NHTSA Complaint #10510546 — 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED UNINTENDED UNTIL CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND SEVERAL BUSHES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION IN THE ABDOMEN AND THE SHOULDER FROM THE SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED BY A DEALER OR A PRIVATE MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ABNORMAL ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL), FOR WHICH THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INCLUDED AND WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.