| Issue ID | 555135 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10131955 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 06/08/05 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Dt: consumer owns 2004 toyota camry with v6 engine. Consumer was pulling into a parking spot when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and shot through the parking spot, striking a metal post, and damaging the passenger's front of vehicle, the bumper , front fender, and both passenger doors. When the vehicle accelerated consumer felt that accelerator pedal left the bottom of foot and continued to the floorboard with no assistance. This happened on august 6, 2005 at about 7:30 pm in louisville, at town fair center on hurstbourn lane. Consumer went to dealer, and dealer refused to look at vehicle, they said that they were not familiar with any problem like this, and told consumer that the floor mat stuck to the pedal , causing the acceleration. There was no police report. Manufacturer was contacted and said they opened a case and dealer was suppose to contact consumer in about 3 days.*ak *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 14775 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | CRESTWOOD, KY |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BF32KX4UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 12/05/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | OXMOOR TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 502-426-1200 |
| Dealer's city | LOUISVILLE |
| Dealer's state code | KY |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 40222 |