2001 Toyota Camry

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED LUNGE AND INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO THE STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH A VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE AIR BAG FAILURE. REPORT NUMBER 1001104565 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WERE NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN AT WHAT SPEED THE AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND THE OTHER DRIVERS RIGHT KNEE WAS INJURED. THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS 0000326. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 125,000. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE IN A DRIVE-THRU ESTABLISHMENT HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. HE WAS MODERATELY INJURED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE FRONT OF A BUILDING; HOWEVER, HE CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER AND THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS, NUMEROUS BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CONFIRMED IF THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

HAVE HAD 4 WINDSHIELDS SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE GLASS PEOPLE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PRIMER UNDER THE BLACK EXTERIOR PAINT WHICH PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE BREAK. EACH TIME AFTER THE REPAIR PEOPLE SAID THE SAME THING. LACK OF PRIMER ACCELERATED BODY ROT AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. NOW WATER POURS INTO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR DUE TO ROT AROUND THE WINDSHIELD - AUTO BODY SHOP IS LOOKING AT IT NOW. THEY SAID IT COULD BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO FIX IT SO THAT IT DOESN'T LEAK. THIS IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. THE PRIOR REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE BY SETTLES GLASS, TRIUMPH GLASS AND JM PHILLIPS GLASS. ALL REPAIRMEN SAID THE SAME THING - LACK OF PRIMER LED TO WINDSHIELD BREAKAGE AND ACCELERATED ROT. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING IN MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2001 ON I 75 S FROM ROYAL OAK TO DETROIT, MI AROUND 2:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 6TH 2009 ,WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD SOME CRACKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 70 MILES/HR AND TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO WARDS THE SHOULDER AND POWER STEERING FAILED AND I SAW ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING, THEN TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKES FAILED. I QUICKLY USED HAND BRAKE AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS LOCKED. I QUICKLY PULLED BOTH THE KNOBS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED 911. BY THE TIME FIRE ENGINE CAME TO THE SCENE, THE CAR WAS ON HUGE FIRE. MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANY MAJOR ISSUES IN THE PAST. I DID CHANGE TIMING BELT AS PER THE COMPANY GUIDELINES AND AT AUTHORIZED DEALER/SERVICE CENTER. I CHANGED THE TIRES 2 MONTHS AGO AND OIL CHANGE 1 AND HALF MONTH AGO. NEITHER COPS NOR ME COULD COME TO A CONCLUSION ON WHAT WENT WRONG. I AM LETTING YOU KNOW AS IT MAY HELP TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF CARS IF YOU INVESTIGATE MY CAR. I WILL BE WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN GOODLATTE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, RE PROBLEMS SHE EXPERIENCED WITH HER VEHICLE AFTER THE USE OF GASOLINE CONTAINING ETHANOL. *NJ THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 AND 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. ONE OF THE VEHICLES NEEDED A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE OTHER NEEDED A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE USE OF GASOLINE CONTAINING ETHANOL. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE OF A STATE AGENCY THAT INSPECTED GASOLINE STATIONS INFORMED HER THAT MECHANICS HAD TOLD HIM THAT EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF ETHANOL COULD CAUSED THE OXYGEN SENSOR TO MALFUNCTION. A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HER VEHICLES CONTAINED BAD GAS. *JB UPDATED 05/25/10.*JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. MY ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED OPERATING AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AN ENGINE ROD WAS THROWN THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. MY CAR REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $ 3,000.00. *TR