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2002 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 751649 · 2010-01-07

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
85,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE STOP LIGHT HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A MECHANIC FROM TOYOTA NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS RETRIEVED DATA FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER AT A LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT IN FRONT OF HIM IT WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10298608
Machine
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