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1993 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 474550 · 2004-04-29

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

ACCELERATING AT A HIGH RATE WHILE IN REVERSE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *PH ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SHOT BACK AT A VERY HIGH RATE. THERE WERE SUSPICIONS THAT AN ALARM COMPANY DISABLED THE RELAY DEVICE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA CLAIMED TO HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEM. *SC *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10072124
Machine
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