2006 Toyota Camry

I was driving my 2006 Toyota Camry on a level residential road at 35 mph and stopped at a red light. Upon turning left, the car unexpectedly accelerated at a high speed. I stepped on the brakes but the car did not stop nor slow. I was driving towards a very busy intersection. I tried to shift the gear to park, but the car was still running out of control. I turned left onto a side street in order to avoid the intersection. I was going too fast and jumped the curb, crashed into a Toyota Tundra truck parked on the driveway, and ricocheted into the retaining wall of the neighboring property. I was wearing my set belt, the airbag deployed and hit my chest. There were long tire marks on the street and a witness reported the squealing sound of brakes. Paramedics and police arrived immediately. My blood pressure was checked and I was advised to go to the ER. In the hospital, I was checked for reflexes, stroke and heart problems and got a X-ray of my chest. Everything was ok and I was sent home after 5 hours, although my chest was severely bruised and painful for about 2 weeks. It took me a month to drive again. I kept thinking about what caused the accident. I am certain that mine was a case of sudden unintended acceleration. While there were over 7 million Toyota cars subject to unintended acceleration recalls from 2005-2012, my 2006 Toyota Camry was not included in these recalls.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.