2002 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. ONCE OR TWICE IN THE LAST 90 DAYS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPEARED TO "STICK" AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING IN-TOWN. ONLY BY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD WAS DRIVER ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A SLOW-DOWN CONDITION. DRIVER REPORTS IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. HOWEVER, IN LIGHT OF THE RECALL AFFECTING NEWER CAMRY MODELS AND THE FACT THAT OWNER DOES NOT KNOW IF THIS SITUATION WILL OCCUR AGAIN, IT IS REQUESTED NHTSA CONTACT OWNER FOR MORE DETAILS AND MAY WISH TO EXTEND THE INVESTIGATION BACK TO PRIOR YEARS OF TOYOTA CAMRY MODELS TO CONFIRM OR DENY THE EXISTENCE OF A PROBLEM. NOTE: OWNER CHECKED AND THE FLOOR MATS ARE NOT BINDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ANY WAY. *TR

I HAVE A TOYORA CAMRY 2002 MODEL. THE PROBLEM THAT IS CURRENTLY REPORTED WITH PRIUS BRAKES, I HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OAKBROOK, IL BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IS THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED. WHENEVER I GO OVER A BUMP AND IF HIT BRAKES, IT DOES NOT ENGAGE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND ACTUALLY ACCELARATES. CAN SOMEONE LOOK AT THESE MODELS THAT ARE NOT RECALLED YET. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY NOT JUST ONCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH THROUGH THE CONTACTS GARAGE AND INTO HER HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED PRIOR THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY SURGE WITHOUT WARNING BUT WOULD IMMEDIATELY CORRECT ITSELF.THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE UP AND WHILE HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AFTER HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN TO PARK AND TURNED IT OFF, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING THROUGH HOOD FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND FAILURE COULD NOT DUPLICATED . THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE . THE FAILURE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A SECOND CAMRY. UPDATED 09/16/10

I HAVE A TOYOTA SOLARA 2002, AND SINCE I OWNED IT BACK IN 2006, I'VE BEEN FIXING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES), AND IT NEVER ENDS. RECENTLY, I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL, IT GOT STUCK AND I HIT A WALL IN THE GARAGE PARKING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID SINCE THIS IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALLS, THEY WON'T FIX IT, AND THEY WON'T EVEN CHECK IT. PLEASE HAVE 2002 CAMRYS AND SOLARAS INVESTIGATED, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TWICE AND IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE FLOOR MAT. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO THE FLOOR MAT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER SHE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB

02 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED ON IT OWN X PROB CORRECTED ITSELF AS I WAS TAKING CAR OUT OF DRIVE X ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION--WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH THE CAR NEARLY STOPPED, IT SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD RACING NOISE AND ACCELERATED OVER TWO CEMENT PARKING SPACE CURBS. THE CAR LANDED IN THE ADJACENT PARKING LANE AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP IT IN ABOUT 3 CAR LENGTHS. DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AND WAS NEARLY STOPPED WHEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE CAR HAD ACCESSORY WINTER FLOOR MATS. HOWEVER, THE MAT WAS NOT NEAR GAS PEDAL. VIN NUMBER STARTS WIT A "J" INDICATING IT WAS BUILT IN JAPAN. TOYOTA MECHANIC FOUND "ENGINE SPLASH AND DRIVER FRONT FENDER LINER RIPPED LOOSE, DRIVER SIDE SUBFRAME SCRATCHED AND DENTED (COSMETIC), DRIVER FRONT FENDER LINER RUBBING TIRE CAUSING NOISE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO ADDRESS ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHEN INITIALLY TAKEN TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. AFTER EXPRESSING CONCERNS, SERVICE DIRECTOR CALLED AND SAID THAT HE WOULD DO AN ACCELERATION TEST ON THE CAR. CAR WAS REPAIRED AT TOYOTA DEALER AND INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONLY ONCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN A TOYOTA CAMRY 2002, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. BELIEVING THAT I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP MY TOYOTA CAMRY SAFELY I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS STRUCK BUT MY TOYOTA CAMRY WAS TOTALED. THE ROAD CONDITION WAS WET FROM RAIN BUT NOT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I FULLY BELIEVE THAT I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH ENOUGH PRESSURE TO SAFELY STOP THE CAR BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLEIN FRONT OF ME BUT MY TOYOTA CAMRY VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. PLEASE NOTE THAT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 29, 2005. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND ON FILE. I DID NOT RECEIVE A TICKET. ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT UNTIL THE JANUARY 2010 RECALL OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR TOYOTAS WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. *TR

FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT 10060829 I HAVE THE CAMRY NOW 8 YEARS. THE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT HAS SHOWED UP OFF AND ON FOR THE YEARS I HAVE HAD THE CAR. MOST OF THE TIME ON THE FREEWAY. JUST A FEW SECONDS, NEVER DID I LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THEN IN BEGINNING SEP 09 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD AUTO ZONE GET THE CODE, BUT THEY COULD NOT READ ANYTHING. I HAD A HARD TIME STARTING THE CAR AFTER THAT. I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK OUT THE CAR THE NEXT DAY. NOTHING WAS FOUND. FOURTEEN DAYS LATER, DRIVING OUT OF A STRIP MALL PARKING LOT, THE CAR ENGINE REVVED VIOLENTLY, NO STICKING PEDALS, NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. NEXT MORNING NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER TO DRIVE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. IT TOOK THE MECHANIC A WHILE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE REPLACED VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR, 9/14/2009. SINCE THAT TIMEI HAVE NOT NOTICED THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION YET. THE REPAIR BILL WAS JUST UNDER $ 700. ASKED MECHANIC IF THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HE SAID NO. TW*