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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash2 injured · 759626 · 2010-02-06

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
12,577
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE LAST TOYOTA CAMRY I BOUGHT WAS IN 2007, IT WAS THE FIRST NEW CAMRY I EVER BOUGHT, I'VE OWNED 3 OTHERS IN MY LIFE, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST NEW ONE I EVER PURCHASED. APX 9 MONTHS LATER ME AND MY WIFE WENT TO THE FL KEYS AND WENT TO BAHIA STATE PARK, AND UPON LEAVING THE PARK, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT WHEN GOING 10-15 MPH, THE CAR TOOK OFF AND WE ENDED UP HITTING A TREE HEAD ON. WE BOTH ENDED UP AT THE FISHERMAN'S HOSPITAL IN MARATHON ON OUR 2ND DAY ON VACATION ALONG WITH A $120 TKT FROM THE FL HIGHWAY PATROL. TWO WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR FLOOR MATS, I CALLED TOYOTA AND AFTER TALKING WITH A GIRL THERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE FLOOR MATS THAT WERE BEING RECALLED, I TOLD HER THAN THEY HAVE MORE THAN A MAT PROBLEM. SHE SAID I SHOULD SEND ALL INFO AS WELL AS MEDICAL BILLS TO THEM WHICH DID, I WAS NOTIFIED 2 WEEKS LATER THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ACCIDENT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR RECALL. AGAIN I TOLD THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH THAT IT SEEMS AS IF THEY HAVE MORE THAN A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM ,SUDDEN ACCELERATION? *CN UPDATED 03/05/10

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10306994
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