2010 Toyota Camry

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA . WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A DUMPSTER. TWO OCCUPANTS SUFFERED KNEE AND BACK INJURIES. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHEN PLACING THE KEYS INTO THE IGNITION, THE KEYS BURNED THE CONTACTS HANDS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE ACCELERATION, THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A CURB AND HIT A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD THE RE-ENFORCEMENT PEDAL INSTALLED AND THE FLOORMAT INTERFERENCE TEST PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 463. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOTICED ON OCCASIONS BEFORE THE KNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE STILL DOES IT IN REVERSE EVEN AFTER TOYOTA DID THE REPAIR (PLACED THE INSERT IN THE GAS PEDAL). THE ACCELERATION IN REVERSE IS FREQUENT. I NO LONGER FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE IS SAFE, BUT IT IS MY SOLE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, I BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE, DRIVEWAY, AND WENT UP MY STREET (HUNDREDS OF YARDS) WITHOUT USING THE GAS PEDAL!

I HAVE A TOYOTA CAMRY XLE 2010 THAT I PURCHASED LATE LAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING NORMALLY DURING THE RECALL PERIOD LATELY. HOWEVER, AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED ON THE PROTENTIAL PROBLEMS. THAT WAS DONE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. THE SERVICE MANAGER TO ME THAT THEY WOULD UPDATE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SO THAT IF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BREAK ARE APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME, THE SYSTEM WILL CUT OFF OR REDUCE ITS POWER FOR SAFETY. DURING THE LAST 2 WEEKS THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. THEN LAST WEEK I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER (TEAM TOYOTA, PA) TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. THIS MORNING (TUESDAY 03/23/2010) I'VE NOTICED A PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING: WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD I CAN FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE TRIED A BIT HARDER THAN NORMAL, BUT AS SOON AS I LIFT UP MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SLOW DOWN OR LOST ITS POWER SO FAST THAT IT LOST ITS MOMENTUM QUICKLY AND FEELING LIKE SOMEONE IS STEPPING ON THE BREAK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REVERSE AFFECT OF THE RECALLED PROBLEM. I'M FEELING NERVOUS. I'M GOING TO CALL THE DEALER TODAY, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RECOGNIZED BY TOYOTA THEMSELVES.

I LEASED 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY ON 7/27/09 FROM HUDSON TOYOTA, JERSEY CITY, NJ. IN DECEMBER 2009 MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF AND BY APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WENT BACK TO NORMAL. IN JANUARY 2010, TOYOTA REPORTED A RECALL ANNOUNCING THAT MY VEHICLE IS FALLING UNDER THEIR RECALL CAMPAIGN. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE LETTER FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THE RECALL FIX. ON 2/16/10, WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR 5000 MILES SERVICE, I WAS TOLD THEN THAT MY VEHICLE IS UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND IT WILL TAKE LONGER TO PERFORM THE FIXES. NOW WITH ALL THE NEWS HAS BEEN COMING OUT REGARDING THE LACK OF TOYOTA'S SAFETY AND CREDIBILITY, AND WHOLE OTHER FACTS: TOYOTA MANUFACTURER LEASED TO ME 2010 CAMRY WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE VEHICLE DEFECT (SUDDEN ACCELERATION) SINCE 2007.ON 3/18/10, I SEEK RESOLUTION FOR MY CASE BY TRYING TO EXIT MY FRAUD LEASE AGREEMENT. I HAD MY ARBITRATION HEARING THROUGH NATIONAL CENTER OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AT HUDSON TOYOTA, JERSEY CITY. I'M TRYING TO HAVE TOYOTA BUY BACK THE VEHICLE (2010 CAMRY) AND REFUND ME THE PAYMENTS I DID SINCE 7/27/09. THE GENTLEMAN-REPRESENTED TOYOTA CLAIMED HE IS THE REGION DISTRICT MANAGER, HAVE NO BUSINESS CARD AND REFUSED TO ANSWER SAFETY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT. HE WAS SPENDING MOST OF THE HEARING TIME ON HIS BLACKBERRY, THE ARBITRATOR FROM NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT NEVER COMMENTED ON TOYOTA'S REPRESENTATIVE BEHAVIORS. I'M STILL WAITING FOR A DECISION, WHICH MOST LIKELY TO BE IN TOYOTA'S FAVOR AS THE NCDS LACKED THE TRANSPARENCY IN CONDUCTING THAT HEARING. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER ACTIONS I SHOULD TAKE TO EXIT MY LEASE AND GET A COMPLETE REFUND, AS I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLE. *DT

MY 2010 CAMRY HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES. KNOW ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION SURGE I'M EXPERIENCING. I CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECTLY. THEY SENT ME TO DIFFERENT DEALER. DEALER HAD IT FOR A DAY AND SAID THE SAME THING "CAN'T DUPLICATE" I THINK THEY HAVE ALL BEEN SCHOOLED TO SAY THIS. I HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER RIDE WITH ME AND TOLD HIM TO WATCH THE RPM DIAL WHEN I GO TO STOP. HE SAW THE RPM DIAL MOVE UP TO ALMOST 2000 WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE. HE HAD ME DRIVE ANOTHER 2010 CAMRY AND IT DID THE SAME THING. I HAD A 98 AVALON AND A 03 CAMRY THAT DID NOT DO THIS. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS IS THE WAY THESE NEW CARS DOWN SIFT AND IT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE OLDER TOYOTA'S. HE ASSURED ME THAT MY CAR IS SAFE AND I HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. AFTER READING ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE I'M NOT 100% SOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL DOWN SIFTING. I THINK I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS TO ARBITRATION. I HATE TO DO THIS BECAUSE I LOVE MY NEW CAR...I'M JUST REALLY NERVOUS DRIVING IT. *TR

ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010, I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY SOUTH ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 59 IN THE VICINITY OF THE INTERSECTION OF BALDWIN COUNTY ROAD 32 IN SUMMERDALE. I WAS LISTENING TO RADIO STATION WHILE OUT OF MOBILE WHEN THE VOLUME OF THE STATION FADED OUT. IT TOOK ABOUT 2 SECONDS FOR THE SOUND TO COMPLETELY DISAPPEAR. I ASSUMED THE STATION HAD A PROBLEM AND WOULD BE BACK IN A FEW SECONDS. ABOUT A MINUTE LATER I LOOKED AT THE RADIO DISPLAY AND IT SHOWED ?VOLUME 0.? I TURNED THE VOLUME BACK UP AND THE STATION WAS THERE. IT HAD BEEN THERE ALL THE TIME. SOMETHING HAD CAUSED THE VOLUME TO FADE OUT WITHOUT ANY ACTION ON MY PART. THIS NOW GIVES ME CONCERN THAT THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING ON THE CAR IS SUBJECT TO OUTSIDE INFLUENCES. *TR

MY CARS TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS VERY ROUGH AND "CLUNKY" WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. MANY TIMES THE CAR WILL SEEM TO DOWNSHIFT RESULTING IN A STRONG PULLING (ALMOST A BRAKING SENSATION) PREVENTING A NORMAL COASTING TO A STOP SINCE, YOU NEED TO KEEP PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO COUNTERACT THE DOWNSHIFTING DURING A SLOW DOWN. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, CONVERSELY, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO PUSH THE CAR FORWARD IN THE FINAL BREAKING MOMENTS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PATTERNS. I HAVE ALMOST BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN RECALIBRATED SEVERAL TIMES RESULTING IN A TEMPORARY FIX BUT, THE PROBLEM RETURNS, SOMETIMES IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS OF THE RECALIBRATING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO MY EXPERIENCES OF NEAR ACCIDENTS WITH MY CAR. *TR