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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 855978 · 2011-05-11

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
69,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK ,THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK YET THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL IN THE PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY CENTER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIED. 07/22/11

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10400016
Machine
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