NHTSA Complaint #10316080 — 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN THE SPEED RATE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. THE DRIVER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN AN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. THE SAFETY RECALLS CONSIST OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (COMPONENT: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE RECALL CONSEQUENCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 26,000.