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2003 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 733598 · 2009-08-30

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
37,335

Severity

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

Narrative

I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE, PREPARING TO SHIFT TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CAR BACKED AT HIGH SPEED INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY, AND WOULD ONLY STOP AFTER CRASHING INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A BODY REPAIR COMPANY, AND WAS REPAIRED AT GREAT COST. TOYOTA INSPECTED IT AND FOUND NO DEFECT. SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS STARTED ACCELERATING SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT I WAS ABLE TO SLOW IT DOWN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10282325
Machine
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