Issue ID | 761088 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10305537 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | CAMRY |
Model Year | 2009 |
File date | 04/02/10 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | When starting from a complete stop and beginning acceleration, and sometimes when trying to quickly accelerate while moving forward, the car will hesitate and not accelrate for about 1/2 to one second while the car is slowing moving into traffic. This is a significant safety issue particularly when turning and crossing traffic and when merging with traffic on a freeway. This is a frequent occurance, but does not seem to follow any particular pattern other than it occurs here and there when accelerating. I took the car back to the dealer within a couple of weeks of buying it and they said that it was functioning fine. I looked on the internet and found that they are many others that have complained about acceleration hesitation issues with the toyota camry who also took their cars back to the dealer and received the same response that i did that "it was functioning normally". Though i feel that this is a significant safety risk with the car, i feel that my only recourse, since toyota says it is running fine, is to essentially avoid all situations where sudden quick acceleration is required. Wiith the number of reports on the internet matching my exact problem i feel that this is an issue that needs to be looked into with at least 2009 toyota camrys. |
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Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | CORDOVA, TN |
VIN pattern | 4T4BE46K49RXXXXXX |
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 | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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