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2006 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 799782 · 2010-07-15

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
34,419
Speed
4 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR UNDER MY CARPORT. WHEN TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOWLY ENTER THE CARPORT, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. IT JUMP AND TOOK OFF. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT KEPT GOING. I FEARED IT WOULD KEEP GOING ACROSS MY YARD, SO I PREPARED TO JUMP OUT BY OPENING THE DOOR AND STICKING MY LEG OUT. THE OPEN DOOR HIT A SUPPORT POLE ON MY CARPORT AND MY LEG WAS INJURED. LUCKILY MY FINAL ATTEMPT TO BRAKE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10343536
Machine
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