Accelerator Stuck problems of the 1996 Toyota Camry

One problem related to accelerator stuck has been reported for the 1996 Toyota Camry. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Accelerator Stuck problem

Failure Date: 02/12/2008

I entered the freeway on-ramp and accelerated. The car continued to accelerate even after I took my foot off the gas pedal. I kicked the pedal down a couple times to get it unstuck. Instead of coming unstuck, it stuck all the way to the floor. (the engine accelerated to the maximum amount. I think the actual pedal came back up to the idle position. ) the brakes slowed the car some when I pushed on the pedal with both feet with my hands on the steering wheel and standing up so all my weight and strength was on the brake. The brakes smelled of burning and I thought for a second that maybe I was getting it under control. However, when I looked at the speedometer, it read 95 and the brakes were smoking and smelling quite strong. I put the car into neutral and continued to push hard on the brake. It slowed down to maybe to 65 or so. By then the engine was running so fast I thought it would blow up and it was night on a relatively deserted freeway so I put it back into gear and continued this pattern for approximately 8 miles - speeding up to way past 95, riding the brakes until they smoked and smelled too much (I thought they would become useless if I let them burn up) putting it into neutral and slowing down for as long as I thought was ok before blowing the engine, repeat, etc. . Just prior to my exit, the unintended acceleration stopped and I got off onto the side streets. When I accelerated after a stop sign, the accelerator stuck but I immediately put it into neutral and then shut the key off, stopping the engine. It did this two more times. The repair shop cleaned the throttle body and it has not happened again. I was in the army infantry during the 60's but had not had a flashback for a very long time. I had flashbacks of this experience several times when entering a freeway entrance ramp. It was a most terrifying experience and research has shown that our ability to respond logically is greatly diminished under that high stress.


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