# 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `460639` · 2004-03-15 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 22,690
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
2002 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE -  ENGINE SURGE    UNEXPECTED ACCELERATON   I HAVE BEEN OPERATING THIS VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS WITHOUT INCIDENT.  HOWEVER, IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS I  HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE SURGE/RACING PROBLEM.  THE FIRST EPISODE TOOK PLACE 2 MONTHS AGO AS I WAS IN REVERSE AND BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY; I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKES.  THE SECOND INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AS I WAS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT; THE VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME WERE SLOWING DOWN AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE.  I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES BUT DID LIGHTLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE OR ANY INJURIES.    I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER THIS MORNING AND REPORTED THE INCIDENTS.  THE DEALERSHIP TEST DROVE  THE CAR AND  COULD NOT  DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM .    I DID HAVE PASSENGER IN CAR DURING THE MOST RECENT EPISODE WHO CAN ATTEST TO THE  PROBLEM.  *AK
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