I have a "1999" Toyota Camry that on the way to work yesterday had the engine begin racing and the brakes were barely able to stop it. I had to put the vehicle in park while the engine continued to race. I got out and checked floor mats and worked the gas pedal by hand and the engine continued to race. I shut off the engine and tried restarting it and the engine immediately began racing again. I managed to move it off the road and into a gas station and had someone from inside come out just to witness it as I couldn't believe it was happening. I opened the hood and manually worked what I call the throttle control and was able to rotate in but the engine continued to race. Only turning the engine off would stop the racing. I repeated these steps at least 3 times and upon the last engine start up the engine idled normally. I had driven for a short time before and I feel certain that the speed control was controlling the speed until I took it off. At first thought my brakes were bad as they weren't stopping the car well. Then I noticed it was actually accelerating on it's on. I understand this was not supposed to happen on this year of vehicle and that is what the local service people told me when I called them. However, I am very wary that there is an electronic aspect to the problem and even if it is some other problem known or not known to Toyota it is a very dangerous problem to have and never to have known about myself.

- Mishawaka, IN, USA