Problems with 2006 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

While on the street as i was backing my car into a parking space adjacent to the street curb the car suddenly accelerated in reverse at high speed, crashing over the curb and sidewalk, rear end first. my stepping on the brakes in an attempt to stop the car was unsuccessful; the car did not come to a stop until it crashed into an iron fence which bordered the yard causing damage to the fence and the car. a similar incident occurred quite a few years ago when the same car suddenly accelerated in reverse out of control and i was unable to bring it to a halt until it hit a parked car. i do not know what caused either of these incidents to occur.

On friday, october 4th (2019) i was waiting in line at a red light (on state street at the intersection with haywood road in asheville, north carolina). suddenly my toyota 2006 lurched forward and banged into the car ahead of me. i stomped on the brake. the car stopped, then jumped forward again and banged the car ahead of me again. my husband, sitting in the passenger seat, threw the gear shift into 'park' and our car stopped. as i was just waiting in line at the light when the car spontaneously surged forward, we feel this was a case of 'toyota sudden unexpected acceleration.' our insurer has appraised the damage to car at just below $3000. we no longer consider this car safe to drive. our insurer did not require a police report. there were no personal injuries, so police were not called.

Tl* the contact owned a used 2006 toyota camry. while driving low speeds, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning and the brake pedal failed to operate. as a result, the contact's vehicle crashed head on into a pole. the air bags did not deploy. the contact was leaving a hospital when the failure occurred and was treated at the same hospital for a cracked cervical spine, a cracked jaw, and a cracked tooth. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was totaled and towed to a tow yard. the cause of the failure was not determined. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 149,000. *bf *tp

On sunday, april 7th, i was traveling westbound on the southern state parkway at exactly fifty-five mph and exited at exit 17n. the exit ramp there is sloped uphill and parallels taylor road. there is a stop sign at the end of that ramp at hempstead avenue. just as i was coming to the end of that ramp at very slow speed and almost to that sign, the engine suddenly sped up with extreme acceleration and the car lurched forward. i slammed my foot onto the brake pedal which kept the car from moving further forward and then before i could do anything else, the phenomenon ended and the engine returned to its normal idling speed of approximately 700 rpm on the dashboard tachometer. i drove home and parked the car in my driveway. the following morning, monday april 8th, i made an appointment for that day to bring the car to a toyota dealer. as i was preparing for that, i started the car and everything seemed normal. i put it into reverse in order to back out when the engine again suddenly sped up to extreme acceleration. again, i slammed my foot onto the brake pedal and this time i put the gear shift into park which kept the car from moving further. the tachometer needle was rotated clockwise and well up into the "red" zone which begins at 6000 rpm. in a moment or so, the phenomenon again ended and the engine again returned to its normal idling speed.

Pedal acceleration is off. sometimes it will not go and then suddenly when you press the pedal it jerks. scar only accelerates when pedal is pressed at a perfect angle

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. while attempting to pull out of the driveway, the vehicle did not accelerate. the contact released the accelerator pedal and depressed it harder, in which the vehicle responded. later the same day, the vehicle did not accelerate when approaching an intersection. the vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Car was placed in reverse while stopped to parallel park along curb with steering wheel turned slightly to the right. car accelerator went full throttle with very little driver input. driver hard pressed the brake to stop, skids marks of rear tires confirm, car kept accelerating, driver turned to avoid a parked vehicle causing the car to aggressively slide sideways up and over the curb while still accelerating. driver slapped the shifter into neutral and straightened the wheel. the car straightened out and the momentum carried it forward (rather than reverse from the unintended j turn) colliding into a house. car mileage approximately 71,000. no floor mats in floorboard, no other debris. air bags did not deploy. no injuries. first reported incident of accelerator (speed control) malfunction.

Takata recall at the beginning of your complaint description below, i purchased this used vehicle from a buy here pay here lot believing it would be a safe vehicle for me and my family i have been driving this car for a few weeks now and notice jerking/shifting issues while driving in motion acceleration both city and highways while turning etc., component parts or system unknown, i believe this to be a safety issue/problem for me as the owner of this vehicle, thank you!

I was driving on the free way, suddenly many lights came on like abs, engine check, brake and more. meanwhile cluster went brighter and gauges went crazy. so i pulled over and got off from free way. not car went more crazy. speedometer show zero and brake applies by itself like emergency brake. so i am pregnant and scared . so i left the car b y the street and went home. it happened just today in the morning. i am living in zip 91367. please advice and help.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that upon depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle accelerated excessively. as a result, the contact depressed the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle and turned it off. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 101,000. the vin was not available.

I had my foot on brake and was putting into reverse to back into a parking space when suddenly it lurched forward and hit an escalade that was parked about one foot in front of me. it totaled my car and her car. it was so sudden i don't know if it went into reverse or not. i believe the only thing that stopped me was the impact with suv. this was reported to toyota, i am waiting for an inspection of vechicle.

On several occasions while driving my car has accelerated and i thought my transmission was going bad until on 2 occasions the car surged forward when my foot was on the brake. this has also been reported to toyota. the second surge caused an accident.

I bought the car on 2012 and it works nice until one day i start it and when i tried to accelerate it simply don't do anything, it remains at idle rpm. the car start to accelerate with the gas pedal nearly on the floor, the problem was that the vehicle accelerate too slow and at an instant it did it too fast (full throttle). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. while driving 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 82,505. the vin was unavailable.

Vehicle referenced left target, stoughton,ma, parking lot at 12:10pm-11-11-14 (with 7yr old grandson car seated behind driver & driver was in seatbelt). when existing lot, another car backed out of parking space and hit rt, back end of ref car. driver of ref vehicle looked behind at vehicle that struck her and, as she turned forward & barely stepped on gas to move away from vehicle that hit her, there was a loud clicking noise, tires started spinning and car took off accelerating w/o control of brakes, shift or steering. ref vehicle hit curb, accelerated up hill from parking lot and went airborne, crashed down into guardrail at approx 45-50mph and airbags did not deploy. driver is sure ref vehicle would have continued traveling forward if not for guardrail! driver of vehicle (and grandson) were taken in ambulance to hospital and in triage all day. driver suffered head and eye injuries and hematomas from neck down. grandson reported slight back pain and was released. thankfully, neither of ref vehicle's occupants were maimed or died. after much research, found there are 2006 toyota camrys with etc issues. again, no control of any aspect of car - could not put in neutral, gear shift just "floated" over all gears when trying to use! would like for nhtsa to inspect gas pedal for "whiskers" or other problems that led to this. as driver of this vehicle, i can honestly state that i have a great driving record and i am not prone to "driver error" putting foot on gas pedal instead of brake (and accelerating to that distance) and there was no carpet for pedal to stick under. checked toyota dealership where my mom purchased this car (she passed prior to this).they informed me that there were no recalls for this vin#. makes me wonder about airbag deployment as well. none of this should have happened! any feedback from you would be greatly appreciated. thank you. *tr

I do not know the exact details of the entire accident, as we did not yet meet the new family, but it took the life of my grandchild. she was not driving her boyfriend was. it was his mothers vehicle and it happened in another state. las vegas, nevada. the cause listed in the accident report was a fault of the vehicle. he was following his sisters vehicle, as they just arrived in vegas and was visiting his family. the car accelerated unexpectedly and hit his sisters car then flew into a wall. his mother was killed and my granddaughter instantly. i would like to see a change in the way these recalls are dealt with. i'm just going through any venue i can to get it done. these cars should be flagged "do not register" by department of motor vehicles until the parts are repaired. if i don't smog a vehicle i cannot drive it. make it that way for all recalled vehicles. work with the car companies to get this done before more children, families die. please.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle independently accelerated. the failure occurred on multiple occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

When the vehicle was started and placed in reverse the engine accelerated. not being sure what was going on with the car, i kept substantial pressure on the brake and put transmission into neutral. when i did the engine speed proceeded to run away. i quickly just turned the ignition off. i placed the transmission into park, and restarted the engine, and it ran normally thereafter. there have been numerous times in the past year when the engine surged momentarily when the brake was applied, but it was momentary, and not thought significant. these events occurred when slowing to a stop or parking. this most recent and significant event occurred after a short trip, approx. 10 miles. the car had been parked for about 30 minutes. weather was clear and temperature in the 70's. it is a 4 cylinder camry, 2006 with about 155k miles. the car has not had any modifications or major repairs. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that after starting the engine and shifting into drive, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the driver was unable to react in enough time to control the vehicle and crashed against two fences and a tree. the vehicle was destroyed. a police report was filed. the driver and passenger sustained injuries. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was only able to determine that the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 40,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that while reversing from a residential driveway, the vehicle uncontrollably accelerated and crashed into a wall, two fences, and a tree. the vehicle was destroyed. the driver and a passenger sustained chest and arm injuries. the vehicle was towed from the scene and a police report was filed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the approximate mileage was 40,000.

The vehicle accelerated on its own without any additional pressure to the gas pedal. this has occurred two additional times since the initial occurrence. it is not under recall at this time, per toyota. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. while driving between 20 and 40 mph, the vehicle hesitated, jerked, and surged forward when the accelerator pedal was depressed. the contact lost control of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 81,103. the consumer stated the vehicle had to be driven with the over drive option off. during slow traffic, the vehicle was kept in drive 3. this reduced the hesitation/surge events. updated 08/21/2017*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. the contact crashed into a brick wall and sustained minor neck injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the contact's home and was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was unknown. *tr

In an attempt to park the car in a parking lot, the care accelerated unintentionally and jumped on to the curb and crashed into a trunk a tree. the car was totaled. driver lightly injured. *tr

First incident occurred while sitting at a red light. the light turned green, i went to accelerate and pedal was stuck, i attempted to press it again and my car just shot forward very rapidly. thankfully no one was in front of me. this has occurred several times over the years. other times, i will be at a constant speed on the interstate and car will begin to accelerate very quickly then fall back down. it has done this while cruise control is on and while my foot is on the pedal. i tried braking, the breaks began to slow me down but the rpms still rose rapidly then fell back to normal several times in a row. it seems several people with my same year model and make have the same issue. *tr

Pulling into parking spot in parking lot. vehicle accelerated and jumped over cement breaker. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle exhibited a two-minute delay while attempting to accelerate from a stop. there was no warning prior to the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed. the contact was advised that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. in addition, he noticed fluid leaking from the vehicle. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where they advised him that the boot was leaking and the rack and pinion assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired for the rack and pinion assembly. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 117,794. the current mileage was approximately 119,276.

I was pulling into a parking space in a parking lot. my foot was on the brake pedal to slow down in order to turn into the parking space and stop in the space. i had already made a right turn and was most of the way into the parking space when my car suddenly accelerated jumping the curb, going down into a 8 ft. deep ditch and coming half way up the other side. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact was driving approximately 2 mph into a parking space. when the brake peal was applied a sudden unintended acceleration occurred causing the vehicle to crash into an unoccupied parked vehicle. the emergency brake was engaged following the crash. a police report was filed of the incident. there was no personal injury. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and they informed that an inspector from the manufacturer would perform an investigation regarding the acceleration failure within a two weeks period. the failure mileage was approximately 87,000. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact was driving 5 mph and entering a park space when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the contact crashed into two parked vehicles. the failure occurred at an alarming rate of speed and the contact stated she did not have ample time to brake. the contact was not injured. a police report was available. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was approximately 17,500.

I bought my 2006 camry le back in march, 2009 and it was driving okay but up till now i have noticed that every other time when i'm driving and come to a stop on a red light and when the light turns green i step on the gas pedal and it seems like its doesn't want to go it just goes slow and the more i step on the gas pedal it makes some noise and later it picks up on the speed i really hope that you can understand what i am trying to say. i am worry that something might go wrong especially when hearing all about the recalls lately. i call the dealer where i had bought the car to ask if my car, make and model was part of the recalls but the receptionist who answered the phone said no. but i am still worried that something might go wrong.....i don't know nothing or anything about cars......please advice on what i should do?....thanks *tr

Tl-the driver owns a 2006 toyota camry. while driving at approximately 60 mph pressure was applied to the brake pedal and the vehicle surged forward resulting in a single car crash in which the vehicle was destroyed. a police report was filed and the driver was reported injured. the vehicle was towed to a towing company lot and was not examined for the cause of failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 40,000. sm.

Hesitation problem in 2006 toyota camry. happens frequently. failure to be able to accelerate in these situations can result in a rear or side collision from oncoming vehicles, especially during a merge. it happens when backing off on the gas pedal, such as when the car is about to make a turn onto another street, or when gaining on slower traffic on the highway. the rpm go way down as the car slows (by backing off the gas pedal - no brakes applied) to deal with the situation. once the turn is completed, or the traffic in front starts to pull ahead again, the car does not respond to applying the accelerator. it can take from a half second to two full seconds before the car "recognizes" that it is being told to speed up - for it to give more rpm and to pick the right gear to do it in. it seems to be trying to make up its mind which gear to use before it adds enough rpm to accelerate. it's like the rpm went down so low when backing off the gas pedal that the car doesn't know what to do when it's told to get back to work. when it finally responds, the engine usually kicks down one or two gears and starts racing to catch up - like the driver has floored it, without having floored it. the dealership has said they couldn't recreate the problem. toyota denies the problem exists. yet it happens every day. i believe both are covering up a problem. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that the driver was attempting to park in a parking lot, when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the vehicle jumped the curb, moved into the street, and the engine resumed the idle position. the vehicle was driven to its destination as there was no accident that resulted. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the dealer could not find anything wrong. the vehicle had not been repaired. the contact called the manufacturer who stated that they could offer no assistance as there were no defects found. the current and failure mileages were approximately 53,000.

2006 toyota camry. consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumers wife was in the process of pulling into a parking space. suddenly, there was a loud roar and the vehicle accelerated out of control, jumped the curb and went airborne until she hit the bottom of a slope and entered the street. she managed to turn the wheel to the right to avoid hitting the opposite curb. the vehicle then returned to normal idle and she drove back into the parking lot and parked the vehicle. the consumer did not state if there was any damage to the vehicle. *jb the consumer stated after many visits to the dealer and many letters to the dispute settlement program, his case was deemed not eligible. the consumer stated the vehicle was never repaired. updated 10/20/11

I was driving my car under my carport. when touched the accelerator to slowly enter the carport, the car accelerated on its own. it jump and took off. i tried to put the car in park and it kept going. i feared it would keep going across my yard, so i prepared to jump out by opening the door and sticking my leg out. the open door hit a support pole on my carport and my leg was injured. luckily my final attempt to brake stopped the vehicle. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the contact stated that while his foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the contact continued to depress the brake pedal; however, the vehicle would not respond and proceeded to crash into a tractor trailer. he sustained minor injuries to his head and right foot. a police report was filed. the contact confirmed that he would not take the vehicle in to be repaired until an investigator inspected it to determine the cause of failure. he stated that the electronic throttle of the trailer he crashed into could potentially have interfered with the current of the electronic throttle in his vehicle. the approximate failure and current mileages were 17,000. updated 11/03/10 *bf the vehicle was totaled. updated 11/04/10

2006 toyota camry--accelerated out of control /serious injury. oregonlic 992 cvq--oregon state police investigated. *tr

I was pulling slowly into a parking space in front of an office building. when i gently applied the brake, the car suddenly zoomed forward and struck the front of the building, shattering a large glass window and its frame and area around it. this stopped the car. i put it into reverse and backed into the parking space. the air bag did not inflate. fortunately, the occupant of that office had just left. otherwise she would have been hit by flying glass. i had never before had trouble of this kind with this toyota. the damage was repaired, but i sold the car to the auto body shop. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. while the contact was driving approximately 45 mph, a sudden increase in acceleration occurred. the brakes were applied and the vehicle continued to accelerate. the vehicle crashed into a cement block. there was a police report filed with no personal injury. the entire passenger side door sustained damages. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. the vehicle was repaired for the body damages. the contact feared driving the vehicle due to the safety hazard. the failure mileage was approximately 3,000. updated 10/28/10. *lj updated 11/02/10*jb

Driver took her 90 year-old mother for an eye injection at moore eye institute in springfield, delaware county, pa. after the appointment, driver was backing slowly out of a parking space when her 2006 toyota camry suddenly accelerated hitting one vehicle, then going into a terrible reverse spin clockwise. two vehicles were hit directly, and two indirectly before coming to a stop between two suv's. there were five cars in total that sustained damage. the driver and her passenger were the only persons injured. the camry was a total loss. *tr

2006 toyota camry accident *gr the consumer stated the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated, hit two cars, went airborne, rolled over and landed on its roof. the consumer was trapped inside the vehicle upside down for approximately 40 minutes.

My wife slowly pulled into a parking spot in a supermarket parking lot. as she hit the brakes to come to a stop, the vehicle begin rapidly accelerating and before she could react the car jumped a curb and across a grassy strip and hit a parked car. she has a cracked spine and other injuries. the front end car damage was considerable (estimate $5800) and there was considerable front end damage to the other vehicle. our vehicle had been in for 20,000 mile service just the week before. *tr

I was driving on a familiar rural road at approximately 45 mph. anticipating slowing down before approaching the village where the speed limit is 30 mph, i took my foot off the accelerator. at the moment i lifted my foot from the pedal, the car suddenly accelerated on its own for about two seconds, and then, again on its own, went back to normal. this is the first and only failure i have experienced while driving this vehicle. i took no remedial action (other than reporting the incident to my husband.) *tr

I have toyota camry -2006 model which was bought new in feb 2006. it has approx 32,000 miles on it mostly driven by myself, 37 year man as of today and my wife(31 years) also drives sometimes since last two years. last sunday 01/31/2010 my wife , myself and my two sons were inside car and my wife was driving this car and was stopping car in drive way. we were almost stopped and suddenly it accelerated and my wife was screaming that it is not stopping even she almost standing on brakes. meantime it hit closed garage door and went inside garage with high speed. right mirror went inside the garage wall and finally its car front hit base of gas-water heater and car stopped. windshield was fully damaged, upper hood was bended, right mirror was broken and front of car was also hit but airbag did not pop up because right side mirror could have reduced speed before front hit gas-water heater. big tragedy was avoided because water heater was gas based and it was on. also right side both doors were touched to wall so cannot be opened. my two sons 2 years and 8 years were inside care and left side back door had child lock so only door can be opened was driver side which my wife was driving and she was scared to death with this incident. luckily fire did not start and we all were able to come out safely. i called local toyota dealer twice and he refused to listen me saying this car 2006 camry is not part of toyota recall and if you have to report this incident call toyota's corporate number. i call toyota number twice and they also mentioned that this model is not part of recall. i clearly told them that i wanted to report this incident so other people will know that something could happen with this model car also. at the sametime i called my auto insurance company and they advised me to tow car to repair facility. as of now repair is in progress and i am expecting to get car by end of next week. i would like nhtsa to investigate this type of incident. *tr

I experienced sudden unintended acceleration in my 2006 toyota camry le,while attempting to park in front of a 7eleven store to pickup my newspaper. i pressed on the brake prior to reaching the cement parking stop, i heard and felt a quick surge from the engine i hit the brake hard but still the car continued to more forward right thru the front doors of the 7eleven the car stopped by a door post. *tr

2006 toyota accelerates after the accelerator is released. this has been experienced by multiple drivers of the same vehicle. *tr

Tl * the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. the contact stated as she attempted to apply the brakes, there was an unusual increase in engine rpms. the vehicle then abnormally accelerated to the right and crashed into a parked vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the body damage was repaired. on a separate occasion while attempting to pull into a parking space, the vehicle again abnormally accelerated and crashed into a steel bracket of a dumpster. the vehicle was towed to the dealer yet the dealer refused to inspect the vehicle and advised her to go through her insurance company, in which she did. the body damage was repaired. on the third instance of unintended acceleration, there was an unusual increase in engine rpms while braking. the vehicle proceeded to independently accelerate and crashed into a cement wall. the manufacturer was contacted and advised the failure would be investigated. the vehicle was never diagnosed at the dealer for the acceleration failure. the failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 59,000.

Consumers 2006 toyota camry accelerated driving over an island and hit a tree before brakes became responsive. *ts the consumer was pulling out of a parking space and as he was about turn onto the road, the vehicle lunged forward over an island, knocking down a 6 inch diameter oak tree and leaving about 25 feet of skid marks on the roadway before the brakes kicked in. the consumer stated he had his foot on the brake the entire time. *jb

The brake does not work every time when i drive the car on rough road such as snow and ice road, and repairing road. i went to toyota dealers trying to solve the problem, but they said that is due to the anti-lock mechanism! this is really dangerous. i drive very slowly when road is rough. *tr