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2014 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1164935 · 2015-03-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY HYBRID
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
6,200
Speed
4 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, ON 3/10/2015, WHILE MY WIFE WAS MAKING THE FINAL APPROACH (APPROXIMATELY 5 FT.) TO A PARKING SPOT AT THE MILL BAKERY, NAVOO, IL; SHE EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. THE HYBRID CAR WAS RUNNING ON ITS ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN MY WIFE BEGAN TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE CAR TO A STOP. WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR TURNED ON THE GAS ENGINE AND ACCELERATED WITH ENOUGH SPEED TO LEAVE LEAVE RUBBER TIRE MARKS ON THE PARKING SURFACE. THE CAR JUMPED THE PARKING BARRIER AND DAMAGED THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RIGHT-FRONT BUMPER. MY WIFE CONTINUED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. WHEN MY WIFE RETURNED TO OUR HOME IN MISSOURI ON 3/11/2015, I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA COMPANY, MY LOCAL DEALER AND INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10693797
Machine
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