Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, KENTUCKY, INC.
Manufacturer Id: 1088
Model: Camry
Model Year: 1993
Other Engine Info: ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION
Plant City: Georgetown
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Kentucky
Series: SE
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY 2005 CAMRY LE ARE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND ENGAGE AT THE SAME LEVEL, IT IS ALL TOO EASY FOR A FOOT TO OVERLAP THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. UNLESS I AM UNUSUALLY VIGILANT ABOUT MY FOOT POSITION, THIS CAN HAPPEN, AND THE CAR ACCELERATES INSTEAD OF BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFTEN, BOTH IN CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. MY MECHANIC HAS TRIED HIS BEST TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGEMENT, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS; THERE IS NO BRAKE ADJUSTMENT ON THIS MODEL. MY TOYOTA DEALER SAYS, TOO, THAT THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT POSSIBLE AND REFUSES TO MODIFY THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RAISE IT ABOVE THE ACCELERATOR LEVEL. THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, BUT IT OCCURS TO ME THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THE INCIDENTS OF INADVERTENT ACCELERATION MAY BE DUE TO THIS FAULT. IF THE CAR ACCELERATES WHILE YOU ARE BRAKING, ONE INSTINCTIVELY PRESSES HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH ALSO FURTHER DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY CASE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE SIMPLE ADDITION OF A THICKER PAD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL MIGHT CORRECT THE DEFECT. *TW