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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 743828 · 2009-11-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. I WAS PARKING MY CAR ON CITY STREET. SLOWING TO STOP, FOOT ON BRAKE. READY TO PLACE SHIFTER IN PARK. MY CAR TOOK OFF "LIKE A ROCKET" I COULD NOT STOP IT, MY FOOT NEVER LEFT THE BRAKE, BUT IT DID NO GOOD. CAR ACCELERATED LIKE MY CAR WAS "FLOORED", DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT REAR-ENDED ANOTHER PARKED CAR. NOW I WORRY ABOUT POSSIBLE "AT FAULT ACCIDENT" ON MY INSURANCE RECORD, A CITATION FROM LAWS ENFORCEMENT AND DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AS WELL AS SHEER TERROR. THANKFULLY, NO INJURY TO HUMANS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10292024
Machine
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