Problems with 2002 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

After backing out of a parking space and switching the car from reverse to drive, the car accelerated quickly forward crashing into two parked cars and finally stopping after hitting a concrete structure. applying the brake would not stop the car. the car has been declared a total loss by the insurance company. unexplained acceleration events have occurred before with this car. *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.

Veh# 1 was exiting burbank ave turning left onto colonel john gardner when the floor mat became stuck' under the gas pedal,ca;using the vehicle to race forward.mcc turned the wheel but drove across the front lawn at 140 cjg . vehicle then went across the street into the circuliar driveway at cjg striking several landscaping oiers , knocking sthem on the ground. the vehicle then went thru an 8! foot section of split rail fence and ran over a ail box post with 3 mailboxes on the property on the property of133 cjg. vehicle then crossed sthe street and struck a tree causing extensive front end damage.

Twice on start-up i had the engine race, sounding like a jet revving up. last time was as i parked in the garage after using the car it revved up sounding again like a jet starting up. i thought someone or some thing had come up behind me in driveway. dates were approximately oct. 2008 and nov. 2009. car has under 45,000 actual miles on it. *tr

1. the was no prior notice of defect. 2. the fuel pedal assembly failed generating a check engine light, and the car became unable to drive safely. the car became very erratic and would not operate unless running over 20 mph. *tr 3. the car was taken to the dealer where the fuel pedal assembly was found defective and replaced. updated 01/06/11 *bf

Tl*the contact owned a 2002 toyota camry le. while driving 60 mph the vehicle accelerated, swerved to the side and he engaged the brake pedal. the contact crashed into the median and became unconscious. the vehicle also rolled over multiple times. the contact was hospitalized for several weeks and sustained multiple injuries. the contacts injuries have confined him to a wheelchair for several months. the vehicle was destroyed. the contact has not notified the manufacturer. the insurance company was contacted immediately. a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were 74,000.

My 2002 camry 4 cylinder experienced a speed control problem a couple years ago. i was able to get to the dealer and have repairs made without any accident, however. the problem required replacement of the accelerator pedal sensor at a cost of $567 to me.. *tr invoices received. updated ivoq 02/16/11

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. she stated while driving at speeds of 40 mph attempting to brake for a traffic stop, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the contact was unable to stop the vehicle and crashed into another vehicle. the police arrived on scene and the vehicle was towed. a police report was available. the contacts vehicle was destroyed. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted. the failure mileage was 60,000. updated 06/24/10 *bf updated 07/06/10 updated 8/9/10 *cn according to the consumer, her husband was killed as well as another motorist. there were also two injuries. updated 08/11/10

After backing out of driveway into street, when i shifted from "reverse" into "drive", car suddenly had no acceleration. engine was running, but no movement or ability to "rev" engine. repair at toyota dealer stated: "code p1121 diagnosed & replaced accelerator position sensor. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. while the contact was driving 5 mph and attempting to make a turn the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning, the contact was able to stop the acceleration by applying extreme pressure to the brakes. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. the failure mileage was 20000 and the current mileage was 28000. updated 4/26/10 *cn the consumer stated when she pulled forward from her parking space, and turned left the vehicle suddenly accelerated. she stated she braked hard and was finally able to get the vehicle to slow down gradually. updated 06/01/10.*jb

Backing out of my driveway, i put the car in reverse, a 2002 toyota camry and it took off at full speed and did not stop until it went across the street and hit a tree even though i was trying to brake. *tr

Prior to the accident on 2/8/2008 at 8:55pm there were 2-3 episodes within a 6 year period when ana lopez felt the vehicle mildly accelerate on its own for only a few seconds. the episodes were so mild that she questioned herself whether the car truly accelerated and so she never had the car inspected. however, on 2/8/2008 at 8:55pm while driving home heading south on the veterans expressway in tampa she experienced what she describes as the most frightening event in her life. the first sign that something was going wrong was the dash lights began to flicker on and off so she made an attempt to pull over so she could call her husband and make him aware of how the car was performing. as she began slowing down and veering off the road on the outside lane, which was witnessed, the vehicle mad a very powerful acceleration accompanied by a loud acceleration sound and loss of steering ability as the car began to steer to the left going back into traffic lanes. she felt as though the vehicle was now controlling itself and shortly after began to spin out of control. the vehicle struck the barrier wall and came to a final rest on the right southbound lane. ana lopez suffered multiple fractures to her right leg and spent 2 months in the hospital and rehab unit where she suffered greatly with pain and continues to suffer from pain and debilitation. the vehicle was inspected by a professional inspector at her home and nothing was found wrong with the vehicle. but the inspection was a preliminary inspection and she feared that a more through inspection would be too costly for her. her story about the incident has never changed and still is traumatizing to her. this complaint was translated and written by alberto lopez, her son. *tr

Tl*the contact owns 2002 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle accelerated while driving 35 mph when he tried to stop the vehicle it continued to accelerate into an intersection. the vehicle eventually stopped on it's own. the camry is a 6 cylinder vehicle and the mechanic who looked at the vehicle stated that the 4 cylinder had a gas cable and a 6 cylinder has electronics. the mechanic thought the problem was caused by the electronics. the contact also hit a wire when the vehicle accelerated which prevented him from making the right turn. the failure mileage was 52000. the current mileage was 56759. updated 04/01/10 *bf updated 07/14/10.*jb

Sudden acceleration while backing out of driveway. brought under control by intensive braking at the time it was thought to be an isolated incident - so no remedy was sought aprox. 5 mph. 9-26-08 sudden acceleration and brake failure when pulling out of gas station and making right hand turn within 100 feet of gas station-finally under control within 12" of home aprox. 15 mph. diagnosis - abs sensor failure complete braking system replaced. 5-21-09 sudden acceleration and brake failure while trying to slow down from 5 mph resulting in citation by ma state police for driving 87 mph. court records available (i've never had a citation ever in 45 years of driving.) 8-31-09 sudden acceleration & brake failure aprox 15 mph. brake failure - completely new brake system installed. toyota doesn't return calls. dealership says it's not on recall list so they refer me to toyota. i have less than 59,000 miles on this car it is a 2002. we do not drive it much since the second incident on 9-26-08. updated 04/28/10.*jb

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

2002 camry le was parked in large mall parking lot. when started and put into drive, car began to accelerate as i pressed the accelerator pedal. as i applied the brake, the car continued rapidly accelerating by itself even though my foot was off the pedal. brakes did not function at all; car continued to increase speed. i downshifted to neutral and car suddenly stopped with a jolt. i drove the car to local toyota dealer where it was tested. result:"could not duplicate concern. vehicle operating as designed." this happened only once. car now has 51,000 miles on it. *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

Toyota camry le 2.4 l winter weather cause to vvt on auto to fail and stall engine. stalled engine caused lost of controls, steering, brakes, etc..parts replaced were oxygen sensors, cat.convertor, etc.. the vvt is variable valve timing control along with ocm, pcm, throttle sensor, mass air sensor which regulates the engine performance. *tr

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

Tl* - while backing up out of a parking lot the 2002 toyota camry suddenly accelerated. the contact applied the brake with full force in order to stop vehicle from accelerating into a wall. the contact took vehicle into the local mechanic and the mechanic replaced the accelerator position sensor. the current mileage is 21265 and the failure mileage is 21200.*ak consumer has included the repair order and wants to be reimbursed. update *4/17tr

We own a 2002 toyota camry last night my wife, son and a friend were sitting at a stop light behind another car. with my wife's foot on the brake, the car revved up and lunged into the back of the car in front of her. immediately after hitting her once, the engine revved up even higher and accelerated into the car again. had she been first in line at the light, she would have been thrown into the middle of a busy four lane intersection and might possibly not be here today. if you have any more info on this, could you please send it to me or tell me where it could be found. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated while parking the vehicle on the upper level of a multi-level parking garage, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle surged forward, breaking through the safety cable and damaging the body of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where the dealer was unable to duplicate or determine the cause of the problem. updated 12/5/2006 - *nm

Driver concluded business at a drive through atm at a local shopping mall. vehicle was shifted into 'drive' and at that instant the engine started racing at high speed and the vehicle accelerated rapidly. the driver depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not stop. the engine was still racing at top speed and the vehicle was picking up momentum. the driver pumped the brakes several times, but no feedback response could be felt. the rapid, unintended acceleration caused the vehicle to travel across the centerline and into the opposite direction of traffic. with opposing traffic approaching the driver turned the vehicle sharply to the right in an effort to avoid a collision. seeing a number of cars stopped at the approaching intersection to the main road, the driver continued to steer the car hard to the right. the vehicle then went over an embankment and struck a steel light pole resulting in total loss of the vehicle and significant injuries to the driver. total travel distance of the vehicle from acceleration to impact was approximately 300 feet. total incident time and final speed are uncertain. *nm

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 10 mph in a parking lot and attempting to maneuver into a parking space the vehicle accelerated to 30 mph without warning crashing into a pole and causing damage to a fence. the air bags did not deploy. a police report was taken and the dealer was notified. the vehicle was totaled by the insurance company. updated 10/13/06. *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

Dt*: the contact stated after starting the vehicle, it immediately accelerated and subsequently crashed into a house. updated 10/06/06. *jb

3 incidents of sudden accelerations, the last one causing property damage. the dealer said nothing wrong with car. i found many other people on-line that had same problem. someone is going to get killed in a crosswalk or parking lot. i'm afraid to drive it or sell it to another with this problem. *nm

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle has lurched forward six times since purchase. this happens with the brake pedal depressed and with the vehicle at a stop or while traveling. the vehicle has been to the dealership, but the problem could not be duplicated. the manufacturer has been alerted.

Car accelerated without driver input on two separate occasions . the last event resulted in smashing through a plate glass window of a travel agency, injuring one employee. the car ended up totally in the agency, halted by an interior wall. the police reported skid marks on the sidewalk in front of the agency, as well as within the agency as i attempted to brake the car. there is also evidence that the right front tire was rotating very rapidly, so much so that when the car stopped the tire burned a hole in the carpet. carpet threads are embedded in the right front wheel tire. on the one hand, the marks on the carpet and sidewalk indicate that skid marks were made by all three wheels, while the right front wheel obviously was burning rubber. *jb updated 03/01/06

Response to letter received from claims administrator, for toyota, alleging that all systems were functioning properly for 2002 toyota camry. *ts the manufacturer claimed that all systems were functioning properly when the consumer's vehicle suddenly accelerated and ended up inside a travel agency. *nm several months before the accident, the battery went completely dead. the consumer was informed the battery would not hold a charge and a new battery was needed. updated 02/23/10

I have a 2002 camry. in 2006 i started having problems with the acceleration of the car. i would be driving and the car would start to stall, i have taken the car to toyota on 6 different occasions. everytime i was told they could not duplicate the problem.. so there was nothing that they could do. i notice the problem when i can not accelerate between 30-50 mph in the first 5 -10 min of driving. the car will then start to stall. all lights come on and i have to pull over to the side of the road. if i let the car sit for a minute or two what ever the problem is resets its self. i am afraid one day there will be nowhere to pull off the road and i will get hurt very badly. i've taken the car to two different dealers and no one seems to know what the problem is or how to fix it. recently my vsc light and traction control light came on, i took it to dealer to be fixed and rep told me it was safe to drive and not a big deal. when the road is wet the car does not seem to get the traction control. i am going to have to get dealer to reset. *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

Tl*the contact previously owned a 2002 toyota camry. the consumers wife backed out of a parking space and then shifted the gear into drive, when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the consumers wife was unable to control the vehicle failed and consequently, she crashed into two unoccupied parked vehicles. the driver sustained no injuries. the police was called to the scene. the vehicle was towed to an auto body shop and repaired for the damages. the contact no longer owns the vehicle. there was concern regarding the safety of that year, make and model vehicle. updated 03/10/10. *lj updated 06/24/10.*jb

I had new car battery installed by local toyota dealership late on 12/2/05. the car seemed to shift and sound markedly differently after driving the car off the lot with the new battery. three days later my 4 cylinder, automatic 2002 4d-s toyota camry was left in "d" with the overdrive button remained engaged. my foot was on the brake pedal. i did not drift. i'd been stopped for a while at a "t" intersection for a while and not moving; nor were any other vehicles moving. this particular intersection is controlled by a long signal light. i was aimed straight ahead, but was the third car back from the stop line, signaling to turn left. all of a sudden i heard what sounded like an airplane engine roaring, getting ever louder. my foot was still on the brake. the engine raced, surged abruptly caused my car to accelerate forcefully into the stopped car in front of me. the car in front of me was pushed into an suv in front of it. the force of impact caused my engine to shut down. the driver in front of me appeared to have a whiplash injury. all told, there was about $1500.00 worth of damage to my car and it was estimated the smaller and older car in front of me sustained about $2500.00 worth of damage. i had the car towed to the dealer. the local toyota dealer informed me they "found nothing wrong with the car." the car was then towed to a shop for body repairs. upon the return of my camry, it still had a bit of a vibratory and auditory distortion that was atypical for the 3 previous years. i also realized that the brakes were barely working. at a return visit to the dealer, i was told my brakes were almost "completely gone" and that i needed new brakes. however, i am certain that the marked and sudden decline in my brake function was a result of the brakes attempting to hold my car back as the engine surged forward. *jb

Dt: contact states while his car was parked, he put his foot on the brake in order to shift it into drive and the car accelerated causing the vehicle to go across two sidewalks and a hospital lawn and into two trees. he reports having no problems with the car prior to this incident. *jb updated 12/7/2005 - *nm

I started the car, and i released the brake and started in reverse. after a few seconds, the car suddenly sped up to about 45 mph in reverse. the car would not stop even as i pressed the brake, and it then hit two cars. that is when it stopped. i tried to put the car in drive to go back into the parking space, but it jolted forward and skipped two parking bumpers. at that time, i hit another car. at that point, i left the car alone seeing as there was something clearly wrong. in the end, my car sustained damaged to the front and to the back totaling $10,111.60. this does not include the damage to the three other cars, the totals of damage of which i am not aware of although they are claiming my insurance. i took the car to a local toyota dealer having conducted research on what happened to me. i found that there have been claims against toyota for problems with electronic throttle where there is a sudden, involuntary acceleration. i showed the service department all the research i had gathered from the internet. the dealer checked the car's computer, and they claimed they found nothing wrong with the electronic throttle or with the car's computer. they claimed that air pockets between the acceleration and the brake caused the problem. as a result, they fixed the structural damage to my car, but they maintained that nothing was wrong with the electronic components, specifically the throttle, of the car. *nm

Problems with 2002 toyota camry. august 2003 - driving along. husband began to stop slowly to pull up to a light and it felt like it was not breaking but car continued to accelerate so husband let off brake and reapplied the brake and it finally stopped the surging. 2. while getting gas we were driving around it to find an pump, we were pressing the brake and car was trying to accelerate against the brake as it was applied. let off brake and reapplied quickly and car stopped normally. january 2004 husband began to pull into a parking space and as he started to brake again the car was trying to accelerate and so he let off the brake, reapplied it (all very quickly) and was able to park barely missing hitting vehicle beside him. march 27, 2004, we took our vehicle once again to dealership stating the vehicle was surging while driving. october 2004 on a trip to gatlinburg, tennessee- husband applied the brakes, car continued to accelerate-reapplied the brakes- surging/acceleration stopped. october 3, 2005 trip to north carolina on 7 separate occasions the car engine started racing and the car had to be put in neutral and the brake held tightly. on one occasion as while attempting to stop behind a school bus full of children, almost hit the bus from behind because accelerator went to full acceleration as we applied the brakes. fortunately, my husband put the car in neutral and it was revving at full throttle. he hit accelerator pedal as we was in neutral, and acceleration went back to idle speed. december 5, 2005 while in we were stopped in a line of traffic waiting at a light the engine once again started racing had to put it in neutral, and again it revved at full throttle while holding brake pedal down tightly'' otherwise would have rear ended cars in front of us. put car in neutral, released brake pedal and then pressed down on the accelerator- engine speed went to idle speed. *jb

Brakes were unable to bring car to a stop, instead the car accelerated. car finally came to a stop after crashing into the house. car was damaged and the body and fenders of the car were repaired but nothing was repaired which led to this occurrence in regards to the mechanics of the car. in addition airbags did not deploy on impact.*jb

I was driving with my family south bound on i-5 when we exited the freeway and pulled into the tillicum chevron station. the cruise control was on but disengaged. i turned right into a parking spot at a low rate of speed (3 to 5 mph). i was almost at a complete stop and had just enough time to realize that i could not stop!!! i could hear the car's engine roar and a moment later found that i had driven over a concrete curb, up a two foot concrete retaining wall, and through a chain-link fence. i don't know how a car could do this!! the total space for this to happen was only about 3 linear feet!! i was not pushing the accelerator!! there was indeed an acceleration surge in my 2002 camry v6. the car stopped, straddling the concrete wall, the front drive wheels were off the ground. i got out of the car and asked the mechanic on-site if there were any recalls on the 2002 camry. i swear this is the very first thing i said because i knew that i did not cause the accident. the accident was caused by a defect in the toyota camry. a tow truck removed my vehicle form the retaining wall. i then drove the car directly to the titus-will toyota dealership. they could not duplicate the problem with the vehicle and indicated it was safe to drive. damage to the car included the front bumper, several major scratches, and several small dents. i explained that we were very concerned about safety and asked about recalls. they indicated that there were none for my vehicle. they did admit after some questioning that they would not know how many times this has happened in the past due to the fact that the dealerships do not share information and toyota corporate does not share this information with the dealerships. the young lady (employee) at the payment desk volunteered that she had also had unexpected acceleration with her toyota camry. i request that a formal investigation be launched and a recall placed for 2002 toyota camry's. *jb

Letter request status of his two petitions re sudden unintended accelerations in his 2002 camry xle; ref es05-006490 was due 11/28/05 and es05-007354 was due 12/27/05 both assigned to nvs-200. *tgw the consumer had an accident as result of sudden acceleration. when the consumer put the gear into reverse, while on a residential driveway with his foot on the brake, the vehicle then accelerated at an extraordinary and increased rate, turned around and ended up on an adjacent driveway crashing into a utility box. the seat belt prevented the consumer from being injured. *jb

Dt: the consumer stated that the vehicle accelerated while in reverse for the second time. the vehicle made j like turn and hit an electrical box which caused the power to go out in approximately three homes and damaged the vehicle. when the vehicle was first delivered in april 2002 this happened. but the consumer thought it was because it was a new vehicle. on july 5, 2005 a police report was filed, and the vehicle was towed and was taken to bell toyota . while the vehicle was in reverse it continued to accelerate. *ak *sc

Dt: contact states the speedometer fluctuated while driving and the rpm gauge fluctuated on its own. the first three times this happened the car slowed down . consumer felt the shift change while she was driving. this last time the speedometer gauge went up to 60 mph while she stopped in traffic, and when she accelerated the speedometer shot up to 80 mph. she took vehicle to a dealership 4 times, and they told her that nothing was wrong. she tried to contact the manufacturer, but has not been able to reach them. this happened since june 2004. they changed the transmission, and the speed sensor in june -2004 after the first 3 times this happened. currently, they told her nothing was wrong with the car.*ak

Dt contact stated the vehicle surged forward on two different occasions. when putting the foot on the brakes to slow the vehicle down and to come to a stop, the vehicle surged forward. the first time this happened it caused the contact's vehicle to rear end another vehicle. the vehicle is at the dealers now. at this point the dealer is not sure what is wrong with the vehicle. *ak

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry le. while driving approximately 5 mph into her garage, suddenly, there was an unintended increase of acceleration. the vehicle failed to slow down and crashed through the interior walls of the garage. there were no personal injuries. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and repaired for the body damages. the technician was unable to determine the cause of failure. there was a separate occasion the identical failures occurred with severe injuries sustained to the two occupants in the vehicle. the police and fire department were called to the scene. the vehicle was completely destroyed. the failure mileage was unknown.

After the vehicle was pulled through the car wash while idling the attendant motioned the consumer to drive the vehicle out of the car wash. consumer shifted vehicle into drive and it suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated and lurched forward at high speed and hit a tree before stopping. consumer and passenger sustained minor injuries to the body, but they declined transportation to the local hospital. manufacturer and the dealer were notified.*ak

I was turining into the parking area at my complex i attempted to slow down and applied the brakes as i normall would to turn into my parking space. as i started to brake, the car started to accelerate. i made a conscious effort to lift my foot off both pedals to be sure i was not pressing the accelerator instead of the brake. the vehicle kept accelerating. i immediately started to apply the brake, which did not slow the vehicle. when i realized that i was not slowing down, i aborted the turn into the parking space and straightened out the vehicle to avoid hitting other park cars and to give more time and distance to safely brake. the vehcile would not slow, and kept accelerating, causing it to go up and over the concrete curb/sidewalk, and right into a set of stairs at the complex. no one was injured, myself included, but the staircase, needless to say, is demolished, as is the entire front end of my camry. vehicle is at body shop as of now, no assessment has been done. i did, however, earlier this evening simply log onto google where i typed in "toyota camry accelerator sticking" and came up with the following link: http://subscript.bna.com/samples/pld.nsf/0/33a2947408d24d5185256e5300035cac?opendocument. *ak *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Vehicle was running while the driver was sitting inside of the parking lot. vehicle suddenly accelerated uncontrollably. driver applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. driver was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and it crashed into a brick wall. upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. no injuries reported. *ak

While pulling into a pet store parking lot, the vehicle suddenly accelerated uncontrollably causing me to crash into a retaining wall in front of the store. there were previous incidents involving the acceleration of the vehicle in the hour immediately before the crash occurred. *jb

I was using the cruise control, set at 70 mph, on an aprox 4 hour trip. at one point the car accelerated to a little over 90 mph then decreased it's speed back down to where it was. i turned the cruise control off and drove manually the rest of the way home. the next time i had it at the dealer for service i mentioned this and they shrugged it off saying they hadn't heard of anything like this happening. i have not had the problem again. *tr

The throttle stuck wide open on the car when put in reverse, from a parked position. this caused the car to go completely out of control striking several objects coming to rest in the middle of a road. *nm