NHTSA Complaint #10986017 — 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE ARM AND NECK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.