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2002 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 791193 · 2010-06-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
155,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THREE PARKED VEHICLES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY AT THE SCENE. THE BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER; THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10334483
Machine
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