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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash1 injured · 767633 · 2010-02-26

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
48,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CAR ACCELERATED GOING 10 MILES A HOUR IN A PARKING LOT WITH OUT WARNING. I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RACE. I PUT THE BREAK ON AS HARD AS I COULD PRESS DOWN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. PEOPLE WERE WALKING ON MY RIGHT, I SAW THE CEMENT PILLAR AND TURN THE WHEEL TO HIT THAT INSTEAD OF THE PEOPLE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND IN 3 YEARS RECEIVED LETTERS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PEDAL. ALL 3 TIMES I TOOK THE LETTER INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT MY PEDAL. NOW AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE SERVICE MANAGER TRIED TO BLAME ME. I REQUESTED TO MEET WITH A TOYOTA REP. THE REP ALSO TRIED TO BLAME ME. WHEN I PUSHED THE ISSUE IT CAME OUT THAT MY CAMRY WAS ONE WITH THE PEDAL THAT COULD GET STUCK ON A FLOUR MAT. THE TOYOTA REP, ROB BROWN SAID WHEN THE CAR IS FIXED THEN WE WILL SEND IT OVER TO THE OTHER DEPARTMENT TO MODIFY YOUR PEDAL. I TOLD THE REP ROB BROWN AND THE COLLISION MANAGER I WANT DOCUMENTATION ON THE MODIFICATION WORK DONE ON THE PEDAL. THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR THAT THOSE REPAIRS ARE STILL NOT DONE 3 WEEKS LATER. I VERY WELL COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE THAT DAY. THE DEALERSHIP IS HOSELTON AUTOMALL [XXX]. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10314612
Machine
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