NHTSA complaint: 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 50-55 MPH WHEN SHE FELT A VIBRATION, APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE HIT A 6 INCH CONCRETE CURB, WENT THROUGH A FENCE, AND HIT A TREE. BRANCH OF TREE CAME THROUGH WINDSHIELD, AND HIT CONSUMER IN FACE. CONSUMER WAS 5 MONTHS PREGNANT. SHE HAD 18 STITCHES IN HER FACE, AND CHIN WAS BUSTED OPEN. THERE WERE 4 SKID MARKS ON ROAD, VEHICLE WENT SIDEWAYS WHILE BRAKING, ABS FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. TOYOTA STILL HAS NOT SENT INVESTIGATOR OUT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER TOOK PHOTOS OF VEHICLES AND ONE SHOWS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE MOUNTING OF THE AIRBAG SENSOR WITH THE STEEL BEAM AND BUMPER ATTACHMENT BRACKET BENT UP SHOWING THE FORCE OF IMPACT. *SLC
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation