| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004309647 | Incident Date: Nov, 20 2004 |
| Consumer's City: APALACHIN | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: CAMRY | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BE30KX3U | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 20 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Aug, 07 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While backing out of a driveway and shifting from reverse into drive vehicle suddenly accelerated out-of-control into adjacent neighbor's yard. immediate and continual application of brakes did nothing -- engine continued to rev and i narrowly avoided striking a house. instead, i was forced to strike a row of trees to stop run-away vehicle. frontal air bags failed to deploy on either sides. had it not been for the trees, i would've struck a 500 gallon propane tank, 2 parked pickup trucks, and the original house from which i was departing from. my lone passenger and i will be emotionally scarred forever by this incident. please force toyota to issue a recall here! please don't wait for a death... please!!!*ak |
