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2014 Toyota Camry Vehicle Speed Control Problems

46
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 46 stored complaint records:

  • 15 indicate a crash
  • 7 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • failure mileage · 8 records
  • police report · 6 records
  • report filed · 6 records
  • accelerator pedal · 5 records
  • notified failure · 5 records
  • brake pedal · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi26
30–60k mi11
100–150k mi3
60–100k mi3

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 25, 2020 · 135,000 miles

    Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    When car was completely stopped at a stop sign, car made a loud noise and started shaking. Then car accelerated on its own. Brakes locked. Car wouldn't stop in neutral or in park gear. It caused an accident by rear ending the car in front of me. Car accelerated very quickly and steering wheel locked as well. Passenger in car heard the noise too. The car accelerated abruptly on its own.

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11302171

  • August 21, 2019 · 52,000 miles

    Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control

    Just about completely stopped at stop sign at end of street - without warning car accelerated extremely fast, crossed 2-lane street - drove into church parking lot on an incline turned and back across the 2-lane street and my vehicle hit neighbor's truck head on. Both cars totalled. Had absolutely no control of steering and brakes did not stop the vehicle. Police took report - my passenger and i told the same…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 11269397

  • May 6, 2019 · 102,000 miles

    Engine · Power Train · 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. One time the vehicle accelerated to about 20 mph and then the engine rpm returned to idle. The accelerator was pushed to the floor and the rpm remained at idle. The accelerator was released and pushed down again. The vehicle accelerated normally. This happened only…

    ODI 11206170

  • March 4, 2019 · 81,100 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota camry. While driving approximately 55 mph with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle decelerated to approximately 20 mph before suddenly accelerating to 55 mph. The failure occurred ever since the vehicle was purchased in october of 2018. The vehicle was taken to carmax toyota ([redacted], white marsh, md 21162) on five different occasions, but the failure could not be…

    ODI 11184274

  • February 27, 2019 · 5 miles

    Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control

    Vehicle have no engine check light. But hesitates n vibrates between 2 and 3 gear.

    ODI 11182861

  • January 7, 2019 · 74,429 miles

    Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    When turning to a highway on-ramp after slowing for the turn then trying to accelerate on the ramp the vehicle would not accelerate. I would have to release and re-apply the accelerator to accelerate. The dealership they said the brake light switch was out of adjustment causing brakes to take over speed control. They adjusted the brake light switch and problem went away. This is a safety concern because the…

    ODI 11164960

  • December 20, 2018 · 65,000 miles

    Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control

    Start to have the following problem on 12/20/2018 get up to 20 mph hard shift and then up to 40 mph has a vibration and then after between 45 and [redacted] normal. Noticeable hesitation when accelerating and shifting occurs between 30-32 mph. Hesitate to accelerate between 2nd and 3rd gear when taking off, it mostly happen when the engine is first starting out from stop, afterward it fine gears shifts correctly and…

    ODI 11165397

  • August 30, 2018 · 49,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owned a 2014 toyota camry. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle crashed into a guardrail and came to a stop in a driveway. The contact sustained minor injuries to the ribs, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and was towed by the police to an unknown lot. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11151255

  • June 11, 2018 · 18,303 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    Toyota unintended acceleration. When stopping at exit from parking lot car suddenly and powerfully accelerated pressed hard on brake and turned off ignition to stop it same thing happened-my driveway 15 minutes later.

    ODI 11102970

  • April 16, 2018 · 50,000 miles

    Air Bags · Driver Clockspring/Spiral Cassette · Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control

    At 50000 miles there was a plastic crunching sound in the steering column. The air bag light went on. Over the next couple of weeks there was more crunching and lost the cruise control followed by the horn and radio controls. The phone function was the last to go on the steering wheel. It was diagnosed as the clock spring and because my car was not in the recall for the exact same thing as other toyota vehicles i…

    ODI 11100448

  • March 5, 2018 · 48,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    On 3/5/18, i was parking my 2014 toyota camry in a parking lot at my place of employment. I had my foot on the brake and the car was barely moving when suddenly it accelerated over a curb and into a retaining wall.

    Crash reported

    ODI 11088422

  • March 1, 2018 · 42,934 miles

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control

    When pressing the gas pedal to accelerate the camry is experiencing hesitation and seems to wait 5-10 seconds before picking up speed. I experienced this when accelerating from 30-40mph when preparing to merge into highway traffic. Felt very dangerous.

    ODI 11075775

  • October 13, 2017 · 106,000 miles

    Engine · Power Train · 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. One time the vehicle accelerated to about 20 mph and then the engine rpm returned to idle. The accelerator was pushed to the floor and the rpm remained at idle. The accelerator was released and pushed down again. The vehicle accelerated normally. This happened only…

    ODI 11033313

  • July 3, 2017 · 45,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control

    Having acceleration issues with my 2014 toyota camry se.the transmission hesitates and seems to lose power when accelerating. Whether i drive in town or freeway (i only commute 11 miles to work). This is especially problematic and downright scary when making left turns at intersections or changing lanes. I press on the gas and there is a significant delay.

    ODI 11020564

  • May 25, 2017 · 34,110 miles

    Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control

    On may 25, 2017, while pulling into parking space at a shopping center, my 2014 toyota camry accelerated out of control thru the parking space without me pressing the gas pedal. I pressed the brakes and it did not stop the car. My car continued to travel at a high rate of speed thru the parking lot embankment and went thru brushes/shrubs which is where the car stopped after it blew a tire and was stopped by the…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11023417

  • April 13, 2017

    Vehicle Speed Control

    I was driving my car from my sons daycare and all of a sudden it wouldnt accelerate. My engine light was on. I put my cat in park and put it back into drive and it jerked but still wold not accelerate. It did this for about 10 min. Until i turned ny car off and restarted it. But the engine light is still on. I was on a busy street in the morning

    ODI 10972253

  • November 20, 2016 · 14,000 miles

    Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control

    Takata inflators november 29, 2016. Entered vehicle to move it away from curb. Started vehicle and it suddenly without warning accelerated and crashed over two retaining walls and hit a parked car, forcing that hit vehicle into another parked vehicle. Our vehicle continued onward across a parking lot at crashed into a tree. We complained to toyota and they requested us to release the vehicle to them in order they…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10992426

  • October 15, 2016 · 23,000 miles

    Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    Sudden unintended acceleration in 2014 toyota camry. Incident occurred saturday october 15, 2016 in corinth, texas. Approximately 5:20pm. Weather was sunny and clear. Road conditions clear and dry. Outside air temperature approximately 80f. Driving 30mph approaching an intersection. We have the red light. Brakes applied. Brake pedal goes to the floor - no brakes at all. Immediately the engine revs up to very high…

    ODI 10916441

  • June 2, 2016 · 36,000 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    The car hesitates for about 4 seconds when accelerating. It does not happen every time but rather randomly. It typically happens once a day (2 hours of driving). This is extremely dangerous when trying to get on the freeway or going through an intersection. It happens when driving around 15 to 25 mph. After the hesitation the car takes off very fast. The pattern seems to be if you are accelerating slightly as if to…

    ODI 10872165

  • May 31, 2016 · 38,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota camry. While driving at an unknown speed and making a left turn, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerated and failed to stop. As a result, the contact crashed into the front of another vehicle. The contact was unsure if the air bag deployed. The contact sustained chest, right arm, and leg injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10872001

  • March 15, 2016 · 34,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    The cruse control on this vehicle, as well as other toyota vehicles, does not work correctly on hills or inclines. When set at a speed it will continue to increase speed when going down the hill. This is dangerous which could result in someone being killed. I had a corolla before that had same problem my brother-in-law has a camry that also has the same issue. I spoke to one of the sales persons at l & s toyota in…

    ODI 10863224

  • March 6, 2016 · 45,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Sometimes when pushing the gas pedal the car will not go. Pushed it to the floor still nothing took a few seconds for it to work again. This has happened a few times already. Usually after stopping then trying to accelerate nothing happens.

    ODI 10840167

  • November 15, 2015 · 20,100 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    On a city street either stationary or in motion, or on highway, when pressing the accelerator pedal suddenly but not 'flooring it' the car hesitates and then feels like it downshifts and is slow to increase speed.

    ODI 10795152

  • October 15, 2015 · 11,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    3 instances of unintended acceleration, the last while parallel parking on a busy small town street with pedestrians present. A severe accident that could have easily caused pedestrian or driver injury was avoided only by quick reflex application of the brakes and a shift of the gear into neutral. The first incident occurred while entering a major highway via an access road.the engine suddenly took off and returned…

    ODI 10991661

  • October 15, 2015 · 12 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    When turning, car is moving slowly forward and car fails to accelerate when gas pedal is pressed to complete the turn. Turning right or left. There is a 5 second hesitation before it kicks in. City driving. Car in motion and there is also an acceleration hesitation when trying to pass a car in highway driving. Unknown component problem. Drive train problem. Transmission problem.

    ODI 10909437