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2003 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 403535 · 2003-04-21

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PURCHASE OF A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T RESPOND. THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. (MODEL XLE) MR SCC *JB THE CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF HIM, HE BRAKED AND SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISION. AS HE BRAKED AN SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS HE STEERED TO THE LEFT AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO CORRECT THE INITIAL SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. HE THEN STEERED BACK TO THE RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN RIGHT, IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THAT TIME, HE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE. IN TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER CROSSED THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY SLAMMED SIDEWAYS INTO A CONCRETE MEDIAN. *JB UPDATED 04/09/10. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10015971
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