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2000 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 772692 · 2010-03-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
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 MOTHER OWNED A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY AND SHE HAD TWO ACCIDENTS IN HER CAR WHILE IN PARKING LOTS DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SHE DID NOT TELL THE FAMILY AT THE TIME BECAUSE SHE WAS 84 AND THOUGHT SHE MIGHT LOSE HER LICENSE. ONE ACCIDENT CAUSED $3,500 IN DAMAGE. SHE HAS SINCE PASSED AWAY AND I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT. IT HAS CRUISE CONTROL [XXX] . OUR FAMILY STILL OWNS THE CAR. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND GOT THE NATIONAL NUMBER FOR TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR HAD A MECHANICAL ACCELERATOR SYSTEM. WE HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE SAID IT WAS A HYBRID SYSTEM, PARTLY ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM. TOYOTA MISLEAD US. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318730
Machine
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