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2006 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 766922 · 2010-02-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
16,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATE FROM STOPPED POSITION AT A YIELD AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT THOUGH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT CAR WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT. I STILL COULD NOT FIGURED IT OUT WHY THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED SINCE I DRIVE CAREFULLY. NO OTHER ACCIDENT ON THE RECORD SINCE I STARTED DRIVING FROM 2003. IT HAPPENED AROUND 9AM ON MY DAILY ROUTE TO WORKPLACE. RECENTLY I HEARD ABOUT TOYOTA RECALLS FOR CAMRY 2007 TO 2010. BUT I AM NOT SURE IF MY CAR ALSO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. ONCE I VISITED TO SERVICE CENTER AFTER THE INCIDENT FOR REGULAR SERVICE THEN THEY MENTIONED THAT MY CAR'S BRAKE & GAS PEDALS NEED CLEAN-UP OR I HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED. SINCE THEY TOLD LITTLE HIGHER AMOUNT I TOLD NO FOR REPAIR. I AM NOT SURE IF MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2006 TOO HAVE THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN RECALL. I HAVE INCIDENT REPORTED WITH MY INSURER AND CAN PROVIDE CLAIM NUMBER, DOCUMENTS, INSURER INFO ETC AS REQUIRED. THERE WERE NO CHARGES PAID TO ANY VEHICLE IN THIS MINOR INCIDENT TILL NOW BUT INSURER HAS KEPT THIS INCIDENT OPEN TILL NOW IF OTHER PARTY MAKES NEW CLAIMS. I STILL THINK WHY MY VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION SO THOUGHT TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT WITH DOT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10314008
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