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2008 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 771013 · 2010-03-06

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
20,500
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA CAMRY,2008 MODEL ON A DRY, FLAT ROAD IN CLEAR,DRY WEATHER, GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. THE ROAD WAS 2 LANES WITH NO SHOULDERS ON EITHER SIDE. I SWERVED INTO THE LEFT LANE TO PASS A TRUCK BUT SAW A CURVE APPROACHING AND WENT TO SWERVE BACK IN BEHIND THE TRUCK, BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN. AS I DID THE BRAKING, THE CAR RAPIDLY INCREASES SPEED SO I PUT ON BRAKES HARDER BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING AT SPEED. THERE WAS NO ROOM TO GO RIGHT ( NO SHOULDER) IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME,SO I SWERVED LEFT, INTO THE ON-COMING LANE. THERE WERE NO CARS IN THAT LANE. MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND IT VEERED ACROSS THE LANE, INTO A DITCH ALONGSIDE THE ROAD AND TURNED OVER, LANDING ON THE ROOF. THE OTHER 2 OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR AND MYSELF HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ON AND WERE NOW SUSPENDED FROM THEM AND UNHURT EXCEPT FOR MINOR SCRATCHES AND BRUISES. THE CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND REQUIRED ABOUT $10,000 WORTH OF REPAIRS OVER A 7 WEEK PERIOD. THERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED NOR WAS THERE ANY PEOPERTY, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, DAMAGED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10317320
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