2011 Toyota Camry Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 70about this part
- Share
- 12%of 602 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 17,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 70 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2011 Toyota Camry, 12% of the 602 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,000 miles. 38 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My vehicle's accelerator behaved oddly when my vehicle would not slow done. Instead my vehicle accelerated faster resulting in my vehicle becoming involved in a collision. It also has me very concerned that my airbags never deployed given the severity of my accident due to the speed at which my vehicle reached.”
NHTSA complaint #11193028, filed 2019-04, 47,000 miles“I was pulling into a parking space at a speed of approximately 10 MPH when my Toyota Camry 2011 suddenly accelerated. I hit the brake immediately to stop the car's forward acceleration to avoid hitting a tree. The brake stopped the forward motion of the wheels with the car body lurching forward.”
NHTSA complaint #10598905, filed 2014-06, 38,676 miles“The rear wheels/brakes on my 2011 Toyota Camry locked up and caused me to loose control of the car. I crashed into a tree. The following a detailed description of the event. I exited my community, by making a left turn on a county road. The weather was cloudy, and the road was damp dur to recent rain. I was accelerating to 40 MPH, which is the speed limit on a county road (a total of 2 lanes), until I noticed that I was about to exceed 40 MPH. When I removed my foot from the gas pedal, the back of the car started to loose traction. …”
NHTSA complaint #11161964, filed 2018-12, 72,562 miles“I was driving along on a city street at night and suddenly both the check engine and trac off lights illuminated and the vehicle lost speed. I tried depressing the accelerator all the way, but the speed could not exceed 25 MPH. So, I took it to the dealer and the diagnostic obd-ii code was p2128. As a result they replaced the accelerator pedal that was diagnosed as open circuit 552011. The cost was covered by manufacturer warranty. My concern is that if it happened while I was driving on a highway, I would not be here now to report it. …”
NHTSA complaint #11052058, filed 2017-12, 23,277 miles“Abs/esp system failure & random engine revving before wreck the rear wheels/brakes on my 2011 Toyota Camry locked up and caused me to lose control of the car and crash into a tree. I was accelerating to 40 MPH, until I noticed that I was about to exceed 40 MPH (by roughly 1 MPH). I removed my foot from the gas pedal and then, back of the car started to lose traction. I started to apply very light pressure to the brakes to correct the direction of the car. I looked where I wanted to go and made small adjustments to the steering wheel, until the car would stop drifting from lane to lane. …”
NHTSA complaint #11161889, filed 2018-12, 72,500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10244113Aug 17, 2023TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 8% |
| 2023 | 6 | 9% |
| 2022 | 7 | 11% |
| 2021 | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 | 9 | 3% |
| 2019 | 22 | 6% |
| 2018 | 75 | 10% |
| 2017 | 19 | 13% |
| 2016 | 22 | 12% |
| 2015 | 17 | 6% |
| 2014 | 64 | 14% |
| 2013 | 35 | 13% |
| 2012 | 67 | 11% |
| 2011 | 70 | 12% |
| 2010 | 167 | 28% |
| 2009 | 266 | 21% |
| 2008 | 119 | 13% |
| 2007 | 510 | 18% |
| 2006 | 108 | 34% |
| 2005 | 272 | 38% |
| 2004 | 238 | 37% |
| 2003 | 259 | 33% |
| 2002 | 281 | 29% |
| 2001 | 46 | 17% |
| 2000 | 107 | 24% |
| 1999 | 65 | 13% |
| 1998 | 83 | 14% |
| 1997 | 30 | 5% |
| 1996 | 50 | 12% |
| 1995 | 23 | 8% |
| 1994 | 30 | 10% |
| 1993 | 21 | 8% |
| 1992 | 18 | 3% |
| 1991 | 9 | 6% |
| 1990 | 16 | 12% |
| 1989 | 16 | 14% |
| 1988 | 6 | 9% |
| 1987 | 4 | 7% |
| 1986 | 4 | 13% |
| 1985 | 1 | 8% |
| 1984 | 1 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2011 Toyota Camry
120 complaintsOther or unknown
118 complaintsAir bags
72 complaintsBody and structure
63 complaintsBrakes
49 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
49 complaintsSuspension
44 complaintsEngine
36 complaintsElectrical system
32 complaintsSteering
31 complaintsWheels
24 complaintsFuel system
18 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Toyota Camry
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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