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2013 Toyota Camry Vehicle Speed Control Problems

25
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 25 stored complaint records:

  • 9 indicate a crash
  • 4 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • brake pedal · 5 records
  • pedal depressed · 4 records
  • police report · 4 records
  • report filed · 4 records
  • cruise control · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi15
60–100k mi3
30–60k mi3
150–400k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 10, 2019 · 260,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    On thursday october 10, around 02:05am in huntington avenue and parker hill avenue in boston massachusetts. I was at the traffic light on red, foot on brake and the light turned green and immediately i stepped on the accelerator my car sped off over 70mph which i know on the city road on a rainy day it is a 25mph zone. In an attempt to slow down with brakes my car started spinning , it circled in the same high speed…

    ODI 11268295

  • October 8, 2019 · 158,000 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    When vehicle stop and then accelerate, at aroud 2000rpm it stalls and rpm drops about to1800rpm then suddenly accelerate.

    ODI 11267117

  • July 22, 2018 · 60,000 miles

    Body · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control

    I was parking on my church parking lot, pulling up to the building and barely moving. Suddenly the car accelerated and slammed into the church building. I then put it in reverse to see the damage, and it shot backwards into a car and the church van.

    Crash reported

    ODI 11122987

  • June 9, 2018 · 77,071 miles

    Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control

    For the last week my vehicle has been randomly stalling out intermittently. There have been no check engine lights, codes or other issues. On the morning of june 9th 2018 my vehicle continued accelerating without my foot on the pedal. It barely stopped causing me to go over a curb damaging bumper and brake caliper. I am not driving the vehicle and it cannot be looked at until june 13

    ODI 11100664

  • September 10, 2017 · 33,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I was visiting someone at a hospital. I entered the parking garage and proceeded to the 2nd floor. I began to enter a parking space slowly with my foot on the brake pedal, when the car accelerated at a high rate of speed all by itself forward,slamming into the baring wall in front of me. After crashing into the wall, the engine is still going loudly, (revving) and the tires are spinning. I was pushing on the brake…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11023730

  • January 9, 2017 · 10,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota camry. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle would not accelerate. The dealer was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000. Updated 05/05/17*lj *cn

    ODI 10948448

  • January 1, 2017 · 94,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control

    Problem with acceleration the car doesn't accelerate more than 30m/h daignosed bu toyota dealer as throttle pedal position sensor failure .the car has 94k only although i have extended warantee purchesed when i bought the car but toyota company refuse to honour it saying it's only covering engine and transmission.

    ODI 10945736

  • November 28, 2016 · 44,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Acceleration hesitation at slow speeds, especially while turning.

    ODI 10937627

  • November 10, 2016 · 78,000 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    When accelerating from a stop the vehicle will sometimes move about 10 feet and then hesitate for about 1 to 2 seconds. It will then accelerate normally

    ODI 10925359

  • October 4, 2016

    Vehicle Speed Control

    From stop sign or red light when start moving forward the car hasitate for 1-2 seconds and then accelerate normal. That happens every time.

    ODI 10915216

  • April 10, 2016

    Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owned a 2013 toyota camry. While driving at a low speed, the vehicle independently accelerated. In addition, the steering wheel seized and the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed into a pole. The contact was unsure if the air bags deployed. The contact sustained injuries to the legs, back, and left arm that required medical attention. A police report was…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10874838

  • February 10, 2016 · 20,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Occasionally, the car hesitates after accelerating from a complete stop. The car will move forward for a few feet, but the gas pedal will become unresponsive while still stepping on the gas pedal. It will gain some acceleration after releasing and stepping on it again. After this happens, i have to repeatedly release and step on the gas pedal because it idles frequently preventing me from "moving forward," until i…

    ODI 10825524

  • February 26, 2015 · 20,000 miles

    Air Bags · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota camry. The contact stated that the after the vehicle was serviced under a voluntary recall for speed control, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed into the shelves in his garage and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed and no injuries were sustained. The…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10694769

  • February 2, 2015 · 10,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota camry. The contact stated that while in a parking lot, the vehicle accelerated independently. Once the brakes were depressed, the vehicle resumed normal acceleration. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000. Updated 4/15/15*cn

    ODI 10681083

  • October 17, 2014 · 20,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl-the contact owns a 2013 toyota camry. The contact stated that while reversing, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerated causing the vehicle to crash into a cement wall. In addition, after crashing into the cement wall, the contact attempted to move the vehicle forward and the vehicle over accelerated causing the vehicle to crash into another wall. The air bags deployed on the second impact. A…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10649907

  • October 14, 2014 · 4,631 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    This incident occurred on october 14, 2014 at approximately 2pm. I was leaving my dentist's parking lot. I backed out of my parking spot, stopped and with my foot on the brake to shift into drive, the car shot backward at a very high rate of speed. To avoid hitting the building i turned the wheel sharply, but could not avoid hitting a parked car. Damage to my vehicle was almost $3000. I reported the incident to…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10681250

  • June 27, 2014 · 2,500 miles

    Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control

    New vehicle after a cold start refused to accelerate. It had 2/3 tank of fuel, brakes released,and no interference with the gas peddle. Vehicle would not accelerate past 15 mph and would hesitate and stumble to the point of engine stall when pressure on gas peddle increased. Engine warning lights did not indicate a problem. Restarted engine several times on the way to dealer service shop. About two miles from the…

    ODI 10606698

  • May 4, 2014 · 20,146 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Car was parked engaged the car in reverse, and sudden acceleration occurred. Hit utility pole and continued going in reverse. Engine rpm red lined. The car was totaled. Third party review sponsored by toyota will be performed. *tr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10587604

  • November 13, 2013 · 600 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, there was a sudden loss of acceleration power and the contact crashed into another vehicle. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The contact mentioned that on another occasion, a technician inspected the…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10555882

  • November 11, 2013 · 2,600 miles

    Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control

    I was driving on m-80 across illinois, for about 2 hours on cruise control, set at 69 mph. I suddenly realized that the car seemed to be going too fast, as i passed a couple cars rather quickly. I glanced at the speedometer and saw it, in about one second, go from 85 mph to 87 mph and i immediately braked, thereby stopping the cruise control (?) from continuing to accelerate the car. When this happened, i did not…

    ODI 10586616

  • September 26, 2013 · 1,500 miles

    Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control

    Three separate unrelated incidents: 1. While driving in freeway traffic and attempting to blend into side lane, there was no power for a brief second and then a surge which made us decide to stay in the current lane. The repair man said he had heard this concern from other 2013 camry owners, but i needed to learn to drive this as a new vehicle. 2. Dealer put us off when we asked about recall due to a problem with…

    ODI 10562893

  • September 15, 2013 · 5,100 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    The car engine and rpm go up when the car go down hill or you slow down in traffic at speed 45/35/25 mph. Definitely it happen more often at speed of 25/35 mph with full tank or 3/4 of gas tank. When i'm down hill at speed 30 or more then come to the point you need to slow down to make a turn at 25 mph the rpm when up to at some point the rpm up to 2.5 x 1000. I have notice this issue at my toyota dealer when my…

    ODI 10567395

  • March 27, 2013 · 5 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle speed control hesitated when at stop sign on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis, but the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was notified of the incident the approximate failure mileage was 5. *tr

    ODI 10511721

  • February 5, 2013 · 337 miles

    Power Train · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    Clicking when in reverse and appling brakes shifting brake pads ? Coming to stop car seems to shift to neutral ( better gas mileage) ? Going up hill 70 t0 75 mph in cruise control car will down shift 1 or 2 gears this is the way the car programed . On all issues toyota claims their is nothing they can do as the car is operating according to specs . They tell me the car is safe i have concerns as to how . Why is…

    ODI 10733962

  • February 5, 2013 · 20 miles

    Body · Vehicle Speed Control

    Car was stopped behind a landscaper's trailer for a second and the engine accelerated so fast and so loudly and overrode the brake smashing into the back of the trailer. Husband was unable to reach the keys to turn off the engine. Wife was injured in chest area and taken to the hospital. This was a loaner from toyota until they investigated why our highlander was accelerating the day before. *tr the consumer stated…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10496693