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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 753723 · 2010-01-22

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
68,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT AT A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AFTER DROPPING OFF MY GRAND DAUGHTER FOR SOCCER PRACTICE. WHEN I PUT MY 05 TOYOTA CAMRY IN "REVERSE", IT BOLTED AT WHAT SEEMED LIKE MAXIMUM SPEED "BACKWARDS" GRAZING ONE CAR AND SMASHING INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR ABOUT 25 FEET AWAY. TOTAL LOSS ON MY CAR AND MUCH DAMAGE TO OTHERS. LUCKY THERE WERE NO KIDS WALKING IN THE LOT AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. I READ AN ARTICLE LAST NIGHT THAT DESCRIBED THE SAME "STICKING ACCELERATOR" PROBLEM OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE DEFECT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND GOT "CHASTISED" BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR DRIVING RECKLESSLY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10301824
Machine
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