| Issue ID | 912268 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10452289 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 03/01/11 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I am reporting the same speedometer variances as originally noted in odi case number: 10444688. My speed reflects 35 mph on my speedometer, when in fact it is only 33 mph. Also, if i am going 55 - per the speedometer, the car in fact is only going 52 - 53 mph. This difference is consistant with an actual speed being about 5% less than what it actually displays on the camey's speedometer. I have 'checked' the actual speed by 1) a police speed monitoring sign/display that is put into various locations to both check your speed and to notifiy you of that actual speed in the hopes that you will slow down; and 2) by checking my tomtom gps unit which provides a true readout of my actual speed measured by its 8 satelites in the sky. It likewise always shows a lower 'actual' reading than what my speedometer shows. It is better to have the 'inacurracy' of the read speed to be on the lower end of things - i. E., you are going slower than you think you are, than to have it reversed - which would be both more unsafe and cause you to get speeding tickets. However, in this day-and-age, with 'digitial' instructments/chips'; you would think that 'measuring speed' correctly would be very simple task! ... Makes you wonder, if they can't do this correctly - what else, of a more serious nature, is not working correctly. *js |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 10 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, 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? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 35 |
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