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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 554862 · 2005-09-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
2,391
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE GARRISON PARKING LOT,TEANECK, DRIVING MY 2005 CAMRY. I PRESSED VERY LIGHTLY ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR SUDDENLY HAD A SURGE OF ACCELERATION DISPROPORTIONATE TO MY GENTLE TAPPING OF THE GAS PEDAL. PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALSO TURNING THE IGNITION KEY OFF DID NOT SLOW THE CAR DOWN SUFFICIENTLY TO PREVENT A CRASH INTO TWO PARKED CARS. THERE WERE NO OCCUPANTS IN THE PARKED CAR. MY HUSBAND, IRVING J. BOROWITZ, WAS WITH ME. WE HAD NO APPARENT INJURIES AT THAT TIME EXCEPT FOR LEFT SHOULDER ACHE (GRACE). WE WERE BOTH TRAUMATIZED. THE CAMRY IS AT A TOYOTA BODY SHOP, AWAITING INSPECTION BY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE TOM MORIN ON SEPT. 23. OUR ALLSTATE INSURANCE ADJUSTER ESTIMATED PARTIAL COST OF REPAIRS AT $5025. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE YET. THE CAMRY HAS 2391 MILES. REFERRED TO YOU BY LEONRAD BURCHMAN (VOICE OF THE ELDERLY). CAR PURCHASED FEB 26, 2005 AT PARKWAY TOYOTA, ENGLWD CLIFFS, NJ. *NM SEE ODI 10145141. *DSY

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10136882
Machine
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