2001 Toyota Camry Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 37
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 37 stored complaint records:
- 21 indicate a crash
- 8 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- accelerator pedal · 9 records
- parking space · 6 records
- brake pedal · 6 records
- suddenly accelerated · 4 records
- without warning · 4 records
- cruise control · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. The contact stated that while leaving a parking space with the brake pedal depressed, the transmission was shifted out of park and the vehicle jumped and sped forward at approximately 50 mph. The brake pedal was depressed and sank to the floorboard. The vehicle was shifted into neutral and crashed into a snow bank. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an…
Crash reported
ODI 10680878
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While backing out of a parking space very slowly, looking both directions, the car suddenly accelerated and flew across a busy street into a store front. Three persons were slightly injured and the car was considered totaled as well as the main front window of the store. *tr
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10574077
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. The contact attempted to shift the gear lever from drive to park but when the brake was depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was unable to decelerate and crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle. A police report was filed. There was no personal injury. The vehicle had not been repaired and sustained damage to the front end bumper. The manufacturer was…
Crash reported
ODI 10487550
Vehicle Speed Control
The accelerator pedal sticks. Every time i come to a halt for about 20secs to 1 minute. I have to push hard a couple of times or more to release the pedal from the stuck position. The car then goes into sudden acceleration. This has been happening for about 6 months and has gotten progressively worse. I noticed the same problem with my 2007 toyota camry accelerator pedal. *tr
ODI 10443364
Fuel System, Other · Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2001 toyota camry where the gas pedal sticks at times. Not all the time. Is there a problem with this year/model vehicle. I have had it at my local mechanic where he lubricated the cable. It helped for a very short time. The problem is back again. Is this vehicle part of any recall with toyota? *tr
ODI 10384278
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. While driving approximately 65 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck in a depressed position. Heavy pressure was then applied to the brake pedal and he was able to lift the accelerator pedal out of the depressed position using his foot. The vehicle was pulled over and shut off. It was then towed to an authorized dealer where he was told the accelerator cable fractured. The…
ODI 10367261
Vehicle Speed Control
2001 toyota camry. Consumer states intended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated his wife was driving the vehicle, when it suddenly accelerated and crashed into a utility pole. *jb
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10364849
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2001 toyota camry started developing a problem more than two years ago, where it would start running rough and then stall--or sometimes stall without any warning. I have taken it into the toyota dealership numerous times, but they have not been able to fix it. If the car stalls or comes close to stalling then the engine light goes on, and the dealership has only been able to reset the engine light. Recently the…
ODI 10331048
Vehicle Speed Control
The gas pedal in my two thousand one (2001) toyota camry sticks. It locks and fails to accelerate once i let up off the gas upon reaching maximum speed then need to give gas to maintain acceptable speed seconds later. Equally it fails to accelerate when idling in stop-and-go traffic and needs to pick up speed as traffic begins to moves. It's always been like that and fortunately never locked in undesired…
ODI 10310862
Vehicle Speed Control
Toyota 2001 camry - sudden acceleration. While parking the car, the car accelerated on its own. The car embedded itself in a deep snowbank approximately 6 to 8 feet away. No injuries, minor damage to grill. The car was so deeply embedded that it took several hours to dig it out. The front two wheels were elevated - the entire vehicle was on a slant of about 10 to 15 degrees. A 48 year old woman and an 8 year old…
ODI 10310426
Vehicle Speed Control
STICKING ACCELERATOR ON 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR
ODI 10306584
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry ce/le/xle. While driving at speeds of less than 50 mph, there was a loud roar in the engine and the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. The vehicle accelerated to speeds of 70 mph. The contact attempted to depress the brakes but they would not engage which caused the vehicle to crash into a house. The police were called and a report was filed. There were no…
Crash reported
ODI 10316368
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10296729
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry ce. The contact stated that while lightly depressing the accelerator pedal moving from a traffic stop, the vehicle jerked forward and the engine exhibited higher than normal rpms. On a separate occasion, while driving at speeds of 40 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle lunged forward and began jerking violently. The contact stated that the feeling was similar…
1 injury
ODI 10321609
Vehicle Speed Control
This vehicle was involved in a fatal crash in which a passenger was killed. Based upon a crash reconstruction analysis, the vehicle was traveling in excess of 100 mph when the driver lost directional control and struck the back of another vehicle. Although no current recalls exist for this particular vehicle in regards to vehicle speed control issues, we are interested in having it investigated in light of the…
Crash reported · 1 injury · 1 death
ODI 10331021
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
Sticky gas pedal, 2001 toyota camry le: car does not move until the gas pedal is pressed hard. *tr
ODI 10308666
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10294365
Vehicle Speed Control
On november 4, 2008 as i was attempting to park my car at the williamsburg, va post office and was about 2/[redacted] into the parking spot with my foot on the brake, the engine roared, the car accelerated, jumped the curb and hit the side of the brick building. Fortunately there were no pedestrians in my path. We had the car towed to casey toyota in williamsburg where they inspected the brakes and found that they…
Crash reported
ODI 10319057
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. While driving into a parking space at approximately 5 mph the contact applied pressure to the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. The crash caused damage to the front drivers side of the vehicle and damage to the other vehicle involved. Both vehicles were repaired and covered by the contacts insurance company. There were no injuries. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10382709
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. While driving approximately 5 mph into a parking space, the vehicle surged forward and jumped the curb. The contact crashed into a pole without warning. There were no injuries. The current and failure mileages were 126,500.
Crash reported
ODI 10233640
Vehicle Speed Control
The first accident on 12/23/2006 was a big one. It was my first and only accident. It happened, medford, ma. I got into this accident when i was driving my 2001 camry at less than 30 miles per hour in a local street/bridge, trying to turn to the left, there were no cars around, only 2 or 3 cars far away behind me. While i was turning, suddenly the 2001 camry was 'out of control'. I just could not slow down or stop…
Crash reported
ODI 10304695
Vehicle Speed Control
The failure is the gas pedal gets stuck. It sticks when i am at traffic lights and it's my turn to go and has been sticking every since i had the car. I thought that it was just the car not getting enough gas. Nothing has been done to correct it because i was told there was nothing wrong with it. I am afraid that i am going to hit someone because i do have to really mash the gas to get it to move. The only incident…
Crash reported
ODI 10315208
Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle began to accelerate on its own while stopped at an intersection. The problem occurred on two separate occasions. The vehicle was not taken to a service dealer. Updated 9/11/2006 - the vehicle was taken to the dealer were, at his request, the cruise control module was disconnected permanently. *nm
ODI 10166466
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. The contact stated that while trying to park at 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. The vehicle sustained major body damage but no injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership but the dealer could not duplicate the problem. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000. The current mileage was approximately 60,000.
Crash reported
ODI 10326816
Vehicle Speed Control
At approximately 2:30 pm, my son was backing out of our driveway in our 2001 4 cylinder camry. He placed the car in reverse and the car shot backward at very high speed, completely out of control. The car traveled about 65 feet across our narrow side street, where the car side-swiped a cement worker's truck and substantially slowed down for about 1 second due to the contact. My son was attempting to pull the…
Crash reported
ODI 10160863