The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The contact engaged the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle from accelerating. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.

- St. Petersburg, FL, USA

While driving on the highway, the car suddenly sped up without me putting pressure on the gas pedal the car felt like it was about to take off but subsided after a few seconds.

- Astoria, NY, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the driver was attempting to park the vehicle when it suddenly accelerated. The vehicle accelerated rapidly and crashed into three poles before finally crashing into an embankment. The driver was not injured and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was deemed as destroyed and towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. Updated 2/26/14 updated 03/07/14

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while coming to a stop the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the rear end of a vehicle. The contact sustained a concussion and was taken to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer nor manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,000.

- Malden, MA, USA

My daughter was traveling North at 40 mph, and she turned around briefly to check if her little brother was buckled in his seat belt. When she turn back around the car was on the curve and she slammed on the brakes as hard as she could to stop the car, but the car wouldn't stop and preceded to accelerate. She went through partially two brick walls, knocked down a stop and street sign, and the car flipped a couple of times. The car ended up landing on the passenger side, leaving the car left side up. My daughter suffered injuries to the neck, back, and her knees were cut from the glass of the window in a result of the car crashing. Luckily, my son suffered no injuries. I am very concerned, why did the brakes fail in my daughter's attempt to stop the vehicle.

- Stockbridge, GA, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that when she parked her vehicle she applied the brake and the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a wall. The vehicle was taken to her personal mechanic and she was informed the idle needed to be repaired. After the repair the failure recurred 1 year later. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage is 67,000. Updated 07/06/12 the consumer stated as he applied the brake, the vehicle accelerated and she hit a parked vehicle. Updated 08/06/12

- Fords, NJ, USA

My daughter was on her way to school on the morning of 3/28/2012, when our 1999 Toyota Camry started to accelerate on its own. My daughter tried to stop the vehicle by pressing the brake as hard as she could but the car continued to accelerate. She put the car in neutral and the engine's RPM's went to the maximum. The car at that point must have blown a piston rod or valve, oil was spraying inside the engine compartment. She made an attempt to bump the accelerator pedal several times to see if it would release. The car was stalled on a main street with emergency flashers on. She again tried to start the car and RPM's went to the max and the at that point smoke started rising from under the hood. Several people came to see what was going on and tried to help traffic move around the vehicle. I arrived at my daughters location and with the help of others pushed the car several hundred feet into a residential drive way. I have now towed the car back to my home and need help to determine what the root cause for this failure was. I am very reluctant to make repairs to this vehicle knowing that this could happen again. As I review other vehicle acceleration complaints for the same make and model, I want other 1999 Camry owners to be aware that this type of acceleration problem can and does occur. We are very lucky our daughter did not suffer any injuries or cause any deaths with this vehicle. The final mileage is at around 162,000.

- Rocky Mount, NC, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that when depressing the brakes and shifting gears, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a wall. The driver sustained minor injuries to the chest and both knees after the airbags deployed. The police were called and a report was available. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and pending an investigation. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000. Updated 10/12/11 the consumer stated his wife experienced sudden acceleration during daylight hours. On August 31, 2011 his wife drove forward and moved to the right to get near a curb, before backing into a parking space, she then shifted from drive to reverse and backed into the parking space, but then realized she wasn't close enough to the curb. She shifted from reverse to drive, drove forward about 15 feet and shifted from drive to reverse. Each of these shifts required her foot on the brake pedal. When she removed her foot from the brake pedal, the vehicle shot backwards, crashing into a parked vehicle. After the second accident, the vehicle deemed total and sold for salvage. Updated 10/26/11

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

Accelerator is getting stuck repeatedly in my 1999 Toyota Camry. When the accelerator is stuck I have to either force harder on the pedal or I have to release my foot and then hit the accelerator again with a greater force to remove the pedal from the stuck position causing the vehicle to accelerate highly when the pedal gets released and with my greater force on pedal. I have been running the vehicle like this for sometime but this issue is frequently happening so I wanted to bring this issue to your notice as a safety problem with the 1999 Toyota Camry car. Because of this issue I don't drive my kids in this car and I am concerned about the safety of myself and the passengers in it.

- Glen Oaks, NY, USA

2 years ago, more or less, I adjusted the driver's seat and the steering wheel of my 1999 Toyota Camry le. Since that time, on occasion, I am unknowingly turning on the cruise control which is a button on the end of an arm off the steering column. I cannot reset the seat and steering wheel position to fit me but I am very worried that having the cruise control operating my car when I don't know it may be a very dangerous situation for me and my car.

- Kennesaw, GA, USA

I have a 1999 Toyota Camry, le, that the gas pedal continually sticks. I have to hold the gas pedal when it sticks and press down, sometimes hard, on the gas pedal to continue forward. My daughter has driven the car and almost was rear ended when she couldn't get the car to move.

- Peoria, IL, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Camry. While driving at 2 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a parking sign. The contact suffered minor injuries and a police report was filed. The insurance company inspected the vehicle but no cause of failure could be determined. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they could not assist with repair expenses. The current and failure mileages were approximately 60,000. Updated evoq 08/19/10

- Los Angles, CA, USA

The contact owned a 1999 Toyota Camry. While driving at approximately 50 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated out of the control and crashed into guide wires. The driver was killed and a police report was filed. The vehicle was totaled. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

- Essex Junction, VT, USA

I reported this to complaints.com on 11/12/2005 but wanted to also submit it to you due to all of the news lately. In November 2005, my parents were driving their 1999 Camry and pulling slowing into a parking spot. Just as they were about to complete parking and only going less than a mile per hour, their car accelerated very fast, left the curb and crashed into a building. We asked about if sudden acceleration could be investigated at this time but were told it couldn't. the car was totaled. My mom was injured (blunt force trauma to her chest) but recovered fairly soon after. She did go to the er. My dad, who was driving, was ok but following the accident was stressed due to worry about my mom's injury and having their car totaled since he was sure he hadn't done anything wrong.. the airbag did not deploy. My dad is sure he did not hit the gas by mistake and my mom agrees that he didn't hit the gas either.

- Lafayette, CA, USA

Not severe - but this is an older Toyota and I want the problem logged. My car does "lurch" in sudden accelerations, but it has never been severe. I have only noticed when I am stopped at a light, and in reverse. When I am stopped with my foot on the brake, the car engine suddenly revs. But I'm always clamped down hard on the brake, so there has never been a problem there. While in reverse, I have also had sudden acceleration, but minor and it only lasts for a second. But it does happen. Since it wasn't happening all the time, the dealership could never find a problem with it.

- Venice, CA, USA

On numerous occasions, my 1999 Toyota Camry (4 cylinder) has experienced sudden unintended engine acceleration. I detected that this seems to occur when I am coasting towards a light before a hill, that the engine will speed up on its own and begin accelerating the car. Applying pressure on the brake stopped the car in most cases, but once I ended up accelerating and could not stop the car until I hit some bushes on the side of the road. It also happens when I was making a turn on several occasions that the acceleration increased on its own. I am reporting this now as with the news about Toyota Camry's, I believe the 1999 models have the same problem. The last date that this occurred to me was Feb 28, 2010, but it has been happening a few times per year for five years.

- Tarzana, CA, USA

Please pay attention to the two accidents that I have experienced. I purchased my Toyota Camry in 2003 and loved it. I have been driving for 57 years and never had an accident. On October 11, 2007, I drove up my daughter's driveway, came to a stop (my foot was on the brake) and was putting my car in park when it suddenly accelerated into and crashed thru the closed garage door! I finally came to a stop after crashing into the hot water heater and a work table, putting a big hole in the wall behind it. A cabinet fell on the driver's door and the broken garage door closed onto the rear of my car. Luckily I was not injured beyond bruising and stiffness. More importantly, I am relieved my grandson was not in the car with me, or worse, had not come into the garage when I honked for him. This happened in seconds and was terrifying. My foot was on the brake the entire time! two years later, on June 16, 2009, I drove into a jewelry store in a strip mall. I pulled slowly into a parking space. Again, my foot was on the brake as I was stopping. I attempted to put the car into park. It suddenly accelerated into a large concrete pillar, jumping the curb. Again, my foot was on the brake. This happened in a split second; my seat belt tightened and locked around my chest and throat. I jammed my thumb, hit my left knee on the steering column and was in immediate chest pain from the seat belt. My car was towed to my mechanic. I went to the emergency room and also saw my doctor. I suffered many deep contusions and it took six weeks for my chest and back to heal. I am still having neck and knee problems. This was a horribly frightening experience. What could have happened had that concrete pillar not stopped the car"?!! what if people had been on the sidewalk or just a couple of more feet and the car would have crashed through the glass front of the jewelry store. Two crashes--$11,000 damages I still feel very unsafe about my car. When will it happen again"

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Camry. While driving toward a red light approximately 10 mph, she put her foot on the brake pedal and the vehicle lunged forward and accelerated. The driver pressed her foot on the brake pedal with much force in order to stop the vehicle. The passenger thought the driver had engaged the accelerated pedal since the vehicle began to accelerate; however, she was engaging the brake pedal. The dealer inspected the vehicle and stated that there was nothing they could do since the vehicle was functioning properly. The failure mileage was 106,000. The current mileage was 109,890.

- Portsmith, VA, USA

I own a 1999 Toyota Camry XL. My car is not on any of the recall lists, however, I do occasionally experience a sticky accelerator pedal. Since all the media coverage I've checked the floor mats, which don't seem to be related to the issue. I believe all Toyota products need to have a recall to be sure all years are covered.

- Wake Forest, NC, USA

The contact previously owned a 1999 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that when backing into his driveway at approximately 2-3 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated across the street at an uncontrollable rate. The vehicle caused extensive damage to his neighbor's property. There were no injuries but a police report was taken. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact stated that he noticed no prior problems with sudden acceleration beforehand. He called the manufacturer and received no assistance. The vehicle was inspected by a Toyota representative and the contact was informed that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle identification number was not available at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were approximately 25,000. Updated 05/13/2010.

- Staten Island, NY, USA