NHTSA Complaint #10354916 — 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10354916
Vehicle	2002 TOYOTA CAMRY
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	November 21, 2009
Date Filed	September 10, 2010
Mileage	80,000 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	2
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

1. EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: ON 11/21/09. AT ABOUT 10:45 PM, THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE JAMMED OPEN. 2. CONSEQUENCES: I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY STEPPING VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. AS A RESULT, THE CAR HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. MY WIFE AND I BOTH SUFFERED BODILY INJURIES. 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE: I WROTE THREE LETTERS TO TOYOTA, AND I RECEIVED REPLIES TO EACH ONE. TOYOTA SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE MY CAR. TOYOTA'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR THAT COULD HSVE CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE TO ME THE DATA THAT THEY OBTAINED, FROM DOWNLOADING THE DATA FROM THE CAR'S MAIN COMPUTER. *TR

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