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2006 TOYOTA CAMRY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash1 injured · 764319 · 2010-02-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
1,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TOYOTA CAMRY 2006 MODEL PURCHASED 2/28/2006: COULD IT BE THAT THIS MODEL WAS ALSO BRAKE OR ACCELERATION DEFECTIVE? MY WIFE TRIED TO PARK THE CAR BUT IT DID NOT STOP. IT MOUNTED THE CURB, DROVE OVER OUR LAWN, CONTINUED TOWARD A DITCH WHEN SHE MANAGED TO STEER IT TO A TREE WHICH IT KNOCKED DOWN. SHE CONTINUED TO ANOTHER STREET, WENT DOWN THE CURB AND REGAINED CONTROL. OUR NEIGHBORS SAW IT AND CARRIED HER HOME. SHE WAS CLEARLY CONFUSED AND NEVER DROVE THE REPAIRED CAR AGAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A SEVERE PARTIALLY DISABLING CEREBRAL BRAIN HEMORRHAGE. AMBULANCE. LOCAL HOSPITAL COULD NOT TREAT IT AND SHE WAS PICKED UP BY A NY PRESBYTERIAN AMBULANCE. WAS TAKEN TO NEUROSCIENCEOPERATIONICU. AFTER 1 MONTH IN HOSPITAL AND 3 MONTHS REHAB IS BACK HOME BUT DEFINITELY IMPAIRED. WE ONLY A FEW DAYS REALIZED THIS MIGHT BE PART OF THE TOYOTA CAMRY PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10311809
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