| Issue ID | 1522649 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11161964 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 14/12/18 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The rear wheels/brakes on my 2011 toyota camry locked up and caused me to loose control of the car. I crashed into a tree. The following a detailed description of the event. I exited my community, by making a left turn on a county road. The weather was cloudy, and the road was damp dur to recent rain. I was accelerating to 40 mph, which is the speed limit on a county road (a total of 2 lanes), until i noticed that i was about to exceed 40 mph. When i removed my foot from the gas pedal, the back of the car started to loose traction. I started to apply very light pressure to the brakes to correct the direction of the car. I looked where i wanted to go and made small adjustments to the steering wheel, until the car would stop drifting from lane to lane. The small adjustments did not help, and i lost complete control of the car. The rear end of the car went to the left side of the road. I tried to correct the direction to ensure i stayed in my lane. The rear end of the car started sliding to the right side within my lane and continued to slide/drift. As the car continued sliding the right, it went outside my lane, hit the dirt "shoulder", and hit a ditch covered with rocks, which caused the car to swing to the left. When the car hit the rocks, i felt my body lifted from my sit, but the seat belt held it back. I noticed that the rpms of the car went up from 1,500 rpm to (about) 6,000 rpm. I was also able to regain some control of the car, which was completely off the road at this point in the event. The car was headed towards a small ravine located behind three trees. I steered the car to hit the tree instead of running into a small ravine. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 72562 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BIRMINGHAM, AL |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BF3EK0BUXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 1 |
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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 | 40 |
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