NHTSA complaint: 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY — POWER TRAIN
I WAS ABOUT TO PULL OUT ONTO ROUTE 23 S. IN WAYNE NJ. I WAS APP 35 FEET IN FRONT OF A STORE. I PLACED THE CAMRY IN PARK FOR A SECOND. I THEN WENT TO PLACE THE CAR IN DRIVE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED GOING IN REVERSE STRAIGHT TOWARD THE STORE. I COULD NOT STOP IT. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING TO REACT IN A SITUATION THAT COMES ON YOU SUDDENLY. ANYWAY, I OPENED THE CAR DOOR TO GET MY BEARINGS AND WAS MORE THAN HALF-WAY OUT THE CAR. MY LEFT LEG WAS ALSO OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD ONE HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AT THE LAST SECOND, I TURNED THE WHEEL AND MISSED BOTH THE STORE AND PARKED CARS. MY CAR CRASHED INTO A FENCE. I WAS NOT HURT BUT WAS SHAKEN UP. TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY WOULD NOT LET EITHER MYSELF OR MY MECHANIC IN WHILE IT WAS INSPECTED. SINCE I WAS MORE THAN HALFWAY OUT THE CAR, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE I WAS IN. I ALSO HAVE A WITNESS TO THE ABOVE. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation