2002 Toyota Camry Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 243
- 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 243 stored complaint records:
- 134 indicate a crash
- 35 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 5 indicate a death
What owners report
- police report · 22 records
- report filed · 18 records
- suddenly accelerated · 18 records
- failure mileage · 17 records
- foot brake · 16 records
- brake pedal · 14 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 64 |
| 30–60k mi | 59 |
| 60–100k mi | 33 |
| 100–150k mi | 13 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. While in traffic, the vehicle suddenly accelerated into another vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. Since the technicians could not identify the cause of the failure, no repairs were made. He traded the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 47,000. Updated 12/08/09. Lj the consumer stated after stopping at a red light, it then changed to…
Crash reported
ODI 10291762
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. On october 22, 2009 she attempted to drive out of a parking space and suddenly the vehicle accelerated and caused her to crash into two parked vehicles. She was forced to crash into the parked vehicles or a wall in order to bring the vehicle to a stop to and avoid a tragedy. The driver and passenger sustained injuries. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10290157
Vehicle Speed Control
I am writing this letter on behalf of my mother. She drives a 2002 toyota camry. Last week she informed me that her car 'did it again' and that she is afraid to drive the car. Well, i didn't fully understand when she said her car would sometimes accelerate in bursts until i saw nightline last night regarding the toyota run-away car issue. Here are the incidences that have happened to my mom: 1)on the morning of…
Crash reported
ODI 10290947
Vehicle Speed Control
Since my purchase in december 2003 of a used toyota camry xle, six cylinder (vin [xxx] , there have been three (3) instances of unintended acceleration. Twice i was behind the wheel; once my wife was. In each case, circumstances were similar: the car was idling in neutral or park; the driver put his/her foot on the brake and shifted into drive; virtually simultaneously the engine accelerated rapidly. In each case…
ODI 10319308
Vehicle Speed Control
My wife was pulling into the garage and the automobile just took off . Luckily she was stopped by the end of the carport by concrete steps. Second, my wife and grandchild where at shopping center. My wife was backing out of a parking space and the car, as before, just took off at full throttle. This time she went into a 180 degree spin and struck three other autos, with extensive damages to our cat and others. We…
Crash reported
ODI 10292844
Vehicle Speed Control
Follow up to complaint 10060829 i have the camry now 8 years. The problem as described in the original complaint has showed up off and on for the years i have had the car. Most of the time on the freeway. Just a few seconds, never did i lose control of the car. Then in beginning sep 09 the check engine light came on. I had auto zone get the code, but they could not read anything. I had a hard time starting the car…
ODI 10303102
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. The contact stated that while reversing from a driveway, the vehicle abnormally accelerated backward. The contact attempted to depress the brake but to no avail. The vehicle proceeded to crash into three parked vehicles. The contact was not injured and a police report was filed accordingly at the scene. The body damage to the vehicle was repaired however; the vehicle was not…
Crash reported
ODI 10334483
Vehicle Speed Control
The car suddenly accelerated forward while pulling into the driveway and crashed through the garage door crashing into a refrigerator. The crash also damaged a sewer line and many other items in the garage. The garage door was destroyed. Damage to the car was more then $5000 and property damage close to that. There were no injuries to people. There had been no acceleration issues with this car before this. We…
Crash reported
ODI 10318229
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2002 toyota camry accelerated suddenly as i was turning into a parking lot causing me to hit a parked car.. The car that was hit was totaled & my car had 3400.00 worth of damage. At the time of the incident in sept. 2009 i did not know that toyota's were having a problem. Now in light of the recent recalls i believe my car has an acceleration problem. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10312613
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
2002 toyota camry se v6 - around september 2009 i began to notice sudden surges in acceleration while driving between 40-45 mph. Without changing the position of the gas pedal, the vehicle would surge-hesitate-surge several times then suddenly stop the behavior. Since then, i notice it occurs at least once every 3 out of 4 times i'm driving the car. To me, this is not related to anything on the floor or the gas…
ODI 10315979
Vehicle Speed Control
Originally i opened odi 10060806 / de04021 in early 2004 to report sudden and short surges of acceleration with my 2002 camry le. This problem has continues periodically without warning since my original report. The last occurrence was in reverse about 5-6 months ago. I am very disturbed that toyota has now recalled later model year cars with similar problems but continues to not address earlier models which first…
ODI 10302991
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. While pulling to the valvoline service station to get an oil change the vehicle accelerated unintentionally and drove through the service bay, the gas station, and then onto a side street. The vehicle eventually came to a complete stop. The dealer nor the manufacture were contacted. She was parking her vehicle when the second failure occurred. Consequently she crashed into…
Crash reported
ODI 10290836
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. She stated that the vehicle accelerated twice and it was not due to the floor mat. The first incident occurred while pulling out of the garage with her foot on the brake pedal. However, she was able to bring the vehicle to a complete stop by applying the brake. The dealer advised her to the floor mat out of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage…
ODI 10303855
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I did not notice any malfunctions of my car prior to the event that i am reporting. In june of 2009 i was pulling into a parking space in a parking lot. My foot was lightly on the brake and i nearly at a complete stop when my car lurched forward like a rocket. My car jumped the curb of the parking spot, sideswiped a row of mailboxes on my left while traveling across an small island of lawn and shooting over another…
ODI 10312684
Vehicle Speed Control
While my wife (driver for 40 years) was backing out of the driveway the car accelerated at full throttle, shot across the street and into the neighbors' yard and crashed into a tree which prevented the car from crashing into the house. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10273039
Vehicle Speed Control
2002 toyota acceleration in reverse. On 30 april 2009 the camry accelerated and crashed in to a pt cruiser. The crash was reported to toyota in april 2010, and case number 1004020679 was made. When the consumers wife put her foot on the brake and started the engine, it had a very high idle after it was started. She placed the transmission into reverse with her foot still on the brake when suddenly, the vehicle…
Crash reported
ODI 10327710
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately 20 mph approaching an intersection to make a left turn. When the brake was applied there was an unintended acceleration and caused the vehicle to crash into the proceeding vehicle. There were no personal injuries. A police report was filed of the incident. The contact was able to drive the vehicle from the scene. The failure mileage was…
Crash reported
ODI 10356850
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. After starting the vehicle the contact shifted into drive gear and noticed the vehicle would not accelerate unless the pedal was depressed more than 3/[redacted] down. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed a computer chip was malfunctioning. The vehicle was not repaired. There were no prior warnings. The failure mileage was 31000 and the…
ODI 10353575
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*-the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately 35 mph approaching traffic stop signal. When the brake pedal was engaged the vehicle accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. There were no personal injuries and the vehicle sustained damages. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was not included in a recall defect. The failure mileage was unavailable. The current…
Crash reported
ODI 10326487
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a wall. The vehicle was moderately damaged. One week later, the failure recurred and the vehicle crashed into a building. The vehicle was completely destroyed and none of the air bags deployed. The contact was not injured in either crash. A complaint…
Crash reported
ODI 10265717
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. While driving 5 mph into a driveway her vehicle crashed into a brick retainer wall. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who quoted a repair cost of $2000 to repair the damage to the front fender. The mechanic stated that he confirmed that there was no mechanical damage done to the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and no one was injured. While parking the vehicle it…
Crash reported
ODI 10286930
Vehicle Speed Control
Failure to accelerate properly ( 1 or 2 second hesitation) i took the car to the toyota dealer for 2 years and they reset the computer each time but that fix only lasted about 1200 miles each time. Dealer says engine falls within specifications and refused to do any more to fix the car under warranty - i have now 34,000 miles and i get scared when i pull out into traffic and the car temporary stalls the slow…
ODI 10255050
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. She stated that while driving at 5 mph when parking the vehicle with her foot on the brake, without a warning it accelerated on its own. She crashed into a cement pillar and there were front end damages. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed and the police was contacted and a report was filed. Toyota has not been contacted. There have been repairs done to the vehicle…
Crash reported
ODI 10312735
Vehicle Speed Control
After backing out of a parking space and switching the car from reverse to drive, the car accelerated quickly forward crashing into two parked cars and finally stopping after hitting a concrete structure. Applying the brake would not stop the car. The car has been declared a total loss by the insurance company. Unexplained acceleration events have occurred before with this car. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10250962
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. While the contact was pulling out of a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated causing the vehicle to crash through the contacts garage and into her home. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where the contact was informed that there were no problems with her vehicle. The contact noticed prior that the vehicle would occasionally surge without warning but would…
Crash reported
ODI 10304656