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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 751086 · 2010-01-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
37,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I STOPPED MY NEWLY PURCHASED (10/1/09) 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY TO LET PASSENGERS OUT... THEN I TRIED TO MOVE IT UP ABOUT A HALF CAR LENGTH AND PARK IT IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE DOOR. INSTEAD OF MOVING UP SLOWLY IT SUDDENLY ZOOMED OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED AND EXPLODED (FLYING GLASS AND BOARDS EVERYWHERE!) RIGHT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE, FORTUNATELY THE TRACTOR AND OTHER HEAVY GARAGE EQUIPMENT STOPPED IT. THE WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT.. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD CATCH ON FIRE, THE ONLY WAY OUT...AS IT WAS COVERED IN DEBRIS....WAS OVER THE BACK SEAT AND OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. IT DID $7000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND $4,000+ DAMAGE TO MY HOME AND POSSESSIONS . IT HAD DESTROYED MY CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING IT. WHAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND IN TRAFFIC? HORRORS...SOMEONE, INCLUDING ME COULD BE KILLED! I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN OVER A WEEK...CAN'T GET UP THE NERVE! I SHOULD PROBABLY SELL IT...EXCEPT WHO WOULD BUY IT WITH IT'S HISTORY? THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND YOU NEED A DEEPER LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10298142
Machine
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