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2004 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash2 injured · 764597 · 2010-02-19

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
12,806

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 7-23-06, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED EXITING A PARKING LOT. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES. OVER $10,000 IN DAMAGE PLUS BODILY INJURY OCCURRED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. A SIMILAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12/30/04. COMPLAINTS WERE ALSO PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE BRAKES MADE TO THE DEALER. A FORMAL COMPLAINT WAS FINALLY MADE TO TOYOTA USA ASKING THEM TO BUY BACK THE CAR. ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD ON 11/16/06 AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA HAD SOMEONE REVIEW CAR'S BREAKING AND ACCELERATOR AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM AND THE CLAIM WAS DENIED TO BUY BACK THE CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10312024
Machine
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