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2016 TOYOTA CAMRY — SERVICE BRAKES

crash2 injured · 1503649 · 2018-10-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
24

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE IN A PARKING LOT IN GRIDLOCK TRAFFIC LEAVING AN EVENT MY 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY MADE A LOUD THUMP NOISE AS IF WAS RELEASING THE BRAKE. THE CAR THEN LITERALLY MADE A SUDDEN ACCELERATION FORWARD AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. BECAUSE IT WAS GRIDLOCK IN THE PARKING LOT THE ONLY WAY IT WAS GOING TO STOP WAS TO HIT A PERSON OR ANOTHER CAR. MY CAMRY HIT 2 CARS AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE CAR AT THE TIME WAS NOT IN MOTION BUT IN DRIVE WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11133124
Machine
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