| Issue ID | 517463 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10102319 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 04/12/04 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was stopped in traffic on ih-35 in austin due to an accident ahead. I had an opportunity to move to an exit lane and after moving to that lane, noticed a vehicle coming toward me at high speed. My way was clear to accelerate and i did so, pressing the accelerator about 1/2 the way down. Nothing happened and i pressed the accelerator the remainder to the floor. After a short time, the engine finally accelerated. Three days later, on dec. 7, i took the car to the dealer and explained what had happened. After examining the car, the dealer called to explain that they had checked the car over and everthing was fine. He further explained that the 2004 camry was equipped with a "drive-by-wire" accelerator. No one was injured, no damage was done, but i am concerned that this car will not respond quickly in a dangerous situation. Nor do i believe that this is an isolated situation. We had driven a demonstrator, a 4 cylinder camry, about six months before we purchased ours. My wife was driving and pressed hard on the accelerator to get it to move up an entrance ramp and it also did not respond. At that time, i didn't place any significance to the car not responding, thinking my wife wasn't attempting to accelerate a quickly as she insisted. *ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 5220 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | AUSTIN, TX |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| 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 | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 06/05/04 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 5 |
| 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 | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | CHARLES MAUND TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 512-458-2222 |
| Dealer's city | AUSTIN |
| Dealer's state code | TX |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 78758 |