# 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `823576` · 2010-11-02 · 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:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
ON THE MORNING OF OCT 22 '10 , I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED, I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES, HOWEVER TO NO AVAIL.. I TRIED TO STEER THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY DUE TO IT WAS A BUSY INTERSECTION ..IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A VEHICLE ( AFTER CRASHING INTO 2 MORE ON THE WAY), THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED,  ALSO NOTE THAT I HAD TAKING IT A FEW MONTHS BACK FOR THE RECALL;  I WAS BRUISED , HOWEVER THE MENTAL SCARS WHICH ARE THE WORSE, CANNOT BE SEEN, CONSTANTLY THINKING OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN, I'M REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I WOULD NEVER WANT ANYONE TO GO THRU WHAT I WENT THRU, UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT, I AM URGING THE NHTSA AND ANY OTHER ENTITIES THAT HAVE  THE POWER, TO KEEP THE ROADS & THE PUBLIC SAFE, THIS IS AN URGENT MATTER AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING DRASTIC CAN BE DONE BEFORE WE LOSE MORE LIVES. *TR
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