# 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
> NHTSA complaint `795467` · 2010-06-24 · 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:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
ON APRIL 27, 2010, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE.  I USUALLY BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VERY SLOWLY SO THAT I CAN STOP AT ANYTIME.  AFTER I HAD CLEARED THE PARKING SPACE AND BEFORE I COULD EXCHANGE GEARS, THE CAR (2007 TOYOTA CAMRY) KEPT ON REVERSING.  I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP.  IT STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A VAN WHICH WAS ADJACENT TO A POLICE CAR.  LUCKILY THE POLICE OFFICER WITNESSED THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT.  WHEN THE POLICE OFFICER APPROACHED MY CAR HE STATED THAT "I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO HIT ME."  I REPLIED BY SAYING "MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP; I COULD STOP THE CAR."  I INFORMED THE POLICE OFFICER THAT WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE.  THE POLICE REPORT INDICATES THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION.  THIS STATEMENT IS ALSO WANT THE MECHANIC SAID WHEN HE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO WORK ON THE CAR. *TR
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