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2002 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash2 injured · 529596 · 2005-04-05

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
50,000

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED THROUGH THE CAR WASH WHILE IDLING THE ATTENDANT MOTIONED THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE CAR WASH. CONSUMER SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED AND HIT A TREE BEFORE STOPPING. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE BODY, BUT THEY DECLINED TRANSPORTATION TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10117472
Machine
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