2010 Toyota Camry

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH HAS THE DEFECTS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION INVOLVING OUT-OF-CONTROL ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. THIS CAR PRESENTS A SERIOUS POTENTIAL HAZARD TO MYSELF AND TO OTHERS AND I WILL NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE SEVERELY DEALT WITH FOR PUTTING THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR AHEAD OF PROVIDING A SAFE CAR THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS COULD TRUST - AND FOR THEIR DECEPTION IN ATTEMPTING TO HIDE, COVER UP, DISMISS THE PROBLEMS AND NOT DEAL WITH LEGITIMATE COMPLAINTS WELL BEFORE THIS TIME. TOYOTA'S ACTIONS AND LACK OF ACTION HAS PUT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AT RISK TO THE POINT OF CAUSING MULTIPLE DEATHS AND INJURIES ON OUR HIGHWAYS AND ROADS. A ONCE TRUSTED AUTOMOBILE COMPANY HAS ABANDONED THE PRINCIPLES THEY MUST ADHERE TO IN BUILDING AN AUTOMOBILE - FIRST AND FOREMOST, PROVIDING AN AUTOMOBILE THAT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY HAVE THUS ABANDONED THE CUSTOMER, CAUSING NOT ONLY DEATH BUT IMMENSE DISTRESS AMONG MILLIONS OF CAR OWNERS WHO CAN NO LONGER TRUST THE CAR THEY PURCHASED - AT GREAT EXPENSE - AND NOW SEE ITS VALUE SINKING RAPIDLY. MY CAMRY HAS LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON IT. I EXPECT AND DESERVE FAIR COMPENSATION FOR THE TRUST AND MONEY THAT I PUT INTO THIS COMPANY FOR A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WANT MY MONEY BACK! NOW. *TR

IN AUGUST 2009 I PURCHASED A 4-CYLINDER AUTOMATIC 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING DELIVERY I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HESITATED WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS NOT GETTING SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF GAS AND IT WILL STALL. IT TAKES A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE ENGINE TO RESPOND TO THE DEMAND FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT ACCELERATION WILL SMOOTH OUT AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HOWEVER, SEVEN MONTHS LATER THE HESITATION IS STILL THERE. FROM POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH CAMRY WHICH TOYOTA HAS KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS BUT INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM THE COMPANY HAS TRIED TO ADDRESS IT THROUGH TSBS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EG056-06 AND EG036-07. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH 2010 CAMRY AND EXPERIENCE OF MANY OTHER 2010 CAMRY OWNERS POSTED ON THE WEB IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. IN ADDITION TO BEING A DESIGN FLAW IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT REACT NORMALLY WHEN THE DRIVER PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR GETTING ON A HIGHWAY. CAR'S HESITATION BEFORE PICKING UP SPEED CAN LEAD DRIVER TO MISJUDGE THE TIME NEEDED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHICH CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. REGRETFULLY THIS IS JUST ONE OTHER SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS OPTED TO IGNORE. IT MAYBE WORTHWHILE TO NOTE THAT THIS ACCELERATION HESITATION PROBLEM IS TIED TO THE SAME ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE SPEED OF THE CAR AND ACCORDING TO MANY EXPERTS MAYBE THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF CAMRY'S SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY IN OCT-2009 AND I REALIZED AFTER 2-3 WEEKS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IN THERE. THE RPM GOES HIGH (AND TRIES TO STAY THERE) WHEN DOWN-SHIFTING EVEN WITHOUT THE LEG IS OFF THE GAS PADDLE. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT DOWNSHIFTING MAY INCREASE RPM BUT THEN I FEEL LIKE IT WANTS TO STAY THERE BY MEANS OF SOME UN-INTENDED ACCELERATION. WHEN I REALIZED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG, I JUST IGNORED THE ISSUE BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND LET THEM MESS IT UP FURTHER. I THOUGHT THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE IT IS A NEW CAR. AFTER FEW MILES DRIVEN, THE ISSUE WILL GO AWAY. BUT WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT THE UN-INTENDED ACCELERATION IN JANUARY 2010, I REALIZED THAT THE ISSUE IS MORE SERIOUS AND I SHOULD NOT IGNORE ANY MORE. I WENT TO DEALER BUT AS I EXPECTED, THEY DID NOT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAR RUNS AS PER DESIGN. I WENT FOR THE RECALL TOO BUT IT DID NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. BEING AN ENGINEER, I MYSELF HAVE ESTABLISHED FEW SIMPLE TEST CASES WHERE ONE CAN PROVE THAT THERE IS DEFINATELY SOMETHING WRONG IN THE CAR. AND IF THE CAR RUNS AS PER DESIGN, THEN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE DESIGN ITSELF. I KNEW IN ADVANCE THAT TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT GOING TO WORK. I PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE SO THAT I CAN KEEP ON DRIVING IT NICELY FOR YEARS TO COME BUT I NEVE EXPECT IT TO BE GOING TO GARAGE FOR SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS! I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SATISFACTORY ANSWER/SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM SO FAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY . HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH WHEN STOPPING AND PREPARING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. HE HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM WHICH RESULTED IN FRONT END DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE MAJOR INJURIES AND HE BROKE HIS LEFT HAND. THE POLICE WAS CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A AUTO BODY,WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL BE DIAGNOSED BY REPRESENTATIVE OF TOYOTA AND OR THE INSURANCE COMPANY.THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4400. UPDATED 04/16/2010.*LJ UPDATED 07/14/10*JB

I HAVE A TOYOTA 2010 CAMRY, BOUGHT JULY 2009, THIS CAR IS NOT SLOW DOWN PROPERLY, IT ALWAYS RUN FOR 2 TO 5 SECONDS THEN I CAN FEEL IT START TO SLOW DOWN,THEN TAKE 5 MORE SECONDS DROP ABOUT 2-3 MILE, IT COMPARED WITH MY OTHER TWO CARS, IT IS REALLY SHOW SOMETHING WRONG IN THIS CAR. THEN I HEARD TOYOTA ANNOUNCE THE RECALL ALL 2010 - 2007 CAMRY FOR GAS PEDAL PROBLEM, SO I BACK TO TOYOTA SUNNYVALE,CA DEALER TO DO THE RECALLED FIXES. HOWEVER, MY CAMRY STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM LIKE BEFORE. SO I BACK TO MY DEALER TO COMPLIANT ABOUT IT, THERE IS SERVICE ENGINEER DID A TEST DRIVE AND WROTE A REPORT SAID IT WORKS AS DESIGN. I TOLD THEM MY OTHER TWO CARS DIDN'T HAPPEN LIKE THIS WAY, ALL THE CAR SHOULD BE DECELERATED WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR RIGHT WAY, TOYOTA ENGINEER JUST DON'T FEEL 2010 CAMRY HAS ANYTHING WRONG. BUT I DON'T FEEL THIS CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE LIKE OTHER CARS. I THINK IT COULD HAVE POTENTIAL TROUBLE FOR DRIVER SAFETY. PLEASE NOTIFY TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT REGARDING THE FLOOR MAT AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,825.

I HAVE A NEW 2010 CAMRY WITH 2,000 MILES ON IT. I READ THAT TOYOTA "HAS AGREED" TO A BRAKE OVER-RIDE ON NEW VEHICLES - BUT MINE IS "ONLY" TO GET THE PEDAL FIX. DON'T LET THEM PULL THE WOOL OVER YOUR EYES. THIS NEW VEHICLE I'M DRIVING "NEEDS" THE BRAKE OVER-RIDE. LET'S NOT LET THEM GET OUT OF THIS FIX. IT WILL ONLY LEAD TO MORE LAW SUITS AND LOST LIVES. THIS NEEDS TO BE PUSHED AT ALL THE UPCOMING HEARINGS AND THEY NEED TO AGREE TO THE FIX. NOT "JUST" NEW PRODUCTIONS. THIS CAR I HAVE IS A "NEW" 2010 WITH 2,000 MILES. YES, THERE WAS A CRASH, BUT NOT WITH MINE "YET". *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR NEWLY PURCHASED TOYOTA CAMRY SE WHEN SHE NOTICE THAT IT WAS ACCELERATING OUT CONTROL. WHEN SHE TLD ME ABOUT IT,I DISMISSED IT AS A RESULT OF HER HIGH HEELS AND THE COLD TEMPERATURES OF UPSTATE NY. ABOUT A MONTH LATER SAME HAPPEN TO ME AND I ENDED UP IN A POLE. AFEW DAYS LATER SAME PROBLEM OCCUR. JUST WHEN I WAS GOING TO BLAME THE LOW TEMPERATURES..ENTER THE MASSIVE RECALL OF TOYOTA KNOW DEFECTED PRODUCT. *TR