NHTSA complaint: 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 2010 FOR RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE REVERSING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A METAL GARAGE FRAME AND THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER LEFT EYE AND NOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACTS INSURANCE AGENCY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER EXAMINE THE VEHICLE FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,759. UPDATED 10/27/10
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation