| Issue ID | 758406 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10303229 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 12/04/08 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was in my car waiting for the man in the van to shut his door. My foot was on the brake. All at once it took off and i was about 20 feet from the p. O. Building. I hit the building. Smashed the front of the 2007 camry. I was more shaken. Nobody hurt. The building not damage. The second incident happened in nov. 2009. I had just made a right turn and started to accelerate when the car took off. I pushed the distress button, brake and tried to bring it to parking, neutral, downshift to no avail. I turned the ignition off. Very shaken, but started the car again. No damage this time. The first incident i did not report to the dealer as people were telling me that it could not happen the way i said it. The second incident, i went to get my car superglaze the last week of nov. And i told them that at the time. They said that they checked it and saw nothing. Since then i have seen articles in the newspaper and on the internet about all the damage. I was told to take the rug out. The rug is in its hooks. I had a thin plastic on top, which never moved more than one inch. It was one of your plastic cover with grippers. Each time i got in the car, i would move the plastic to its original position. Never was more than one inch. I am very disappointed in this car. I bought a 1996 toyota tacoma and had it for 10 years w/o any problem. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WEST HILLS, CA |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE46K87UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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