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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118777 | Incident Date: Sep, 01 2007 |
Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: CA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
Model Name: CAMRY | Model Year: 2005 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BF30K45U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 09 2007 | Complaint Type: LETR |
Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Mar, 14 2005 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota camry. while making a 180 degree turn to the right at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle accelerated on its own. the contact was unable to stop the vehicle when she applied the brakes and crashed into seven vehicles. the vehicle came to a stop when it crashed into a retaining wall. the air bags deployed and the contact injured her arm. the driver of the first vehicle she struck sustained back injuries. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and they stated that an investigator would inspect the vehicle. the vehicle was destroyed. the current and failure mileages were 20,346. the consumer stated the vinyl floor mats may have become caught under the gas pedal which caused the unintended acceleration. updated 11/02/07. *jb |