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2008 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 782502 · 2010-04-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
62,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN GEORGE ROY PARKWAY (CALERA, AL) NEXT TO THE HOUSE AND THE CAR STARTED TAKING OFF AT ABOUT 40 MPH. I HIT THE BRAKE AND THE ABS STARTED STOPPING THE CAR. IT WAS ALMOST STOPPED AND I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND IT TOOK OFF AGAIN. I THEN LOOKED DOWN TO TURN IT OFF AND I CRASHED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD A SMALL SCRATCH ON MY FINGER AND I HIT MY HEAD ON THE ROOF. I WENT THE ER THE NEXT DAY AND THE CT SCAN DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING. BUT, THE DOCTOR SAID I STILL COULD HAVE A MINOR CONCUSSION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10326562
Machine
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