2010 Toyota Camry

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 09V388000 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE REMEDY WAS TO CUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OFF TO MAKE IT SMALLER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THE REMEDY SINCE HER FOOT COULD NOT REACH THE PEDAL AND WHEN HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE PEDAL IT WAS CAUGHT IN THE SUPPORT UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED AND REPLACED IT WITH AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT WAS THE SAME SIZE. TOYOTA MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A FIELD AGENT TO INSPECT THE PEDAL AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE MISSED HER APPOINTMENT WITH THE FILED AGENT; HOWEVER, SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS GIVEN THE INCORRECT DATE. TOYOTA IS SUPPOSED TO NOTIFY THE CONTACT WITH AVAILABLE OPTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 5,600. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS MET WITH A TOYOTA REP TWICE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS INSPECTED. SHE IS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. UPDATED 08/06/10*JB

MY WIFE DRIVES A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN ANASTASIA PLAZA IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL AND WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP A PLACE THE CAR IN PARK WHEN IT ACCELERATED OVER THE TIRE STOP, OVER THE CURB AND THROUGH THE GLASS WINDOWS AND DOORS AND INTO THE SEA OATS RESTAURANT. SHE IS CONFIDENT THAT SHE NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AS HER FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP AND PLACE IN PARK. THERE WERE NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS OF THIS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR SMASHED INTO THE LUNCH COUNTER, WHICH WEIGHS APPROX. 2 TONS) AND PUSHED IT 6 FEET. THERE WERE RUBBER MARKS ON THE FLOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE AS THOUGH THE FRONT WHEEL WAS SLIPPING AS IT PUSHED THE COUNTER (PICTURE AVAILABLE). MY WIFE CONTENDS THAT HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AS WELL AS MY INSURANCE COMPANY. TOYOTA DID AN INSPECTION OF THE CAR ON 6/7/2010. I AM WAITING ON THE RESULTS AND EXPECT TO HEAR BY 6/9/2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE WHEELS CONTINUED SPINNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, HOWEVER, THE ROTORS, GAS PEDAL AND FLOOR MATS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,406 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN UPADTED 07/23/10*JB

I BOUGHT A NEW 2010 CAMRY. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS TOO SENSITIVE AND THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I WAS ASSURED THAT ALL ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL MODIFICATIONS WERE DONE ON THE CAR BEFORE THE SALE. I WAS STILL NOT SATISFIED. THE MANAGER OF THE SHOP AND I DID A TEST DRIVE AND AFTER A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DESIGN DEFECTS WE JOINTLY AGREED TO TRY AND REPLACE THE PEDAL MECHANISM WITH ONE MADE - NOT BY THE US VENDOR - BUT BY NIPPONDENSO -- TOYOTA'S ALTERNATE VENDOR IN JAPAN. TO MY GREAT SURPRISE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN AND FEEL. WITH THE NIPPONDENSO PEDAL THE FOOTS POSITION ON THE PEDAL IS AT A MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE ANGLE. BUT MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL THE RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS IS A 100% BETTER THAN THE AMERICAN MADE PEDAL. WITH THE US MADE PEDAL THE CAR HAD A "STEP" RESPONSE WHILST WITH THE NIPPONDENSO PEDAL IT HAS MORE OF A "RAMP" RESPONSE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER'S SHOP MANAGER THAT THE NIPPONDENSO MADE PEDAL MECHANISM DOES NOT NEED THE SPACER OR THE FLOOR MAT MODIFICATION EITHER. I AM SURPRISED THAT TWO VENDORS MAKING THE SAME PART FOR THE SAME MANUFACTURER TO THE SAME SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS HAVE PRODUCTS THAT ARE SO VASTLY DIFFERENT. THE ONLY THING COMMON BETWEEN THE PEDAL MECHANISMS FROM THE TWO VENDORS IS ITS MOUNTING ON THE FLOOR BOARD. WHERE IS TOYOTA'S QUALITY CONTROL? IN MY OPINION THERE IS A STRONG CO-RELATION BETWEEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION COMPLAINTS AND THE US MADE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DESIGN AND ITS SHARP "STEP" RESPONSE. LET ALL THOSE WHO HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INSIST ON REPLACING THE PEDAL MECHANISM MADE BY NIPPONDENSO. NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THE VARIATIONS IN THE DESIGN FROM THE TWO VENDORS AND QUESTION AS TO WHY TOYOTA HAS PERMITTED THE VENDORS TO DESIGN THE MECHANISMS RATHER THAN JUST BUILD IT TO TOYOTA'S SPECIFICATIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SUDDENLY THE SPEED RATE INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 MPH. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE MUSCLE AREAS, CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO THE FACE AND LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UP TO SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE ONTO CEMENT PAVEMENT, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE CONTINUED TO APPLY ABRUPT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THE REMEDY OFFERED CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,614 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,650.

THE RECALL REPAIR ON MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY RESULTED IN THEM FILING DOWN THE BOTTOM AND LEFT LOWER SIDE OF MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, WHEN WEARING LEATHER SHOES MY FOOT HAS SLIPPED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER, LEE'S TOYOTA OF JAMAICA, NY, INSISTS THAT THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THAT CAN BE DONE. I WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL A PHOTO TO YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SHORTENED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AT A LATER DATE, THE CONTACTS FOOT BECAME WEDGED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,102 AND THE CURRENT IS 4,705 UPDATED 07/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/11/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT TOO SHORT. UPDATED 08/17/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID PERFORM REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE AND NOT IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DROVE THE VEHICLE AND HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 450.