# 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `763890` · 2010-02-17 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
IN APRIL 2007 I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY.  I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED GREATLY.  I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND IT WOULD NOT STOP.  I HIT ANOTHER CAR AND A FENCE BEFORE I COULD THROW IT INTO PARK AND STOP IT.  HAD I GONE THRU THE FENCE, I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO A DEEP RAVINE AND I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO TELL THE STORY.  I TOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT DAY THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR; IT WOULD NOT STOP.  I TOLD THEM THEY SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA ABOUT IT.  THEY  TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY, THEY WOULD COVER THE DAMAGES - AROUND $6000.  I TOLD THE GARAGE THAT REPAIRED THE CAR THAT IT WOULD NOT STOP.  HE SAID I HAD TO HAVE HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOT THE BRAKE.  NO I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT TOLD HIM SO.  I TOLD CARSON CITY TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND LATER WHEN RECALLS STARTED, AGAIN TOLD HIM.  HE SAID I COULD NOT PROVE IT.  HAD ANYONE BEEN LISTENING TO ME 3 YEARS AGO, LIVES MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED.  I AM STILL ANGRY ABOUT IT AND AM LOOKING TO REPLACE THE CAR AS SOON AS I CAN. *TR
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