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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 757280 · 2010-02-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY HYBRID
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
31,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE PARKING, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I DID NOT INADVERTENTLY PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT ENTANGLED IN THE FLOOR MAT. THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB, THROUGH AN ADJOINING GRASSY AREA, AND STOPPED AFTER HITTING A CEMENT WALL. LATER, THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR OR OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10304970
Machine
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