Issue ID | 896458 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10439339 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | CAMRY |
Model Year | 2004 |
File date | 19/11/11 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Saturday afternoon 19 nov 2011, the accelerator on my 2004 4-cylinder camry became uncontrollable -- inexplicably slowing to a crawl and/or surging forward seemingly independent of how hard i depressed the gas pedal. I barely got to a local mechanic without being hit from behind or smashing into the vehicle in front of me. The mechanic told me the accelerator pedal sensor had died, and replaced it at a cost in excess of $600!!! I've seen reports that this is relatively common in this "fly-by-wire" design and am very concerned that toyota has not recalled this model to correct the problem. No way should such an issue arise after only 40000 miles on my car. I contacted toyota about reimbursing me for correcting this safety design defect, and both the local dealer and toyota customer care told me in no uncertain terms where to go -- the local director of operations almost literally telling me to f... O..! |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40300 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | DELRAY BEACH, FL |
VIN pattern | 4T1BE32K84UXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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Date of purchase | 04/11/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
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Vehicle speed | 15 |
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