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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — SERVICE BRAKES

firecrash1 injured · 1043904 · 2014-03-07

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
145,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH MY MOTHER IN IT TAKING HER TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. I WAS ENTERING ONTO I-95 NORTHBOUND FROM ROUTE 273 TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, I WAS ALMOST ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CATAPULTED US ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE POLICE SAID I HIT ANOTHER CAR, SPUN AROUND AND ENDED UP FACING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED ONLY BY THE GUARDRAIL. MY MOM HAD TO BE EXTRICATED FROM THE CAR. I RECALL APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR NOT STOPPING, I ALSO TRIED TO PUT ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT THAT WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE 2007 CAMRY (NEARLY 4 MILLION OF THEM) HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR BUT THERE IS NO WAY I INTENTIONALLY WENT ACROSS 4 LANES OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. REALLY??? MY CAR WAS TOTALED. MY MOTHER WAS INJURED AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FROM THAT DAY UNTIL MID DECEMBER. IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. I WOULD LIKE FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MALFUNCTIONING PRODUCT AND DO THE PROPER JUSTIFIABLE, COMPENSATORY THING. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED AND I BELIEVE HER CAR WAS TOTALED AS WELL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10567886
Machine
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