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2000 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 763136 · 2010-02-16

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
25,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH HIT A PERSON AND FRACTURED THEIR LEG. THE INJURED WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS FAILURE AND THOUGHT IT WAS OPERATOR ERROR. SINCE THE NEWS WAS RELEASED REGARDING THE STICKY PEDAL RECALL THE CONTACT IS CERTAIN THAT THE STICKY PEDAL COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10310844
Machine
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