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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 841019 · 2011-02-08

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
38,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING 5 MPH INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH GEARS AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED BY HER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL BUT THE ENGINE RPMS WERE RACING AT ABNORMAL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT BECOMING STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY MAIL AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. UPDAETD 11/16/11*LJ UPDATED 02/06/12

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10381178
Machine
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