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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 764225 · 2010-02-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER STATES THAT 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY NEEDS TO BE ADDED THE TOYOTA RECALL. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN 2008. AS HE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITHIN AN ENCLOSED PARKING LOT BUILDING, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD AT AN INCREDIBLE SPEED AND CRASHED INTO 3 PARKED CARS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE DAMAGE WAS SEVERE. THE OTHER TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2009. THE FIRST WAS AT A STREET INTERSECTION NEAR THE CONSUMER'S HOME WHERE HE NARROWLY MISSED A CAR. THE SECOND WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY ACCELERATED INTO HIS GARAGE HITTING A DESK AND PUTTING A HOLE IN THE WALL. THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMIZED BY THE USE OF THE PARKING GEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE THE MATS, BUT HE FELT AS THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS WAY BEYOND THE MATS. *JB SEE ALSO ODI 10332753 *DSY

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10312088
Machine
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