Issue ID | 763911 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10307940 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | CAMRY |
Model Year | 2009 |
File date | 01/02/10 |
Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | On 2/01/10 at approximately 8:00 am i was driving my toyota on the washington dc beltway 495 north from virginia. I was nearing 270 north and decided i had better change lanes to stay on my intended route on 495. Looking in the rearview mirror i saw a tractor-trailer was in the right hand lane next to me and i needed some rapid acceleration to get ahead of the truck so i stamped on the accelerator. I stamped much harder than i normally would do. Immediately my accelerator stuck to the floor and the car accelerated from approximately 65 to over 85 miles an hour. I had seen a tv report on the nbc station in dc that advised if your toyota accelerator sticks apply both feet to the brake pedal and hold it. I forgot the hold it part and i started to pump the brake, which had no effect. I also remembered that the next thing to try was put the car in neutral. This i did and the acceleration stopped immediately. I was able to coast the car off into an area, a triangle between the right lane of the beltway and an oncoming lane. I then turned off the car and physically reached down and pulled the accelerator back up. It "popped" up like a spring. I then restarted the car and continued to work. I remembered that on long trip recently to atlanta that one other time it felt like the accelerator stuck, but that time it was momentary a few seconds. On 2/21/10 the accelerator stayed down i am guessing a good 20-30 seconds before i remembered to put the car in neutral. When i got to work i called toyota usa to report the problem and they told me my car was not covered by the recall and that i should call a dealer. I called my dealer and he told me there were no parts available or even made for the camry hybrid and that he would just have to replace the accelerator assembly with the same part. He said they haven't made any new parts for the hybrid. Did not sound like they cared. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 20000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | VIENNA, VA |
VIN pattern | 4T1BB46K49UXXXXXX |
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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Vehicle speed | 65 |
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