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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 797529 · 2010-07-06

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
29,618

Severity

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

Narrative

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM AN ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN WHEATON, ILLINOIS (TELEPHONE NUMBER [XXX] ). ON JANUARY 11, 2010 OUR CLIENT, [XXX] , WAS INVOLVED IN A TWO-CAR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING HER 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. UPON EXITING A CAR WASH, SHE PLACED HER CAR INTO DRIVE (FROM NEUTRAL) AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED ALTHOUGH SHE HAD NOT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. AS THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, SHE TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES WERE NONREPONSIVE. UPON EXITING THE PARKING LOT, HER CAR STRUCK A CAR IN THE ROADWAY. AS A RESULT, SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10341645
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