1990 TOYOTA CAMRY Vehicle Speed Control Problems

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) WHILE DRIVING, MY DAD'S CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE SAID THAT HE HAD TO DRIVE WITH BOTH FEET ON THE ACCELERATOR. LATER, HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING OCCUR AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. FINALLY, MY BROTHER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD A HEATED DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALERSHIP. MY DAD WENT TO PICK THE CAR UP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PROVIDE ANY PAPERWORK TO HIM ON WHAT REPAIRS WERE MADE. HE WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS ADAMANT ABOUT NOT DISCLOSING ANY DETAILS. IT WAS ONLY MONTHS LATER WE FOUND OUT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. SADLY, WE DO NOT KNOW IF THEY DISCONNECTED IT OR IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. EITHER WAY, WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE SINCE THEN. I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE EXACT DATES, BUT I AM HOPING THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS RECORD OF THIS TRANSACTION. I AM SENDING THIS EMAIL FOR NOTIFICATION PURPOSES IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON WITH TOYOTA CAMRY. [XXX] *TR

THROTTLE INTERMITTANTLY STICKS AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE, THEN LETS LOOSE CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP.

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP, AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK AND COULDN'T PUSH IT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT OFF ENGINE, TOOK HAND AND PUSHED PEDAL UP AND DOWN, TO LOOSEN IT UP. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. CONSUMER FELT THAT SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

GAS PEDAL STICKS. IS INTERMITTENT. APPEARS TO HAPPEN ONLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL TO GO. THE PEDAL WILL STICK UNTIL ENOUGH PRESSURE IS GIVEN, AT THAT TIME IT IS TO LATE TO REALIZE THE PEDAL IS STUCK AND YOUR FOOT PUSHES THE PEDAL TO THE POINT OF UNSTICKING THE PEDAL AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD.

WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECOMES HARD AND RESISTS APPLICATION, AND THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATES FORWARD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AFTER COMING TO A STOP, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION FROM STOP. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS,EXCESSIVE PRESSURE MUST BE APPLIED TO RELEASE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. *SD

THE THROTTLE STICKS IN THE RELAXED POSITION AND CAUSES UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. *SD

WHEN VEHICLE AT IDLE SPEED, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, TO MAKE VEHICLE MOVE PUSH ON PEDAL REAL HARD. TT

THE ACCELERATOR IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. TT CONSUMER STATES ACCELERATOR STICKS IN UP POSITION REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BREAK LOOSE CAUSING SUDDEN AND EXCESIVE RACING OF THE ENGINE, CLUTCH CAN NOT BE USED WITHOUT CAUSING VEHICL TO JUMP FORWARD, CONSUMER HAS COME CLOSE TO CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *SLC

THE ACCELERATOR IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. TT CONSUMER STATES ACCELERATOR STICKS IN UP POSITION REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BREAK LOOSE CAUSING SUDDEN AND EXCESIVE RACING OF THE ENGINE, CLUTCH CAN NOT BE USED WITHOUT CAUSING VEHICL TO JUMP FORWARD, CONSUMER HAS COME CLOSE TO CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *SLC

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, TO USE PEDAL EXCESSIVE FORCE IS REQUIRED, THEN PEDAL UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASES. *DSH

VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN CLOSED POSITION. TT

ACELERATOR STICKS. TT

GAS PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AW

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AT IDLE. *AK