# 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `769337` · 2010-03-03 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 60,000
## Narrative
THIS IS A PART OF A CERTIFIED LETTER I SENT TO TOYOTA ON FEB. 18, 2010:          REPORT / NOTICE: MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS EXHIBITED VARIOUS MALFUNCTIONS        BRAKE MALFUNCTION         ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION ON MY           FIRST INCIDENT.  I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A FAULT ACCIDENT UNTIL LAST MONTH, 1/26/2010.    MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED FORWARD.  I AM NOT SURE WHETHER IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION:   I HAD THE BRAKE ON, ACCELERATOR OFF.   SECOND INCIDENT.  ON FEB. 16,2010, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH COMING TO A STOP LIGHT,  I PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING A WEIRD NOISE AS IF GEARS WERE MOVING/GRINDING.  IT WAS UNLIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SRS SYMPTOM.  I IMMEDIATELY PLACED MY CAR ON PARK AND STOPPED THE CAR.  THANK GOD THAT I HAD ENOUGH TIME/SPACE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME:  I HAD STARTED STOPPING WELL AHEAD, AS I USUALLY DO.  WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR, THE CAR BEHIND ME STARTED HONKING:  IT WAS RUSH HOUR.  WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT STARTED MOVING, I STARTED MY CAR AGAIN AND  DROVE INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT.  I STARTED MY CAR AND DROVE IN CIRCLES IN THE PARKING LOT.  IT RETURN TO NORMAL.    I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW.  I AM A 59 YEAR OLD TEACHER / GRANDMOTHER AND WOULD LIKE TO LIVE A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.      I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY RECALL LETTER AS PROMISED.    WILL YOU PLEASE FIX:  (1) ACCELERATOR PEDAL, (2) BRAKE PEDAL, (3) CARPET PROB
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