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2009 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

crash1 injured · 824314 · 2010-11-05

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE PARKING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE CAR ACCELERATED LIKE A ROCKET AND JUMPED OVER THE PARKING CURB ONTO THE ROAD WITH TWO WAY TRAFFIC. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE CAR FLEW ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A FENCE AND WAS STOPPED ONLY WHEN IT FELL INTO A DITCH BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS. LUCKILY THE CAR DID NOT TURN OVER. SURPRISINGLY, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I KEPT HITTING THE BREAKS AND WHEN THE CAR STOPPED MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10364852
Machine
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