NHTSA complaint: 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO THE "REVERSE" POSITION AND SUDDENLY, THERE WAS AN AGGRESSIVE AND FORCEFUL ACCELERATION WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE STRUCK TWO PEDESTRIANS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT PLANTER AND BUILDING STORE FRONT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation