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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash3 injured · 765534 · 2010-02-22

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
11,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON NOVEMBER 5, 2008 I WAS LEAVING MY SON'S SOCCER PRACTICE AND MY ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. I HIT A SCHOOL AND WENT THROUGH A 100 FOOT FENCE WHEN MY CAR BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE FENCE AND THE FENCE BECAME CAUGHT UNDERNEATH MY CAR. MY CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING FULL FORCE AND MY TIRES WERE BURNING RUBBER. I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY SLAM MY STICKSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STOPPED. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND SENT SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AT THE BODY SHOP. THEY SENT ME A LETTER STATING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10312864
Machine
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