Other Engine Info: ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION
TRANSVERSE MOUNTED ENGINE
Plant Country: Japan
Seat Belts All: Automatic
Series: DX/Deluxe
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. ON A LATER DATE, HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). FOLLOWING REPAIRS, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
1987
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK