| Issue ID | 644918 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10203400 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 15/08/07 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On lthree different occasions the throttle stuck on my 2007 v6 camry xle. First time with the cruise control on and i could not turn the cc off . Car accelerated to 80mph before it settled down .. Second time i was merging into traffic and when traffic came to a stop my car kept accelerating ... I avoided rearending the car ahead of me by standing on the brakes while the engine was just racing.. Third time .. After stopping at a railroad crossing ... When traffic resumed the car took off again, this time through a school zone .... That was the final straw for me .. Toyota says their is no problem with this car or any of the other 2007 i feel the car is unsafe for me and my family along with others on the road.. I asked the selling dealer to trade my 2007 for another 2007 since i like the car, but not this problem ... He did not seem interested and said that toyota would not help me with the depriation of my car. I went to a dealer closer to home and traded my 2007 for a new 2007 .. Same model same features .. I complaint is that i owned an unsafe vehicle and i do not believe that i should have to take full depreciation on a car that was unsafe to drive ... Toyota denies a problem with the car, but i'm the one at risk driving it ... The second dealer did what he could for me . But i am paying $ 8,000 difference for a car i should have had to start with .... I do not expect to drive a car for one year and 14,000 miles for free, but i also would not have traded if the car was safe .. I am looking for some fair financial rellief from toyota .... Or at least make people aware of a serious safety issue with some of their models .. See also 10207133. *dsy |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 14000 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SALEM, OR |
| VIN pattern | JTNBK46K673XXXXXX |
| 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 | |
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| Date of purchase | 06/09/06 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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| Was defective tire repaired? | |
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| Dealer's name | LASSEN TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 541 926 4236 |
| Dealer's city | ALBANY |
| Dealer's state code | OR |
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