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2011 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE

crash1 injured · 956106 · 2013-01-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THERE WAS A LOUD ENGINE RUNNING ALL OF SUDDEN AND THE CAR TOOK OFF BY ITSELF. IT WAS VERY QUICK SPURT OF ACCELERATION AND SLAMMING ON BRAKE DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CAR RAN OVER SIDE WALK AND RAMMED INTO THE SCHOOL FENCE. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. IT WAS TOYOTA'S "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" DEFECT HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10490845
Machine
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