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2008 Toyota CAMRY SOLARA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	899657
Internal NHTSA #	10442060
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	CAMRY SOLARA
Model Year	2008
File date	18/12/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Was reversing out of a parking space in my 2008 solara and when i went to shift into drive, the car lurched several times and then accelerated. When the car took off, i was unable to stop it accelerating using the brakes. A passenger pulled up on the parking brake, launching us into a series of tight spins and colliding with concrete bumpers in the lot. We were about to head out into a major roadway when they did so. Once out of the spins, the car had come to enough of a halt that i could shift into park and turn the car off. It was only when the car was turned off that the front wheels (fwd) stopped trying to turn. When we examined the car, the accelerator was stuck in a depressed position. The weather has been fine and dry for several days previously, so the pavement was not wet. As the incident happened over ~15 seconds, we cannot give an approximate mph that the car sped up to, but it was at least 30mph. Amazingly, my passengers and i walked away without a scratch and so did everyone else in the parking lot. However, the solara needs extensive body work beyond the obvious accelerator issue due to the collusions. Toyota has sent an engineer out to look at the car, but has not given any support otherwise. The engineer informed me that he found nothing wrong with the car, but he did not examine the powertrain in detail. Toyota has informed me that it will be 30 days before they give me an official report. While the solaras were not initially included in the recalls for the accelerator issue, 2008 camrys were and a solara is basically a 2-door camry. The recall should be looked at for the solaras as well. I do not want to be driving a car that can endanger me or anyone else on the road. This incident, as frightening as it was, luckily took place when i was not already at a higher speed and was in a parking lot. It had the potential to be much worse.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	27750
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOUSTON, TX
VIN pattern	4T1CA30P38UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Toyota CAMRY SOLARA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota CAMRY SOLARA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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