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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 782304 · 2010-04-19

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
29,000

Severity

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

Narrative

HAVING RETURNED HOME IN THE EARLY EVENING, MY MOTHER WAS BACKING HER 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY INTO HER DRIVEWAY (THIS WAS A NORMAL ROUTINE AS THIS IS HOW SHE PARKS HER CAR). HER DRIVEWAY IS FLAT AND STRAIGHT AND SHE LIVES ALONE SO NO OTHER CARS WERE IN THE DRIVEWAY. SHORTLY AFTER HER CAR BEGAN MOVING IN REVERSE, HER CAR SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR TRAVELED IN REVERSE THRU THE GRASS AND THE LANDSCAPED AREA OF HER FRONT LAWN, CRASHING INTO THE FRONT PORCH OF HER HOUSE, SPINNING TO A STOP STARTLING THE STAIRS OF HER FRONT PORCH IN A PERPENDICULAR POSITION. THE CAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED IN THE REAR, PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RAILINGS ON HER FRONT PORCH WERE ALSO DESTROYED. HERETOFORE, SHE HAD NOT REPORTED ANY ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH HER VEHICLE WHICH SHE OWNED FOR 4.5 YEARS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10326398
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