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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 761866 · 2010-02-11

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
48,742

Severity

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

Narrative

ON OCTOBER 6, 2009, I DROVE MY 2005 CAMRY INTO THE PARKING LOT MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND COASTING INTO MY USUAL PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE. AS I APPROACHED THE CURB, MY CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPING THE APPROXIMATELY SIX-INCH CURB, AND HITTING A TREE APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET FROM THE CURB WHILE CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE, AFTER WHICH I TURNED OFF THE CAR WITH MY KEY. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AGENT, THEN AAA TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO OUR BODY SHOP, IN-AND-OUT AUTO BODY IN GAITHERSBURG, MD. I TOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANY I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THAT MY CAMRY HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TOWARD THE TREE, AND ASKED THE BODY SHOP TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR. AFTER THEY REPAIRED MY CAMRY (BILL WAS $5321), THE BODY SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR WERE WORKING AS EXPECTED. I DROVE THE CAMRY HOME BUT LATER MY HUSBAND TOLD ME OF REPORTS HE FOUND ON THE INTERNET OF 'SUDDEN ACCELERATION' BY TOYOTAS, PARTICULARLY 2005 CAMRYS, AND I NO LONGER TRUST THIS CAR AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10308811
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