# 2015 Toyota Camry accelerated on its own **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota, camry\ **Created:** [April 6, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075 "2018-04-06T01:36:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doyle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/1 "2018-04-06T01:36:59Z")
just backed out of driveway and traveling about 12 mph and took foot off accelerator slowing down for upcoming stop sign when vehicle accelerated on its own. had to apply lot of pressure to brakes in order to get stopped. after incident vehicle seemed ok with no other problem for rest of day. Is it possible it could happen again? I checked floor mat and it was locked and had not slid and was in correct position , however there was water on the floorboard from snow on shoes and very cold temperature. . ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/2 "2018-04-06T12:38:12Z")
Don’t take a chance…get your vehicule inspected at your Toyota dealership. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/3 "2018-04-06T13:04:51Z")
I’d certainly have this checked out immediately. In the meantime, be mentally prepared to also put the car in neutral right away. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/4 "2018-04-06T17:54:52Z")
Certain year Camry’s had a presumed car acceleration problem. 9 out 10 times it was determined that it was the car mats. Drivers side mats come with hooks to keep mats in place. People don’t use them and the mats slide up and can interfere with the gas pedal. CHECK YOUR MATS. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/5 "2018-04-06T19:13:36Z")
The accelerator system in your vehicle is a drive-by-wire system. This means instead of having a throttle cable between the throttle pedal and the throttle body, your vehicle has an Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor, [https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=6085959&cc=3308940&jsn=422&jsn=422](https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=6085959&cc=3308940&jsn=422&jsn=422), that sends a signal to the computer, and from that signal the computer operates the electronic throttle body, [https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=6150048&cc=3308940&jsn=405](https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=6150048&cc=3308940&jsn=405). These are the components that can cause unexpected acceleration. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/6 "2018-04-06T19:34:53Z")
See OP, he checked the mats ---
**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/7 "2018-04-06T21:52:00Z")
Any chance you were wearing boots? I have accidently pressed the accelerator while braking on several occasions while wearing work boots. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/8 "2018-04-06T22:06:45Z")
Note for the future, you may keep in mind tthe option of turning off the ignition. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/9 "2018-04-06T22:07:32Z")
The accelerator position sensor and throttle body control are likely a redundant design, meaning a one part failure shouldn’t be able to cause unintended acceleration. It would require two parts to fail. Such a thing is possible, but before going down that path suggest you just remove the mat on the drivers side for a while, wear less bulky footwear when driving, and see if the problem returns. Good ideas above to mentally prepare what you’ll do if it happens. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/10 "2018-04-06T22:09:31Z")
On a DBW throttle system, if you step on the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal at the same time, the computer see’s no reason to accelerate the vehicle while the brake is being applied. So that can’t happen on a DBW throttle system. Tester ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/11 "2018-04-06T22:13:15Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > Drivers side mats come with hooks to keep mats in place. People don’t use them and the mats slide up and can interfere with the gas pedal. > CHECK YOUR MATS. The OP already informed us that… > [@Doyle](#): > > I checked floor mat and it was locked and had not slid and was in correct position 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/12 "2018-04-06T23:02:29Z")
> [@Barkydog](#): > > Note for the future, you may keep in mind tthe option of turning off the ignition. no, as that can lock the steering. Yes, you have to pull the key out (I think) but the tendency is to do that after you have turned the ignition off, muscle memory. I’d stick with putting it in neutral. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/13 "2018-04-07T02:29:10Z")
> [@Tester](#): > > So that can’t happen on a DBW throttle system. Depends on vehicle and age: [https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1076262\_brake-throttle-override-becomes-the-new-standard](https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1076262_brake-throttle-override-becomes-the-new-standard) ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/14 "2018-04-07T16:02:31Z")
You’re kidding? Right? Toyota is the pioneer of this safety system. [https://www.autoevolution.com/news/brake-override-systems-explained-17876.html](https://www.autoevolution.com/news/brake-override-systems-explained-17876.html) Tester ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/15 "2018-04-07T17:55:29Z")
> [@Tester](#): > > You’re kidding? Right? No, your statement covered all DBW systems and is simply incorrect. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-accelerated-on-its-own/115075/16 "2018-04-07T18:38:59Z")
Toyota and Lexus added the brake override feature to more than one million 2007-2010 vehicles during the 2010 recall to bring them up to common standards.