NHTSA complaint: 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FRONT END AREA SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THEY INFORMED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000. JS
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation