Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, KENTUCKY, INC.
Manufacturer Id: 1088
Model: Camry
Model Year: 1992
Other Engine Info: ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION
Plant City: Georgetown
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Kentucky
Seat Belts All: Automatic
Series: LE
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2007 CAMRY HAS HAD ACCELERATION (DECELERATION) PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AFTER I RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR, MANY TIMES, THE CAR FAILS TO SLOW DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS (BOTH IN SPEED AND RPM). I THEREFORE HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE FAR MORE SEVERELY AND URGENTLY THAN I WOULD IF THE CAR SLOWED DOWN WHEN I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR. I'VE GONE TO MULTIPLE DEALERS MULTIPLE TIMES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT I'VE BEEN IGNORED EACH TIME. THE DEALERS ALL HAVE SAID THAT "IT'S A TOYOTA..ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE CARS...THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM. BUT IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIX IT." IN OCTOBER OF 2007, I NARROWLY MISSED GETTING INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE TREE BRANCHES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO BOTH SWERVE AND BRAKE REALLY HARD TO TRY TO MISS THE TREE BRANCHES. ONE OF THEM STRUCK THE RIM OF MY TIRES, BENDING IT A BIT. THE ACCELERATION (OR DECELERATION) PROBLEM HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES EACH WEEK. I'VE HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS (MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL BRAKING REQUIRED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE) FAR EARLIER THAN WITH OTHER CARS I'VE OWNED. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL TO "FIX" THE ACCELERATOR--THE RECALL ONLY RELATES TO POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WITH THE FLOOR MATS, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR SYSTEM. I HOPE THE NHTSA LOOKS FURTHER INTO THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE WITH TOYOTAS AS I BELIEVE, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE 2007 CAMRY, THE PROBLEMS ARE FAR MORE EXTENSIVE THAN WHAT TOYOTA HAS CLAIMED. *TR
1992
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL