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2004 TOYOTA CAMRY — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 777456 · 2010-03-28

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE OWN A 2004 CAMRY LE. THIS CAR HAD BEEN IN TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS - ONE IN 23 DECEMBER 2007 AND 21 AUGUST 2009 WHEREIN THE ACCELERATOR TOOK OVER THE CAR CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND EXTENSIVE HOOD DAMAGES COSTING THE INSURANCE WELL OVER $5,000. "I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR" WAS THE ONLY REASON I CAN GIVE FOR THESE TWO INCIDENTS. THESE INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO ROMANO TOYOTA ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT MAINTENANCE CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY THESE UNCONTROLLABLE INCIDENTS HAPPENED. IN THE MEANTIME OUR INSURANCE COMPANY DROPPED US AND OUR INSURANCE PREMIUMS HAVE INCREASED. ON THE RECENT WAVE OF REPORTS ON TOYOTA CAMRY FAILURES, ROMANO TOYOTA WAS AGAIN APPROACHED TO HAVE MY CAMRY LE EVALUATED FOR THE SAME FAILURES. WE WERE TOLD THIS TIME THAT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL YEARS. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE WITH MY CAR? THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SPORADICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. ALTHOUGH BOTH INCIDENTS WERE NOT REPORTED TO THE POLICE, THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THEIR REPRESENTATIVES INSPECT THE DAMAGES. *CN

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10322567
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