# 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1033751` · 2014-01-22 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 6,158
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS BACKING UP ON GRASS WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. I PANICKED BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN I WAS CONFUSED REACHING FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN GAS PEDAL.  MY FOOT WAS GOING BACK AND  FORTH.  I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP BUT HIT A FENCE POLE DESTROYED BUMPER.  THE CAR SEEMED TO BE MOVING ON ITS OWN AND I MAY HAVE HIT THE GAS PEDAL BY ACCIDENT THEN SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE.  NO ONE WAS HURT BUT SHOOK UP.  IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON DECEMBER 18, 2013.  I WAS BACKING UP AGAIN IN WAL-MARTS PARKING LOT AND FOR SOME REASON IT ACCELERATED AGAIN AND I REMEMBER SAYING NOT AGAIN. THAT TIME I KNOW MY RIGHT FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL.  I PANICKED AGAIN AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME.  THIS CAR JERKS A LOT AND IT HAD ACCELERATED GOING FORWARD TWICE, ONCE IN A PARKING GARAGE AND DAMAGED MY FRONT BUMPER, THEN AGAIN I ALMOST WENT OVER THE RAIL ROAD TRACKS PARKING BY A BUSINESS.  I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR.  TOYOTA IS INVESTIGATING MY CLAIM NO.[XXX].  INVESTIGATOR WILL LOOK  AT MY CAR NEXT WEEK.     INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)*TR
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