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2009 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 774928 · 2010-03-17

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
37,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS PAST SUNDAY 2-14-10 AT ABOUT 6PM I NEARLY LOST MY LIFE WHEN MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY FULLY CLIMBED UP THE ALLEVIATED SIDE WALK AND CRASH INTO THE BUILDING THAT'S WHEN IT FINALLY CAME TO FULL STOP ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND FULLY DEPRESSED DOWN I'M THANKFUL THEIR WAS NO ONE STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE THAT ENTERED INTO WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE THE FEAR AND ANXIETY THAT I FELT AT THAT TIME AND NOW. LET ME PLEASE INFORMED YOU THAT I'VE ALREADY PERFORMED ALL THE RECALL ISSUES THAT IWAS TOLD INVOLVED MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO PLEASE HELP ME I'VE OFTEN EXPERIENCE A LOST OF POWER WITH MY VEHICLE WHEN I ENTER THE INTERSTATE ALTHOUGH I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATION TO CATCH UP WITH CURRENT TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPONDED SOMETIMES IT FELT LIKE IT SHOT OFF. AFTER REPORTING IT TO MY DEALER DURING A ROUTINE SCHEDULED VISIT I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SOFTWARE AND THAT THERE WAS AN UPDATE ONE AVAILABLE WAS INSTALL TO CURE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10320489
Machine
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