Toyota Camry transmission problems

VEHICLE RETAINS CRUISE CONTROL SPEED IN MEMORY EVEN AFTER APPLYING BRAKES AND STOPPING. GOES BACK TO CRUISE CONTROL SPEED INSTEAD OF RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL AND RAMS INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. VEHICLE REVS UP AND DOWN FOR NO REASON WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL EVEN WHEN TRAVELING ON FLAT TERRAIN/FREEWAY. COMPLAINTS TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER DID NOT HELP UNTIL THE ACCIDENT, DID AN UPGRADE TO THE SOFTWARE WHICH HAS HELPED BUT LITTLE, PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *TR

STICKING GAS PEDAL ON MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. CAUSED UN-INTENDED ACCELERATION AN ALMOST AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS CROSSING A DIVIDED HIGHWAY NEAR MY HOME. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, WHERE THE GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY STICKS AND THE CAR RACES OUT OF CONTROL. I FEEL THE CARS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN OPEN ROAD AT A MODERATE SPEED (ABOUT 40 MPH). THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THIS ONLY CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV. I CONTINUED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE AND WAS EVENTUALLY WITH DIFFICULTY ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO BE REVVING VERY HIGH. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW SECONDS, I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING OUT OF CONTROL. I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK OFF AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS THEN TRIED AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING VERY HIGH. ON THE THIRD OR FOURTH TRY OF THIS CYCLE, THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED NORMALLY. I WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY AT A NORMAL SPEED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER ON 6/18/09. THEY CHECKED IT WITH A SCAN TOOL AND DID A ROAD TEST BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS A ONE-TIME EVENT AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY A FLOOR MAT BUT I FIND THIS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE. I CHECKED THE PEDALS AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND THEY WERE NOT OBSTRUCTED IN ANY WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ALSO INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47553. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50001. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VERY SLOW WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IT WOULD HESITATE AND THEN KINK UP TO 80 MPH. THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHTS. UPDATED 06/14/10. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION. WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE DROVE AS IF IT WAS LOW ON FUEL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE UPDATED THE COMPUTER MODULE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 28,000.

IN SAN DIEGO EARLIER THIS YEAR, AT NIGHT, TO ENTER HEAVY AST MOVING TRAFFIC FROM ON RAMP FLOORED GAS PEDAL IN 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH NEW HEAVY DUTY FLOOR MATS, AND HAD MAX RUNAWAY ACCELERATION. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE, HITTING STOP ENGINE BUTTON DIDN'T WORK. CHECKED EVERYTHING I COULD AND TRIED AGAIN, SAME RESPONSE, CALLED 911 AND GOT TOW TRUCK ON THE WAY. FINALLY FIGURED OUT FLOOR MAT HAD CAUGHT GAS PEDAL AND WAS HOLDING IT DOWN. PULLED FLOOR MAT BACK INTO PLACE, AND THEN NO PROBLEM. TOLD 911 AS I RECALL TO FORGET THE TOW TRUCK. GOT UP TO 40- 50 OR SO MPH. HAVEN'T REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL BETWEEN 30-40 MPH THE RPM INCREASED RAPIDLY, AND THEN THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS ADJUSTING TO HER STYLE OF DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000 .

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE PAST THE INTENDED SPEED. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION SHE WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ALL OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN COMPLETED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE ROTORS WERE OUT- OF- ROUND AND THUS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN THEN CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. SHE INSPECTED HER VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CLIPS DID NOT PROPERLY SECURE THE COVER TO THE AIR FILTER HOUSING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LACKED POWER. THE DEALER RECALIBRATED THE ECM AND TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT I PURCHASED NEW. SINCE NEW THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN THE CAR IS SLOWED TO ABOUT 20MPH AND WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT RESUMES. THE DEALER SAID THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THAT'S THE WAY A "DRIVE BY WIRE" TRANSMISSION WORKS. I CALLED THE TOYOTA HOTLINE AND GOT NOWHERE. I SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH DISSATISFIED OWNERS. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE BOUGHT AT LEAST TWENTY NEW TOYOTAS OVER THE YRS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. IT OCCURS ALL THE TIME. *TR

4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONSOLE SHIFTER MECHANISM IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN PLACED INTO PARK. SAFETY LOCK SHOULD NOT RELEASE SHIFTER FROM PARK UNLESS THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RELEASE BUTTON ON SHIFTER ARE BOTH DEPRESSED. ON MY CAR, THE SHIFTER WILL COME OUT OF PARK JUST BY MOVING IT, WHETHER OR NOT THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND/OR THE RELEASE BUTTON ARE DEPRESSED. I PULLED OFF THE TRIM COVER OVER THE MECHANISM AND FOUND THAT THE WHITE PLASTIC PART THAT ROTATES OVER THE LOCK PIN HAD OVER-ROTATED SO THAT THE LOCK PIN MISSED ITS ENTRY INTO THE SLOT. I RETURNED IT TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION AND THE MECHANISM APPEARED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AGAIN. HOWEVER, ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED SO I THINK IT WILL REQUIRE NEW PARTS. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE: TRANSMISSION CAN BE KNOCKED OUT OF PARK AT ANY TIME. *TR