1999 Toyota Camry

ANEW SET OF GOODYEAR VIVA, P195/70R14 WAS PURCHASED AT WALMART SORE 1195, WAVELAND, MS ON 5/8/08. I NOTICED A PRONOUNCED PULL TO THE LEFT AND ON 5/12/08 I TOOK THE CAR TO LEGGETT'S TIRE & AUTO FOR ALIGNMENT. AFTER THE ALIGNMENT PULL TO THE LEFT WAS STILL PRESENT. I RETURNED TO LEGGETT'S AND AFTER CHECKING THE ALIGNMENT, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT IN THE ALIGNMENT BUT WAS DUE TO A TIRE PULL. I WENT BACK TO WALMART AND AFTER CHECKING THE BALANCE THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. I HAVE ROTATED TIRES ABOUT EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE AND THE PULL TO THE LEFT IS PRESENT AFTER EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE. I HAVE HAD ALIGNMENT DONE FOR THE THIRD TIME RECENTLY AT A& A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR IN OCEAN SPRINGS, MS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PULL WAS NOT IN THE ALIGNMENT BUT WAS A TIRE PULL WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SEPARATION. I WENT TO WALMART STORE 2715 IN D'IBERVILLE TO EXPRESS MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DEFECT IN THE TIRES AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD RESEARCH IT. DOT CODES ARE: RIGHT FRONT, M6RWH6HR1408; LEFT FRONT, M6RWH6HR_____; LEFT REAR, M6RWH6HR1608;RIGHT REAR, M6RWH6HR_____. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. SHE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR INTERNAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE HER WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE TECHNICIAN MADE COSMETIC REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIR WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. SHE WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE BY DRIVING ONTO A CURB. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I OWN A 1999 CAMRY AND I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR YEARS NOW. WHENEVER I GET IN THE CARI CHECK THE FLOOR MAT TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT WEDGED UP AGAINST THE GAS PEDAL, BEFORE I EVEN START THE CAR OR PUT ON MY SEAT BELT. I WAS CONCERNED WHEN I SAW THAT ONLY MODEL YEARS 2000 AND LATER WERE RECALLED. THERE ARE A LOT OF CAMRIES FROM 1999 AND BEFORE ON THE ROADS AS IT WAS THE NO. 1 SEDAN IN THE US STARTING AROUND 1996. *TR

AT ABOUT 3 PM I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON THE ON RAMP OF ROUTE 15 NORTH AT MIRA MESA. SUDDENLY MY CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT WHERE THERE WAS ROOM. AND DESPITE PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKE, I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I MOVED TO THE GUARD RAIL HOPING TO SLOW THE CAR, WHICH IL DID, BUT THE CAR BOUNCED OFF THE RAIL AND SIDE SWIPED A WHITE LEXUS. THEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. A WORKMAN SAW THE ACCIDENT AND CONFIRMED THE PATTERN OF WHAT OCCURRED. HE CHECKED WITH ME AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR AND WE BOTH SAID THERE WAS NO INJURY. HE REFUSED TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF. BOTH CARS WERE ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE IN THE PROPER PLACE AND NOT NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I FEEL THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF THE CAR TO CAUSE THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAMRY BRAND NEW AND HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULED. HOWEVER, OVER THE YEARS I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND VALVES REPLACED TWICE. ON OCT. 4TH WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WITH NO FOREWARNING, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FOLLOWED BY A PLUME OF WHITE/BLUE SMOKE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER IN TIME TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT. THE RESULTING TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. NOW I'M DISCOVERING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY KIND OF ENGINE AND IT WAS QUIETLY SETTLED WITH THOSE WHO HAVE THE 2000 YEAR ENGINES. THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED IN THE 1999'S AND HAS BEEN TOTALLY IGNORED. THIS IS AWFUL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH. SHE WAS FORCED TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT THE GEAR IN PARK. SHE WAS ADVISED TO CHECK THE FLOOR MATS; HOWEVER, SHE OBSERVED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT RELATED TO THE FAILURE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE NEW FLOOR MATS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NONE AVAILABLE FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED THE DAY PRIOR; ALTHOUGH, THE ACCELERATION WAS NOT AS HIGH, THEREFORE, THE CONTACT THOUGHT IT WAS IDLING TO HIGH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000. UPDATED 10/30/09 *BF UPDATED 10/30/09.*JB