# When did the Camry switch to an Electronic Throttle Control/Throttle Actuator Control?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-did-the-camry-switch-to-an-electronic-throttle-control-throttle-actuator-control/86855>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [August 28, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-did-the-camry-switch-to-an-electronic-throttle-control-throttle-actuator-control/86855 "2014-08-28T03:40:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Swami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Swami](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Swami)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-did-the-camry-switch-to-an-electronic-throttle-control-throttle-actuator-control/86855/1 "2014-08-28T03:40:19Z")

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Does the 2002 Camry V6 XLE have an IAC or not?

@db4690 pointed out in [http://community.cartalk.com/discussion/2299955/2002-toyota-camry-v6-stall-when-stopping/p1](http://community.cartalk.com/discussion/2299955/2002-toyota-camry-v6-stall-when-stopping/p1) that the 2005 Camry doesn’t have an IAC. I’m just curious. Does my Camry have an IAC? When did Camry switch away to ETC?

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**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:** [August 28, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-did-the-camry-switch-to-an-electronic-throttle-control-throttle-actuator-control/86855/2 "2014-08-28T03:55:07Z")

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The 2002 Camry has electronic throttle control, no IAC.

_Operation_

1. General  
The ECM drives the throttle control motor by determining the target throttle valve opening in accordance  
with the respective vehicle operating condition.  
 Idle Speed Control  
 Shift Shock Reduction Control  
 Cruise Control

2. Idle Speed Control  
Controls the ECM and the throttle valve in order to constantly effect ideal idle speed control.

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**Author:** ![Swami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Swami](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Swami)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-did-the-camry-switch-to-an-electronic-throttle-control-throttle-actuator-control/86855/3 "2014-08-28T04:27:48Z")

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Thanks @Nevada\_545‌ .

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**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:** [August 28, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-did-the-camry-switch-to-an-electronic-throttle-control-throttle-actuator-control/86855/4 "2014-08-28T04:35:19Z")

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I think you can tell by looking at your throttle body. If there are no throttle cables going to it, it is throttle-by-wire (ETC).

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 8:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-did-the-camry-switch-to-an-electronic-throttle-control-throttle-actuator-control/86855/5 "2014-08-28T08:47:18Z")

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I’ll go a little off-topic

The early Benz electronic throttles were somewhat of a hybrid

There was a cable going from the accelerator pedal to the accelerator pedal position sensor, which was under the hood. And the throttle body was motorized, no cables, no separate TPS or IAC

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**Author:** ![SteveC76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SteveC76](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveC76)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-did-the-camry-switch-to-an-electronic-throttle-control-throttle-actuator-control/86855/6 "2014-08-28T17:43:02Z")

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My fault you have the first year of ects, I thought the switch was in 03. That’s what I get for using rock autos catalog instead of TIS.

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**Author:** ![Swami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Swami](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Swami)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2014, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/when-did-the-camry-switch-to-an-electronic-throttle-control-throttle-actuator-control/86855/7 "2014-08-28T21:43:27Z")

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Thanks a lot, folks. I’m learning so much.