Problems with 2002 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. while the contact was attempting to exit a car wash at 5 mph. the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning causing it to crash into a pole. no one was injured. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. there were no prior warnings. the current mileage was 84000. the failure mileage was 8000.

Consumer was parking the vehicle with her foot on the brake when the vehicle accelerated. this resulted in an accident. the dealership cannot locate the cause of the problem.*jb

I have heard about the problem the toyota camry has with speed surges. i have had a problem but identified the cause quite readily. the brake pedal is located too close to the the gas pedal and at about the same level. after catching myself several times stepping on the gas pedal when i intended to step on the brake i have learned to be very careful when switcing from one to the other. in the cases where the mistake did occur i was quickly aware of what was happening and there was no incident or accident involved. am submitting this as it may be what has occured in some of the instances of unanticipated drive surge. i have filled in a date of occurance but it occured a few times after i bought the vehicle and i don't remember the exact dates. *ak

While driving, the vehicle suddenly accelerated uncontrollably. the consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drove it to the dealer for inspection. the mechanic was not able to duplicate or resolve the problem. *ak the brake pedal would go lower than the gas pedal. the consumers right foot would hit the gas pedal before the brake pedal and the motor would race. *sc *jb

Unreliable throttle response from stopped or slightly rolling.. sometimes responds smartly, most of the time hesitates and/or responds then hesitates. sometimes letting you linger for a second or two partially across two lanes(infrequent) but you never know when this thing is going to do it to you!. events are continuous. dealer says nothing wrong. of course they also said my driver power seat does not move or slip. found the sb on that, will provide them a copy next time in for sservice.*ak

Vehicle would intermittently accelerate when applying brakes. dealer was notified, and unable to duplicate the problem. feel free to provide any further information.*ak

At a stop with brakes applied vehicle suddenly surged forward. engine raced and rpm's went up to 6000. consumer shifted to neutral to stop vehicle. vehicle has not been examined by dealer.*ak

I have a 2002 toyota camry xle, since i got the car new it started to lunge several times while sitting at stop lights/signs. i went to two different toyota dealers and was told that the car is running as manufactured. i said this can cause an accident. they said nothing was wrong. also, since i bought the car new it wants to stall when coming to a stop. again, no dealer will help. something is wrong but the dealers won't help. i do not have time to keep running to dealers, that is why i bought a new car. there is a definite problem with these cars. as times goes by, it's getting worse, especially in warm weather conditions.

While driving thorttle got stuck and consumer could not stop vehicle. consumer had an accident. contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.*ak

No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak 9/7/2005 - on three occasions the engine speed increased while the vehicle was stopped and in a stationary state. the operator applied the brakes to keep the vehicle stationary. the engine returned to a normal state after the brake was released. each incident lasted only a few seconds. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer and a representative of the manufacturer. no faults were detected, no repairs were made. all three incidents occurred within the first 3,000 miles of operation. the vehicle now has 22,000 miles and has not had another incident as of this date. *dsy

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

I was backing out and turning 90 degrees from a parking space at my apartment when the engine in my 2002 camry began to surge. i could not stop my camry by applying the brakes, and it backed into a gmc somona pickup truck.*ak

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. while parking the vehicle at approximately 2 mph. the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated and lunged forward. the driver was able to stop the vehicle. the identical failure occurred on a separate occasion. the driver floor mat was removed before the failure occurrence. the failure and current mileages were 150,000. the consumer stated is seemed the vehicle accelerated more, each time he applied the brake harder eventually, the vehicle did slow down and returned to normal operation. updated 03/29/10

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. the contact was driving approximately 65 mph when she release the accelerator pedal to apply her foot to the brake pedal, the vehicle kept accelerating. as a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. there were three people injured in the crash. the contact stated that the vehicle was at her insurance company. the vehicle had not been taken to the dealer for diagnostic and testing. the contact stated there are 2 people in the family that drive the vehicle and 2 people have experienced unintended acceleration. the approximate failure and current mileages were 49,000.

Sudden accelaration on freeway in toyota camry le. just after i had bought the toyota i noticed this happening and did write an e-mail to the main web site of toyota just to know if they were aware of the problem. they referred me to their dealer to have it checked out. i never mentioned it during service appointment because after the first few months the problem did not seems to occur too often. it mainly happens at higher speeds. never noticed it a lower speeds.

When driving at low speeds, the vehicle surged forward without warning. the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and the mechanic changed the computer in the vehicle. *ak the a/c did not cool properly, the vehicle lunged forward and backwards. the consumer was unable to stop the vehicle. sudden acceleration also occured when braking. the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem, even after 443 miles of driving the vehicle. *sc *jb

While backing up, vehicle suddenly surged and engine revved. consumer applied brake and emergency/parking brake, but could not stop vehicle. the vehicle hit a tree, consumer suffered minor injuries.the vehicle was totaled.*ak 07/10/2012 cw updated 07/12/12

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 10 to 15 mph the vehicle accelerated to 30 mph. the issue was intermittent. the service dealer was not unable to determine the problem with the vehicle.

While driving at very slow speeds with brake applied, the vehicle will surge. the only way to stop vehicle is to put it in park and shut off the engine. vehicle has been taken to the dealer 7 times in 2 weeks, and they cannot find a problem. *ak lead technician informed consumer when the wheels are turned at a slow speed (i.e. parking manuevers) the engine can surge slightly, consumer has not had any problems since the vehicle has been returned. *tt