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2003 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 748044 · 2009-12-13

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
3,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2003 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WHILE STOPPED WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN A LINE OF CARS WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FRONT-END DAMAGE TO OUR CAR. AGAIN, THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE FLOOR MAT (1) WAS ALL THE WAY BACK AGAINST BASE OF THE SEATS AND NOT IN THE AREA OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND (2) THE MAT IS BY DESIGN, CUT BACK 3 TO 4 INCHES SHORT OF THE CARPETED AREA UNDER, NEAR AND AROUND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND (3) THE BASE AND REAR OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE SUSPENDED 2 1/2 TO 3 INCHES AWAY FROM THE CARPETED FLOOR AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO A POSITION CLOSE TO THE FLOOR--AND IT DEFINITELY BEYOND THE PEDAL TRAVEL DISTANCE THAT DRIVERS WOULD/COULD PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE ASSOCIATE WHO SAID "NO PROBLEM FOUND." PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY, BUT WE NOW KNOW TO PRESS DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. (WE ALSO NOTED A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH OUR 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE--BUT THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE. WHEN STARTING UP IN THE MORNING AND BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH FOOT COVERING THE BRAKE (AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL), THE ENGINE RPMS SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND IF YOU AREN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DON'T HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CAN SPEED UP SIGNIFICANTLY AND GO OUT OF CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM WAS ALSO

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10295531
Machine
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