Unexpected acceleration + possible brake failure - 2012 Camry

[joshp]

Can anyone shed some light on what might have happened here? This morning my wife tried to get in the car (2012 Camry Altise). The car would not respond to the unlock button on the key remote - nothing would happen. Eventually after several tries it unlocked.

Later when she was in the school parking lot, she took her foot off the accelerator but says it felt like the car continued to accelerate and it jumped the curb and went into the garden bed. She also says she tried to brake and the brakes did nothing.

The car is currently at the smash repairs but we are both unsure about driving it after it is repaired. Does anyone know what might have happened?

[willowbay]

You may want to Google and read about Toyota and Lexus sudden unintended acceleration..

There is a BIG hidden secret in the auto industry...it's called ELECTRONIC sudden unintended acceleration! I know...you thought that was just about FLOOR MATS and sticky pedals, or "driver error," right? That's certainly what TOYOTA would like you to continue to believe, BUT DON'T!

These ultra-complex new engines are completely computer driven. Software is needed to control the throttle system. You THINK you are giving gas when you press the accelerator, but you are only SUGGESTING this to the computer. In electronic SUA cases, the throttle software may be glitch-prone and NOT do as you wish.

What happens then? Well, the glitch may (and has for countless SUA victims) result in an OPEN THROTTLE situation. The brakes become INEFFECTIVE in these situations and crashes into storefronts, buildings, and homes have resulted. 

What does the automaker say? They hook the vehicles up to the computer and declare NOTHING WRONG! They cite the EDR which has erroneous data and say YOU were NOT braking. They point the finger at you based on AGE, GENDER, MEDICAL history, prescription meds, etc. YOU name it, they've TRIED it!

Get the picture? And you THOUGHT the GM issue was big? Think again! This cover-up of ELECTRONIC SUA is scandalous and very well-orchestrated. 

Why even a WHISTLEBLOWER has been legally harassed by Toyota as it does NOT want her Toyota internal docs posted online anymore. The automaker wants to intimidate and SILENCE her. It doesn't want  the PUBLIC involved, for goodness sake!

Charlene Blake

[joshp]

Yes, I've read about this. The legit cases appear to be overseas models and relate to floor mats. I'm not sure why you are assuming that the throttle software has glitches or that there is some conspiracy.

[joshp]

If anyone is interested, we had the car checked out and the culprit does indeed seem to be the floor mats. We had non-genuine mats that are not anchored. The Toyota people found scuff marks on the underside of the accelerator where it appeared the mats had been rubbing.