general problems of the 2010 Toyota Camry - part 1

When accelerating the car jerk before riding smooth.

Ever since I have owned this car I've noticed the accelerator and brakes are extremely touch and impossible to accelerate smoothly from a stop. The brakes are also extremely touchy so it's hard to come to a smooth stop without jerking. I have never had a problem like this and after reading all the complaints about about the accelerator and brakes I'm very worried that my car will eventually cause an accident. I would like to know if the people who had accidents or near accidents had this problem before the car went out of control. When using speed control it will always blink and have to be turned off and on.

I applied the brakes slowly as I was driving on the highway moving about 25 mph and instead of slowing down, the car accelerated--it jolted forward! I stepped on the brakes harder. This happened twice on one drive--I almost hit an 18 wheeler. Is there something I should do? I'm not sure if it is safe to drive.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle was slow to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. In addition, while in first gear, the vehicle independently shifted into second and third gears and made an abnormal vibrating sound. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Twice while driving last week the car abruptly and on its own, accelerated to a very high rate of speed. The first time, I was able to slow it down. The second time I pumped on the brakes several times, without result. I kept pumping and it was very difficult to stop. Several more attempts and I was able to stop the car. The engine revved over and over and it took quite a bit of effort to actually stop the car. The engine only stop revving up when I put the car in park which gave a huge jolt to the car. I was able to stop, but not easily. I had my young son in the car with me and it was incredibly scary. The engine only stopped revving when I put the car in park which caused a huge jolt of the car.

While attempting to park my vehicle on April 20, 2017, my car surged forward and did not slow down when brakes were applied. I hit another parked vehicle and did considerable damage to that vehicle as well as to the front end of my car. Over $6,000 worth of damage was done to my car alone. On sept. 7, 2017, again while trying to park my car, I was advancing very slowly and pressing very lightly on the accelerator pedal when the car surged forward very quickly. I tried with great force to apply the brake so as not to hit any other vehicles near me. Luckily, I was able to get the car to stop but was frightened to death. The accelerator pedal did not respond appropriately to the little pressure I applied when attempting to part the car in both instances.

While stopped in a private parking lot in stall, but while foot on brake yet & engine running, vehicle accelerated jumped a curb crossed grass island & struck a vehicle facing mine. Vehicle was stationary prior to accelerating.

When rusuming speed control to set speed, it goes 5 to ten mph over before going to set speed.

I was stopped in line of a drive thru restaurant. The vehicles were not moving and I was waiting with my foot on the break. All of a sudden the engine surged and the car lurched forward hitting the car in front of me. I pushed as hard as possible on the break pedal but the car did not stop until it hit the car in front of me.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning and the brakes would not respond when applied. As a result, the contact crashed into a wall and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained neck and shoulder injuries that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 29,000.

I have been owning this vehicle since April 2010. I have complained about the accelerator problem every time I take car to the dealer for service. Down the hill road speed goes up to 110 miles/hr. Without pushing gas. I have wrote to Toyota but they said car is as factory design!!!. . I am driving this car going to indio to yucca valley,CA. Its a mountain road. If I put the car on cruise still speed going up. I have my wife and 9 yrs old daughter sometimes ride in the car. Please let me know what I need to do to resolve these issue.

Within approximately two minutes of a cold start had just made a left turn in the neighborhood. Was accelerating through approximately 20 mph when the car stalled. Rpm dropped from 2,000 to near zero and speed dropped from 20 to approximately 10. The stall lasted a few seconds and then the engine speed increased and the car drove fine from there. This is the third time this has happened in three weeks.

When drive my car ( 2010 Camry le) I have a problem with the cruise control. When set in cruise mode the car picks up speed to the point if I am behind a car I could crash into them if I don't hit the brake . This happens anytime I use the cruise. An accident. Waiting to happen if I am not watching close.

My 2010 Toyota Camry, I didn't do anything wrong, but when I do maintenance at driver's they told me the front struts have been leaking for awhile. My car only 40000miles. I did do maintenance. I think it's defective struts. I ask Toyota dealer to check for me tomorrow.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the brakes were applied but the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a second vehicle. The vehicle was not destroyed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but the cause of failure was unidentified. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 10,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the vehicle accelerated without manual force. As a result, the contact crashed into th rear of another vehicle. The contact did not sustain any injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the vehicle accelerated without manual force. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle and crashed into a brick wall. The contact did not sustain any injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

I entered a parking spot and was moving slowly toward parking lot's wall at the minimal speed just above zero (0) mph, suddenly car increased a speed in a second on its own and crashed into a parking lot wall - short distance & sudden and unexpected acceleration didn't allow time to press the breaks. Car¿s whole front is damaged: hood, lights, windshield glass (broken by my head), radiator and bumper. Also, after the crush smoke/steam was coming out of the car and the driver¿s door jamed. I sustained a head injury as a result that airbags didn¿t deploy and my body was projected into a windshield.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph the vehicle began to independently accelerate. The engine rpms increased to 2500 as the contact attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was finally able to be stopped once the contact continuously applied extreme pressure to the brakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and advised the contact that the torque converter was the cause of the acceleration, which he stated was a normal occurrence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure and current mileage was 29,900. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle accelerated abnormally. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The dealer was not able to find any failure within the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that they would further assess the failure. The failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 39,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph and attempting a turn, the vehicle began to decelerate independently. Once the contact completed the turn, the vehicle then began to accelerate independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the cause of failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and sent a mechanic to further inspect the failure but again, the failure could not be diagnosed. The failure mileage was 19,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle was shifted into reverse and there was a rapid increase in engine rpms. The contact then shifted into park and shut the vehicle off. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer but they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 16,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. While driving 75 mph, the contact heard a clicking noise and the vehicle jerked as if it were going to take off. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where it was repaired (repair information unavailable). The failure occurred again. The vehicle was taken to another dealer where it was located. The manufacturer had not been notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. While driving 15 mph the brakes failed to engage. She applied pressure to the brakes and the vehicle lunged forward. The contact drove on the median which stopped the acceleration. No injuries were reported. Toyota was notified and the vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, they could find any failures with the brakes. They also would not indicate their findings in writing. The failure and current mileages were 13,000.

2010 Toyota Camry was parking, driver had foot on the brake and the car accelerated up onto an embankment and over a small tree. The driver could not stop the car. This Toyota was just purchased in may 2010. The car is currently impounded for further investigation.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle with her foot on the brake pedal the vehicle accelerated without driver intent. The vehicle crashed into a brick wall and into some bushes. Upon impact with the wall, the vehicle was still trying to accelerate. The owner shifted into in reverse and the acceleration stopped. The vehicle was driven to her insurance company and then to her residence. Toyota stated that they would send an investigator to inspect her vehicle. Toyota case # 1009011318, reference # 1009011505 was filed. The police is available. The failure mileage was approximately 20,400.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact was in reverse and when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated forward. The vehicle was shut off and when restarting, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The contact had not experienced the failure before. The dealer was contacted and she was able to secure an appointment for diagnostic testing. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileage was approximately 2,800.

2010 Toyota Camry bought 2 months before recall news / 5,000 miles / had recall work done at a Toyota dealership on March 4, 2010 / on July 25, 2010 while in line at drive-through, I had my foot on the brake waiting my turn in line. Suddenly, the engine began to rev, even though I didn't have my foot on the accelerator but did have my foot on the brake. The back tires began spinning, and although I was mashing down on the brakes as hard as I could, the vehicle moved forward (producing skid marks) and hit the truck in front of me. My Camry pushed into the truck's trailer hitch, bending the rebar in the front of my car , which pushed up the radiator, etc. There was a witness who was standing next to the drive-in window because the restaurant had messed up his order. He reported to the officer that came to the scene that he heard the Camry's engine start revving, and when he looked to see why, he could see that I was trying to get the car to stop. Obviously, the Toyota Camry recall work is not effective. My granddaughter (who was in the car) and I could have been killed if this had happened at higher speed.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. While driving in reverse the contact engaged the brakes and the vehicle accelerated. The contact applied excessive force to the brake pedal but the vehicle would not stop. The contact was forced to use the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. The contact called the dealer and manufacturer, left a message and had not received a return call. The failure occurred twice. The vehicle was not repaired. The driver does not feel safe driving the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 1,734. Remailed 11/19/10.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while the vehicle was idling in the neutral position (manual transmission), the rpm's being to race at high levels. The contact shut the vehicle off and restarted but the rpm's continued to race. The contact had to restart the vehicle three times in order for the vehicle to function properly. The failure occurred on two occasions with smoke emitting from the bottom of the engine on one occasion. The contact took the vehicle to an authorized dealer for a diagnostic test but the dealer could not find a cause for the problem. The contact stated the contact believed vehicle was unsafe to drive and no longer wanted the vehicle. The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

My wife drives a 2007 Toyota solara and was pulling into a parking space in anastasia plaza in st. Augustine, FL and was about to come to a stop a place the car in park when it accelerated over the tire stop, over the curb and through the glass windows and doors and into the sea oats restaurant. She is confident that she never touched the accelerator as her foot was already on the brake to bring the car to a stop and place in park. There were no prior symptoms of this unexpected acceleration. The air bags did not deploy. The car smashed into the lunch counter, which weighs approx. 2 tons) and pushed it 6 feet. There were rubber marks on the floor on the left side as though the front wheel was slipping as it pushed the counter (picture available). My wife contends that her foot was on the brake the whole time. I contacted Toyota as well as my insurance company. Toyota did an inspection of the car on 6/7/2010. I am waiting on the results and expect to hear by 6/9/2010.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, he placed his foot on the brake pedal and shifted into drive. The vehicle then abnormally accelerated to unknown speeds. The contact was unable to maintain control of the vehicle as it proceeded to crash into three concrete curbs, blowing out the rear drivers side tire. There was also damage to the front drivers side tire. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was awaiting a diagnosis of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 70.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. While driving at speeds of 25 mph, the vehicle involuntarily accelerated. The vehicle was put into neutral and the engine exhibited unusually high rpms and continued to accelerate. The contact then shifted into park and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnosis of the failure. The failure did not recur. The failure and current mileages were 900.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) my 2010 Toyota Camry (purchased March 30, 2010 with the assurance this car was not one of the models affected by the gas pedal problem) had been sitting in my driveway overnight after using it on a 200 mile trip the day before. When I started the car the following afternoon, with the car in park & my foot on the brake the engine roared & the rpm indicator read 3000 rpm. After about 15 to 20 seconds the rpm dropped to 1000 rpm. I put it in gear after it dropped to 1000 rpm & drove it for 1/2 mile ( up to the post office) & the gas pedal seemed touchy. I started it several times thereafter & all seemed normal. This car VIN [xxx] was purchased from lakeland Toyota in lakeland, florida.

Stopped car,shifting from drive to park. Car accelerated. Hit cement buffer in parking lot. Uprooted buffer, dealership picked up car told me two hours later that there was nothing wrong with the car,explained to me how they had checked everything and taken pedal apart. 2010 Toyota Camry I lease had been into dealership 03/05/10 for all recall repairs. Called 911 but they did not come because it was private property and there were no injuries.