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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 756211 · 2010-02-02

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
53,550
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAD PULLED MY 2005 CAMRY XLE INTO MY GARAGE STALL AND WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I LET OFF THE BRAKE TO INCH FORWARD ANOTHER INCH OR TWO WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE HAD A HIGH POWER SURGE. THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE THE RPMS WENT TO THE MAX IMMEDIATELY, MY CAR TOOK OFF AT FULL POWER AND ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED INTO MY GARAGE WALL. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I POSSIBLY COULD, PRIOR TO HITTING THE GARAGE WALL. THE GARAGE WALL WAS FORCED OFF THE FOUNDATION BY THE IMPACT AND AT THAT POINT MY CAR STOPPED. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, I HAD NO IDEA HOW TO EXPLAIN TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHAT HAD HAPPENED SINCE I WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK AND REALLY HAD NO GOOD EXPLANATION FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY HOW MY CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. MY VEHICLE HAD AUTO BODY DAMAGE AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO MY HOME. I DID NOT CONTACT TOYOTA AT THIS TIME, SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND OTHER 2005 CAMRY OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION, SO I ASKED THE INSURANCE COMPANY IF THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND THEY INDICATED YES. I HAD A WITNESS IN THE GARAGE WHO WAS THANKFULLY NOT STANDING IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE WHEN IT ACCELERATED. THE WITNESS ALSO HEARD THE MASSIVE POWER SURGE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10304047
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