NHTSA complaint: 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE. I HAVE BEING SAYING SINCE MY FIRST MAINTENANCE CHECK AT THE DEALER THAT THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD. NOW IT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A "STICKY PEDAL". THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ARE NOT A STICKY PEDAL PROBLEM. THE CAR LURCHES AT TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING. IT LURCHES FORWARD FROM STOPS. I HAVE ALREADY HIT A CURB BECAUSE OF IT JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I HAVE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE ROAD AND THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR FROM HITTING THE CURB. I CAN EMAIL YOU THE VIDEO FOOTAGE. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO DRIFT MOMENTARILY AS IF THERE IS A STEERING SYNCHRONIZATION LAPSE DEFECT. WHEN I MENTIONED THESE BOTH TO THE DEALER A YEAR AGO, THE DEALER'S SERVICE TECH SAID IT WAS JUST THE SAFETY FEATURE OF THE CAR WORKING PROPERLY. THERE ARE SPLIT SECONDS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT CONTROL THE CAR WHILE IT IS DRIVING. THIS ALL SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY. I WONDER IF TOYOTA PROGRAMMED THE CAR TO DO THIS ON PURPOSE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TIMES I WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND CANCEL MY LEASE. SO I AM STILL DRIVING THIS UNPREDICTABLE CAR EVERY DAY. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation