2010 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IF WOULD HESITATE TO RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. IT WAS AS IF THE PEDAL WAS STICKING TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA RECALL# 10V017000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SINCE THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10000. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/02/10*JB

I HAVE A TOYOTA CAMRY 2010, LEASED ON AUGUST 23,2009. WE STARTED TO NOTICE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE JAN. 2010, WHERE THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL I DROVE IT THAT WE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM. THIS MARCH. SHE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS HER IMAGINATION. IT IS A SLIGHT SET OF SURGES. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY PARTICULAR TIME OF CIRCUMSTANCES, IT JUST DOES IT. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE MATS AND GAS PEDAL CHECKED AND WERE TOLD EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. THIS WAS FEBRUARY 4, 2010 AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS WAS BEFORE I DROVE THE CAR AND WE COMPARED NOTES. (WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR) I WANT TO TURN IN THE CAR!! THIS IS MY FIRST TOYOTA AND WILL BE MY LAST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE HER VEHICLE 30 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE NHTSA RECALL #10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,700. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE POLICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NHTSA RECALL #10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, HOURS AFTER HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5000.

THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY SOMETIMES CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AFTER I TAKE MY HAND OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATE LEVER. THE SPEED OF THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKE. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) FROM:[XXX] SUBJECT:TOYOTA COMMENTS: I RECALL A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MILITARY AIRCRAFT, IN WHICH THE ENGINEERS (MYSELF INCLUDED), COULD NOT ISOLATE A SYSTEM ERROR. IT WAS REPEATEDLY FIXED WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PROBLEM FELL DOWN TO A FIRMWARE ERROR, ON WHICH THE SOFTWARE WAS RUNNING. THE FIRMWARE LOGIC CODE WAS A THIRD PARTY PROVISION TO THE SYSTEM, AND NONE OF THE ENGINEERS HAD REAL ACCESS TO THE LOGIC CIRCUITRY. THE FIRMWARE TESTED FINE, AND RAN THE TEST CODE AS WELL, WITH NO ERRORS. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL, THAT THE SYSTEM THREW THE ERRORS. SINCE IT WAS THE FIRMWARE THAT THREW THE ERRORS, NONE OF THE SENSORS OR ANY OF THE SYSTEM LOGS CAUGHT THE PROBLEM. THE VENDOR OF THE FIRMWARE "ASSUMED" IT WAS ALWAYS THE USER CODE "THE OEM" THAT WAS AT FAULT, AND ANY LOG WAS AIMED AT MONITORING THE SOFTWARE EXECUTION, AND NOT THE FIRMWARE PROCESSING. IN WATCHING THE MAJOR AUTO MANUFACTURER COME TO HIS KNEES, IT STRUCK ME AS TO HOW SIMILAR, THE SITUATION SEEMS IN THIS CASE, TO WHAT WE EXPERIENCED, IN THE AIR FORCE. PERHAPS THERE SHOULD BE SOME MODICUM OF CONSIDERATION TO THE FIRMWARE ARCHITECTURE IN YOUR INVESTIGATION, AND NOT JUST THE SOFTWARE. JUST A THOUGHT FOR YOU TO HAVE FUN WITH. DAVEC FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. *TR

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF LEASED 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY DUE TO ACCELERATION DEFECT. *TS

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) [XXX] 1) AT RED LIGHT, TURNED GREEN, PRESSED DOWN ON ACCELERATOR, CAR SPED BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF AHEAD. BRAKED, STOPPED, CONFIRMED CAR IN DRIVE GEAR 2) GAS PEDAL CUT AS PART OF RECALL, FOOT HAS GOTTEN CAUGHT UNDER PEDAL 3 TIMES. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY ON 12/31/2010 UNAWARE OF THE RECALL THAT WAS ABOUT TO HIT. WHEN WE STARTED HEARING ABOUT THE RECALLS, WE GOT ON THE TOYOTA WEB SITE. OUR VEHICLE THAT WE PURCHASED 2 WEEKS PRIOR WAS NOW ON A RECALL LIST. WHEN WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER, THEY SAID TO DO NOTHING, TOYOTA WAS SENDING OUT A LETTER THE FOLLOWING WEEK WITH ALL RECALL CARS LISTED AND WHEN TO BRING THEM IN. WE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE COMPANY NOR THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WHEN CALLING TO DEMAND THIS ISSUE BE FIXED ON MONDAY 3/8/2010, THEY TOOK MY NAME AND NUMBER, SAID SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK, AND NEVER DID. MY CAR HAS DEPRECIATED, I CAN'T EVEN GET OUT FROM UNDER IT AND AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT. I AM APPALLED AT THE LACK OF RESPONSE OR CONCERN FROM THIS COMPANY. I WANT OUT OF THIS CONTRACT !!! *TR

RENTAL VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE STOPPING, RENTAL AGENCY HERTZ, COOKEVILLE TN. PROBLEM OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE EXIT RAMP, THE CAR DECELERATED FROM 70 TO 55 THEN DOWN SHIFTED AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE UP THE EXIT RAMP. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND THE RENTAL AGENCY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR THE RECALL. AS A TEST/RELIABILITY ENGINEER, I CLASSIFY THIS VEHICLE HAS UNSAFE. *TR