Accelerator gets stuck open. i took my foot off the gas and the vehicle accelerated. it would rev at high speeds when i stepped on the brake. i tried downshifting with no effect. when i finally stopped at a stoplight with both feet on the brakes the engine revved up to very high rpms, even when i put the vehicle in park. then it finally stalled out.
On numerous occasions when coming to a stop by car will shut off. the car when sitting has a rough idle (400-500 rpm) with all heat/ac etc turned off but can vary at times of an idle of 700-900rpm notably when a/c is on it drags the rpms down to 300-400 and will shudder at a stop. there's no codes on diagnostics, no noises or lack of routine maintenance. may be worth mentioning this vehicle "passed' the excessive oil consumption but i am still adding a qt of oil every 1200-1800 miles. a search of the web shows this to be a common issue but no resolution. help?
2 complaints: 1. when i depress the gas pedal. it sometimes get stuck where i have to press even harder and then the front wheels start spinning too rapidly. one time at a school cross walk, the pedal stuck, i pushed harder and finally the wheels engaged but the screeching it made, had the school crossing guard giving me a "dirty" look. 2. the camry is going through oil like you wouldn't believe. within 5000 miles i have had to add more than 4 quarts of oil. it is ridiculous.
Oil consumtion and white smoke coming from carwhen starting and fumes going into house
Failed oil consumption test x 2. dealer stated i pay for any damage to engine, only piston rings covered. dealer stated i pay if they damage engine during repair/recall.
I have been the sole owner of this camry. back in 2015 i took it to a dealership for service and brought up to the technician that the dashboard was sticky. at the time they said there was nothing i could do about it and replacing it would cost me a lot of money. now 4 years later i find out that there was a warranty enhancement that covered the dashboard. my dashboard is now so sticky that it is glistening. i tried to use a sun visor hoping it would slow the rate of melting but then my sun visor would stick to the dashboard. i place a hat on the dashboard once for 10 minutes and when i removed it there was black residue. finally, i have a child now and when he gets into the car he has put his hands on the dashboard and gotten the black debris and chemicals on his hands and i am now concerned for his health and safety. there was also a warranty enhancement with the oil consumption. my spouse changes my oil for me and over the last several years commented that i was surprisingly very low on oil. i am wondering why i have not received any notice from toyota for either of these issues even though they claim notices were sent out. i have opened a case with toyota #1911082336. they tell me that i am out of the window for repair and it would now have to be out of pocket which is very frustrating considering i notified them of the dashboard issue before.
Excessive oil consumption recall: over the last year i noticed my oil consumption was drastically increasing. i started burning through oil and having to add a quart every 2 months and now monthly. in the past few months, a very large plume of white smoke would spew out of my tail pipes; not just a little but a large cloud of smoke. it has a very burnt smell to it too. the smoke dissipates after the car warms and as long as the car is warm, it will not smoke. it only smoke when the vehicle has been off for over 2-3 hours. i was told by a certified toyota mechanic that i need to replace the engine due to faulty internal parts. he stated it was the reason for such a high level of oil consumption. i discovered that toyota is currently recalling certain engine blocks due to oil consumption defects, however my vin number is not part of that recall as of now. according to toyota, my vin could eventually become part of the recall (oil consumption recall) but as of now, it is not. i don't understand how a major manufacturer will not stand by their product and repair my engine considering they are already recalling other engines with the exact same issues i am having with my camry. this was my first camry too. very disappointed with toyota.
Moved to tx in 2012 and have not had any previous starting issues before moving. attempted to start the vehicle during my lunch break, engine turned over but was unable to start. attempted to start the car again and the engine cranked and started with a hard "jolt" as if the gear shift was out of position. several days later the temperature was warmer and the same problem occurred. scheduled a appointment with my local toyota dealership and was told all systems were normal and they could not determine the cause of the problem since they could not replicate starting issue. the starting issue occurs on relatively hot days, turning the key to "on" before starting does not help the problem, the second start attempt is usually a "hard" start such that it feels as if the engine is jerking. toyota should investigate electrical/fuel/and air components to determine the cause of this starting problem, especially since the issues seems to be temperature related. *tr
After having car serviced for the 30,000 mile service, i noticed that the car wasn't holdin power. i took the car back to south bay toyota, they test drove it found nothing wrong. still having the problem, the following monday, i took the car to the original toyota that i purchased it from to have them recheck it, they found nothing wrong, they said they test drove it also. as a result there was no charge. they told me to take it back to south bay toyota because they were not responsible for their work. at south bay, the technician hooked it up to the computerized monitor to check it; and there were no signals to indicate a problem in the car. i stopped at tony's auto shop also. he found nothing wrong- he test drove it. finally, today, i took it over to another mechanic's shop and i rode with him as he test drove it; he discovered that it was the "throttle" and that i needed to take it back to the dealer and have them upgrade the software in the car or double check the throttle: that is where the pressure is being lost. when you press down on the gas pedal, the system is not recognizing the pressure. *tr