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2009 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 755433 · 2010-01-30

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
8,500
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS PROCEEDING NORTH BOUND ON MEADOWBROOK PKWY, IN MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. I INTENDED TO GO WEST ON SOUTHERN STATE PKWY. I HAD TO MAKE A LEGAL LEFT TURN FROM MEADOWBROOK PKWY, ONTO A CURVED ENTRANCE ROADWAY. THE CAUTION SIGN INSTRUCTED A 50 MPH SPEED LIMIT FOR THIS LEFT TURN. I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH. I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AT THAT POINT. MY CAR SPED UP RATHER THAN SLOWING DOWN. I LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY TOYOTA. I AM NOT CERTAIN OF THE ORDER, BUT I SWAYED LEFT, RIGHT, AND SPUN AROUND ALL SEVERAL TIMES. I CROSSED THE ENTIRE 3 LANES ON SOUTHERN STATE PKWY. AND NEARLY COLLIDED WITH THE STEEL ROAD DIVIDERS. MY TOYOTA'S FRONT AND REAR WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. AT THE SAME TIME, MY CAR STRUCK A COMMERCIAL LIMO WHO MADE AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE ME ON THE HWY, THANKFULLY. THE WORST PART OF THIS ACCIDENT IS THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY LAST DAY. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 03/25/11 UPDATED IVOQ 05/24/11

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10303396
Machine
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