On Friday Jan 29, 2010 I arrived at my workplace in piscataway, NJ. As I pulled into the parking lot and was slowing into a parking spot, my 2007 Camry which I was driving accelerated and took off on its own. Before I knew what was happening, the car had hit a curb, jumped over the curb and onto a major road. I don't know how I avoided a head on collision with a car on the road. My immediate sense was to steer onto a nearby tree to avoid going onto a busier street nearby. The front tire had burst on impact with the curb and that probably helped slow the car down. As I matched on the brake, the car managed to stop and miraculously, I did not hit anybody or anything. If the Camry just had a sticking gas pedal, what is the likelihood that the car could have gained enough acceleration and speed to make the impact it made with the curb. I was very close to the curb -- about 2 to 3 feet from the curb. My car was almost at a full stop. I believe that when my car sped off, it must have hit the curb at about a speed of 50 miles per hour or more. I am worried that even after Toyota inserts the small corrective metal in the pedal, the problem may still be there. Wouldn't it be unforgiveably tragic if anyone should get hurt or die from a run-away Toyota after the corrective metal has been inserted? see also 10313254 with repository letter

- Jackson, NJ, USA

This problem may be related to the Toyota gas pedal recall. I have a 2007 Toyota Camry le. When I am on the freeway and moving in a slow lane, and change lane and push on the gas pedal to accelerate, the car takes a few seconds to respond. As a result, I have almost been hit from other cars coming because my car was not accelerating fast enough. I never had such problem with other cars. I took my car to the dealer several occasion (3 or 4 times), and the very last time, I was told that there is nothing they can do as the sensor and software on the sensor works this way, and this problem is by design. I tried contacting Toyota, and they sort of shrugs me away and did not respond. This problem is still there after 4 years of owning the car and I can reproduce it very easily. It happens every day and is an ongoing problem. I hope you would look at this issue and let me know what you find. Thank you.

- Studio City, CA, USA

Driving my new Toyota Camry hybrid anniversary model - as I entered a local shopping area my car suddenly accelerated and I couldn't stop it. My foot was strongly on the brake but the car kept going fast. The only thing that stopped me was a dense row of shrubs which I went into and which caused considerable damage to my car. I took the car to the Toyota dealer where I had purchased it and service it regularly. They kept it 2 days and said there was no problem with the brakes. They didn't say anything about the gas pedal. I took my car to a body shop for repair which cost me $915.26. This problem has not happened again but left me scared whenever I drive my car.

- Englishtown, NJ, USA

I am the owner of a 2007 Toyota Camry that is part of both recalls for the floormat issue and the acceleration issue. When I first purchased my car in August 2007, I immediately noticed acceleration problems and called the dealership about it. The car was brought it in and repairs were made, however, the problem continued to exist and I was told that it was nothing serious. In February 2008, we were involved in an auto accident in my vehicle with our teenage daughter an a friend. We were coming to a stop light and there was a car in front of us and our car continued to accelerate and we hit the back of the car in front of us. There was severe front end damage to my vehicle, but thankfully, no really bodily injury to the passengers. After placing a call to the dealership after the accident and explaining the acceleration issue to them that I believe was the reason for the accident, I was told that it could not be the issue and that my initial acceleration issue had already been fixed. I have four children that are in my car everyday and I do not feel safe in my vehicle. My floormat issue has not been fixed and neither has the pedal issue. I am extremely disappointed with the way this situation is being handled, especially since I first noticed the issue right after the purchase of my car and I was assured that it was fixed. Please advise. Thanks

- Bryn Mawr, PA, USA

I am an engineer so not complaining in reaction to the news but I have a 2007 Camry le (4 cylinder) which I bought brand new and in the past 3 years, it has 'accelerated' considerably several times whenever I switch off my cruise control. I can count atleast 6 instances when this has happened and braking fixed the acceleration so luckily no accidents but only caused my increased heart rate. My personal experience really makes me feel that there is more going on with Toyota than just the brake pedal. That's why I have not even taken it in yet to get the 'fix'. this should be investigated thoroughly and I am sure there are deeper issues than we currently know of.

- Hermitage, TN, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that his vehicle suddenly accelerated when he decreased his highway speed to 40 mph. The vehicle slowed down and accelerated when the brakes were engaged. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The manufacturer informed the contact that his vehicle was not included in the recall since his VIN began with the letters a and J. the failure mileage was 36,000.

- Richardson, TX, USA

On 26th Jan, on the way back home in the evening I was on 105 fwy headed East. The time was around 7:50 pm. The traffic was there since it was a rainy day. I tried to apply brakes on my Toyota Camry 2007 xle model. I didn't experience the brakes taking effect and the car hit another vehicle at around 20 - 25 miles/hr speed. Now the car is being repaired as we speak. It might take about 10 days to fix it I was told.

- Cypress, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 5 mph in a parking lot the vehicle accelerated and caused her to crash into a wall. The vehicle was damaged. The contact was injured and transported to the hospital. A police report is available if needed. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 4,000.

- Burbank, CA, USA

We bought a 2007 Camry from gresham Toyota in June 2006. We immediately had throttle problems. Problems included: 1. stepping on the gas pedal and having the engine rev up to high RPM's but not going anywhere. This condition has happened on 2-3 occasions per week. This condition would happen across a vast array of conditions. You would start to merge into highway traffic and it seemed the transmission would disengage. Nearly causing many accidents(near misses).at other times you would pull away from stop sign and as you entered the intersection the engine would rev at high RPM's and the car would go no where. Leaving you sitting in the intersection with traffic bearing down on you.. unable to do anything. No response from the car! 2. other times you would be driving along at 30-40-50 mph and the car would wildly accelerate out of control for no reason. Again many harrowing life threatening events since we have owned the car. Upon reporting these safety issues to our local gresham Toyota they denied their was a problem. After numerous complaints to the assistant service dept manager he admitted Toyota had a software problem with their electronic system and were working on fixing it. To date Toyota has done nothing to fix our car. It is scary to even drive to the store. You are N ever sure when the next life threatening event will randomly occur. Toyota has put all customers in harms way and needs to be punished severely for their careless disregard for human life. Continues to this day!

- Portland, OR, USA

My car is coasting at around 40 miles per hour, then I step on the gas to accelerate my speed, my 07 Toyota Camry lunges/jerks forward unexpectedly and suddenly. On more than one occasion I almost hit another car. I called Toyota warranty services and they said no one else submitted a complaint about that type of issue and that because of that nothing could be done--there was no resolution. I took it to the dealer twice, they downplayed it--and said it was how the car operates. But if I didn't step on my brakes the lunging forward would have caused me to hit another car. This happened almost daily. I wonder if it happened to other drivers as well? the second time I took it to the dealer, the guy adjusted something but the problem still happens....

- South Pasadena, CA, USA

I have had issues getting my Toyota Camry fixed that was recalled. The Toyota website listed it as one of the vehicles in the massive recall however, the local dealer stated it was not in the recall. I spent 2 hours on hold before I was able to talk with a person at the Toyota customer center who confirmed that it was on the list but came up with excuses about getting it fixed. I then called back the local dealer and was extremely assertive about getting it fixed - it will not be fixed until hopefully sometime next week though the local dealer indicted he was still unsure if it was being recalled. Apparently there is a communication issue. Additionally, last week I had issues with the vehicle going forward a bit on its own. It appears to me that Toyota is not taking this seriously...the transportation secretary stated he would "hold Toyota's feet to the fire"....so, let's make sure that people do not have to issues getting the problem fixed since people are already being inconvenienced having to take time off from work to get cars repaired because apparently the Toyota company cared more about mass producing a cheaper vehicle and saving money at the expense of human life.

- Lufkin, TX, USA

2007 Toyota Camry, from time we purchased car it would accelerate to high rate of speed when trying to speed up, ie; getting on freeway, passing and most especially when cruise control was in use, (same as steve wosnieck, apple computer is reporting). I addressed this with dealer almost every time I had car serviced, they said it was due to computer. Said computer takes 30 sec. Or so to catch up and that caused the "lurch" or increased speed. On recent trip, car went as fast as 85mph (from 60) when I finally applied brake and turned off cruise control. There was no floor mat in car, no problem with pedal. Also had problem with cruise control, would not hold speed on down-hill drive. Dealer said it was not designed to work on down hill. This happened on even minor down grades, would just take off! on 1/27/10 I went to dealer and purchased what they said was a "safe" no issue 2010 Camry. They said this one had the safe "pedal". now I am hearing issues that it is with the computer! I feel skunked! I had my car almost paid off and now am back in debt for another 5 years! not happy. This problem was on-going from the time we bought the 2007, last incident was date below on way home from vegas. I do feel lucky and thankful that so far I am alive to report this!

- Bloomington, CA, USA

2007 Toyota Camry faulty accelerator issue noticed that the accelerator had gotten stuck and I had to hit it a few times with my foot to get it unstuck. Luckily there was no traffic around me and I had no one else in the car with me.

- Pleasanton, CA, USA

I have a 2007 Toyota Camry hybrid. I reported this issue to the dealership twice, once shortly after I got the in car in 2007 and again in 2008 when it went in for routine maintenance. The issue: On occasion, when I remove my foot from the accelerator pedal and depress the brake pedal the car will "surge" forward moving from an almost imperceivable amount up to about a foot. This is not a consistent problem and does not happen often. It seems to happen most often in the first few minutes of driving and I have noticed it more when the car is on an incline but it has happened at other times. This is not a floor mat issue - my floor mat has the locking mechanism to keep it from sliding and when checked it has never been under or around either the brake or accelerator. The initial response from the dealership was that the car could not, under any circumstances, move forward if the brake was depressed and that I probably just noticed the engine going from gas to hybrid and thought it moved. The second complaint received much the same reaction. I was shocked that the hybrids were not recalled with the accelerator issue but given prior complaints the dealership has agreed to check the car again.

- Edina, MN, USA

Problem with accelerator sticking at high speed (70 mph); considerable lag between removing foot from gas pedal and deceleration. Required hard braking to avoid hitting another vehicle.

- Newbury Park, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that when driving at 60 mph when without any warning the accelerator petal hit the floor and the vehicle accelerated on its own. The contact applied the brakes with extreme pressure but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact put the vehicle in neutral and pulled to the side of the road and turned the vehicle off. After 5 minutes the contact restarted the vehicle and the failure occurred once again.the petal hit the floor traveling 70 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was traded.the dealer stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. No repairs were done. The failure mileage was 17000.

- Woodingbell, WA, USA

This is in regards to my 2007 Toyota Camry accelerator. I first learned of this in September of 2009. I bought the car in may of 2009. Since having ownership I noticed that the car just wants to take off. Even when my foot is not on the accelerator. Last month when I was driving down the road I tried to miss a tire ice rut. That didn't happen. I lost control of the car and for some reason it sped up. When I stopped my foot was on the brake. I ended up in a snow bank and hit someone's fence. I ended up doing $800 in damage to my right fender and $50 to the fence. I paid the people for the fence but I have to save to get my car fixed.

- Erie, PA, USA

While driving 2007 Camry on level roadway with cruise control on at 70 mph, transmission will suddenly downshift several gears causing car to accelerate aggressively and rocket forward. During one such instance my car lurched forward and almost drove under a tractor trailer that was traveling in front of us. This is an intermittent phenomenon. Was reported to Toyota on 10/01/07. An appointment was set up for local dealer to check out problem. After Toyota had the car for full day, they responded that they could not duplicate the problem. Upon picking up the car I found that they had not driven the car off the dealer lot. Upon questioning the service manager, how they expected to duplicate the problem without actually driving the car, he began screaming and was extremely rude. Finally, he agreed to an additional appointment with a 'tech person' the following week. The problem did not occur while the tech person was riding in the car. There was no further follow up testing by Toyota. I will no longer use the cruise control while driving this Camry. Note: This car had it's 'software' updated previously due to sluggish acceleration in traffic.

- St. Louis, MO, USA

The accelerator is very slow to respond to pedal action. At various times since purchasing the car new in September 2006, the car will not accelerate for 4 to 5 seconds after the pedal is pushed almost causing numerous accidents. The dealer replaced the valve body and reprogrammed the transmission, but the problem still remains. Dealer says they have done all that Toyota has allowed them to do.

- Gadsden, TN, USA

No crash and no injuries. You are investigating Toyota gas pedal problems. I own a 2007 Camry hy-brid and have noticed that on 3 separate occasions I was on the highway driving about 60 mph and had the car in 'cruise control' and the accelerator pedal went all the way to the floor and the car really accelerated very fast to increase by 10 - 15 mph. I do not know if that has any bearing on your investigation but thought I should pass it on to you.

- Ocean City, MD, USA