Accelerator Stuck problems of the 2007 Toyota Camry

Tl- the contact owned a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at 73 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck in a depressed position and the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the highway divider. The vehicle then caught fire. The police and fire department were called and a police report was filed. The contact sustained minor injuries to his arm and neck. Medical attention was not required. The vehicle was towed away from the scene and the contact stated that the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. The VIN was unavailable. Np.

On listed date at approximately 0940, my mother in law was operating my 2007 Toyota Camry in la plata, MD. As she pulled left into a parking space she removed her foot from the accelerator and placed in on the brake and went to place the vehicle into park. At that time, the vehicle lurched aggressively forward, jumping several feet into the grass at that location. She was able to stop the vehicle since her foot was on the brake, place in into reverse and park it without further incident. She reported it to me immediately. She had my two young children in the vehicle and knew that I had an unwanted acceleration incident in Jan. 2008. That incident (accelerator was stuck to floor- reported to NHTSA (ref odi #10214714), was investigated by scott yon of NHTSA who also personally inspected the vehicle. The recall repair was completed on the vehicle in April 2010. This incident occurred after repairs were performed.

While driving the car at approximately 30mph, when I pressed the brake pedal, the car would not stop. The gas pedal got stuck. I put the car in neutral and pressed the power button. When I restarted the car, the brakes and gas pedal worked appropriately.

2007 Toyota Camry recalled had the new parts installed @ dealership. After which I experienced the accelerator sticking and not slowing down without pressure to brakes. Returned to the dealership and they said they couldn't duplicate the problem, found no fault codes and rechecked the fixes they had previously installed. The problem still remains, the car doesn't decelerate when you let off the accelerator and in fact had an instance of it speeding up and decelerating freely on it's own. The dealership informed me there is nothing they can do as their computers didn't find anything wrong but as the owner of this vehicle there is clearly something wrong with it that I do not feel safe driving this vehicle.

I own a 2007 Camry solara, my cars gas pedal gets stuck when I am at a stop light and proceed into traffic the cars momentarily stays in an idled position for several seconds, until it kicks forward and accelerates. I am afraid to drive the car and financially I am still paying for a car that is parked, because I do not feel it safe to drive. Toyota needs to put the Camry solara on the list. I took it to the dealership, and without the recall they refuse to even diagnose or repair my car, at my expense no less, I do not feel that solara owners should be ignored and financially responsible. I do not want to hurt myself or anyone else by taking a chance on driving a car that is out of control. Put the solara's on the recall list, and make myself and other drivers at ease with a repair and gas pedal replacement immediately.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While attempting to slow down to exit the highway the gas pedal became stuck. And when she depressed the brakes, the brakes failed to operate and collided into the vehicle in front of her. The driver frontal air bag did not deployed. A police report was filed with the tennessee police, report 10-189917. The vehicle was totalled. Ther contact received injuries to her neck. The failure and the current mileage was 103,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While attempting to slow down to exit the highway the gas pedal became stuck. When she depressed the brakes, the brakes failed and she crashed into the vehicle in front of her. The driver side frontal air bag did not deploy. A police report was filed with the tennessee police, report 10-189917. The vehicle was totalled. She received injuries to her neck. The failure and the current mileage was 103,000.

In 2007 we leased a new Camry along with another new Toyota product on the same day. My wife has had the accelerator stick on her and she had to use the emergency brake to stop the car and ran off the road. She narrowly avoided having a terrible accident in the car while my four year old daughter was in the car with her. The dealership picked up the car and attempted to fix it. The first time my wife drove the car the accelerator stuck again. They have since came and picked it up again and have had it for almost two weeks with no progress or solutions offered. The car is unsafe and they have no solutions to fix it. They tell us they're waiting on Toyota engineers to come but have no date or time that will happen. My wife is terrified of the car and rightfully so. There are only 15 months left on the lease and we just want them to purchase the car back. It is leased through Toyota financial. This has been going on for too long for them to have no solutions for a repair.

Problem with accelerator sticking at high speed (70 mph); considerable lag between removing foot from gas pedal and deceleration. Required hard braking to avoid hitting another vehicle.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota solara. While driving approximately 35 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck. The contact was forced to repeatedly engage the brake pedal in order to release from the stuck position. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that there was a metal bar that caused the accelerator to stick. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was recalled. The dealer told her that they would put her name on a list over a month ago and they would call her. The contact is very disappointed since she has called several times and has only been able to leave a voicemail. No one has returned her calls. The contact has not experienced any failures at this time. The current mileage was 53000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that he noticed problems with the rack and pinion steering. When he drove approximately 20 mph, the vehicle would pull to the right and when he drove over a bump in the road, he had to hold the wheel tight in order to control the vehicle. He also stated that when turning the wheel to the left or the right, it would lock. The dealer told him not to let go of the steering wheel while driving over a bump in the road and that there was nothing wrong the vehicle. When the recall repair was performed, the dealer told him once again that there was no problem with the vehicle. After the recall 10v017000, vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal repair was made, the accelerator pedal stuck for the first time; however, he was able to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes. He called the manufacturer and was unable to get any assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was 18,562. The failure mileage was 17,538.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving 45 mph the contact engaged the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal became stuck and would not release. The driver was forced to use the emergency brake along with the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. He removed the floor mats and was able to drive the vehicle home safely. The dealer stated that a representative would contact him regarding the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 29,000.

2007 Toyota Camry faulty accelerator issue noticed that the accelerator had gotten stuck and I had to hit it a few times with my foot to get it unstuck. Luckily there was no traffic around me and I had no one else in the car with me.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota solara. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact attempted to accelerate at a traffic light and the vehicle did not move forward nor did the speed increase. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle remained in an idle neutral position. The dealer informed the contact that her VIN was not a part of any recalls and that she would be responsible for the cost of a diagnostic test. The dealer refused to perform a diagnostic test after the contact agreed to pay the fee. The failure mileage was 27,000. The consumer stated the accelerator would become stuck while driving. As she proceeded to step on the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would move forward, under continuous foot pressure the pedal would get stuck and momentarily stayed in an idled position for several seconds. The vehicle would then jump forward back into the drive position. Updated 04/07/10.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving 70 mph the gas pedal would stick. The contact has not taken the vehicle to the dealer or called the manufacturer. The contact is concerned about the safety risk since a crash could occur. The failure mileage was 29214.

My accelerator pedal on my 2007 Toyota Camry became stuck while driving eastbound on the dulles airport access freeway. I was traveling about 55 mph when the car suddenly accelerated out of my control. I did not know what was causing the gas pedal to stick, but after approximately 30 seconds to a minute, it stopped sticking and I was able to drive at a normal speed again. Luckily, there were no other cars on the airport access freeway with me and the airport freeway is straight and isolated from the main freeway by a median. This was my first and only experience with the accelerator pedal sticking. It has not happened to me since.

On November 5, 2008 I was leaving my son's soccer practice and my accelerator became stuck on my 2007 Toyota Camry. I hit a school and went through a 100 foot fence when my car became entangled in the fence and the fence became caught underneath my car. My car was still accelerating full force and my tires were burning rubber. I was able to finally slam my stickshift into neutral and the car stopped. Toyota was contacted shortly after the accident and sent someone out to look at the vehicle at the body shop. They sent me a letter stating there was nothing wrong with my car.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck and caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate. In August 2008, the vehicle began to accelerate on its own and hit two parked vehicles and then came to a stop. There was a police report taken. In October 2009, after trying to pull into a parking spot, the vehicle began to accelerate suddenly again and the vehicle crashed into a building but no injuries were cited. Another police report was taken. The manufacturer sent a representative to inspect the vehicle who stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle was being repaired at the time of the complaint but only for body damage because of the crash. The current mileage was approximately 5,500. The failure mileage was approximately 5,400. Updated 04/27/10. Updated 10/12/10.

I wanted to share my experience with my Toyota Camry re. The acceleration problem, for you to share with your engineers. I leased my 2007 Camry in August 2007 (VIN [xxx]), a 4 cylinder model. Approximately a year later, I was on the freeway passing a car when I needed a sudden burst of speed, so I floored the accelerator hard. (I was used to a 6 cylinder which reacts instantly. ) the accelerator seemed to stick and I experienced a racing engine that would not slow down. I was able to safely stop the car by putting it in neutral and braking (needless to say, a little shaken). After I turned it off, I immediately restarted the engine and again it raced. I turned it off again and let it sit for several minutes. After restarting it, it reacted normally. I carefully drove to the dealership, where I was given the floor mat explanation which I accepted. I did in fact have my floor mats loose and not in the pegs. I have never experienced a recurrence. My perception is that the problem was caused when I stomped on the accelerator, and after turning off the engine for several minutes and restarting without incident, I am speculating that the ignition system was able to reset itself. That's why I suspect the problem may be electrical or the vehicle computer, and not mechanical. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. When attempting to accelerate, the accelerator pedal became stuck. The vehicle then accelerated up to 75 mph. He had to remove the floor-mat from under the accelerator pedal, to decelerate. After the failure he removed the floor-mat from the vehicle. The dealer nor the manufacturer was contacted. The current mileage was approximately 52,000. The failure mileage was approximately 28,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving approximately between 40-55 mph on normal road conditions when the accelerator pedal began to stick. There was an application of excessive force to the brake pedal with both feet. The vehicle skidded and loss control and suddenly, the accelerator pedal released. The driver was able to gain control and resume to normal operation. The failure occurred constantly at least three times a week. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on nine separate occasions for the identical failures. There were replacements of the transmission control module (tcm) and transmission. The failures continued which there were no resolutions. The failure mileage was unavailable.

The 2007 Toyota Camry le 4cyl automatic sedan experienced hesitation, unintended acceleration and complete lack of response to the depression of the accelerator pedal; two times creatiing situations that easily could have caused an accident. The first time I was trying to merge onto a high-speed lane of a highway. I pushed the accelerator pedal and the car did absolutely nothing, then roared to life, but too late. I had to brake because I didn't have enough time to make it. Then, about a year later the accelerator stuck and the engine revved to 6000 rpms, and would not come down. I was forced to pull over and shut it down. Both of these times I brought it to the local Toyota dealer and they couldn't find anything. The most recent time, after the stuck accelerator pedal incident, they had it all day and sent it home with a service man who could not duplicate the situation. I seriously fear bodily injury or death in the future if this isn't fixed and fixed right.

Toyotas latest recall should not be a floor mat or stuck accelerator problem. My 2007 Camry has experienced this scenerio at least several times a year (even though I know it exists). The problem is the design of the brake pedal and accelerator pedal. The brake pedal (when braking) is closer to the floor than the height of the un-depressed accelerator pedel. If the driver has big feet or is not precise when placing the foot, it is possible to depress both pedals at the same time. The harder one tries to stop, the faster the engine wants to run. In my vehicles from the past, the accelerator pedal, when not depressed, was closer to the floor than the position of the brake pedal during a very hard (emergency) braking action. Toyota's firmware fix of not allowing the accelerator signal to override the braking signal is not a good fix for the problem. Sometimes it is desirable to increase the speed of the engine before releasing the brake to provent rolling backwards when starting on a grade. Paying attention to the ergonomics of how the pedals and the human driver interface and proper engineering design is the solution.