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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash3 injured · 736877 · 2009-09-23

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
35,787
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

HAD ACCIDENT IN 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. VEHICLE HESITATED AS I HAD ACCELERATED TO GO AROUND A TRUCK TO AVOID HITTING IT. THIS CAR HESITATES ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS BEFORE TAKING OFF. WHEN CAR DOES TAKE OFF IT GOES TO FAST AND CAN MAKE A DRIVER LOSE CONTROL. THIS CAR ALSO SHAKES OR VIBRATE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE TO SPEEDS OF 60 TO 65MPH. STEERING IS A PROBLEM WHEN CAR HESITATE THEN TAKES OFF, THIS IS WHEN YOU CAN LOSE CONTROL. PASSING AND CHANGING LANES CAN BE A PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. THIS CAR CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, I GUESS IT'S THE TRANSMISSION OR WHATEVER PART THAT CONTROLS THE CAR TAKE OFF SPEED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10285076
Machine
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