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2004 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 763489 · 2010-02-17

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA. I TOOK THE CAR TO CRESTMONT TOYOTA IN 2006 AND INFORMED THEM THAT MY CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET ON TO A MAIN ROAD CAUSING ME TO GO UP ON THE GRASS .AT FULL SPEED I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WAS RACING I HAD TO SHUT IT OFF.THEY SAID THEY REMOVED THE MAT. I HAVE A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES THE LAST TIME IN EARLY 2009 I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT WHEN THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING A ACCIDENT..I HAVE A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. I ALSO TOLD MY INSURANCE COMPANY AT THE TIME WHAT HAPPENED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR FORTY SIX YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A TICKET OR CAUSED A ACCIDENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10311155
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