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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 755230 · 2010-01-29

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS IN MY CAR WAITING FOR THE MAN IN THE VAN TO SHUT HIS DOOR. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. ALL AT ONCE IT TOOK OFF AND I WAS ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE P.O. BUILDING. I HIT THE BUILDING. SMASHED THE FRONT OF THE 2007 CAMRY. I WAS MORE SHAKEN. NOBODY HURT. THE BUILDING NOT DAMAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED IN NOV. 2009. I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF. I PUSHED THE DISTRESS BUTTON, BRAKE AND TRIED TO BRING IT TO PARKING, NEUTRAL, DOWNSHIFT TO NO AVAIL. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. VERY SHAKEN, BUT STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. NO DAMAGE THIS TIME. THE FIRST INCIDENT I DID NOT REPORT TO THE DEALER AS PEOPLE WERE TELLING ME THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN THE WAY I SAID IT. THE SECOND INCIDENT, I WENT TO GET MY CAR SUPERGLAZE THE LAST WEEK OF NOV. AND I TOLD THEM THAT AT THE TIME. THEY SAID THAT THEY CHECKED IT AND SAW NOTHING. SINCE THEN I HAVE SEEN ARTICLES IN THE NEWSPAPER AND ON THE INTERNET ABOUT ALL THE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE RUG OUT. THE RUG IS IN ITS HOOKS. I HAD A THIN PLASTIC ON TOP, WHICH NEVER MOVED MORE THAN ONE INCH. IT WAS ONE OF YOUR PLASTIC COVER WITH GRIPPERS. EACH TIME I GOT IN THE CAR, I WOULD MOVE THE PLASTIC TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. NEVER WAS MORE THAN ONE INCH. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. I BOUGHT A 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA AND HAD IT FOR 10 YEARS W/O ANY PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10303229
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