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2004 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 741274 · 2009-10-26

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING IN A PARKING LOT AT LESS THAN 1 MPH. THERE WAS SLIGHT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORCE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE LEFT KNEE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SCENE WITH CAUTION. AN AUTO BODY COLLISION MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WITH AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $500.00. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 43,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10289857
Machine
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