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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 775151 · 2010-03-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY HYBRID
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
20,240
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HAD ACCIDENT WITH '07 CAMRY HYBRID. RECALLS DONE 5 DAYS PREVIOUSLY. APPLIED BRAKE TO STOP AT LIGHT. CAR ACCELERATED AND STRUCK CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO INJURIES TO ANYONE INCLUDING MY 97 YR. OLD FATHER TOW DRIVER SAID RPM'S WERE "WAY UP" WHEN HE DROVE CAR TO PUT IT ON FLATBED. RECALLED INCIDENT OF SIX MONTHS PREVIOUSLY, AFTER ACCIDENT, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AT CORNER BEFORE MAKING LEFT TURN. CAR ACCELERATED AND I SHOT ACROSS STREET FRANTICALLY APPLYING BRAKE AND STOPPED JUST SHORT OF A LINE OF PARKED CARS. THOUGHT LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE INCIDENT AS I BELIEVED, AT THE TIME, THAT I HAD MIXED UP THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. DRIVING A RENTAL AT PRESENT, CAR IS ON HOLD BEFORE REPAIR SO IT CAN BE INSPECTED BY TOYOTA. THE SUBROGATION DEPT. OF MY INS. COMPANY HAS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT TOYOTA TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF CLAIMS BY THEIR CUSTOMERS AND TOYOTA HAS NOT RESPONDED SO FAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10320639
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