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2008 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 744697 · 2009-11-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
16,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN HER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ONTO A RAMP AND THE VEHICLE JUST BEGAN TO SPEED UP TO AT LEAST 35 MPH. WHEN SHE TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES, SHE FELT AS SHE WERE PRESSING ON AIR. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE TOWARD A TREE BUT BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO THE TREE, SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. SHE WAS TOLD BY OTHER OCCUPANTS IN A VEHICLE BEHIND HER THAT HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AS IF SHE WERE USING HER HAZARD LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO WRITE A LETTER REGARDING THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, A CLAIMS MANAGER TOLD HER THAT THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST HER AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10292670
Machine
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