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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 598522 · 2006-10-05

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
21,084
Speed
1 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO PARK. WHILE STILL HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO PUT MY CAR INTO PARK WHEN THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. AS HARD AS I BRAKED, I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I HIT A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, PROCEEDED THOUGH THE PARKING LOT IN THE MIDST OF A LOT OF PEDESTRIANS WHO WERE EXITING THE FUNCTION, MIRACULOUSLY MISSING THE PEDESTRIANS. I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AND OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND ACROSS THE STREET AND THEN ON ACROSS THE STREET ONTO A LAWN. I TOOK DOWN A MAIL BOX AND PROCEEDED BACK INTO THE STREET AGAIN. STILL GOING FORWARD RAPIDLY, I HIT ANOTHER PARKED TRUCK AND THEN A WALL BEFORE THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10170014
Machine
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