general problems of the 2008 Toyota Camry - part 2

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that she applied the brakes and the vehicle accelerated independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the reinforcement bar and the accelerator pedal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 19,000 and the current mileage was 54,000.

I have a 2008 Toyota Camry, when starting my auto, the engine races for appx. 30 seconds, then goes down. Also in the last 5 weeks I have notice that the car lurches forward then goes back to the spend I have it on. I am very nervous driving this car, this problem just started happening about 5 or 6 weeks ago, at first I thought I was just thinking it was happening, but it seems to be getting more frequent. I have to drive it, it is the only car I have, so doctors appointments have to be keep, fear or not, I hope it does not go speeding an not stop, my mother is 82 a very afraid to get into the car, but we have to go places. We live on roads with inclines. Very steep hills, one has a stop sign at the foot of it, but so far it does stop. It makes a loud engine noise. Like a grinding of the engine, at first the brakes hesitate stopping but I push really hard on them and they stop it. I took it in for an inspection sticker an they said it passed. I told them about the problem. They said they did not know what to do about it at this time.

I purchased my 2008 Toyota Camry in November 2008. Instantly I noticed two things, one, how the car was slow when trying to merge to another lane. In fact, I almost caused a major accident, very scary to say the least. Secondly, I smelled fumes and I asked my uncle did he smell it and he said yes. In addition my uncle stated, "this is a new car you should not smell these fumes. You need to take this car back to the dealership!" I did, only to be told they did not smell anything and everything looked fine. In regards to the merging issue, I was told that it the newer models are now ran electronically and this is one of the drawbacks of these models, and that was it. I have never felt comfortable driving my car because it always felt like I had a flat tire. I have had three alignments, replaced my tires and the car still does not drive well. Now the recall regarding the brakes/floor mats has not been an issue for me but the slow return of the accelerator most definitely, and I noticed this before I heard about the 2nd recall. I took my car to the Toyota dealership on p'tree industrial in atlanta, GA on Friday, January 29th, to get my carbon air filter replaced and that is when I told them about my accelerator and I was told that it was not part of the recall issue. So the salesperson took some information down and said the parts have not come in yet, therefore, there is nothing we can do. If this was not part of the recall why tell me that the parts have not come in if I was not affected by it based on my concerns? so needless to say, I too, like most customers have my concerns. I have always trusted Toyotas and now this. I pray nothing occurs with me and my family while Toyota decides what, when, and how to solve this major issue.

This is a part of a certified letter I sent to Toyota on Feb. 18, 2010: report / notice: my 2008 Toyota Camry has exhibited various malfunctions brake malfunction acceleration malfunction on my first incident. I have been driving for over 40 years and have never had a fault accident until last month, 1/26/2010. My 2008 Toyota Camry accelerated forward. I am not sure whether it was caused by the accelerator pedal or the brake malfunction: I had the brake on, accelerator off. Second incident. On Feb. 16,2010, while I was driving at approximately 10 mph coming to a stop light, I pressed my brake pedal. The brake started shaking and making a weird noise as if gears were moving/grinding. It was unlike the antilock brake srs symptom. I immediately placed my car on park and stopped the car. Thank god that I had enough time/space between my car and the car in front of I had started stopping well ahead, as I usually do. When I stopped the car, the car behind me started honking: it was rush hour. When the car in front started moving, I started my car again and drove into the nearest parking lot. I started my car and drove in circles in the parking lot. It return to normal. I am afraid to drive my car now. I am a 59 year old teacher / grandmother and would like to live a little while longer. I have not received my recall letter as promised. Will you please fix: (1) accelerator pedal, (2) brake pedal, (3) carpet problem. Please know that as an american, I am likewise concerned for Toyotas financial losses and hope that you are able to fair well. " approximately 3 days later (I have the paperwork), Toyota called and I went in that day to have it fixed. They stated that my Toyota Camry did not have the problem because it was made in japan. They worked on it anyway and stated that they had changed the computer to bypass the accelerator pedal. I still am fearful. Please help me make sure it is fixed completely. Thank you.

Toyota's failure to remedy the sticky accelerator problem at a reasonable time.

After dropping my sisters off at one of their homes, I pressed on the accelerator and the car took a mind of its own and began to increase speed and I could not get the car to stopeven after stepping on the brake and putting the car into park. The car hit a chain link fence and still the engine revved as if it were trying to get through the fence and then it finally stopped.

I was driving my Toyota Camry,2008 model on a dry, flat road in clear,dry weather, going about 55 mph. The road was 2 lanes with no shoulders on either side. I swerved into the left lane to pass a truck but saw a curve approaching and went to swerve back in behind the truck, braking to slow down. As I did the braking, the car rapidly increases speed so I put on brakes harder but the car kept going at speed. There was no room to go right ( no shoulder) in order to avoid crashing into the truck in front of me,so I swerved left, into the on-coming lane. There were no cars in that lane. My car continued to accelerate and it veered across the lane, into a ditch alongside the road and turned over, landing on the roof. The other 2 occupants of the car and myself had our seat belts on and were now suspended from them and unhurt except for minor scratches and bruises. The car was badly damaged and required about $10,000 worth of repairs over a 7 week period. There no other vehicles involved nor was there any peoperty, public or private, damaged.

Accelerator pedal recall.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The vehicle began to accelerate without application of the accelerator pedal. After great force was exerted onto the brake the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection. The technician stated that the floor mat became stuck under the pedal. She received a recall notice from the manufacturer , but did not remove the floor-mats. The current and failure mileages were 15,107.

I own a 2008 Toyota Camry and have noticed that the vehicle accelerates by itself.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. During slight application of the accelerator pedal at a stop sign, the vehicle aggressively accelerated forwards. She was able to decelerate, by removing her foot off of the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. She received Toyota floor mat recall in late November of 2009. She will contact the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 9,000. The current mileage was 10,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.

Driving through town in my '08 Camry at roughly 35-40 mph. I released my foot off the accelerator, and noticed that my car was not slowing down. I did not have the cruise on. . . Normally when I release my foot off the gas, the speed decreases quite rapidly. I thought nothing of it, and let it cruise, at the same speed, for about one mile, until I approached a stop sign. I pressed the brake, and everything seemed normal after that. Since that, this has happened a few different times, and when telling the local Toyota employee, she said that she has "never heard of this problem, but can get me in to replace the accelerator in a few weeks for the most recent recall. . . ".

Sudden jerk and lost of acceleration especially when turning in 2007 Toyota Camry. Talked to dealer and Toyota customer service and was told that it is the design of the electronic control board issue, and nothing can be done to fix it.

I had driven down the alley and was pulling my 2008 Toyota Camry hybrid into the parking place beside our garage behind our house. When suddenly it just accelerated and I crashed into our wooden fence doing about $500 worth of damage to the fence and denting the front right side of the car (we have not had that fixed nor have we gotten an estimate yet). When the car accelerated, I was only about three feet from the garage so I was not able to get the car stopped in time to avoid hitting the fence. Fortunately, the brakes did work and I had been only going very slowly when it happened (I was almost stopped) so I was not injured - just shaken. Thus far it has not happened again, but after hearing about the high speed accidents, we remain concerned about the possibility of this happening again.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 5 mph out of the driveway, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably and crashed into a pole. The vehicle was destroyed and towed from the scene. The contact sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital. A police report is available if needed. The contact does not know what caused the failure to occur. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota solara. While releasing the parking brake at a stop light, the vehicle accelerated without intention. As a consequence he rear-ended another vehicle. In order to stop the vehicle from surging forward he had to shift into the neutral gear, and then remove the key from the ignition. The current and failure mileages were 11900. Updated 12/07/09. Updated 12/08/09.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. While driving 40 mph the vehicle accelerated without intention four times. After repeated brake application the vehicle decelerated to the intended speed. The dealer was notified and the consumer was told the bring the vehicle in. The failure mileage was 15,000. Updated 11/20/09 the service manager looked at the drivers side of the carpet and said there was nothing wrong, but placed two ties at the edge of the carpet. Updated 11/20/09.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal in her vehicle was out of control. She was driving at approximately 20 mph onto a ramp and the vehicle just began to speed up to at least 35 mph. When she tried to use the brakes, she felt as she were pressing on air. She turned the vehicle toward a tree but before it crashed into the tree, she got out of the vehicle. A police report is available. The vehicle was not destroyed. She was told by other occupants in a vehicle behind her that her brake lights were flashing as if she were using her hazard lights. The manufacturer advised her to write a letter regarding the failure; however, a claims manager told her that the manufacturer could not assist her and the vehicle was operating normally. The current mileage was approximately 21,000. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.

In approx Apr 2009 I experience accelerate pedal , I went to slow the car down easing on brake because I was coming to a intersection and could not stop and tried to push on brake that did not work had to switch to neutral because brake was not working I was on dry land and it was like I had no control of the car, when I took it to have oil changed no one said anything and it was like OH well.

Driving in at a parking lot, driven at 5 not even 10 mph the car - Camry solara convertible 2008, touch the brake to park and in 20 feet of distance the car speed by itself crashing in parking bar. The air bags explode and I got injuries on my shoulders after the impact with the seat belt.

Hello, I have a 2008 solara. I just bought this car a little over a year ago. I had reported some problems with the acceleration. Toyota has told me they received no complaints and that I don't have a problem and make sure that I don't just push the pedal to hard in other words he said don't gun it. This all happened before any recall was done. They told me that there is no problems with my car unless I can duplicate the problem. I drive in washington DC and when you stop and go and sometimes when it goes it picks up acceleration and I have to keep hitting my brakes to slow down or hit for a hard stop. This doesn't happen alot but still I have concerns, since at one point there used to be a problem with this. This was not due to floor mats and as I stated this was well before recall. No one has been hurt and now I have to keep a great distance to make sure I don't hit the person in front of me since I never know when it will kick in. This is an ongoing issue with my car. The date I am clicking on below is a guess since I am working and have my papers at home. The date below also is the beginning of all this. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. When attempting to accelerate at 50 mph, the vehicle hesitated and then began to accelerate past the intended speed. After repeated brake application she was able to decelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and all of the tires were replaced. After the repair the failure resurfaced. She took the vehicle back to the dealer, and the technician completed a software update. He then added that the rotors were out- of- round and thus needed to be turned. None of the repairs have remedied the failure. The technician then concluded that because they could not duplicate the failure, they could not provide a remedy. She inspected her vehicle and noticed that the clips did not properly secure the cover to the air filter housing. The failure mileage was 17000. The current mileage is 31,000. Updated 2/22/10 the consumer stated the vehicle lacked power. The dealer recalibrated the ecm and transmission. Updated 07/09/10.

I was dropping my children off at school when my Camry went forward and I was unable to brake and my car went directly into a fire hydrant approximately 20 feet away. I was driving at a very slow rate of speed as I approached to turn a corner but the car accelerated straight ahead into the hydrant. I dislocated part of my foot because I was pressing on the brake as hard as I could to stop the car but it would not stop. It was as if I had no control over the car. The brakes and/or anti-lock brakes did not do anything. The anti-lock brakes did not activate. We had the car repaired at our expense but were not aware of the recall at that time and did not have the accelerator looked at. I was told at our last maintenance appointment that the floor mat in my car was secured but that the car would be recalled. I believe it was reported to the police when I was taken to the emergency room but I do not know if they made a report.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The consumer stated while driving, the vehicle accelerated to full throttle, although he had barely depressed the accelerator pedal in an attempt to return to his original speed of 65 mph. The consumer stomped the brake, but the acceleration continued with the tires smoking for approximately 30 yards before he switch the gear to neutral. The consumer was continued to apply to the brake and pulled off to the shoulder. He turned off the vehicle and then examined the pedal and floor mat. The factory floor mat was in place and properly secured by the factory retainers. The mat was at the normal distance of approximately 1 1/2 inches from the gas pedal. The failure mileage was 6,000. Updated 3/4/2010 updated 05/17/10.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. While driving at a speed 40 mph the vehicle accelerated on its own without the gas being engaged. The failure occurred everytime the vehicle was driven. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where a padding was placed on the brake. The driver also stated that the visor constantly fell down while the vehicle was driven. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 28. The current mileage was 4380. -ts.

The contact owns 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving 25 mph when the road vehicle accelerated, causing the vehicle to hit the guard rail on the side of the road. The contact tried to apply the brakes and the vehicle accelerated instead. The weather was not a factor. The vehicle was repaired by the insurance company. The failure mileage was not available. The current mileage was approximately 42,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. Whenever the contact puts the vehicle into any gear the vehicle will suddenly surge forward without warning. In order to stop the vehicle the contact had to use more than normal braking power. The contact has noticed the failure since the day the vehicle was purchased. The vehicle had not been diagnosed by the dealership. The current and failure mileages were 24000.

Intermittent gas pedal hesitation and then super quick acceleration, especially dangerous when entering highway. Also occurs in local traffic. Contacted Toyota in Jan. , 2008 and was told issue couldn't be duplicated - my driving. Contacted dealer at least 3x then escalated to Toyota customer experience in Apr. 2008. Last contact in June 2008 when auto was "fixed" pursuant to TSB 0068-08. Trouble was blamed on calibration in the computer. Car was somewhat better but there was a later incident in fall of 2008 when I accelerated over a speed bump in a parking lot and was turning left into a parking space. Car shot forward went through hedge and out into busy state route 25a. Accident avoided by continuing left turn onto berm where brakes finally worked. Did not report as there were no injuries or property damage. Also thought I could have been to blame as Toyota had been "fixed" and I had been advised a number of times before the "fix" that computer responds to individual driver's actions.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota solara. The contact was driving approximately 80 mph with the speed control activated. There was a sudden increase in acceleration. The driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle. There was excessive force applied twice to the brake pedal; and deactivation of the speed control. The vehicle began to slow down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact was unable to reach the manufacturer to report the failures. The failure mileage was 1,000.

Purchased 2008 Toyota Camry 2/5/08 from stoltz Toyota scion of dubois PA 814-371-3333. After driving for 3 wks I started to note unexpected acceleration & deceleration at 20-50 mph also acceleration when putting on the brake at 25-35mph at these time the tach would jumping back & forth I felt very unsafe & called the dealer svc dept 2/22/08 they set up an appt for 2/25 during the svc tech's test drive the car didn't do any of the above. He said they would call Toyota tech in California to see how to fix the problem & would get back to me. I had not heard back by 2/28 so I called for an update because the car is still doing the above & I am feeling more unsafe. After talking with the person whom answered the phone she said she would talk to her svc manager as it could take up to a week before California would get back to them. On 3/3 the asst svc manager called me & we discussed the problem & he set up an appt to bring in the car on 3/7. Still feeling very unsafe & that the dealership did not take the issue seriously I e-mail on 3/5 the salesman I bought the car from expressing how unsafe I felt & detailed the problem & also that I was now noticing at about 40mph that the car acted like a manual transmission that need to shift down the next day 3/5 the asst manager called me @ & that he was sending someone to pick up the car right now. The asst manager kept me update with phone calls on 3/6, 3/7 they where still trying to figure out what was going on as during test drives the car had not accelerated. But would continue to test it. I also told the asst manager about the reviews on edmonds. Com that's where the same problems on 3/12 he called again that one of the test drivers had experienced the acceleration & had identified other shifting problems. On 3/14 the service manager called telling me that Toyota. Didn't have a fix for the problem & that they could not fix my Camry. That Toyota says it is "operating to factory specs, right now.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota solara. While idling, the engine would stall without warning. The vehicle would restart after 2-3 minutes. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle hesitated for 2-3 seconds when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle would then surge forward. The dealer was unable to diagnose or repair the failures. The failure mileage was 10 and current mileage was 500.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The engine races when the vehicle is started. When the contact places the vehicle into gear, it lunges forward. The vehicle also hesitates when picking up speed after decelerating. An authorized dealer informed him that the computer was designed to work in that manner and there were no solutions to repair the failure. The speed was unknown. The failure mileage was 15 and current mileage was 3,000. Updated 01/29/08. Updated 01/29/08.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated shortly after she brought the vehicle she had the acceleration problem. The contact was on the freeway driving about 50mph when the vehicle accelerated and she could not get it to slow down. The contact stated eventually her vehicle just stopped. The failure mileage was 6,000. The current mileage was 35,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle hesitates during acceleration. The failure prevents the contact from changing lanes because the vehicle will not gain speed. The failure has caused near crashes. The dealer installed new hardware in the vehicle. The repair helped approximately 40%, but the vehicle still hesitates. The current mileage was 2,150 and noticed the failure mileage at 100. The consumer stated car will not start until the third try. Updated 12/12/07.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. She purchased the vehicle brand new in 2007. Within a week she advised the dealer that the vehicle performed as if it wanted to move faster than normal and when she was at a stop light it also surged forward. The dealer told her the vehicle was cold and needed to warm up prior to driving it. The dealer also turned the idle down and the vehicle continued to surge. The failure mileage was 500 and the current mileage was 16,000.