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2002 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 772134 · 2010-03-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
17,600
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR CRASHING INTO A REFRIGERATOR. THE CRASH ALSO DAMAGED A SEWER LINE AND MANY OTHER ITEMS IN THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE DOOR WAS DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS MORE THEN $5000 AND PROPERTY DAMAGE CLOSE TO THAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH THIS CAR BEFORE THIS. WE BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS THAT SOME TOYOTA'S HAVE BEEN HAVING. CRASH REPAIRS TO THE CAR AND THE HOUSE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BUT NOTHING REGARDING THE POSSIBLE ACCELERATION ISSUE SINCE THE 2002 CAMRY HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318229
Machine
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