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2000 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash2 injured · 1133207 · 2014-11-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
328,499

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE I WAS REVERSING MY 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY IN A CAR DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT, MY CAR WENT INTO A SUDDEN UNINTENDED RAPID ACCELERATION. I DID NOT INITIATE THE ACCELERATION. I BRAKED. MY CAR DID NOT SLOW OR STOP. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. MY CAR DID NOT SLOW OR STOP. MY CAR PROCEEDED TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARKING LOT, BROKE THROUGH A LINK CHAIN BETWEEN TWO POLES, CROSSED THE SIDEWALK, CROSSED THE STREET, MOUNTED THE SIDEWALK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET AND HIT THE BACK OF A BUILDING. THE IMPACT WITH THE BUILDING STOPPED MY CAR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. INJURIES OF THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK WERE SUSTAINED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10659916
Machine
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