# 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `730626` · 2009-08-08 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **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
- **Miles at failure:** 39,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY MOTHER'S 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY OVER ABOUT 10 FT. ON ITS OWN - NO FEET ON EITHER PEDAL.  I WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY AT THE TIME AS I WAS TURNING AROUND AND HAD JUST PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE.  I KEPT TELLING MYSELF TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND DID SO.  SINCE THE CAR WAS POINTED SLIGHTLY UPHILL AT THE TIME, NO BRAKING SHOULD HAVE BEEN NEEDED. *TR
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