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2006 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 621057 · 2007-04-19

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
30,445
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS IN A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) AND THE CAR WENT INTO A BRICK BEAM ON THE OUTSIDE OF A STORE FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE THE ENTIRE FRONT-END OF THE CAR IS COMPLETELY CAVED IN. I QUESTIONED MYSELF BUT KNEW THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE THAT I COULD HIT THE GAS AND CAUSE THAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. I HEARD THE ENGINE SURGE BEFORE THE CAR RAN UP THE BRICK PIECE ON THE GROUND BEFORE IT WENT UP THE SIDEWALK AND HIT THE BRICK BEAM. DURING THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BUT COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL. THE GROUND WAS DRY THEREFORE RAIN WAS NOT AN ISSUE. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10188363
Machine
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