NHTSA Complaint #10317405 — 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY

ON MAR. 1 2010 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AT 30 MPH WHEN SHE REAR- ENDED THE CAR AHEAD. HER HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED DESPITE MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. HER MEMORY OF WHAT HAPPENED WAS LOST BUT SHE FELT THE CAR HAD JUMPED OR SURGED JUST BEFORE. SHE WAS DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN RECALLED.THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND TOYOTA DOESN'T FEEL THE CAR MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM. WHEN WITNESSES WENT TO HELP, MY WIFE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE TOYOTA WAS STILL RUNNING AT A FAST IDLE AND SHE WAS JUST BEGINNING TO REGAIN HER WITS BUT COULD REMEMBER ONLY THAT THE CAR HAD JUMPED AHEAD. AS TOYOTA HAS NOT INCLUDED THE 2005 CAMRY IN IT'S RECALL I FEEL THAT MAYBE IT SHOULD. MY WIFE WAS NOT ON THE CELL PHONE NOR WAS SHE DRINKING OR ON MEDICATION. SHE IS A SAFE DRIVER AND I BELIEVE THE CAR RACED AHEAD ON ITS OWN. *TR