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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 756139 · 2010-02-02

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
4,770
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. SHE COULD ALSO FEEL THE POWER OF THE VEHICLE PULLING AT SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. SHE SEARCHED THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING OBSTRUCTING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BOARD, TO NO AVAIL. SHE WAS FORCED TO TAKE AN OFF RAMP AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A PASSING SEMI-TRUCK DUE TO THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER CRASHING INTO THE TRUCK. SHE CRASHED INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ONCE IT BECAME ENTANGLED INTO THE FENCE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT OBSTRUCTING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/17/10.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10303993
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