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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 886587 · 2011-10-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 MPH WHEN MY CAR BEGAN "RACING" INTO OVERDRIVE. IT DID THIS FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN STOPPED, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE RACED AGAIN. ABOUT. THAT TIME ANOTHER CAR PULLED UP NEXT TO ME TO TELL ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE(SMOKING). I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED. TOYOTA FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BUT I AM HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH NEW ENGINE AND I WAS CHARGED $1800 TO GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE NEW ENGINE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10432266
Machine
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