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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 766851 · 2010-02-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
25
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE STOPPED AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD, SHE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND FAILED TO STOP UNTIL SHE APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. SHE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO HER HIP, CHEST AND WAS PUT ON LIFE SUPPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FIRST FAILURE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PREVIOUSLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT HER VIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL FOR THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3666. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO AN INTERSECTION. SHE WAS HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND SUBSEQUENTLY SHE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10313945
Machine
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