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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 762102 · 2010-02-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING FASTER THAN NORMAL AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A MOVING VEHICLE, PUSHING IT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. HER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL ALTHOUGH SHE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED MOVING. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH HER HEART. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE, BUT SHE RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FLORIDA POLICE REPORT NUMBER WAS 3951FVE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10310009
Machine
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