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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039308 | Incident Date: Sep, 12 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SOUTH JORDAN | Consumer's State: UT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: CAMRY | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BF30K22U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: May, 23 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was driving with my family south bound on i-5 when we exited the freeway and pulled into the tillicum chevron station. the cruise control was on but disengaged. i turned right into a parking spot at a low rate of speed (3 to 5 mph). i was almost at a complete stop and had just enough time to realize that i could not stop!!! i could hear the car's engine roar and a moment later found that i had driven over a concrete curb, up a two foot concrete retaining wall, and through a chain-link fence. i don't know how a car could do this!! the total space for this to happen was only about 3 linear feet!! i was not pushing the accelerator!! there was indeed an acceleration surge in my 2002 camry v6. the car stopped, straddling the concrete wall, the front drive wheels were off the ground. i got out of the car and asked the mechanic on-site if there were any recalls on the 2002 camry. i swear this is the very first thing i said because i knew that i did not cause the accident. the accident was caused by a defect in the toyota camry. a tow truck removed my vehicle form the retaining wall. i then drove the car directly to the titus-will toyota dealership. they could not duplicate the problem with the vehicle and indicated it was safe to drive. damage to the car included the front bumper, several major scratches, and several small dents. i explained that we were very concerned about safety and asked about recalls. they indicated that there were none for my vehicle. they did admit after some questioning that they would not know how many times this has happened in the past due to the fact that the dealerships do not share information and toyota corporate does not share this information with the dealerships. the young lady (employee) at the payment desk volunteered that she had also had unexpected acceleration with her toyota camry. i request that a formal investigation be launched and a recall placed for 2002 toyota camry's. *jb |
