1998 Toyota Camry vehicle speed control problems
83 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Toyota Camry — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owned a 1998 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The brakes did not function even when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, the vehicle crashed between the contact's tree and a neighboring house. The vehicle was towed to a…”
filed Aug 31, 2016
“I had used the coast on my cruise control to reduce my set speed from 78mph to 71mph, after about 50 yards, my cruise control sped up on its own to about 76mph before I tapped the brakes and cut the cruise control off. After about 3 minutes, I cut the cruise control back on and went to use the set…”
filed Jan 26, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND V6 ENGINES, AND…Campaign 01V012000 · Jan 16, 2001
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Camry years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Camry | 6 | 4% |
| 2024 Camry | 2 | 4% |
| 2023 Camry | 5 | 8% |
| 2022 Camry | 6 | 10% |
| 2021 Camry | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 Camry | 9 | 3% |
| 2019 Camry | 21 | 5% |
| 2018 Camry | 72 | 10% |
| 2017 Camry | 19 | 13% |
| 2016 Camry | 22 | 12% |
| 2015 Camry | 17 | 6% |
| 2014 Camry | 64 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Toyota Camry
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.