Cruise Control problems of the 2009 Toyota Camry

Cruise control and horn stopped working and airbag light on.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving downhill at 70 mph with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle accelerated up to 90 mph. The contact then applied the brakes and the vehicle decelerated to 70 mph. The dealer was notified and stated that the vehicle performed as normal. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was out of warranty. They offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was 29,138.

Prior to these incidents, the vehicle was checked by the dealer on their recall. I was traveling on a 2 lane highway at 60 mph with the cruise control on. I approached a slight incline in the road and the transmission downshifted as normal. Tachometer went from 2000 rpm to 3000 rpm. Then suddenly there was a sudden uncontrollable acceleration in which the engine revved up to 4500 rpm and the engine was screaming as though it was about to blow apart. My foot was not in contact with the accelerator pedal. The floor mat had been removed per the dealer instructions. I immediately put my foot on the brake pedal which stopped the sudden acceleration. If this had been on a wet highway or in traffic there would surely have been an accident. This same incident has occurred 4 times within the last 6 months. I took the vehicle back to the dealer and they reported that there was nothing wrong and they could not replicate the problem. After several conversations with Toyota, they said that they will make a record of my incidents but, Toyota will do nothing to fix the problem. This had to have been caused by the cruise control system or the computer/software controlling it.

2009 Toyota Camry - excessive acceleration and abrupt change in transmission when cruise control tries to catch up with the set speed limit after a dip in speed- Toyota tech saw the problem, accepts that its happening - Toyota's response "get used to it".

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 75 mph with the cruise control activated, he tapped the brake pedal and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact shifted into neutral and used the cruise control to decelerate and set the emergency brake. When he tapped the brake pedal, the rpms increased to over 5,000. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was told they would have an investigator inspect the vehicle. The vehicle had previously been repaired for recalls 09v388000 and 10v017000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). The failure mileage was approximately 17,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact stated he the accelerator pedal was replaced under NHTSA campaign id number: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). After the pedal was replaced the contact was driving 65 mph with the cruise control engaged when the vehicle accelerated. The contact was able to stop the vehicle without incident. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in to be inspected. There were no additional repairs made to the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 15,000.

On March 9, 2010 I took my 09 Toyota Camry in for the floormat recall and to have the cruise control looked at for an acceleration issue. When the cruise control slows down it will kick into about 5,000 rpm's for about 10 seconds and put me at least 10 mph over the speed I set it to. (which is usually when I turn it off!!!) when I picked my car up at the end of the day I noticed that my gas pedal has been shaved off at the bottom making it very short and difficult to drive with plus my floor mats had not been modified as I was told they should have been. I was also told that the problem with my cruise control could not be duplicated but to bring my car back if I have problems in the future. I was then told that it is 'normal' for Toyota cars to rapidly accelerate with the cruise control on (at 5,000 rpms??? really???)and that a 5-8 mph difference in the speed you set the cruise control at is also 'normal'. I just looked up the kbb on my car and think I might be able to get out of it without a loss. I am seriously considering it.

Before the Toyota recall, I noticed on several occasions sudden acceleration. On 2-17-10 I had the recall fixed on m 2009 Camry at beechmont Toyota. Today, 3-5-10, I had a sudden acceleration again . It feels like when you put your car in cruise control and the car jumps into cruise.

Driving on cruise control at 70mph. Engine shut down and lost all electrical power. Then after about 4 seconds car powered up again on its on & reset cruise. This has happened twice now in a span of 2 months. Brought car to dealer and they said they could not duplicate problem. Checked all connections and codes. Nothing showed on scans. I asked about the etc and they said that would not cause the problem I encountered? they said if it happens again and no codes show up or check engine light,there is nothing they can do?? these are the so called tech's words of wisdom.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph with the cruise control engaged. When the cruise control was disengaged the accelerator pedal stuck without warning. Suddenly, the brake pedal was applied and the vehicle was able to slow down. Whenever traveling up an incline with the cruise control engaged the speed decreased without assistance; however, traveling on a flat road surface with the cruise control engaged an unexpected increase in the speed occurred. In addition, the speedometer does not function properly. The gauge does not display a reading over 65 mph at any given speed being traveled. An authorized dealer was notified of the failures. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number 10v017000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal). The VIN was excluded from the recall. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The failure and current mileages were 14,000. Updated 05/20/10.

Our 2009 Toyota Camry hybrid has experienced three separate incidences of sudden unintended acceleration during the past nine months. The car was purchased in April of 2008. The first event occurred in February 2009. The second and third events occurred in July 2009 and October 2009, respectively. In all three events the accelerator grabbed and began to speed uncontrollably. During the first event, the car continued to accelerate even after I removed my foot from the accelerator. During the subsequent two events, the car accelerated without my foot even being on the gas pedal. In all instances, it felt as if the resume button of the cruise control (which was off at all times) was depressed. Speeds reached in excess of 60mph in each event. During the first two events, a combination of extreme-pressure braking and shifting the car into neutral worked to stop the car, thankfully, without incident. During the third event, after roughly five to ten seconds of acceleration, a "pop" was heard at which time the car's acceleration ceased and returned to normal. The car was taken to the dealer after each incident. All three times diagnostics were performed and all three times the same answer. . . . . "found no current or pending fault codes. ¿ the first time it was blamed on an after-market floor mat. While one was installed, it was the type with "grabber" spikes on the underside to prevent movement, similar to a chair mat. I knew that this was not the cause but, as a precaution, I removed the after-market floor mat. For the second event, again, the dealer found no faults and, again, suggested floor mats. The only floor mat in the vehicle was the factory-installed carpeted floor mat which was secured by the factory-installed retaining hooks. Floor mats were not the issue. As an extra precaution, however, I removed the carpeted mat. The third event occurred on October 22, 2009. Car was taken to dealer. Factory technician was brought in. No problem found.

I am having a Toyota Camry 2009. When I was on cruise control and runs at 60miles/hr, the rpm is about 1500 rpm. During the cruise control, the rpm may accelerate to about 3000 rpm in less than 10 seconds, then immediately the rpm goes back to 1500 rpm again. During this rpm change, the speed reading remains at 60 miles/hr. The incidents happens unexpected. It seems happen more often when on up hill even with very mild slope. It also happens when it runs on very flat road. When the incident happens, it feel that the vehicle is out of control and feel very jerky. It's quite scary. I complained this to my Toyota dealer with my regular maintainence quite some months ago, they said they would look into it. After quite some hours, they said that they could not replicate the incident and can not do anything about it. The way they test is to drive in metro area for about 10 mins, which is obviously not the situation I am complaining about. They said they would not do a cruise control driver for 2 hours according to their test driver procedure. They even do not able to escalate this issue to Toyota manufactures! such situation happens when the car comes to me brand new. I feel desperate to communicate my concerns through Toyota dealer yet every day I have such security concerns. I hope you guys can seriously look into this issue with the recent Toyota recall. The floor mat explaination is rediculous and the recent gas pedal is probably still not the root cause. Please take this concerns seriously and I hope that such concerns may become public and aware to the consumers and Toyota. A fix is a must. Thank you. Btw, the approximate incident date in this complaint is the last time that I dared to use cruise control. Such incident actually happens almost everytime when I used cruise control.

Toyota Camry cruise control acceleration beyond set speed. My cruise control was set at 65mph. I stopped at a stop light, accelerated back up to 60mph and hit the resume on the cruise control to get the car back up to 65mph. But cruise control did not stop at 65mph. I was up to 80mph before I realized what was happening. Breaking stopped the acceleration. This has happened twice. Reported the incidents to my Toyota service department and was told it does not happen often enough for them to recreate the problem on their diagnostic equipment and they would not be able to find the problem.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving at approximately 65 mph, the contact set the cruise control and vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 80 mph. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not slow down. After several moments of trying to engage the brakes, the vehicle began to slow down. The contact had never experienced the failure before. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership for repair. The current and failure mileages were approximately 22,000.

I have a 2009 Toyota Camry/le and when the vehicle in "cruise control" mode going down a hill the speed increases up to 15mph. At that point I turn the cruise control off to slow the vehicle down. I have no problems with the cruise control other than going "down" hill. Not sure if this is normal for the vehicle or not.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 60 mph with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle began to accelerate to approximately 65 mph. The driver turned off the cruise control and used the brakes to slow the vehicle down. She also stated that the failure occurred two additional times since it occurred in June 2009. She did not take the vehicle to the dealer or call the manufacturer. The current mileage was approximately 11,000. The failure mileage was approximately 4,000.

I have a 2009 Camry. I know about the recall for the acceleration problem. This is a similar problem that is different, but actually could be related perhaps. If I set my cruise control for example at 65 (or any speed) and I brake the cruise control deactivates. If I slow to lets say 35 to go through town, and then hit resume, the car accelerates very fast until it gets to 65 again. This acceleration is so fast that you often need to re-brake to re establish control of the car. This has been a constant problem with the 2009 Camry. I have another vehicle Dodge that gradually gains speed when I hit resume and have had a 96 Camry with cruise that had a gradual return to the preset speed. The cruise control on the Camry is dangerous and far faster than I would ever accelerate from 35 to 65 on my own.

My boyfriend and I were on I-94 in michigan when my parents' 2009 Camry accelerated out of control. A semi truck was merging onto the expressway, so my boyfriend hit the accelerator to give the truck enough room. We were using cruise control at the time going about 70 mph, but the car continued to accelerate at a speed in excess 90 mph after the break was applied once we got around the truck. The engine was revving very loudly at this point. The break did not override the car's acceleration or cruise control even when my boyfriend stood with all of his weight on the break. After several minutes, the car finally stopped accelerating. I took the car to my local Toyota dealer, assuming the problem was with the cruise control. The dealer tried to recreate the loss of acceleration control I experienced, but said they were unable to do so. The dealer mechanics inspected the cruise control wiring system, but claimed they found nothing wrong with the car. This event happened in may 2009, well before the recent increase in press coverage relating to similar incidents.

Was driving on the freeway. Car had cruise control on and I stepped on the brakes and disengaged it and continued driving. When I pressed the resume button to get back on cruise control, the car accelerated about 7 mph past the set speed and I had to slam on the brakes and repeatedly press the c. C. Cancel button to stop extra acceleration. I understand some people may think it's the car speeding up to get to the speed quickly, which it did, but then it just kept accelerating and the motor was whining like it was really trying to race off. This happened about a half a dozen times before I stopped using the c. C. All together. When I called the dealership I was told it was that the car was "zippy" because it was a v6 and it is the cruise control speeding up to the last set speed. No parts were ever fixed on it. I ended up selling it last year after owning it around 9 months.