# 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `756014` · 2010-02-02 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 56,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
ON JANUARY 2, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON ROUTE 146. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE POOR AND I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN I PROCEEDED TO HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL IT SKIPPED AND MY CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. I BELIEVE THAT PARTIALLY THE ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE TO BLAME BUT IN MY OPINION A 2007 VEHICLES BREAKS SHOULD NOT SKIP ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE GAS PEDAL SHOULD ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME NAMELY BALISE AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED ANY OF MY PHONE CALLS REGARDING THE RECENT RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CALL VOLUME ON THIS ISSUE IS PROBABLY GIGANTIC YET WHEN A CUSTOMER, ESPECIALLY ONE HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLE SHOULD BE PRIORITIZE. DUE TO THIS MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER $9,000 IN DAMAGES AND I HAVE OVER $5,000 IN MEDICAL BILLS. IN THIS INCIDENT I HIT A GUARD RAIL TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS AND MY OPINION IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I TRULY BELIEVE TOYOTA ARE GREAT VEHICLES AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GREAT REPUTATION THAT IS WHY I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE. *TR
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