Six problems related to speed control cable have been reported for the 1998 Toyota Camry. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Tl- the contact owns a 1998 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while trying to accelerate, the vehicle would jerk forward abnormally. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for inspection where they stated that the accelerator cable was sticking and binding. There was a recall for the failure under NHTSA campaign id number: 01v012000 (vehicle speed control) but the contact's vehicle was not included in the recall campaign. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not eligible for a recall repair. The failure mileage was 120,000. Kmj.
I own a 1998 Toyota Camry le. The accelerator had been sticking for the past three years all the times and progressively getting worst. I have to step onto the pedal hard very often from a full stop to un-stick the pedal on a routine basis. About two years ago, the cruise control race up and down, then not responsive for a brief period of time. Since the accelerator is a cable system, I have try to lubricate the cable link many times using different lubricant, but nothing work. Therefore, I am driving around with a sticking accelerator, and cannot be sure if it relates to the possible electronic problems. Once in a while the engine race up an down when the car is in idle. The failure is continuous. The mileage on this car is now about 157,000 miles.
Recall 01v012000 concerning accelerator cable failure. While driving in cruise controlled when the brakes were pressed the cruise control cruise would be suspended. After the vehicle completely stopped, the cruise could be used again. VIN was not included.
Consumers 23 year old daughter was involved in an incident along with her friend. Where they were attempting to take an exit, when the vehicle would not allow her to slow down. Vehicle accelerated on its own, causing them a life threatening experience. The two ran of of the road in order to block from hitting 0ther vehicles, and in order to not hit a tree when they ran of the road, they had gotten back onto the road after the passenger had informed the driver that the road was clear enough to get back on. They did so, luckily not hitting anyone, they ended up in a vacant parking lot where the driver had taking the keys out of the ignition. During the accident the driver tried to brake and even pull the emergency brake and the vehicle rejected that. Vehicle was towed back to the service center, where three weeks prior, the consumer had an oil change, lubrications, and the tires rotated. They tested the vehicle, and reported that they found nothing. The service center suggested that they could clean the throttle linkage and lubricate a specific cable (name not available). Vehicle was then inspected at a Toyota dealer who did not see a problem either and even allowed one of the employees to take the vehicle home for further inspection and he found no problem as well. Consumer stated that the dealer had been able to clear the airbag sign that was displayed on the dashboard.
When consumer made a turn the vehicle assumed normal acceleration in "drive", when suddenly the accelrator pedal became loose, dealer said the accelerator cable was broken.
01 v 012 000/accelerator cable: vehicle experienced a sudden acceleration while parking, causing vehicle to take off into a field area, ran into various things before hitting a wall. Dealer notified and informed vehicle was not cover under manufacturer's recall. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter .