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2003 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 766369 · 2010-02-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
33,692
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE V6 INEXPLICABLY ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING INTO MY GARAGE ON DEC 28 2006. THE CAR STRUCK THE BACK OF THE GARAGE WALL AND CAUSED THE WALL TO FAIL AND PARTIALLY FALL INTO MY HOUSES DEN. AT THE TIME I ASSUMED I HAD HIT THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE BRAKE. WHEN I THINK BACK THE CAR REALLY ACCELERATED HARD AND WHEN IT FIRST HIT THE WALL IT STOPPED THEN LURCHED FORWARD AGAIN. IN LIGHT OF ALL OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING TOYOTAS AND UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION I SUSPECT THE CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I DID NOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR ACCIDENTALLY. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND IS STILL OWNED BY OUR FAMILY. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE IT GIVEN ALL OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10313586
Machine
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