← NHTSA complaints

2004 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 780083 · 2010-04-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
14,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCED VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEMS THREE TIMES. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON A DRY SUNNY DAY TRAVELLING ABOUT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT INCIDENT.THE SECOND INCIDENT ALSO INVOLVED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKES WERE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND ACCELERATED BACKWARD INTO THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE THEN LUNGED AND ACCELERATED FORWARD, BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT, AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. UPDATED 05/18/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/15/10 *BF UPDATED 07/19/10*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10324690
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown