE THINK FURTHER INVESTIGATION MAY BE WARRANTED. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS IN RALEIGH, NC. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED SECONDS AFTER WHEN AN AMTRAK TRAIN COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE. A MECHANICAL DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN RULED OUT. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DECEDANTS WIDOW. *TR

I WAS ON A 150 MILE TRIP. WAS GOING DOWN A HILL IN THE COUNTRY AND LOST SPEED CONTROL OF MY CAR. THE CAR WAS GOING FASTER AND FASTER AND THE BRAKES WERE DOING NOTHING. WE FLEW OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING AND THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I BROUGHT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

SINCE MY PURCHASE IN DECEMBER 2003 OF A USED TOYOTA CAMRY XLE, SIX CYLINDER (VIN [XXX] , THERE HAVE BEEN THREE (3) INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. TWICE I WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL; ONCE MY WIFE WAS. IN EACH CASE, CIRCUMSTANCES WERE SIMILAR: THE CAR WAS IDLING IN NEUTRAL OR PARK; THE DRIVER PUT HIS/HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE; VIRTUALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY THE ENGINE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. IN EACH CASE THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE PREVENTED THE CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD WITH ANY SPEED, BUT IT WAS NECESSARY TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE -- AND EVEN WITH THAT IN AT LEAST ONE INSTANCE THE CAR STRAINED AND BUCKED. THE SITUATIONS WERE RESOLVED WHEN THE DRIVER SHIFTED. IN TWO INSTANCES THE SHIFT WAS INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED IN EACH CASE. I DO NOT RECALL CLEARLY WHETHER THE SHIFT IN THE THIRD INSTANCE WAS INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL OR WHETHER THE VEHICLE STALLED. WE WERE AT THE TIME EXITING A GAS STATION AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. IN NO INSTANCE WAS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE MAT AND IN NO CASE WAS THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. RATHER THE RIGHT FOOT WAS IN EACH CASE ON THE BRAKE. THE APPROXIMATE DATES OF THE INSTANCES WERE FALL 2006, JUNE 2009, AND SEPTEMBER 2009. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS REPORTED TO OAKLAWN TOYOTA, OAKLAWN, ILLINOIS; THE SECOND TO TOYOTA SOUTH, RICHMOND, KENTUCKY. EACH WAS THE THEN SERVICING DEALER WITH TOYOTA SOUTH ALSO THE DEALER FROM WHOM THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. NEITHER DEALER COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE THIRD INSTANCE WAS NOT REPORTED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH IN CLEAR WEATHER CONDITIONS, HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS THE VEHICLE PERSISTED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112377 5/10/2010*CW UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB

I WAS REAR-ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, THE CAR ACCELERATED. I ENDED UP GOING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT HITTING SEVERAL TREES. THE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED REAR END INTO A TREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. MY PASSENGER AND I EXPERIENCED CONCUSSION SYNDROME ALONG WITH MUSCLE SPASMS IN THE NECK, BACK, AND ANKLE. WE WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL WHERE WE WERE TREATED AND RELEASED . WE ARE BOTH RECEIVING FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL CARE. *TR

THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY W/ A V6 AND CRUISE CONTROL. THE OPERATOR CLAIMS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT PEDAL APPLICATION CAUSING THE CRASH. HE STRUCK SEVERAL TREES AND ROLLED OVER. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR