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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 768178 · 2010-02-28

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
23,342
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

SUDDEN FORCEFUL ACCELERATION OF A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID, NOT DUE TO FLOOR MAT OR STICKING GAS PEDAL (VIN NUMBER STARTED WITH A J SO WAS NOT PART OF SUBSEQUENT RECALL FOR GAS PEDAL PROBLEMS), WHILE EASING INTO A HEAD-IN PARKING SPACE. FORCEFULLY HITTING THE BREAK DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE AND IT ONLY STOPPED, AND WAS TOTALED, WHEN IT WAS STEERED INTO A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE TO AVOID ENTERING A BUSY STREET. THE ACCELERATION WAS SO FORCEFUL THAT THE CAR HIT AND WENT OVER TWO APPROXIMATELY 8" CONCRETE SIDES ON A PLANTER AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND RIGHT FRONT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE HIT THE CONCRETE LIGHT POLE. THE FORCE WAS SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SEVERE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES TO THE LEFT CHEST THAT TOOK 6 MONTHS TO FULLY HEAL FROM THE RESTRAINT OF THE TRI-POINT SEAT BELT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10315007
Machine
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