2010 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A HOUSE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WAS GOING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE POLICE DID NOT RESPOND. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE RECALL REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000, ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,333. UPDATED 11/12/10 *CN UPDATED 11/24/10.*JB

WHEN TURNING KEY ON TO START CAR THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT I HAVE NEVER FELT AND HOPE NEVER TO FEEL AGAIN. AT FIRST I DIDN'T KNOW HAT HAD HAPPENED AND FINALLY REALIZED IT WAS OUR CAR AND I THEN TURNED OFF THE KEY. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THIS PAST WEEK. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND THE REAR ABRUPTLY WENT TO THE RIGHT AND HE LOST CONTROL AND SKIDDED ACROSS A ROAD INTO A SOFT SHOULDER/EMBANKMENT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE CAR THEN FLIPPED/ROLLED OVER LANDING ON IT'S ROOF. THERE ENDED UP BEING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MOST OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY US ON THE FOLLOWING DAY WE DID NOTICE THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT, I ASSUME THIS CAUSED THE ABRUPT VEERING TO THE RIGHT DESCRIBED ABOVE. MY SON HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON AND LUCKILY HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES. MY CONCERN/QUESTION IS WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THIS INCLUDES THE ONES BUILT INTO THE FRONT PILLARS AND THOSE ON THE SIDE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS HEAD AND ARM, ETC. BTW: THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE DEFECTIVE GAS PEDAL/FLOOR MATS AND WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE RECALL/REPAIR COMPLETED ON 7/29/10. PHOTO'S WERE TAKEN BY HIM OF THE DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE WOULD RAPIDLY SWITCH BETWEEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING, HE WOULD OFTEN DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDALS WERE MANUFACTURED ENTIRELY TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/19/10.*LJ UPDATED 12/01/10. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS FOR RECALLS 09V388000 & 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WERE PERFORMED MID-JUNE 2010. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AFTER THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN SO THE CONTACT REFUSED TO TAKE IT BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,956. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF UPDATED 03/16/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, SHE NOTICED A RAT CRAWL FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, INTO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE SIGHT OF THE RAT ALMOST CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE RAT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE REAR SEAT AND SEAT BELTS, IN WHICH THE RAT HAD CHEWED THROUGH. THE DEALER ALSO CLEANED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ABOUT POSSIBLY HAVING A WIRE MESH INSTALLED OVER THE AIR INTAKE TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE RODENTS FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, HE WOULD HAVE TO GET AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,500 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

PURCHASED A NEW 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER ~ 300 MILES THE ENGINE HAD A NEW NOISE ON START UP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING GEAR ASSEMBLY. AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR IT HAS BEEN DRAINING OIL AND IS NOW NOT DRIVABLE. *TR

ENGINE LOWER CASE CRANK SEAL LEAK. I CALLED TOYOTA CORP. OFFICE AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. I HAVE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS, AND I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. TOYOTA CORP. NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT OIL. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. IT CAN ALSO CAUSE AN ENGINE STOPPAGE. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND FEAR SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN. THE COST TO FIX IS ABOUT $2200.00. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND CANNOT AFFORD THAT KIND OF MONEY. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WILL TYPE THE DATE I BOUGHT THE CAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS FORM BECAUSE IT IS ASKING DATE INCIDENT HAPPENED AND WON'T TAKE RECENT DATES. THANK YOU.

TL*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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES ALARM SYSTEM SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH ON JUNE 6, 2010 DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES BECAME STUCK TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW. HE HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT SEPARATE THEM, TO NO AVAIL. HE WAS FORCED TO WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED IN THE WINTER DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE WIPER BLADES AND CONFIRMED THAT THE SCREWS WERE LOOSE AND NOT ALIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,020 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,044. UPDATED 11/04/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 1, 2010 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKED POSITION, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW THE VEHICLE MOVING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INSPECTED AGAIN BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 10,000. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/03/10*JB

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. *TR

IN A REAR END COLLISION THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY FAILED, RECLINING ME AND FOLDING THE BACK INTO V. AS A RESULT I WAS RESTRAINED ONLY BY THE LAP BELT. THE CAR APPEARS UNREPAIRABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) YET THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE DEALER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE POWER STEERING TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO CHECK IT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SUDDENLY THE SPEED RATE INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 MPH. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE MUSCLE AREAS, CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO THE FACE AND LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,500.

AUTO ACCIDENT,30 MPH,VS 30 MPH ,MY CAR 2010CAMRY,SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY,AND I HAVE NECK PROBLEMS NOW,THE OTHER CAR TBONE ME,THEIR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, NOT MINE,ON MY 2010 CAMRY,AND I'M SUFFERING FROM NECK AND HEAD INJURIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 CAMRY LE WHICH I PURCHASED THREE WEEKS AGO. THE CAR HAS BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400-02 TIRES, WHICH HAD 689 MILES ON THEM. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE FAILED AT 60 MPH WHEN THE TREAD SPLIT. AFTER READING ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BY OTHER TOYOTA CAR OWNERS, I BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS. AFTER A VERY UGLY DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THE ONE TIRE WAS REPLACED, BUT TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE THE REMAINING THREE. *TR

I DRIVE A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH ABOUT 7500 MILES. AT ABOUT 11:20 A.M. TODAY MY REAR WINDOW EXPLODED AS I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON ARLINGTON MILL ROAD IN ARLINGTON, VA. WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS AND LOOKED AROUND FOR THE SOURCE. WHEN I LOOKED TO THE REAR I SAW THE WINDOW IN FRAGMENTS. I SAW NO ONE AROUND ME ALTHOUGH THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SEVERAL VEHICLES STOPPED AT THE LIGHT BEHIND ME. THEY ALL DROVE AROUND AND CONTINUED ON WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED. I CROSSED THE LIGHT TO NOT HOLD UP TRAFFIC AND THEN CALLED AAA TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO. I TAKE PRODUCT PICTURES OF PRODUCTS I MARKET OVER THE INTERNET AND HAD A CAMERA WITH ME, SO I TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES. I DID NOT CALL THE POLICE AS I COULD SEE NO ONE WHO MIGHT HAVE FIRED A GUN OR THROWN A STONE. AAA ADVISED THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR AS IT WAS NOT SAFE TO OTHER DRIVERS IF SHATTERED GLASS FLEW OFF INTO THE ROAD WAY. I ALSO DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE OR IN ANY WAY DISTURB THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO EXAMINATION BY THE DEALER. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 82 DEGREES AND THE AC WAS ON. ALSO, THE SIDE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN TINTED DARK AS I HAD INTENDED TO USE THE VEHICLE FOR A LIVERY SERVICE. THERE IS NO TINT ON THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS. I RECEIVED THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NUMBER (1-800-331-4331) TO CALL TOYOTA, HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE PLACED ON HOLD FOR SIGNIFICANT PERIODS OF TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE REAR WINDOWS WERE OPENED AND THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL AND THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD OPEN THE FRONT WINDOWS TO RELEASE PRESSURE FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,400.

DASHBOARD IS EXTREMELY STICKY EVEN IN MILD TEMPERATURES AND OBSCURES VISION WHEN DRIVING INTO SUN DUE TO GLARE. GLARE IS CAUSING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. GLARE IS ALSO CAUSING EYE STRAIN DUE TO INTENSE FOCUS NEEDED TO DRIVE LEADING TO SEVERE HEADACHES. *TR

TL* 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.

TUESDAY APRIL 27 I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 CAMRY IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS DESCENDING A MOUNTAIN ROAD. I TESTED DOWNSHIFTING AT SEVERAL SPEEDS INTO VARIOUS GEARS TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR UNDER RUNAWAY ACCELERATOR CONDITIONS. I HAD WRONGLY ASSUMED THAT BAD DRIVERS HAD FAILED TO USE THE CONTROLS OF THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP SUCH VEHICLES. THE COMPUTER REFUSED TO ACCEPT MY COMMAND TO DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MPH. I DID NOT TRY HIGHER SPEEDS INTO 2ND. CLEARLY THE PRODUCT MANAGER AND PROGRAM ENGINEERS AT TOYOTA DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT SAVING THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE FROM STRESS COULD LEAD TO DESTRUCTION OF THAT SAME CAR AND IT'S OCCUPANTS IN THEIR FOOLISH DECISION TO LIMIT DRIVER COMMAND AND CONTROL. A FAULT IN THE COMPUTER COULD LEAD TO ENTIRE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT COMMANDS AND ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM ECU. THIS SAME FLAWED THINKING HAS LED TO MANY AIRBUS AIRCRAFT FATAL CRASHES. THE FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER FEELS IT IS MORE INTELLIGENT THAT THE STUPID CAPTAIN AT THE CONTROLS SO IT WILL NOT ALLOW A FLIGHT CONTROL INPUT IT DOES NOT AGREE WITH. WHEN THE SENSORS ARE DEFECTIVE, OR THE FLIGHT ENVELOPE REQUIRES EMERGENCY ACTIONS, ETC., TOUGH LUCK. NOW, I REALIZE THAT TOYOTA HAS FOLLOWED THE SAME FLAWED THINKING. I AM AN INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT AND I BELIEVE THE OPERATOR SHOULD HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NO COMMAND INTERLOCKS TO PREVENT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS SHOULD BE TOLERATED. HOW CAN I TRUST THIS VEHICLE NOW THAT I KNOW IT WILL KILL DUE TO PROGRAMMING ERRORS EVEN IF I TRY TO REGAIN CONTROL IN A NORMAL MANNER? *TR

TL* 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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID PERFORM REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE AND NOT IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WHO DROVE THE VEHICLE AND HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 450.

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. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TEMPERATURE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE, NOTHING OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS BUT THE DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,090. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. 09/30/10

I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM A TOYOTA DEALER ON MARCH 27, 2010 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. I NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE GEAR SHIFT PANEL BECOMES HOT WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER (THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM) TO GET IT LOOKED AT ON TUESDAY, APRIL 20 AND THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY'S AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ISSUE IS AN INDICATION OF SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS THAT COULD DEVELOP INTO A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. PLUS, THIS IS A BRAND NEW 2010 VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT PRE-OWNED. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE WHEN THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE WAS BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 MILES. I NOTICED THIS ISSUE WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE BEFORE MY TEMPORARY TAGS EXPIRED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME IS BY THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED. *TR

FRONT END SUPPORT BRACKET NOT WELDED TO FRAME SUPPORT. THIS PROBLEM REPORTED TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES ON 08/29/10. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 08/25/10. I ALSO NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS SAFETY DEFECT THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH NO ACCIDENT HISTORY. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A CLEAN CARFAX HISTORY REPORT WHICH I HAVE ON HAND IF NEEDED. TOYOTA MOTORS SALES AND SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DEERFIELD FL. HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND E-MAILED PICTURES OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MUCH COOPERATION WITH THIS PROBLEM FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR. SOUTHEAST OFFERED TO BUY THE CAR BACK FOR $4212. THIS IS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 26777 MILES. THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 04/12/10 IN SAVANNAH GA. LETTER ABOUT THE ACCIDENT IS ENCLOSED FROM SERVICE MGR. AS WELL AS PICTURES. I WANT TO INITIATE A CONSUMER COMPLAINT FOR DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES AND DEFICIENCY IN SERVICE. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 09V388000 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE REMEDY WAS TO CUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OFF TO MAKE IT SMALLER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THE REMEDY SINCE HER FOOT COULD NOT REACH THE PEDAL AND WHEN HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE PEDAL IT WAS CAUGHT IN THE SUPPORT UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED AND REPLACED IT WITH AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT WAS THE SAME SIZE. TOYOTA MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A FIELD AGENT TO INSPECT THE PEDAL AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE MISSED HER APPOINTMENT WITH THE FILED AGENT; HOWEVER, SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS GIVEN THE INCORRECT DATE. TOYOTA IS SUPPOSED TO NOTIFY THE CONTACT WITH AVAILABLE OPTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 5,600. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS MET WITH A TOYOTA REP TWICE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS INSPECTED. SHE IS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. UPDATED 08/06/10*JB

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PLACING IT IN PARK AND TURNING IT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

GOT A TOYOTA CAMRY LE APRIL 3RD 2010, TODAY IS APRIL 9TH, I WAS ENTERING A PARKING SLOT BETWEEN 2 PARKED CARS (DRIVERS WERE INSIDE THEIR CARS WAITING FOR THE SHIFT TO START), THE CAR DID AN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING SPOT, WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE CAR ON MY LEFT, LUCKILY HIT THE BRAKES IN TIME. THE DRIVER IN THE PARKED CAR ON THE LEFT WAS LOOKING AT ME LIKE I WAS SOME CRAZY GUY WHO DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE. NOTE TO READERS- I HAD NOT TAKEN THE ISSUE SERIOUSLY, DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRONG WITH TOYOTAS, WENT AND GOT ONE BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING GOOD DEALS, BUT YOU DON'T TAKE IT LITE, IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE, YOU'LL FEEL IT ONLY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU, I'M GOING TO RETURN THE CAR TOMORROW, NOT SURE HOW MUCH I END UP SPENDING. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2010 CAMRY. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS TOO SENSITIVE AND THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I WAS ASSURED THAT ALL ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL MODIFICATIONS WERE DONE ON THE CAR BEFORE THE SALE. I WAS STILL NOT SATISFIED. THE MANAGER OF THE SHOP AND I DID A TEST DRIVE AND AFTER A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DESIGN DEFECTS WE JOINTLY AGREED TO TRY AND REPLACE THE PEDAL MECHANISM WITH ONE MADE - NOT BY THE US VENDOR - BUT BY NIPPONDENSO -- TOYOTA'S ALTERNATE VENDOR IN JAPAN. TO MY GREAT SURPRISE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN AND FEEL. WITH THE NIPPONDENSO PEDAL THE FOOTS POSITION ON THE PEDAL IS AT A MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE ANGLE. BUT MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL THE RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS IS A 100% BETTER THAN THE AMERICAN MADE PEDAL. WITH THE US MADE PEDAL THE CAR HAD A "STEP" RESPONSE WHILST WITH THE NIPPONDENSO PEDAL IT HAS MORE OF A "RAMP" RESPONSE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER'S SHOP MANAGER THAT THE NIPPONDENSO MADE PEDAL MECHANISM DOES NOT NEED THE SPACER OR THE FLOOR MAT MODIFICATION EITHER. I AM SURPRISED THAT TWO VENDORS MAKING THE SAME PART FOR THE SAME MANUFACTURER TO THE SAME SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS HAVE PRODUCTS THAT ARE SO VASTLY DIFFERENT. THE ONLY THING COMMON BETWEEN THE PEDAL MECHANISMS FROM THE TWO VENDORS IS ITS MOUNTING ON THE FLOOR BOARD. WHERE IS TOYOTA'S QUALITY CONTROL? IN MY OPINION THERE IS A STRONG CO-RELATION BETWEEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION COMPLAINTS AND THE US MADE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DESIGN AND ITS SHARP "STEP" RESPONSE. LET ALL THOSE WHO HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INSIST ON REPLACING THE PEDAL MECHANISM MADE BY NIPPONDENSO. NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THE VARIATIONS IN THE DESIGN FROM THE TWO VENDORS AND QUESTION AS TO WHY TOYOTA HAS PERMITTED THE VENDORS TO DESIGN THE MECHANISMS RATHER THAN JUST BUILD IT TO TOYOTA'S SPECIFICATIONS. *TR

2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM RE TOYOTA SAFETY PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED HE ASKED THE SALESMAN WAS IT A PART OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECALL AND THE SALESMAN SAID NO, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT LATER IN THE PRODUCTION YEAR. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE DISCOVERED HIS VEHICLE IS A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE REPAIRS HAVE ONLY MADE THE CONSUMERS WIFE MORE APPREHENSIVE AS SHE NOW FEELS A JERKING MOTION WHEN REDUCING PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 460.

2010 TOYOTA CAMRY EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION ON FREEWAY EXIT RAMP AT 7:30 AM DURING RUSH HOUR. PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RACED. CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE WITH ENGINE STILL RACING. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND IT STOPPED RUNNING. CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN OBSTRUCTION WITH A FLOOR MAT - THERE WAS NONE. AFTER 30 SECONDS, STARTED THE CAR AND IT ALTERNATED BETWEEN IDLE AND ENGINE RACING WHILE DOING NOTHING TO THE GAS PEDAL. RECALL FIXES HAD NOT BEEN DONE YET. DEALERS RESPONSE WAS THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT AND DIDN'T CARE WHAT DID - JUST PUT IN THE RECALL REMEDIES AND TRIED TO GIVE IT BACK TO US TO "TRY THIS". WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNDERSTOOD, OR FIXED OR THAT THE DEALER EVEN CARES. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT IT IS TOYOTA'S PROBLEM NOT THEIRS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON HER VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ADJUSTED TOO FAR FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REACH THE PEDAL AND DRIVE SAFELY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ UPDATED 4/11/2011 *CN UPDATED 04/14/11

THE RECALL REPAIR ON MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY RESULTED IN THEM FILING DOWN THE BOTTOM AND LEFT LOWER SIDE OF MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, WHEN WEARING LEATHER SHOES MY FOOT HAS SLIPPED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER, LEE'S TOYOTA OF JAMAICA, NY, INSISTS THAT THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THAT CAN BE DONE. I WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL A PHOTO TO YOU. *TR

TL* THE DRIVER OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 8 MPH AND PLACING HER FOOT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A TREE PLANTER AND THEN INTO A PALM TREE PLANTER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC, TESTING, OR REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 5,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR HAD MOVED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SHORTENED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AT A LATER DATE, THE CONTACTS FOOT BECAME WEDGED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,102 AND THE CURRENT IS 4,705 UPDATED 07/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/11/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT TOO SHORT. UPDATED 08/17/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE ACCELERATION, THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A CURB AND HIT A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD THE RE-ENFORCEMENT PEDAL INSTALLED AND THE FLOORMAT INTERFERENCE TEST PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 463. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600.

I HAVE A TOYOTA CAMRY XLE 2010 THAT I PURCHASED LATE LAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING NORMALLY DURING THE RECALL PERIOD LATELY. HOWEVER, AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED ON THE PROTENTIAL PROBLEMS. THAT WAS DONE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. THE SERVICE MANAGER TO ME THAT THEY WOULD UPDATE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SO THAT IF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE BREAK ARE APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME, THE SYSTEM WILL CUT OFF OR REDUCE ITS POWER FOR SAFETY. DURING THE LAST 2 WEEKS THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. THEN LAST WEEK I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER (TEAM TOYOTA, PA) TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. THIS MORNING (TUESDAY 03/23/2010) I'VE NOTICED A PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING: WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD I CAN FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE TRIED A BIT HARDER THAN NORMAL, BUT AS SOON AS I LIFT UP MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SLOW DOWN OR LOST ITS POWER SO FAST THAT IT LOST ITS MOMENTUM QUICKLY AND FEELING LIKE SOMEONE IS STEPPING ON THE BREAK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REVERSE AFFECT OF THE RECALLED PROBLEM. I'M FEELING NERVOUS. I'M GOING TO CALL THE DEALER TODAY, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RECOGNIZED BY TOYOTA THEMSELVES.

I WORK IN THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AT CURTIS-MARUYASU IN LEBANON,KY. WE MAKE FUEL AND BRAKE LINES FOR TOYOTA. WHEN THE TOYOTA PLANT IN INDIANA(SUBARU PLANT) COMPLAINED OF BRAKE LINES LEAKING, OUR BOSS TOLD US TO DENY KNOWING ABOUT ANY PROBLEM IF ASKED BY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES THAT WOULD VISIT TO INVESTIGATE, EVEN THOUGH WE KNEW OF PROBLEMS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO BEING INFORMED BY TOYOTA ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH 2 BENDERS THAT SHAPE THE BRAKE LINES. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN FOLLOW UP VISITS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. I AM JUST NOW REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE MY JOB, BUT MY CONSCIENCE TELLS ME THAT I NEED TO REPORT THIS. I HOPE THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO DO IT. *TR

I HAVE A NEW 2010 CAMRY. TOYOTA HAS A RECALL ALSO ON THE FLOOR MAT/GAS PEDAL ISSUE. TOYOTA TOOK A GRINDER TO MY GAS PEDAL AS THEIR FIX PER CORPORATE INSTRUCTIONS TOYOTA SHOULD DO IS GIVE IT'S CUSTOMERS NEW GAS PEDALS NOT GRIND DOWN THEIR CURRENT GAS PEDALS. IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA JUST IS TRYING TO SAVE MONEY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO BOUNCE AROUND IN THE VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA . WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A DUMPSTER. TWO OCCUPANTS SUFFERED KNEE AND BACK INJURIES. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHEN PLACING THE KEYS INTO THE IGNITION, THE KEYS BURNED THE CONTACTS HANDS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB