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1997 Toyota Camry vehicle speed control problems

30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1997 Toyota Camry5% of all complaints for this model year.

30
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
5%
share of all complaints
98,497 mi
median reported incident mileage
12 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Accelerator pedal sometimes sticks at a stop when pushed to start moving forward. I have noticed this for the past few years. *tr

    filed Feb 4, 2015

  • Tl* the contact owns a 1997 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact then shifted into park and applied the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact did not call the manufacturer to report the…

    filed Nov 18, 2013

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Camry years

YearReportsShare
2025 Camry64%
2024 Camry24%
2023 Camry58%
2022 Camry610%
2021 Camry32%
2020 Camry93%
2019 Camry215%
2018 Camry7210%
2017 Camry1913%
2016 Camry2212%
2015 Camry176%
2014 Camry6414%
Camry vehicle speed control problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.