2006 Toyota Camry

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID NEAR SHREVEPORT, LA USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN I SUDDENLY FOUND MYSELF OFF THE ROAD ON THE SHOLDER. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. I LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER TWICE. I HAD 22 STAPLES IN MY HEAD AND A BURN ON MY NECK FROM THE SEAT BELT. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA, BUT PRAISED THE SAFETY FEATURES FOR SAVING MY LIFE AND PURCHASED A 2009 CAMRY HYBRID WHEN THEY BECAME AVAILABLE. MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS ENCOURAGED ME TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE MY EXPERINCE WAS SO SIMILAR TO THAT OF OTHER CAMRY OWNERS. MY CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. TOYOTA'S WEBSITE INDICATED THAT HYBRIDS WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR 18000 -MILE SERVICE, THE DEALER SAID IT HAD BEEN RECALLED! A REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE GAS PETAL.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID NEAR SHREVEPORT, LA USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN I SUDDENLY FOUND MYSELF OFF THE ROAD ON THE SHOLDER. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. I LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER TWICE. I HAD 22 STAPLES IN MY HEAD AND A BURN ON MY NECK FROM THE SEAT BELT. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA, BUT PRAISED THE SAFETY FEATURES FOR SAVING MY LIFE AND PURCHASED A 2009 CAMRY HYBRID WHEN THEY BECAME AVAILABLE. MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS ENCOURAGED ME TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE MY EXPERINCE WAS SO SIMILAR TO THAT OF OTHER CAMRY OWNERS. MY CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. TOYOTA'S WEBSITE INDICATED THAT HYBRIDS WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL, HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR 18000 -MILE SERVICE, THE DEALER SAID IT HAD BEEN RECALLED! A REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE GAS PETAL.

CONSUMERS 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED DRIVING OVER AN ISLAND AND HIT A TREE BEFORE BRAKES BECAME RESPONSIVE. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND AS HE WAS ABOUT TURN ONTO THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD OVER AN ISLAND, KNOCKING DOWN A 6 INCH DIAMETER OAK TREE AND LEAVING ABOUT 25 FEET OF SKID MARKS ON THE ROADWAY BEFORE THE BRAKES KICKED IN. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. *JB

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK FOR THE FOURTH TIME WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THE LAST TIME, THE CONSUMER ALMOST CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL WHILE BACKING DOWN A HILL TOWARDS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/01/10*JB

MARCH 24, 2010 530 E. AMBER PLACE SAN ANTONIO, TX 78221 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, DC RE: TOYOTA ACCELERATION COMPLAINT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES MY WIFES 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY LE VEHICLE. THE COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLES ENGINE WILL REV UP AND LURCH FORWARD WHILE AT A DEAD STOP. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I DRIVE HER VEHICLE AND AM AT A DEAD STOP ON LEVEL GROUND THE VEHICLE WILL ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE AND INADVERTENTLY MOVE FORWARD. AT TIMES IT EVEN APPEARS AS IF THERE IS ANOTHER VEHICLE RIGHT BEHIND THAT IS PUSHING OUR AUTOMOBILE. THE VEHICLES TIMING AND AIR AND FUEL CARBURIZATION SETTING ARE CORRECT AND HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO APPARENT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED I.E. LESS THAN THIRTY MILES PER HOUR. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, MY WIFE WAS AT A DEAD STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A TRAFFIC STOP SIGN. SHE WAS WAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND ENTER INTO A MAIN THOROUGHFARE. WHILE STOPPED A BICYCLIST BEGAN CROSSING THE STREET FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HE WAS RIDING UPON HIS BIKE AND AT APPROXIMATELY THE TIME HE WAS IN FRONT OF MY WIFES VEHICLE IT LURCHED FORWARD AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN. THIS INCIDENT TRAUMATIZED MY WIFE. SHE IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WENT TO ATTEND TO THE FALLEN BICYCLIST. HE PICKED UP HIS BIKE AND WALKED IT OFF THE STREET ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STREET SIDEWALK. AT THIS TIME MY REENTERED HER VEHICLE AND BACKED THE VEHICLE FAR ENOUGH SO IT WOULD NOT OBSTRUCT THE STOP TRAFFIC SIGN AND AGAIN EXITED THE VEHICLE. SHE ASKED THE TO THE BICYCLIST IF HE WAS INJURED, DID HE NEED AN AMBULANCE, AND ALSO THAT SHE WAS GOING TO CONTACT THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE A REPORT OF THE INCIDENT. MY WIFE HAD HER MOBILE TELEPHONE OUT AND WAS READY TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CALLS THAT ACCOMPANY A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THE BICYCLIST

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER SLOWED DOWN. WHEN SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STARTED GOING FASTER. THERE WERE CARS ON BOTH SIDES OF HER, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT JUST MISSING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MPH ABOUT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. SHE SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND STOPPED WITHIN A FOOT OF THE POLE. A MONTH AFTER THAT INCIDENT, SHE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO PREPARE TO EXIT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I PURCHASE A 2006 CAMRY IN DEC. 2005. WITHIN WEEKS THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. JAN 2006 AS I ENTERED 290W IN NORTHBORO MA THE CAR ACCELERATED FROM 10MPH TO 80 +MPH WITHOUT WARNING. AS TRAFFIC WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER THE CAR SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF A SEMI TRAILER. WHEN THE CAR WAS REPAIRED OF COURSE I WAS TOLD I HAD STEPPED ON THE GAS NOT THE BRAKE. THIS WAS NOT TRUE!!! HOWEVER, HAVING NO OTHER EXPLANATION I ACCEPTED THE CAUSE. HOWEVER, AS MANY AS 2 DOZEN TIMES THE CAR ACCELERATED WHEN PARKING INTO A SPOT. I HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL IF THIS EVER HAPPENED AGAIN, AND I DID. I DROVE THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS, TOOK IT TO DEALERS, TRIED TO FILE A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT, BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE FINALLY TRADED IN THE AUTO AND WANT TO RECOUP MY $4000.00 OF DEDUCTIBLES AND SURCHARGES THAT I PAID FOR NO FAULT OF MINE. HOW DO I DO THIS. [XXX] *TR

I AM WRITING ABOUT MY CURRENT CAR, A TOYOTA 2006 CAMRY, BECAUSE IT RELATES TO AN ACCIDENT I HAD WITH MY 2005 CAMRY. I AM AWARE THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THE 2006 MODEL. WHEN I START UP MY 2006 CAMRY AFTER IT HAS BEEN IN PARK, WITH THE ENGINE OFF, FOR AS LITTLE AS A 5 MINUTE STOP OR OVERNIGHT IN THE GARAGE, WHEN I SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR MOVES BY ITSELF, FAIRLY RAPIDLY, WITHOUT MY FOOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. AFTER ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE ALONG THE ROAD DURING WHICH I ALTERNATELY APPLY THE BRAKE AND LIFT MY FOOT FROM IT, STILL NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR FINALLY BEGINS TO OPERATE NORMALLY REQUIRING FOR THE FIRST MOMENT SOME PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I RETURN HOME, REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR OR LONG I HAVE DRIVEN, AFTER PAUSING TO OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR (BY REMOTE) I EASE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR GLIDES INTO THE GARAGE ON IS OWN. WHILE I AM ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR SAFELY SO FAR I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SITUATION BECAUSE I HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MY 2005 CAMRY IN AUGUST, 2006. IT HAPPENED AS I EMERGED FROM A CAR WASH. WHEN I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM NEUTRAL, THE CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF AND STUCK IN HIGH SPEED, AT LEAST 80 MILES PER HOUR. I AM SURE THAT I TRIED TO STOP IT BY APPLYING THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AND CERTAINLY IN THE END BEFORE I PURPOSELY CRASHED INTO A TREE AFTER A TERRIFYING DRIVE DODGING PEOPLE, CARS, AND BUILDINGS. I SURVIVED ALTHOUGH SUSTAINING A BACK INJURY WHICH NECESSITATED AN OPERATION, BUT THE CAR DID NOT. I DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND DO NOT KNOW IF MY INSURANCE COMPANY DID. LAST WEEK I TOOK MY 2006 CAMRY TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND DESCRIBED WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE CAR AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT THIS "INDEPENDENT" ACCELERATION IS NORMAL AND INTENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) VEHICLE SURGING. DID ON 11/13/08 FROM 65 TO 78 MPH. ALSO LOW SPEEDS IN TOWN FROM 20 TO 35 MPH. 2 TIMES WIFE TOLD ME AND ABOVE HAPPEN TO ME AND ONCE IN TOWN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. TEST DROVE 11 MILES NOTHING. I MADE DEALERSHIP CORRECT WORDING ON REPAIR ORDER. HAS DONE 4 MORE TIMES BUT NOT ON RECALL LIST. ON MARCH 6TH READ IN PRESS ENTERPRISE A CAR DRIVEN BY [XXX] SUDDENLY SPED UP TO 100 MPH ON EUCLID - SAME DAY CHP OFFICER DIED. PROBLEM; MINE AND [XXX] VEHICLE IS A '2006 CAMRY NOT ON RECALL LIST".. TAKEN ONCE SINCE THEN HAVE BEEN TRYING TWO DAYS TO GET TOYOTA CORPORATION. IF 2006 CAMRY NOT ON LIST WHY ABOVE DEATH AND MY SURGING... CALLED YOUR NUMBER AND TOLD COULD FILE ON LINE.... VERY CONCERNED SINCE DONE ABOUT 3 TIMES SINCE AND ESPECIALLY READING ABOUT THE WOMAN WHOSE SAME MODEL AS MINE DIED..... *TR