22 problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 1998 Toyota Camry. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Exiting a parking place when car surged and accelerated. Collided with four vehicles.
The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerator. The contact stated that she had to depress the pedal a few times before the vehicle finally began to move. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 153,000.
When I was driving in a residential neighborhood and coming to a stop sight to make a right turn. All the sudden, the car sped up and the brake was failing. Luckily there was no car in the opposite side. I was able to pull the car to the curb. I checked the brake and was functioning. Later, I have the car towed to piercey Toyota to diagnosis and they could not find anything wrong.
On may 13, 2010 approx 9:15 pm while driving a 1998 Toyota Camry le v6, car stalled/malfunctioned while being pulled over by chp which caused rear end collision spin out and 2 other car accidents, I have proof (video, photos, receipts, and service history) the car's throttle position sensor, idle speed control valve and or other systems caused the accident. Updated ivoq 08/17/10 updated ivoq 10/06/10 updated ivoq 11/17/10 it was determined the throttle position sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. Also, the outer door handle was replaced. Updated 01/12/11.
As I was driving, the tachometer would race higher as the speedometer would not register. The car would slow down and I had to rapidly press on the gas pedal for spurted acceleration not under my control. If I was using the speed control device, it would shut down. This happened many times between 2004-2007 and once again this year in January. When I took it to Toyota dealership in earlier years, they couldn't find any thing wrong and it didn't repeat itself when they drove it.
Was driving my 1998 Toyota Camry. Came to a stop light. Light turned yellow. I put on the brake and the car continued to go forward. Fortunately the traffic crossing the road had not started. I pumped the brakes and it did not stop. I took the car to my mechanic and was told there were no brake problems. It was an isolated incident.
The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Camry. While exiting the drive- way at 5 mph, the vehicle accelerated without intention into the building. The vehicle was moderately damaged, but there was a hole in the building. The manufacturer had not been contacted. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were under 149,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.
The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Camry xle. While driving into a parking space at very low speeds the contact applied pressure to the brakes, the vehicle accelerated, and crashed into a wall. The contact was not injured and the air bags did not deploy. The floor mat advisory is not related to the vehicle accelerating. The contact is aware of the safety risk involved. The current and failure mileages were 23,900.
Problem with sticky gas pedal off and on for 1 year. Have been pressing hard to get pedal to work properly. So far, no parts have been repaired or replaced on 1998 Toyota Camry. Also steering problems in 2008; took to dealer who added power steering fluid.
My wife started up her 1998 Toyota Camry, slowly made a right turn when suddenly the automobile accelerated at a high speed, jumped the curb, knocked over a parking meter and hit the side of an apartment house. She was not hurt and the air bag did not deploy, despite the impact. Toyota, which had just serviced the car two weeks before, repaired the car (with my insurance). We insisted on a full investigation by Toyota, who determined that the floor mat jammed the accelerator. We do not buy that story in light of recent events and what happened to us. And that is why we are writing now to show this problem has existed for a while.
The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Camry. Whenever the contact engaged the accelerator pedal she noticed that the pedal slightly became stuck and required more than normal pressure in order to press the pedal. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 124,960.
Pulling 1998 Toyota Camry into parking space. Foot on brake. Put into park. Car suddenly began accelerating. Tried reverse, didn't stop. Tried park again standing on brakes. Didn't stop. Went over curb down hill into creek. Air bags did not deploy when front of car hit bank of creek. Saw puff of smoke after hitting bank come from under car. Turned car off immediately.
The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving approximately 45 mph on normal road conditions. There was an unintended increase in acceleration of 110 mph. Suddenly, the vehicle reduced speed. The driver was able to slow down. The failure occurrences were intermittent during highway driving. The identical failure occurred and the gear shifter was placed into the "park" position. The vehicle was able to slow down. There was smoke and flames coming from the hood area. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and exited the vehicle. The vehicle ignited into massive flames. The police and fire department were called to the scene. There were no personal injuries. The vehicle was towed to a collision facility. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 03/19/10. Updated 09/21/10.
Sudden accelleration of car. Brakes would not stop vehicle. Had to put car in "park" to stop vehicle. Engine continued to rev as if gas pedal pushed to floor. Dealer can't find anything wrong.
Engine starts and stalls. Rpm's won't stay up. Have to use gas and brake together until idle stays up enough to keep car running. Idle speed control valve replaced @ 38,315 mi on 6/20/02. Replaced again @ 45,703 mi on 8/22/03. Service mgr said they have "changed manufacturers, so should be ok now". Problem recurred @ 56,000 miles in mid-June. It's a progressive failure, so will return to dealer in the very near future. This amounts to 3 replaced idle speed control valves in 20,000 miles. Service will replace part, but I must pay labor.
Vehicle has a problem that causes hard starting and low idle rpms, consumer feels the idling air control valve could possible be a manufacturer defect.
Consumer received recall notice 01v012000. Dealership would not cooperate in servicing vehicle. The vehicle was repaired at another dealer.
While driving 30 mph vehicle accelerated. Consumer applied brakes but did not slow vehicle down. Consumer then shifted to neutral, rpms finally went down and engine stopped revving.
While parking vehicle took off about a mile per hour, crashing into a wall. Consumer stepped on the brakes, but they did not work, also air bags did not deploy.
Consumer was brakng at a stop sign engine started rivving, and vehicle started moving through intersection. This has happened 3 times since then, last time was on April 27, 2001. Toyota dealer believed consumer's foot was on gas pedal instead of brake.
Our 1998 Toyota Camry has what we have called a "sticky" gas pedal, but it hasn't gotten "stuck". The biggest problem in our minds was the aggravation of the "stickiness" while driving. Now I am wondering if we shouldn't have had it changed years ago. I just assumed we could pull over safely if it were to become stuck while driving. Could this be a part of the same issue they are having with the newer cars? what action should we take, if any?.
Consumer stated on 2 occasions the throttle engaged by itself, causing the vehicle to lurch foward and crash.