| Issue ID | 771304 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10315057 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 06/01/10 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) i own a 2004 toyota camry vin#[xxx] on january 6, 2010 i was driving up first ave in manhattan going to randalls island. At 1st ave and about 10 st i was driving about 20 miles per hour, pressed the brake approaching a red light. Instead the engine revved (vroom) and car accelerated forward. I floored the brake and pulled up the emergency brake and still i tapped the commercial vehicle in front before being able to stop by putting car into park. 2 hours later i was returning home and driving down 9th street between broadway and university and again approaching a red light braked to slow down the car (i was already going 20mph) again, instead the vehicle revved and accelerated forward and this time no matter how hard i pushed the brake the car wouldn't stop. I slammed the transmission into park , pulled up the emergency brake and that stopped the car. I called aaa and had the car towed to toyota of manhattan where they said my brake pins were frozen and there was a throttle problem and charged $1300 for repair. (my personal mechanic in nj later told me brake pins and uncontrolled acceleration were not related. On monday february 22, 2010 while driving to my summer apartment in ventnor nj the same thing happened. We were again able to stop the car by pulling into park mode and emergency brake. We restarted the car and drove 10 miles per hour to our parking lot where the car still sits. Calls to toyota of manhattan simply stated that this model was not under recall and the car was too far for them to send a tow. Attempts to bring the car to a local toyota (shore toyota) calls were not answered and i was told i could not bring the car in without an appointment. And i should bring the car back to where the repair was done. So there it sits in a parking lot. I had to rent a car to get home. The repair was clearly bogus and this problem is acceleration upon hitting the brake pedal. Updated ivoq 09/01/10 |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 88000 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NEW YORK, NY |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BF32K64UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 31/08/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 20 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
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| Dealer's name | SHORE TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | MAYS LANDING |
| Dealer's state code | NJ |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 08330 |