| Issue ID | 794435 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10334992 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 07/03/07 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota camry. While the contact was driving approximately 2 mph there was an unexpected increase of acceleration causing the vehicle to crash into a steel pole. The frontal airbag deployed with the level of impact. The contact sustained severe injuries to the head and neck. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The body damages to the vehicle was estimated at the cost of $16,000. The cause failure had not been determined at that time. In addition, the identical unintended acceleration failure occurred four years later. There were no injures in that incident. The vehicle is in the process of being repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000. Updated 09/22/10. *lj updated 09/23/10 |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 23000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | LINCOLN , NE |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE32K34UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 01/06/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 2 |
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| Type of child seat code | |
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| Dealer's name | MID CITY TOYOTA |
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