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2006 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1 injured · 737762 · 2009-09-30

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
5,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2006 CAMRY RANAWAY ON RT 290 WEST WHEN IT WAS A FEW MONTHS OLD FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT OF AN OXYSENDOR AND INSTALLATION OF TOYOTA FLOOR MATS. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AS IT ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AND THUS I REARENDED A SEMI WHO NEVER EVEN KNEW THAT I HIT HIM. YET, GREATER THAN 2000.00 OF DAMAGE HAPPENED TO MY AUTO. I HAVE PAID NEARLY 3000.00 IN PENALTIES FOR AN ACCIDENT WHICH I HAD NO CONTROL OVER. FROM THENCE, I WAS TOLD TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN I STOPPED AT LIGHTS ETC. IT TRIED TO RUNAWAY AT LEAST 20 TIMES SPORADICALLY.. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERS WHO TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TRIED TO FILE A LEMON LAW. IT WAS 3 YRS OF DRIVING IN ?!@#$% NEVER KNOWING WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT. I HAVE WITNESSES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10285853
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