Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 1996 Toyota Camry

The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving 45 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The brake was depressed and the gear was placed in neutral but the engine rpms increased to 5000. The contact noticed that the accelerator pedal did not return to idle position and remains stuck in open throttle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 185,257.

S10 appropriate handling re Toyota safety recall for sudden acceleration. During the months of may through July 2009, the consumer experienced problems with the brakes. Off and on, the brake pedal would go all the way to the floor. The vehicle would not stop, until the ignition was turned off. There was a strange odor coming from under the hood. However, the consumer was able to control the vehicle. It would generally happen when attempting a routine stop. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop, but they couldn't find anything wrong with the vehicle. Then on August 19, 2009, the vehicle suddenly accelerated; the brakes did not work and the vehicle was accelerating at a high rate of speed. As the consumer desperately shifted from neutral, second and third gear, she was unable to control the vehicle. She was able to weave in between cars as there was no place for her to pull over without crashing. She put on her hazard lights and beeped the horn to warn other drivers. She then swung into a wide parking lot entrance and slammed the gear into park and came to an abrupt halt.

Inspection of 1996 Toyota Camry involved in 2006 fatal crash, 1996 Toyota Camry 4 door, model lxs (minnesota vehicle license kjl 696) state of minnesota v. Koua fang lee(criminal vehicular homicide). The driver of the Toyota was convicted in 2007 of criminal vehicular homicide-gross negligence which killed three people and severely injured two others. The defendants attorney has raised concerns that a sudden acceleration defect in the Toyota Camry may have caused the crash. Updated 03/30/10. (county attorney requested that NHTSA participate in the inspection of the vehicle) updated 04/07/10 received follow-up letter. Updated 04/07/10.

1996 Camry was stopped at a red light then surged forward into the intersection where it was struck by a motorcycle and pick-up truck. Camry and motorcycle both totaled. Airbags in Camry didn't deploy on impact but had a delay. Police involved with case. Camry driver cited for failure to yield to a red light which driver was stopped at initially. No further investigation. With Toyota in the news, found reports of other 1996 Camry's with sudden acceleration so filed this complaint. Family member was owner and driver of Camry. Motorcycle driver sustained injuries that resulted in death 5 years later. Updated 05/10/10 updated 07/08/10.