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2006 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 782637 · 2010-04-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
17,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND RIGHT FOOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT HE WOULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED UNTIL AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED IT TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. HE STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE OF THE TRAILER HE CRASHED INTO COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE INTERFERED WITH THE CURRENT OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE IN HIS VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 11/04/10

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10326647
Machine
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