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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE

crash1 injured · 1022993 · 2013-11-21

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
63,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I'M RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AND DRIVING ON A FREEWAY WITH 60MPH LIMIT. I REMEMBER DRIVING AT 45MPH AND MAINTAINED A VERY GOOD DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TRIED TO SLOWED DOWN AND THAT PROMPTED ME TO APPLY THE BRAKES. ALL OF A SUDDEN BRAKES FAILED AND COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR TO STOP. THE CAR JUST SKIDDED AND HIT THE VAN WITH BIG FORCE. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME IS A SHUTTLE AND NO PASSENGERS INJURED. ENGINE AND FRONT PART DAMAGED VERY BAD AND I MYSELF HIT MY FACE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I CUT MY LIP AND HIT ON MY NOSE VERY BAD. I STILL RECOVERING FROM INJURIES. THOUGH THE CRASH IS SO BAD, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND RESULTED INJURIES ON ME. THE POLICE AND OTHERS WHO TRIED TO HELP ME WONDERED WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALL THESE DAYS I'M TRYING TO RECOVER FROM THE INJURIES AND COULDN'T SEND THIS COMPLAINT OVER. I GOT THE WEBSITE REFERENCE AFTER CHECKING WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10553144
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