# 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `792845` · 2010-06-11 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 55,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE AGAIN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A STEEL BRACKET OF A DUMPSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER YET THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED HER TO GO THROUGH HER INSURANCE COMPANY, IN WHICH SHE DID. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. ON THE THIRD INSTANCE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER FOR THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
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