| Issue ID | 667219 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10221311 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 22/02/08 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Purchased 2008 toyota camry 2/5/08 from stoltz toyota scion of dubois pa 814-371-3333. After driving for 3 wks i started to note unexpected acceleration & deceleration at 20-50 mph also acceleration when putting on the brake at 25-35mph at these time the tach would jumping back & forth i felt very unsafe & called the dealer svc dept 2/22/08 they set up an appt for 2/25 during the svc tech's test drive the car didn't do any of the above. He said they would call toyota tech in california to see how to fix the problem & would get back to me. I had not heard back by 2/28 so i called for an update because the car is still doing the above & i am feeling more unsafe. After talking with the person whom answered the phone she said she would talk to her svc manager as it could take up to a week before california would get back to them. On 3/3 the asst svc manager called me & we discussed the problem & he set up an appt to bring in the car on 3/7. Still feeling very unsafe & that the dealership did not take the issue seriously i e-mail on 3/5 the salesman i bought the car from expressing how unsafe i felt & detailed the problem & also that i was now noticing at about 40mph that the car acted like a manual transmission that need to shift down the next day 3/5 the asst manager called me @ & that he was sending someone to pick up the car right now. The asst manager kept me update with phone calls on 3/6, 3/7 they where still trying to figure out what was going on as during test drives the car had not accelerated. But would continue to test it. I also told the asst manager about the reviews on edmonds. Com that's where the same problems on 3/12 he called again that one of the test drivers had experienced the acceleration & had identified other shifting problems. On 3/14 the service manager called telling me that toyota. Didn't have a fix for the problem & that they could not fix my camry. That toyota says it is "operating to factory specs, right now. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 526 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | JOHNSONBURG, PA |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE46K78UXXXXXX |
| 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 | |
| Date of purchase | 05/02/08 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| 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 | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | STOLTZ TOYOTA SCION OF DUBOIS |
| Dealer's telephone number | 814-371-3333 |
| Dealer's city | DUBOIS |
| Dealer's state code | PA |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 15801 |