general problems of the 2003 Toyota Camry - part 1

I was going 45 to 50 mph and my car shut off in middle of highway and we barely got out of highway before getting hit there is recall on same kind of car for throttle body and that's what's wrong with mine so it has too be that they missed my car.

As I turned slightly right into my parking space with my foot lifting from the gas pedal toward the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly took on a life of its own and sped up then crashed right thru the gate that divided the parking space from the sidewalk. I was in shock and thought there was a ghost of some kind that just took over the gas pedal as it sped up. My front bumper was destroyed and front grill along with the lower head lights of vehicle along with the hood of the car.

I was backing out of a parking spot. When my car staled and was shaking in reverse. I slammed on my breaks because I thought I backed up into something. When I put my car in drive and took my foot off of the brake pedal. My car immediately accelerated to full speed out of no where and caused me to crash into two cars.

Coming to red light car would not stop I pressed harder on brakes asb came in then the car went into high rpms,and stopped sounded like it would blow up?. . I quickly put the car in neutral, from my experience to slow rpms you press gas petal hard until the rpms slow, I do not have floor maps, never had them. . .

Coming to a stop and about ready to stop and all of sudden steering wheel was pulled to left and accelerated. Then I hit a parked car and was finally able to stop.

The contact owned a 2003 Toyota Camry. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated. As a result of the acceleration, the contact's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was able to be driven after the crash, but was later towed to an independent mechanic where it was deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

I was nearly finished parking my car when the car sped up, went over a concrete curb stop, hit and knocked over a sign post. I recall the engine revving when this happened. I stomped on the brake pedal and that stopped the car. This is the first time this has happened in the 12 years I've owned the vehicle but it was scary.

I too have been noticing a surge when I back up and turn the vehicle and step on the gas to drive out. I have avoided crashes with cars near by, I have found that I have to keep the speed on low and out of drive to avoid hitting a car near my parked car. I am not sure of the mileage above as I am just backing out of a parking space and turning my car to drive, I make sure it is on low.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. While making a left turn at an unknown speed, the engine revved and the vehicle independently lunged forward. The contact depressed the brake pedal to avoid a collision. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 25,000.

I have been harassed on the roads o las vegas by several people who are hired by 2 people who have hired personal agencies to follow me around the city this has been constant every where I go the time I leave home to when I return. I beleive that they have hired the nsa & their are agents who receieve money by them to harass me. These vehicles portray plate numbers related to people I have on my facebook n twitter accounts-they will use birthdate,age numbers o celebrities I have on my account,even the president and 1st lady, me, my daughter, her daddy. Sometimes I am cut off and followed closely-I was travelling and was tailgated I entered a public area,when I got to the 2nd floor o the garage parking,the man got out o his vehicle and started towards me his vehicle red 4 door Toyota Camry with #'s o the presidents year o birth on the plate. Its red cars all the time representing the devil,this is the 3rd time I have had to call police. I know my stalkers names who may hire these people. They called the city on me, took the tag off my license plate,the next day I got a ticket. My last driving job they may have made threats to hurt passengers,transportation vehicles n tried to get me fired-one lives in las vegas,the other in los angeles and is a threat to the transportation industry. I have filed police reports-they also post comments on their twitter accounts o vehicles-planes,and use theinternet to communicate makes and models to follow and harass us and our children. They also hired vehicles with plate numbers possibly representing the presidents motorcade number on the govt plates. In July in cally my vehicle was towed and I was left without a vehicle and then had to be taken to the hospital due to low potassium levels and more. They use numbers in my VIN to communicate on their account. I didnt notice this til now.

My daughter was returning home from college and lost control of her vehicle on I-85 in south carolina, crossed the median and crashed into two tractor trailers and died at the scene. South carolina highway patrol investigated the accident and determined she was traveling in excess of 90 mph at the time of the accident. This is not a speed my daughter would travel at. Witnesses also said she was passing people on the emergency lane on the right side while traveling at a high speed, which is something she would not do either. I believe the car was accelerating and she could not stop it and was driving on the shoulder to avoid hitting anyone with her out of control car. The emergency lane ended and she had to re-enter the travel lane but lost control and crossed the median. My daughter has been driving for two years and has thousands of miles of experience and would not drive in this manner, unless she could not control the vehicle. She completed drivers education and has had no moving violations of any kind since she has been driving.

I was driving in the middle lane of the freeway at 6:30 am, when I proceeded to accelerate on the gas the car would not accelerate. I then pulled over and lifted the hood to see if anything was out of place. I did not see anything, so I vered back onto the freeway and the car accerlated a little but not much. After a mile I was descending on the gas and it would not accelerate anymore. I kept pressing on the gas and the car got slower and slower and finally stopped in the middle lane. I then got out of the car in morning traffic and place the car in neutral and pushed it to the shoulder of the freeway with thick on going traffic. I called the tow truck and waited, once the tow truck arrived he ask me if the car would crank? I tried to start the car again and the engine would not turn, it made this clucking noise and I knew that my engine went to engine heaven. I have documentation with all of my oil changes on a consistent bases.

I have a 2003 Toyota solara sle v6. I have been having an issue with my car, where the speedometer stops working while driving. It happens frequently, but without warning. Sometimes the speedometer will go to zero for 1-3 seconds, other times it will stay there for 10 minutes. I have also had times where the car stops accelerating. I will be driving 65 on the freeway, then the speedometer goes to zero, and all the sudden my car starts losing speed even though my foot is pushing on the gas pedal and rpm's are up to 4,000. Sometimes it will snap out of its "funk" and regain speed, other times I have to pull over and restart my car to get it moving again. These problems have been occurring occasionally over the past year (since I bought the car), but within the last month it has constantly been happening (every time I drive) and I have taken it to the mechanic 3 times over the last month. I'm getting extremely frustrated and don't know what to do anymore.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 1 mph in a parking lot , the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact crashed into a protected barrier to avoid crashing into pedestrians and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a contusion and a burn mark caused by seat belt. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center by the insurance company. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of failure. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure and current mileage was 44,000.

In parking lot. Reversing to back out of spot and front wheel touched curb, so put car in drive to straighten out the car wheels before continuing to back out. When the car was placed into drive, the car suddenly lurched forward at high acceleration, jumping a grassy median, all the while was trying to brake, to no avail. Hit another car in front at other parking space. No one was hurt, but if anyone had walked in front of the car, they would have been run over as there was no way to stop the car. Even after the car hit the other vehicle, it continued to succeed to push the other vehicle a good 6 or 7 feet backwards before it finally stopped. . . Have owned the car ten years and bought it new, and now at 175,938 miles this has happened to Toyota Camry 2003.

The car was parked in the cvs parking lot. When I applied the brake and placed the vehicle in the reverse to get out the parking. Suddenly, the vehicle quickly accelerated and I lost control of the vehicle and the vehicle hit other two vehicles in the parking lot and finally stopped. Witnesses were at the scene and polices were arrived to make a report.

I was slowing down to make a signaled left turn into a paking space at cvs pharmacy. As I braked and turned, the car lurched forward hitting a stacked stone pillar and came to a crashed stop. The air bag did not deploy and I had a scrape on my scalp from the sun visor.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. While the contact was driving approximately 5 mph into a parking space, the vehicle accelerated when the brake was depressed and failed to stop. The vehicle crashed into the rear passenger's side door of an unoccupied parked vehicle. The contact sustained bruises to the chest area and suffered injuries to the lower back and left wrist. A police report was filed. The contact was able to drive the vehicle from the scene. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Was at a full stop, ready to exit a parking lot. Immediately upon stepping on accelerator, car shot forward, jumped a curb and progressively accelerated. I attempted full braking with no effect, immediately put car into neutral and shut off engine. I took my foot off the brake and concentrated on steering to avoid cars in road. Vehicle did not come to a stop for 1. 5 blocks. Car mat had not migrated, accelerator and brake positions did not appear or feel abnormal. Vehicle had performed without major problems over the past 5 years/ from 50,000 mi (when I purchased the car) until date of incident. Analysis by local Toyota dealership failed to ascertain cause.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. While parking the vehicle, driving approximately 3 mph the accelerator pedal dropped to the floor causing vehicle to accelerate, resulting in a crash with another vehicle. While driving to her residence the accelerator pedal did not have any resistance and it seemed as if the vehicle was still accelerating for a short time. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 164,500.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. While stopped, the vehicle suddenly surged forward and crashed. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 23,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving 3 mph the vehicle accelerated on its own. The contact then applied extreme pressure to the brakes when the vehicle finally stopped. The dealer was informed about the failure and stated that they would like the contact to bring it in . The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 104000.

The contact owns a 2003 Camry le. The contact stated while applying the brakes, the vehicle abnormally accelerated until more pressure was applied to the brakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure but advised that the failure could potentially be caused by a defect in the throttle body. The dealer cleaned the throttle plate to correct the failure. The manufacturer was contacted but did not provide any assistance. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 23,900. Updated 12/30/10. Updated 04/06/11.

I got in the car and attempted to move it from the garage to my driveway. When I stepped on the accelerator the car surged and spiraled out of control. The accelerator 'locked' and I was unable to stop the vehicle as the brake would not work. The car crashed in my neighbor's yard against his tree.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. The contact was attempting a right turn at speeds of 5 mph when the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle did not stop and proceeded to crash into a wall. The contact attempted to brake but to no avail. She was not injured. The contact was cited by the police and a police report was available. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was contacted. The crash was being handled through her insurance company. The failure and current mileages were 63,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. While in a parking space, the contact was driving at approximately 15 mph in the reverse position with an excessive increase in the acceleration without warning. The vehicle would not stop when the brakes were engaged and crashed into two parked vehicles in which there were no occupants inside. There was no personal injury. A police report was filed of the incident. The contact's vehicle front end passenger side sustained severe damages; and the two parked vehicles sustained minimal damages. The vehicle was driven from the scene and repaired a collision center. The failure mileage was approximately 44,000. Updated 10/15/10 the consumer stated the repair cost was approximately $3000. A Toyota engineer inspected the vehicle and stated there was no problem with the accelerator link or any other components for that matter. Updated 10/21/jb.

I was driving 2003 Toyota Camry when all of sudden, it accelerated to a high speed, even when I applied the break, it failed to stop and was uncontrollable. The vehicle only stopped when it slammed on a residential building. I suffered injuries along with my daughter who was in the car with me.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph when she attempted to stop. When the brake pedal was depressed the gear selector was shifted into the reverse position. The vehicle began to accelerate. The engine was turned off to gain control of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced at the owner expense. The failure mileage was 47,000. The current mileage was 47,000.

2003 Toyota Camry le was running, sitting in driveway, but in park with emergency brake on. Car "took off" in reverse, and only came to a stop when driver jumped into car, pushed hard on foot brake, turned off ignition, and car door slammed into another parked vehicle.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. While driving in reverse out of her driveway at speeds of under 5 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated forward without driver intent. The vehicle began to spin in a circular motion and proceeded to crash into a vehicle. The engine exhibited a loud revving noise while accelerating. The vehicle did not stop until finally crashing into a tree. Upon impact, there was a tire blowout, exact location unknown. A police report was filed. The contact suffered minor injuries from the crash. The failure and current mileages were 47,000.

Sudden increase in rpms as I was backing up my car up to my wood pile. . It rammed into my wood pile and the wheels were still spinning when I finally turned off the car. Same thing happen when I was coasting up to a stop sign Feb 2010. . Both times I put all the strength I could on the brake pedal to stop the car. It never stopped in 2009 but I did get it stopped on the 2010 incident because I put the car in neutral. Some minor damage to the back end of the car on the 2009 incident from the car hitting the stack of wood. . Went to the dealer and they said it was nothing they could do about it. .

Was entering a parking spot at walmart in stafford, va. When gas pedal rev up high in my 03 Toyota Camry and ran over steel pole barriers .

Gas pedal non response ,when foot was taken off gas pedal,cause loss of control.

2003 Toyota Camry le 4-cylinder. 66,000 miles. Occasional minor "lunging forward" from stationary position. On one occasion, while sitting at a bank drive-up window, there was a rapid increase in gas feed when I depressed the accelerator pedal slightly but when I depressed the brake it returned to normal idling. I am concerned that the problem is related to the general Toyota accelerator problem and could get worse. No accidents to date. Date indicated is only approximate. I would have made a specific notation of the date if I had known about the general problem with Toyotas at the time of the incidents. I reported my concern verbally a few days ago to the national Toyota telephone contact (and was told that my call was being recorded) but have not received a reply. Another concern is the general "check engine light" problem that Toyotas have. Toyota says the problem is caused by clicking the gas cap more than once when reattaching it after filling up with gas. This seems to be a rather flakey excuse, and I had to pay the dealer to turn off the check engine light more than one year ago but recently received an offer from the dealer to fix these problems for free. Are the accelerator problem and the check engine light problem related to the Toyota computer system?.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving 2 mph into the garage, when the vehicle accelerated and crashed into the garage wall. The contact states that smoke was coming from the tires. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic and testing. The dealer drove the vehicle around and found no problem with the accelerator. The front bumper of the vehicle was damaged. The contact sustained injuries as a result of the crash. The approximate failure and current mileages was 6300. Updated 04/20/2010. Updated 07/13/10.