2003 Toyota Camry Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 229
- 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 229 stored complaint records:
- 152 indicate a crash
- 34 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 4 indicate a death
What owners report
- suddenly accelerated · 26 records
- police report · 20 records
- brake pedal · 18 records
- parking space · 18 records
- failure mileage · 17 records
- report filed · 15 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 79 |
| 30–60k mi | 47 |
| 100–150k mi | 21 |
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 150–400k mi | 10 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
When applying the brake pedal it would proceed to the floor and the vehicle would continued to accelerate. *ak the vehicle surged forward and crashed into a building. *sc the consumer stated the brakes were soft. *jb updated 7/5/12 *cn the consumer stated after braking and coming to a complete stop, he used the emergency brake before putting the gear in park . Updated 07/12/12
Crash reported
ODI 10062970
Vehicle Speed Control
Consumer pulled into a parking spot and stopped and vehicle suddenly surged forward on a concrete curb. The plastic under guard was pulled off when attempting to free the vehicle. There were no injuries involved in the incident.*ak the vehicle also surged when the cruise control light was on, but not engaged. *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10061737
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately between 55-65 mph on normal road conditions. The transmission began to jerk excessively. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on four separate occasions for the identical failures with replacement of the transmissions. The four transmissions failed within 45,000 miles. When at a complete stop the vehicle surged forward…
ODI 10316628
Vehicle Speed Control
When driving at low speeds vehicle surged foward when depressing the brakes, causing extended stopping distance. Consumer contacted the dealer on three separate occasions, but problem recurred. *ak *nm
ODI 10079376
Vehicle Speed Control
When driving at low speeds, the vehicle surged forward. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for an inspection and the mechanic was unable to duplicate the problem. *ak see voqs 10072208, 10073396 and 10073435. *dsy *la when the gear shifter was moved from drive to park the engine raced and revved. The consumer immediately turned off the ignition. The consumer feels that if the shifter was moved from park to…
ODI 10067327
Vehicle Speed Control
The consumer experienced sudden acceleration upon making a right turn into a parking space. The vehicle hit a concrete wall. This failure also occurred while turning right onto a main street. *ak the failure occurred on another occasion, but there was no collision as the consumer attempted to accelerate to move up behind another vehicle at a red light, the vehicle attempted to accelerate by itself. The consumer…
Crash reported
ODI 10063095
Vehicle Speed Control
There have been a number of incidences of possible unexplained acceleration of my 2003 camry, where car seems to surge forward without me doing anything.*ak
ODI 10064325
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Frontal · Vehicle Speed Control
Consumer stated the brakes locked when he attempted to stop at a toll booth. This caused a rear end collision upon impact, air bags did not deploy consumer sustained a bruised chest, and consumer's wife sustained 2 two broken ribs. Consumer stated that when he hit the vehicle in front it was as if the vehicle accelerated, and even though he had feet on the brakes, vehicle kept going. He states that he pushed the…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10063129
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving consumer applied the brakes and vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle, and it hit another vehicle head on. Upon impact, both airbags did not deploy. Consumer had vehicle towed to repair shop, but mechanic was not able to duplicate the problem.*ak
Crash reported
ODI 10056060
Vehicle Speed Control
After getting the vehicle washed, the consumer moved the gear shift from neutral to drive and the vehicle lurched forward. The consumer's vehicle collided with the vehicle in front and injured a pedestrian standing in between the two vehicles. The pedestrian suffered serious injuries to the legs and was taken to a hospital. *ak *jb
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10056117
Vehicle Speed Control
In november 2003 vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, two months later, once again while driving, vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. Dealer indicated both times that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. *ak
ODI 10055375
Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle accelerated on its own which caused the consumer to crash into a wall and damaged the front of the vehicle. *jb the sudden acceleration occurred on three separate occasions. The first incident happened when the consumer was trying to make a turn. The second time, the vehicle accelerated on its own, it collided with another vehicle. The third incident, the consumer crashed into a wall. The consumer took…
Crash reported
ODI 10055728
Vehicle Speed Control
Unexplainable sudden surge caused $5,389.95 in damages to my toyota camry. *bf no answer required - see response to congressional correspondence (ccmmercury ref. No. Es04-009988, odi ref. No. 10101790) *mjj the surging was an intermittent problem. The vehicle surged forward and hit a concrete wall. The consumer requested reimbursement. *sc
Crash reported
ODI 10103487
Vehicle Speed Control
Owner of 2003 toyota camry experienced sudden acceleration suggest nhtsa initiate investigation. *bf while the consumer was parking the vehicle it sudden surged forward hitting a concrete wall. As a result the consumer sustained some bruises. The accident caused $5000 worth of damage to the vehicle. This incident was followed by two more similar occurrences. No answer required - duplicate of odi ref. No. 10101616.…
Crash reported
ODI 10101790
Vehicle Speed Control
Speedometer was registering speed to fast and the odometer was 4% over to many miles. (nar) *ph *cb
ODI 10065205
Vehicle Speed Control
Upon putting vehicle in park while at a complete stop with foot depressed on the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated at a rapid speed. As a result, the vehicle side swiped another vehicle on it's right side. A factory representative inspected the vehicle but couldn't locate the cause of the rapid and sudden acceleration. *nm *nm updated 7/3/12 *cn updated 07/12/12
Crash reported
ODI 10055820
Vehicle Speed Control
My mother bertha sussman was driving at a slow speed when she approached the gate of her community. She stepped on the brake and the car accelerated. She hit a tree as the car picked up speed. She has spent the last year in the hospital, hospice, and nursing home.*ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10114197
Vehicle Speed Control
When applying brakes vehicle surges forward without warning. *ak
ODI 10063380
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving, the vehicle accelerated. The consumer could not stop the vehicle even though her feet was on the brake. The vehicle surged. The consumer stated it seemed like a computer problem. An accident did occur, however there were no injuries. The consumer had to make the vehicle spin before she could stop it. Please provide any further information. *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10113588
Vehicle Speed Control
After backing out of the driveway and coming to a stop sign consumer depressed the brakes and vehicle surged forward. When the brake pedal was depressed again at another stop vehicle surged, nearly causing an accident. Vehicle surged forward while depressing the brakes on three occasions. Vehicle was taken to the dealer on two occasions but, the problem was not resolved. *ak *nm updated 7/5/12 *cn
ODI 10072248
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle continued to accelerate upon depression of the brake pedal. This resulted in the consumer broad siding another vehicle. *ak the dealer informed the consumer that the brakes would eventually adjust to the consumer as the computer sets itself. *sc *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10063532
Vehicle Speed Control
Consumer stated the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration when shifting from park to1 reverse and the vehicle collided with fuel pump guard rail. Drove though it and crashed into the rear of a vehicle. *ak *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10063003
Vehicle Speed Control
Sudden acceleration in reverse. On 2/18/07 two incidents of sudden acceleration in drive avoiding accident by shifting into n and braking. Info has been forwarded to vrtc on this vehicle. *tr
ODI 10334754
Vehicle Speed Control
2003 toyota camry accelerated as i pulled in driveway,causing damage to my vehicle,my son-inlaw's vehicle,minor damage to house & basketball goal. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 10062013
Vehicle Speed Control
2003 toyota camry developed numerous problems.***no answer required***. *mr the vehicle pulled to the left when the brakes were applied, it required 2 or 3 attempts to start the vehicle, the radio was replaced, the power door locks did not work, the engine light stayed on and the gauges were erratic, the right rear strut and mount were broken. *jb the brake light was inoperative. The hood release latch was…
ODI 10136683