# 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `540796` · 2005-06-22 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 108
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## Narrative
NEW VEHICLE DRIVEN 108 MILES.  THE ONLY PROBLENS NOTICES WAS THE RADIO WOULD TURN ITSELF ON WHEN HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD.  CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF WHEN BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, BUT WOULD DISCONNECT CRUISE CONTROL.    WAS PARKING IN A MALL PARKING LOT PARRALL TO ACCESS ROAD.  SPEED NO MORE THAN 1 OR 2 MPH.  FRONT WHEEL DROPPED INTO HOLE. THE ACCELORATOR CAUSED THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD.  APPLIED BRAKES BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD AT A SLOW SPEED OF 5 MPH.  TURNED RIGHT, TO AVOID STRIKING HANDICAP PARKING SIGN, INTO THE PATH OF A PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING ON MALL ACCESS ROAD.  STRUCK TRUCK AND CONTINUED FORWARD TOWARD PEDESTRIANS ON SIDEWALK.  MANAGED TO AVOID THEM AND THE ENGINED STOPPED AT THAT POINT.  I APPLIED THE BRAKE SO HARD I INJURED MY RIGHT HAMSTRING MUSCLE AND WAS UNABLE TO WALK.  TOYOTA SEIZED VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION AND HAS NOT RELEASED OR INSPECTED IT AS OF THIS DATE.
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