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2006 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1487077 · 2018-07-30

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
71,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE WHILE STOPPED TO PARALLEL PARK ALONG CURB WITH STEERING WHEEL TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. CAR ACCELERATOR WENT FULL THROTTLE WITH VERY LITTLE DRIVER INPUT. DRIVER HARD PRESSED THE BRAKE TO STOP, SKIDS MARKS OF REAR TIRES CONFIRM, CAR KEPT ACCELERATING, DRIVER TURNED TO AVOID A PARKED VEHICLE CAUSING THE CAR TO AGGRESSIVELY SLIDE SIDEWAYS UP AND OVER THE CURB WHILE STILL ACCELERATING. DRIVER SLAPPED THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND STRAIGHTENED THE WHEEL. THE CAR STRAIGHTENED OUT AND THE MOMENTUM CARRIED IT FORWARD (RATHER THAN REVERSE FROM THE UNINTENDED J TURN) COLLIDING INTO A HOUSE. CAR MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 71,000. NO FLOOR MATS IN FLOORBOARD, NO OTHER DEBRIS. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES. FIRST REPORTED INCIDENT OF ACCELERATOR (SPEED CONTROL) MALFUNCTION.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11114636
Machine
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