Problems with 2010 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Toyota camry 2010, was driven to dentist office parking lot. while parking the brake was pressed to bring it to a standstill. however, it suddenly accelerated and leaped forward and smashed against an immovable wall in front. all this while the wheel kept on spinning uncontrollably. front of car is badly mauled depicting the uncalled for momentum. glad that there was a wall as this aborted the fearsome craze. driver badly shaken with moderate injury. never exprienced this before.

On my morning commute i had to initiate a fast acceleration by depressing the accelerator pedal fully to gain speed and upon taking my foot off the pedal i noticed it remained depressed fully and continued to accelerate. this situation had happened a year prior in a similar case where i had put "the pedal to the metal" and the accelerator pedal stuck to the floor. slamming on the brakes allowed the accelerator to disengage and operate as normal. the instance today occurred on a city street while driving straight; max acceleration was engaged at around 5mph and my top speed reached 40mph before i was able to regain control of the accelerator pedal.

Ever since i have owned this car i've noticed the accelerator and brakes are extremely touch and impossible to accelerate smoothly from a stop. the brakes are also extremely touchy so it's hard to come to a smooth stop without jerking. i have never had a problem like this and after reading all the complaints about about the accelerator and brakes i'm very worried that my car will eventually cause an accident. i would like to know if the people who had accidents or near accidents had this problem before the car went out of control. when using speed control it will always blink and have to be turned off and on

I applied the brakes slowly as i was driving on the highway moving about 25 mph and instead of slowing down, the car accelerated--it jolted forward! i stepped on the brakes harder. this happened twice on one drive--i almost hit an 18 wheeler. is there something i should do? i'm not sure if it is safe to drive.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. while driving 40 mph, the vehicle was slow to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. in addition, while in first gear, the vehicle independently shifted into second and third gears and made an abnormal vibrating sound. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the failure. the dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 120,000.

Twice while driving last week the car abruptly and on its own, accelerated to a very high rate of speed. the first time, i was able to slow it down. the second time i pumped on the brakes several times, without result. i kept pumping and it was very difficult to stop. several more attempts and i was able to stop the car. the engine revved over and over and it took quite a bit of effort to actually stop the car. the engine only stop revving up when i put the car in park which gave a huge jolt to the car. i was able to stop, but not easily. i had my young son in the car with me and it was incredibly scary. the engine only stopped revving when i put the car in park which caused a huge jolt of the car.

2010 toyota camry. consumer writes in regards to unintended acceleration. *ld the consumer stated the unintended acceleration caused a crash involving three cars. *js

While attempting to park my vehicle on april 20, 2017, my car surged forward and did not slow down when brakes were applied. i hit another parked vehicle and did considerable damage to that vehicle as well as to the front end of my car. over $6,000 worth of damage was done to my car alone. on sept. 7, 2017, again while trying to park my car, i was advancing very slowly and pressing very lightly on the accelerator pedal when the car surged forward very quickly. i tried with great force to apply the brake so as not to hit any other vehicles near me. luckily, i was able to get the car to stop but was frightened to death. the accelerator pedal did not respond appropriately to the little pressure i applied when attempting to part the car in both instances.

While stopped in a private parking lot in stall, but while foot on brake yet & engine running, vehicle accelerated jumped a curb crossed grass island & struck a vehicle facing mine. vehicle was stationary prior to accelerating.

When rusuming speed control to set speed, it goes 5 to ten mph over before going to set speed.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced an unintended acceleration. the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle continued to accelerate and crashed into a pole. the vehicle could be driven after the crash. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control). the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. upon starting the vehicle and shifting it into the drive position, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated to unknown speeds. the contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle would not stop, causing the contact to crash into two trees. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was not filed. the contact sustained injuries to the neck and required medical attention. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 125,000. the vin was not available.

I was stopped in line of a drive thru restaurant. the vehicles were not moving and i was waiting with my foot on the break. all of a sudden the engine surged and the car lurched forward hitting the car in front of me. i pushed as hard as possible on the break pedal but the car did not stop until it hit the car in front of me.

I'm not sure exactly when the problems with unexpected acceleration began with this car, but they are fairly recent. all occurred when the car was stopped or moving very slowly. i do not have very good recollections of the earliest of these occurrences, but i can remember the last three clearly. the first of these was in march 2015. i was driving in an area where the speed limit was 35 mph and had stopped for a traffic signal. i remember clearly that i had my foot solidly on the brake pedal; i had been making a special point of that as a result of the earlier occurrences. i felt the engine speed up, but the car did not move. the second occasion was on march 29th when i was driving in a residential area and had stopped at a four-way stop. i was waiting for a pedestrian (walking a dog) who was crossing the road on the opposite side from where i was stopped. i do not have a firm recollection of exactly where my right foot was positioned, but it certainly was not on the accelerator. suddenly the car accelerated, heading toward the pedestrian. i was able to avoid hitting her by making a sharp right turn into the cross street and then bringing the car to a stop. the third occasion was on april 5th. in attempting to park the car in a lot near a grocery store, i turned the car into an empty parking space. i was pressing the brake pedal gently to bring the car to a stop at the curb on a median strip that separated my parking area from a similar one on the other side of the median. the car was just a few feet from where it should have stopped when it suddenly accelerated, jumped over the curb, and crossed the median, striking an unoccupied car parked on the other side. i was able to stop my car only after the crash caused some minor damage to the front bumpers of both cars. *tr

I have been owned this vehicle for last 5 yrs. i have complained about the speed every time i go to the dealer for service. i have complained about the down hill speed. even if you put the cruise control on 45mil/hr still car gets speed up to 90 to 100 miles.on flat road car doesn't slow down even you do not push gas paddle. the dealer said it happens when you down the hill even if you use cruise control. i will take some body with me and video recording and post on line. i have been this problem since i bought the car. i have contacted toyota for this but no result. my wife scare to drive this car. please advise me how to resolve this issue or how to seek legal advise. i look forward to hearing back from you. *js

Letter from congressman garrett on behalf of constituent re problems with returning a 2010 toyota camry. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated out of control. consequently, the consumer crashed into a wall and the air bags did not deploy. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning and the brakes would not respond when applied. as a result, the contact crashed into a wall and the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained neck and shoulder injuries that required medical attention. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 29,000...updated 01/14/15 *bf updated 6/11/2015*js

I have been owning this vehicle since april 2010. i have complained about the accelerator problem every time i take car to the dealer for service. down the hill road speed goes up to 110 miles/hr. without pushing gas.i have wrote to toyota but they said car is as factory design!!!.. i am driving this car going to indio to yucca valley,ca. its a mountain road.if i put the car on cruise still speed going up. i have my wife and 9 yrs old daughter sometimes ride in the car. please let me know what i need to do to resolve these issue. *tr

Within approximately two minutes of a cold start had just made a left turn in the neighborhood. was accelerating through approximately 20 mph when the car stalled. rpm dropped from 2,000 to near zero and speed dropped from 20 to approximately 10. the stall lasted a few seconds and then the engine speed increased and the car drove fine from there. this is the third time this has happened in three weeks. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while shifting into reverse, the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated and crashed into a wall. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. there were no injuries. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

On sunday, may 18, 2014, i started my 2010 toyota camry and my check engine and vehicle stability control lights were on. i had no previous issues with the car. i called the local dealership on monday morning to make an appointment, the first one i could get was just over a week away. i questioned the dealership if my car was safe to drive and they said yes, as long as the vsc light wasn't blinking. my car was checked by the dealership on may 27. i was told my brake actuator had gone out and the repairs were around $2,400 before taxes. the check engine light was from a charcoal canister that needed to be replaced, another $500+. the parts had to be ordered and it was may 30 when my car was ready. when questioning the dealership about why my brake actuator had gone out, they assured me that it was nothing i had done and they said they've had problems with others going out. after searching online i found that other models by toyota have had recalls for the brake actuator. if the company is having problems with the same piece of equipment in other models, the recall should be expanded. mine was not included in the recall, but it was faulty and failed. after searching, i also found there have been various issues with the charcoal canister as well in various models by the company. perhaps research should be done on this issue also. my car is 4 years old and when i took it to the shop it had 54,259 miles. i called toyota and they reiterated that my vehicle was not included in any recalls; therefore, at this point toyota could do nothing about the repair. *tr

When drive my car ( 2010 camry le) i have a problem with the cruise control. when set in cruise mode the car picks up speed to the point if i am behind a car i could crash into them if i don't hit the brake . this happens anytime i use the cruise. an accident. waiting to happen if i am not watching close. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the brakes were applied but, were ineffective. the vehicle accelerated and crashed into two other vehicles. the vehicle was not destroyed and there were no injuries. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but the cause of failure was unidentified. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 10,000. updated 12/03/13*lj consumers handwriting is illegible. updated 12/4/13

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the vehicle accelerated without manual force. as a result, the contact crashed into th rear of another vehicle. the contact did not sustain any injuries and a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 48,000. returned by usps on 11-19-2013. second attempt on 11-20-2013 failed. *kb

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the vehicle accelerated without manual force. the contact was unable to stop the vehicle and crashed into a brick wall. the contact did not sustain any injuries and a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph and attempting to exit a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, traveled over a side walk, crashed into a tree and finally crashed into a building. the air bags failed to deploy. the driver sustained injuries to the neck and the front passenger sustained injuries to the stomach and ribs. a police report was filed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. an engineer was sent to inspect the air bag and acceleration failure of the vehicle but it was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 70,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while the vehicle was secured in park, the engine began to increase in rpms. after pressing on the brakes, the rpms returned to normal. the failure recurred twice. the manufacturer was notified, and offered no remedy. there was no diagnosis on the vehicle. the failure mileage was 39,000 and the current mileage 39,800. updated 11/24/14*lj the consumer stated the vehicle began to increase in rpm's while in park. on a separate occasion, the vehicle accelerated, the consumer had to stomp on the brake a couple of times, to get the vehicle to stop. updated 01/08/15

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle from the front driver's side. the vehicle then accelerated unintended until crashing into an embankment and several bushes. the contact sustained a concussion in the abdomen and the shoulder from the seat belt. a police report was filed. a diagnostic was not performed by a dealer or a private mechanic to determine the cause of the abnormal acceleration failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control: sticking accelerator pedal), for which the vehicle had been included and was previously repaired. the failure and current mileage was unknown.

My car can't accelerate and when i try my car kick back and forth plus it accelerated by itself. *tr

I entered a parking spot and was moving slowly toward parking lot's wall at the minimal speed just above zero (0) mph, suddenly car increased a speed in a second on its own and crashed into a parking lot wall - short distance & sudden and unexpected acceleration didn't allow time to press the brakes. car's whole front is damaged: hood, lights, windshield glass (broken by my head), radiator and bumper. also, after the crush smoke/steam was coming out of the car and the driver's door jamed. i sustained a head injury as a result that airbags didn't deploy and my body was projected into a windshield. *tr

My son was driving on i35 in kansas. had cruise control set to 78 mph. he indicated speed stated to increase on an uphill segment and speed reach ~ 100 mph on down hill side before he brake and regained control of vechile. *tr car was acquired in october/november 2009.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while parking, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning and crashed against a wall. a police report was filed and the driver sustained a bruisded knee. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 36,000.

On january 18, 2010 my wife and i bought a toyota camry, se model from arlington toyota, jacksonville, fl. a few months after we bought this vehicle, toyota company recalled this vehicle model due to the possibility that the accelerator gets jammed on the floor mat, which may cause the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally. we took our toyota camry to arlington toyota on july 8, 2010 to resolve the recall problem. we have been driving this vehicle and had been running fine until an accident happened. on june 27, 2012, about 7:00 p.m., my wife and i went to tire plus car care, just west of hodges blvd on atlantic blvd and about a mile from where we live. my wife and i were approaching a parking space in front of the tire plus car care. as she was slowly parking, an unintended acceleration occurred at the speed of about 40 ? 50 miles an hour hitting the curb, the tree and irrigation pipe on the mound of landscape in front of tire plus car care. at home, after we left our vehicle to tire plus to assess the damages on my car, i discussed the accident scenario with my wife. i asked her if she could have possibly hit the accelerator while parking and she firmly said no. her reaction to the sudden acceleration, being so close to the parking curb, was to stop the car and therefore she would have just hit the brake firmly as her right foot was already on the brake while attempting to park. the toyota vehicle recall that might have been turned-in to resolve the accelerator getting stuck on the floor-mat may still have problem of unintended acceleration. my wife and i would like to share and escalate our experience so we could hopefully warn other owners and help prevent possible serious accident that may occur to consumers by a recalled vehicle that unintentionally accelerate. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle accelerated abnormally. the contact was able to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. the dealer was not able to find any failure within the vehicle. the manufacturer was contacted and advised that they would further assess the failure. the failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 39,000. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving 15 mph and attempting a turn, the vehicle began to decelerate independently. once the contact completed the turn, the vehicle then began to accelerate independently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the cause of failure could not be diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and sent a mechanic to further inspect the failure but again, the failure could not be diagnosed. the failure mileage was 19,000. ...updated 03/18/13 *bf updated 03/29/2013 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle was shifted into reverse and there was a rapid increase in engine rpms. the contact then shifted into park and shut the vehicle off. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer but they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 16,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a commercial building. there were no injuries due to the crash. the police were notified and a report was available. the vehicle was then towed to an authorized dealer and was pending an investigation. the failure and current mileages were approximately 20,000.

Tl*the contact owned a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated while driving approximately 25 mph she applied the brakes but the vehicle would not stop until it crashed into a tree. the contact did not know if a police report was filed. the contact sustained injuries and was taken to the hospital via helicopter. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to an insurance lot. the vehicle was not examined for the cause of failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 18,000. updated 07/20/11*lj

On friday, 25 march, 2011 at about 4 pm, my wife experienced a sudden deceleration event on our 2010 toyota camry. she made a right turn & in about a half mile, the camry suddenly slowed to less than 10 mph from about 40 mph. she pulled into the first parking lot to the right and shut off the camry. she said no matter how much she pressed on the accelerator, the car was not responding to the accelerator. she said the check engine and the stability control lights were on. she tried restarting the car and drove a little in the parking lot, the 2 dash lights were on, but it was driving ok. she drove the car slowly approximately 5 more miles to our home. i arrived soon & i checked the codes with my diagnostic tool, and the ecu was showing an active p0121 (throttle/pedal position sensor a, circuit range performance). so we drove the car slowly to atlanta toyota, 2345 pleasant hill road, duluth, ga 30096. during the drive to the dealership, the dash lights went off. i reported the code p0121 to the service rep, and the driving symptoms. the next day (saturday, 26 march 2011) atlanta toyota called me reporting that there were no codes in the ecu. i repeated the code that i had read. the rep stated they would check again. again atlanta toyota called me, stating no codes found, and they had test driven the car and could not replicate the problem. they did replace the accelerator pedal assembly. on the drive home from the dealership i noticed that the clock time had changed about 30 minutes, and all the radio presets were gone, as if the battery had been disconnected.i inquired and the dealership rep said the battery had not been touched.my concern is this toyota may have reprogrammed my car due to the sudden deceleration issue, (hence the clock & radio changes), and they are not being forthcoming regarding repairs. all they will say is, there were no codes.

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. while attempting to park, with the brakes pressed, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning, causing the contact to hit a tree. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they refused to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was informed who took a complaint. the contact was awaiting an investigation from the manufacturer and was informed not to have the vehicle repaired until the investigation was complete. the current and failure mileages were 6,000. a police report was filed.

2010 toyota camry. consumer writes regarding vehicle recall *tgw the consumer stated he received a recall in the mail, and it stated there was an additional measure independent of the recall. the consumer does not want the recall applied, but would like to have the additional measure applied. toyota refused to apply the additional measure without performing the recall. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning while driving 15 mph. the contact was able to bring the vehicle to a stop by applying the brakes. the vehicle also exhibited an electrical failure that caused the instrument panel lights to blink and the radio to fail. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 8 and the current mileage was 44,290.

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. while driving 75 mph, the contact heard a clicking noise and the vehicle jerked as if it were going to take off. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where it was repaired (repair information unavailable). the failure occurred again. the vehicle was taken to another dealer where it was located. the manufacturer had not been notified. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was approximately 19,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. while driving 15 mph the brakes failed to engage. she applied pressure to the brakes and the vehicle lunged forward. the contact drove on the median which stopped the acceleration. no injuries were reported. toyota was notified and the vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, they could find any failures with the brakes. they also would not indicate their findings in writing. the failure and current mileages were 13,000. updated 11/21/11 *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact was traveling 2 mph and attempting to park when the vehicle suddenly accelerated abnormally, causing the vehicle to crash into a nearby wall. no one was injured and a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not diagnosed for the failure. there were no prior warnings. the current and failure mileage was 4,500. updated 01/04/11*jb updated 01/31/11 *bf upated 02/14/11

2010 toyota camry was parking, driver had foot on the brake and the car accelerated up onto an embankment and over a small tree. the driver could not stop the car. this toyota was just purchased in may 2010. the car is currently impounded for further investigation. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact stated that while parking the vehicle with her foot on the brake pedal the vehicle accelerated without driver intent. the vehicle crashed into a brick wall and into some bushes. upon impact with the wall, the vehicle was still trying to accelerate. the owner shifted into in reverse and the acceleration stopped. the vehicle was driven to her insurance company and then to her residence. toyota stated that they would send an investigator to inspect her vehicle. toyota case # 1009011318, reference # 1009011505 was filed. the police is available. the failure mileage was approximately 20,400.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota camry. the contact was in reverse and when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated forward. the vehicle was shut off and when restarting, the vehicle resumed normal operation. the contact had not experienced the failure before. the dealer was contacted and she was able to secure an appointment for diagnostic testing. the vin was unavailable. the current and failure mileage was approximately 2,800.

2010 toyota camry bought 2 months before recall news / 5,000 miles / had recall work done at a toyota dealership on march 4, 2010 / on july 25, 2010 while in line at drive-through, i had my foot on the brake waiting my turn in line. suddenly, the engine began to rev, even though i didn't have my foot on the accelerator but did have my foot on the brake. the back tires began spinning, and although i was mashing down on the brakes as hard as i could, the vehicle moved forward (producing skid marks) and hit the truck in front of me. my camry pushed into the truck's trailer hitch, bending the rebar in the front of my car , which pushed up the radiator, etc. there was a witness who was standing next to the drive-in window because the restaurant had messed up his order. he reported to the officer that came to the scene that he heard the camry's engine start revving, and when he looked to see why, he could see that i was trying to get the car to stop. obviously, the toyota camry recall work is not effective. my granddaughter (who was in the car) and i could have been killed if this had happened at higher speed. *tr

2010 toyota camry. consumer writes to address concerns and observations with vehicle *tgw the consumer noticed when driving at highway speeds, when he removed his foot from the accelerator pedal he expected the vehicle to naturally slow down with no braking necessary. however, the vehicle did not respond immediately. the vehicle acted as though the cruise control was engaged. when the engine did respond, there was a 2 to 5 second search pattern engaged with a sweep low rpm to high rpm while it tried to find a performance solution and set point. *jb