# 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1387607` · 2017-06-26 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 28,462
## Narrative
I INITIALLY HAD AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT HAD HAPPENED.  I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE.    LATER I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THEN SWITCHED TO DRIVE IN ATTEMPT TO GO FORWARD.  THE CAR ACCELERATED  W/O MY TOUCHING THE GAS.    I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR AND IT PLOWED INTO SEVERAL OTHER CARS.    I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAD HAPPENED.      THE POLICE CAME AND ASSUMED IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE AFTER HAVING THIS HAPPEN, I WAS CONFUSED.  THEY TOOK THE CAR TO A BODY SHOP THAT DID THE REPAIRS.   NO ONE MENTIONED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W/TOYOTAS.     BY THE TIME I HEARD ABOUT SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA), I CONTACTED TOYOTA.     AS THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD ALREADY ARRANGED TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED BEFORE I CALLED, THE INVESTIGATOR SAID THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR AS IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED.     THEN I HAD A 3RD INCIDENT WHERE I'D COME TO A STOP, BUT THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE.    INITIAL DATE ESTIMATE WAS A GUESSTIMATE FOR MID-OCTOBER ACCELERATION.  11.21.16 WAS THE ACCIDENT, WHICH RESULTED IN OVER $7,000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND MORE WAS PAID TOWARDS THE CARS I HIT.  THE MOST RECENT ACCELERATION WAS JANUARY 16, 2017.    TO DATE TOYOTA HAS ON REATTACHED THE CARPETS, SO I AM CONCERNED THIS CAR IS STILL A RISK TO MY LIFE & THAT OF OTHERS.
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