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2004 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 838628 · 2011-01-25

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
90,854
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WENT TO CAR WASH TO GET THE ROAD SALT OFF CAR. PUSHED IN THE CODE NUMBERS FOR THE AUTOMATED WASH. I HAD TO OPEN WINDOW STILL COULD NOT REACH SO OPENED DOOR ALSO. PUNCHED THE CODE CLOSED DOOR AND WINDOW. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE DOOR BEGAN TO OPEN SO I TOOK CAR OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE TO INCH FORWARD. AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD HITTING THE DOOR BEFORE IT COULD FULLY OPEN. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO SAIL RIGHT THROUGH THE WHOLE CAR WASH BUT MANAGED TO GET THE CAR STOPPED BY STANDING ON THE BRAKE BEFORE HITTING THE EXIT DOOR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10378648
Machine
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