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2006 Toyota Camry Vehicle Speed Control Problems

100
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 100 stored complaint records:

  • 60 indicate a crash
  • 29 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

What owners report

  • parking space · 24 records
  • brake pedal · 16 records
  • police report · 16 records
  • foot brake · 16 records
  • suddenly accelerated · 15 records
  • report filed · 11 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi36
30–60k mi17
60–100k mi14
100–150k mi7
150–400k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 9, 2013 · 86,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Pulling into parking spot in parking lot. Vehicle accelerated and jumped over cement breaker. *tr

    ODI 10497626

  • December 7, 2012 · 117,794 miles

    Steering · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited a two-minute delay while attempting to accelerate from a stop. There was no warning prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed. The contact was advised that the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, he noticed fluid leaking from the…

    ODI 10493410

  • February 14, 2012 · 73,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I was pulling into a parking space in a parking lot. My foot was on the brake pedal to slow down in order to turn into the parking space and stop in the space. I had already made a right turn and was most of the way into the parking space when my car suddenly accelerated jumping the curb, going down into a 8 ft. Deep ditch and coming half way up the other side. *tr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10447963

  • September 23, 2010 · 87,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately 2 mph into a parking space. When the brake peal was applied a sudden unintended acceleration occurred causing the vehicle to crash into an unoccupied parked vehicle. The emergency brake was engaged following the crash. A police report was filed of the incident. There was no personal injury. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10357222

  • September 13, 2010 · 17,500 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact was driving 5 mph and entering a park space when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact crashed into two parked vehicles. The failure occurred at an alarming rate of speed and the contact stated she did not have ample time to brake. The contact was not injured. A police report was available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10355491

  • August 3, 2010 · 40,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl-the driver owns a 2006 toyota camry. While driving at approximately 60 mph pressure was applied to the brake pedal and the vehicle surged forward resulting in a single car crash in which the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed and the driver was reported injured. The vehicle was towed to a towing company lot and was not examined for the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10348155

  • July 24, 2010 · 60,100 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Hesitation problem in 2006 toyota camry. Happens frequently. Failure to be able to accelerate in these situations can result in a rear or side collision from oncoming vehicles, especially during a merge. It happens when backing off on the gas pedal, such as when the car is about to make a turn onto another street, or when gaining on slower traffic on the highway. The rpm go way down as the car slows (by backing off…

    ODI 10345135

  • May 18, 2010 · 53,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact stated that the driver was attempting to park in a parking lot, when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle jumped the curb, moved into the street, and the engine resumed the idle position. The vehicle was driven to its destination as there was no accident that resulted. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the…

    ODI 10362228

  • May 18, 2010

    Vehicle Speed Control

    2006 toyota camry. Consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumers wife was in the process of pulling into a parking space. Suddenly, there was a loud roar and the vehicle accelerated out of control, jumped the curb and went airborne until she hit the bottom of a slope and entered the street. She managed to turn the wheel to the right to avoid hitting the opposite curb. The vehicle then returned to normal…

    ODI 10351009

  • May 8, 2010 · 34,419 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I was driving my car under my carport. When touched the accelerator to slowly enter the carport, the car accelerated on its own. It jump and took off. I tried to put the car in park and it kept going. I feared it would keep going across my yard, so i prepared to jump out by opening the door and sticking my leg out. The open door hit a support pole on my carport and my leg was injured. Luckily my final attempt to…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10343536

  • April 17, 2010 · 17,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact stated that while his foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact continued to depress the brake pedal; however, the vehicle would not respond and proceeded to crash into a tractor trailer. He sustained minor injuries to his head and right foot. A police report was filed. The contact confirmed that he would not take the vehicle in to…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10326647

  • April 9, 2010

    Equipment · Vehicle Speed Control

    2006 toyota camry--accelerated out of control /serious injury. Oregonlic 992 cvq--oregon state police investigated. *tr

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10324805

  • April 2, 2010 · 28,273 miles

    Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control

    I was pulling slowly into a parking space in front of an office building. When i gently applied the brake, the car suddenly zoomed forward and struck the front of the building, shattering a large glass window and its frame and area around it. This stopped the car. I put it into reverse and backed into the parking space. The air bag did not inflate. Fortunately, the occupant of that office had just left. Otherwise…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10329877

  • April 1, 2010 · 3,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. While the contact was driving approximately 45 mph, a sudden increase in acceleration occurred. The brakes were applied and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The vehicle crashed into a cement block. There was a police report filed with no personal injury. The entire passenger side door sustained damages. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10345846

  • March 25, 2010

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Driver took her 90 year-old mother for an eye injection at moore eye institute in springfield, delaware county, pa. After the appointment, driver was backing slowly out of a parking space when her 2006 toyota camry suddenly accelerated hitting one vehicle, then going into a terrible reverse spin clockwise. Two vehicles were hit directly, and two indirectly before coming to a stop between two suv's. There were five…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10333950

  • February 16, 2010 · 19,600 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    My wife slowly pulled into a parking spot in a supermarket parking lot. As she hit the brakes to come to a stop, the vehicle begin rapidly accelerating and before she could react the car jumped a curb and across a grassy strip and hit a parked car. She has a cracked spine and other injuries. The front end car damage was considerable (estimate $5800) and there was considerable front end damage to the other vehicle.…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10312490

  • February 4, 2010 · 35,236 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I was driving on a familiar rural road at approximately 45 mph. Anticipating slowing down before approaching the village where the speed limit is 30 mph, i took my foot off the accelerator. At the moment i lifted my foot from the pedal, the car suddenly accelerated on its own for about two seconds, and then, again on its own, went back to normal. This is the first and only failure i have experienced while driving…

    ODI 10315774

  • January 31, 2010 · 32,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I have toyota camry -2006 model which was bought new in feb 2006. It has approx 32,000 miles on it mostly driven by myself, 37 year man as of today and my wife(31 years) also drives sometimes since last two years. Last sunday 01/31/2010 my wife , myself and my two sons were inside car and my wife was driving this car and was stopping car in drive way. We were almost stopped and suddenly it accelerated and my wife…

    ODI 10306433

  • January 25, 2010 · 54,800 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I experienced sudden unintended acceleration in my 2006 toyota camry le,while attempting to park in front of a 7eleven store to pickup my newspaper. I pressed on the brake prior to reaching the cement parking stop, i heard and felt a quick surge from the engine i hit the brake hard but still the car continued to more forward right thru the front doors of the 7eleven the car stopped by a door post. *tr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10303329

  • January 23, 2010 · 16,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    2006 toyota accelerates after the accelerator is released. This has been experienced by multiple drivers of the same vehicle. *tr

    ODI 10305070

  • January 6, 2010 · 55,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl * the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. The contact stated as she attempted to apply the brakes, there was an unusual increase in engine rpms. The vehicle then abnormally accelerated to the right and crashed into a parked vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the body damage was repaired. On a separate occasion while attempting to pull into a parking space, the vehicle again abnormally…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10335849

  • January 2, 2010

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Consumers 2006 toyota camry accelerated driving over an island and hit a tree before brakes became responsive. *ts the consumer was pulling out of a parking space and as he was about turn onto the road, the vehicle lunged forward over an island, knocking down a 6 inch diameter oak tree and leaving about 25 feet of skid marks on the roadway before the brakes kicked in. The consumer stated he had his foot on the brake…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10317593

  • January 1, 2010 · 10,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    The brake does not work every time when i drive the car on rough road such as snow and ice road, and repairing road. I went to toyota dealers trying to solve the problem, but they said that is due to the anti-lock mechanism! This is really dangerous. I drive very slowly when road is rough. *tr

    ODI 10306581

  • December 19, 2009 · 22,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. While attempting to shift the vehicle from park to drive, the accelerator pedal became stuck. Consequently she crashed into the wall of a garage. She was taken to the hospital for a strained neck and shoulder. A police report was available. The insurance company will call the toyota manufacturer. The vehicle received major damages. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10296886

  • December 15, 2009 · 16,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    When i turn on the engine, my 2006 camry engine does not return to normal idling either at all or not for a long period of time. It doesn't go back to normal idling speed - - the car will continue to roll forward and the brake must be applied to keep it from going forward. *tr

    ODI 10305330