Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2006 Toyota Camry

While on the street as I was backing my car into a parking space adjacent to the street curb the car suddenly accelerated in reverse at high speed, crashing over the curb and sidewalk, rear end first. My stepping on the brakes in an attempt to stop the car was unsuccessful; the car did not come to a stop until it crashed into an iron fence which bordered the yard causing damage to the fence and the car. A similar incident occurred quite a few years ago when the same car suddenly accelerated in reverse out of control and I was unable to bring it to a halt until it hit a parked car. I do not know what caused either of these incidents to occur.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that upon pressing the accelerator the vehicle's motor accelerated rapidly causing the contact to press the brakes and turn the vehicle off. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage 101,000. Ad.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,505. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that after starting the engine and shifting into drive, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The driver was unable to react in enough time to control the vehicle and crashed against two fences and a tree. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The driver and passenger sustained injuries. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was only able to determine that the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 40,000.

I was pulling into a parking space in a parking lot. My foot was on the brake pedal to slow down in order to turn into the parking space and stop in the space. I had already made a right turn and was most of the way into the parking space when my car suddenly accelerated jumping the curb, going down into a 8 ft. Deep ditch and coming half way up the other side.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota solara. The contact stated that while driving into a parking space at 1 mph with her foot on the brakes the vehicle sudden accelerated. The vehicle drove on the curb and she crashed into a parked vehicle. No one was injured. The front bumper was damaged on both vehicles. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was contacted and towed the vehicle to the dealership. The vehicle will be inspected by the dealer and a report was filed. The failure mileage was 60,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving approximately 2 mph into a parking space. When the brake peal was applied a sudden unintended acceleration occurred causing the vehicle to crash into an unoccupied parked vehicle. The emergency brake was engaged following the crash. A police report was filed of the incident. There was no personal injury. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they informed that an inspector from the manufacturer would perform an investigation regarding the acceleration failure within a two weeks period. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the driver was attempting to park in a parking lot, when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle jumped the curb, moved into the street, and the engine resumed the idle position. The vehicle was driven to its destination as there was no accident that resulted. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the dealer could not find anything wrong. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they could offer no assistance as there were no defects found. The current and failure mileages were approximately 53,000.

2006 Toyota Camry. Consumer states unintended acceleration the consumers wife was in the process of pulling into a parking space. Suddenly, there was a loud roar and the vehicle accelerated out of control, jumped the curb and went airborne until she hit the bottom of a slope and entered the street. She managed to turn the wheel to the right to avoid hitting the opposite curb. The vehicle then returned to normal idle and she drove back into the parking lot and parked the vehicle. The consumer did not state if there was any damage to the vehicle.

My wife slowly pulled into a parking spot in a supermarket parking lot. As she hit the brakes to come to a stop, the vehicle begin rapidly accelerating and before she could react the car jumped a curb and across a grassy strip and hit a parked car. She has a cracked spine and other injuries. The front end car damage was considerable (estimate $5800) and there was considerable front end damage to the other vehicle. Our vehicle had been in for 20,000 mile service just the week before.

I was driving on a familiar rural road at approximately 45 mph. Anticipating slowing down before approaching the village where the speed limit is 30 mph, I took my foot off the accelerator. At the moment I lifted my foot from the pedal, the car suddenly accelerated on its own for about two seconds, and then, again on its own, went back to normal. This is the first and only failure I have experienced while driving this vehicle. I took no remedial action (other than reporting the incident to my husband. ).

I experienced sudden unintended acceleration in my 2006 Toyota Camry le,while attempting to park in front of a 7eleven store to pickup my newspaper. I pressed on the brake prior to reaching the cement parking stop, I heard and felt a quick surge from the engine I hit the brake hard but still the car continued to more forward right thru the front doors of the 7eleven the car stopped by a door post.

Tl * the contact owns a 2002 Toyota Camry. The contact stated as she attempted to apply the brakes, there was an unusual increase in engine rpms. The vehicle then abnormally accelerated to the right and crashed into a parked vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the body damage was repaired. On a separate occasion while attempting to pull into a parking space, the vehicle again abnormally accelerated and crashed into a steel bracket of a dumpster. The vehicle was towed to the dealer yet the dealer refused to inspect the vehicle and advised her to go through her insurance company, in which she did. The body damage was repaired. On the third instance of unintended acceleration, there was an unusual increase in engine rpms while braking. The vehicle proceeded to independently accelerate and crashed into a cement wall. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the failure would be investigated. The vehicle was never diagnosed at the dealer for the acceleration failure. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 59,000.

I am reporting 2 instances of unintended throttle acceleration in my 2006 solara. Circumstances in both cases were similar. The two cases: (1) approximately November 1, 2009 -- I was driving slowly in a parking lot. I braked to make a turn when the engine suddenly accelerated violently. Stepping hard on the brake and pulling the shifter into n stopped the acceleration. The car then operated normally. (2) approximately December 20, 2009 -- I was pulling slowly into a parking place in front of a post office when the engine suddenly accelerated violently. Stepping hard on the brake and pulling the shifter into n stopped the acceleration. The car then operated normally. Obviously I am concerned about this problem especially with the publicity and recalls but understand that my model is not on recall.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. As the contact placed the vehicle in reverse, to back out of the driveway, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning and crashed into a tree. The failure has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 54,000. Updated 1/14/10 updated 01/15/10.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. While attempting to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle struck a cement boulder, and then crashed into a parked vehicle. The vehicle then spun around several times and became lodged between a tree and a pole. A police report was filed. The vehicle was repaired shortly thereafter at the owner's expense. The failure mileage was 3,150. The current mileage was 3,500. Updated 1/11/09.

Waiting in office driveway to make right turn north on roadway. All of a sudden instead of turning, my car suddenly accelerated extremely fast straight across 4 lanes of north & south traffic. Applied brake hard & was lucky to stop just short of slamming into sidewalk & stores. It was a miracle no cars broadsided me on my right or left.

2006 Toyota Camry. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. The consumer stated on two separate occasions, he experienced sudden acceleration. The first time the accident happened, he was pulling into a parking space, and all of a sudden the vehicle accelerated, went over a curb and impacted the side of a building. He immediately shut the engine off, using the key. The air bad did not deploy. The second incident happened on June 30, 2014. He was pulling into a parking space, when the vehicle accelerated out of control, it went over a curb and into a fence. He immediately turned the key to the off position and the vehicle stopped. The air bad did not deploy in the second accident. The consumer sold the vehicle on August 27, 2014.

2006 Toyota Camry surged unexpectedly. Increase in engine speed occurring while the accelerator pedal is not depressed. Uncontrolled surge caused vehicle to crash into other objects. Upon impact, air bags did not inflate.

My car 2006 Toyota Camry had sudden accelerate from stopped position at a yield and hit the car in front though damage to the front car was not significant. I still could not figured it out why this would have happened since I drive carefully. No other accident on the record since I started driving from 2003. It happened around 9am on my daily route to workplace. Recently I heard about Toyota recalls for Camry 2007 to 2010. But I am not sure if my car also have similar problem. Once I visited to service center after the incident for regular service then they mentioned that my car's brake & gas pedals need clean-up or I have to get it replaced. Since they told little higher amount I told no for repair. I am not sure if my Toyota Camry 2006 too have the problems described in recall. I have incident reported with my insurer and can provide claim number, documents, insurer info etc as required. There were no charges paid to any vehicle in this minor incident till now but insurer has kept this incident open till now if other party makes new claims. I still think why my vehicle had sudden acceleration so thought to report this incident with dot.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. While driving in a parking space at approximately 1-2 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a vehicle. A police report was taken but there were no injuries. Before the failure occurred, another driver of the vehicle stated that the engine revved slightly a few times. He called the dealership and was told that they would charge him a fee to perform a diagnostic test. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 19,500. The failure mileage was 10,629. Updated 04/13/10. Updated 10/08/10.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. While parking, the vehicle rapidly accelerated over a curb and through the glass of a store- front. A police report was filed. He called the Toyota manufacturer and filed a complaint. However he has not received a response. The damages to the vehicle and the store front were over $17,000. The current mileage was 20,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. The dealer stated that the vehicle's front brakes were out of round and caused the vehicle to pulsate. The dealer resurfaced the front rotors and sanded the front brake pads. While driving 40 mph under normal driving conditions, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and failed to stop. The contact was unable to steer the vehicle and crashed into a cement wall. The driver suffered bruises on both legs, a hand, and chest. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The current and failure mileages were 5,637. The consumer provided correspondence letters from Toyota, amended accident report, vehicle description via web, and extended warranty information. Updated 09/20/07 see odi 10308272.

- the contact stated the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly while driving. The contact stated that most of the incidents occurred while the he was pulling into a parking space. The contact stated the he had four minor crashes due to the vehicle accelerating. In the latest incident the vehicle accelerated across a five lane highway and crashed into a utility pole. The weather conditions were dry, and was not aware of the vehicle's speed. The driver was injured, and taken in an ambulance to the hospital. The driver sustained burns from the seat belts. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that he had previously taken the vehicle to the dealer, and they could not find anything wrong. The contact has the repair order, and the police report. Updated 02/06/07.

2006 Toyota Camry. Consumer states unintended acceleration the consumer stated the vehicle crashed through his garage, kitchen and dining room. The consumer stated there were two other incidents prior where the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a wall.

I bought my 2006 Camry in October 2005 and have been complaining to claremont Toyota, the dealership where I bought the car, of the sudden acceleration and braking problem since about 2006. It's an intermittent problem that I have had to deal with since I bought this car. My complaints have been that the brake pedal drops to the floor and then the car accelerates forward and that the car accelerates on its own. The service writers have dismissed my complaints and given many excuses such when I left the car there to have them check out the problem they said that the problem could not be repeated so the car was fine, another time I was told that the new cars have abs brakes that drop down to the floor, and at a different time they said that with these new cars the rear brakes had to be adjusted at every oil change and etc. There was an incident in 2006 when I was at a stop and some pedestrians were walking across the street. The car did stop but all of the sudden the brake pedal hit the floor and the car started to move forward. I had to pump the brake pedal a few times in order for it work again. Thankfully the pedestrians had not passed infront of my car yet. I don't remember the specific date but I do know it was in 2006. On 2/20/2010 I had my husband take the car to get an oil change at claremont Toyota. I had my husband take the car because I do not want to lied to or given another excuse because I don't know much about cars. My husband mentioned the problem about the brake pedal going down to the floor and sometimes having to downshift or use the parking brake to slow down the car and was told that this condition exists due to the abs system sensing the rotation of the tires and that the car would eventually stop. My husband then mentioned what we had been told about the rear brakes and the service writer grinned and said that the brakes do not need adjustment. I do not feel safe driving this car because it feels as if it has a mind of its own.

Petition for defect investigation into model year 2002 through 2006 Toyota Camry solara vehicles for incidents relating to vehicle surging. The consumer experienced sudden acceleration in his vehicle. See also 10161608.

2006 Toyota Camry. Consumer states unintended acceleration the consumer stated while riding with her husband, a noise was heard that sounded like a click; similar to the sound of switching on a light that seemed to trigger the unwanted acceleration that immediately followed. Her husband reacted very quickly to get the vehicle under control. He had both feet on the brake pedal which had no effect on stopping the vehicle. The consumer then put the gear into neutral, but to no avail. The last effort was to use the emergency brake and put the vehicle into park. That, along with an uphill grade brought the vehicle to a stop with a ratcheting sound which was believed to be the result of the transmission already in park.