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Toyota Camry Air Bags Safety Report | Apr 30, 2012
Reported on Apr 30, 2012
| ON APRIL 30TH 2012 MY CAMRY 2012 WAS HIT AS I WAS MAKING A UTURN TO PICK UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL 35 MPH /UPON IMPACT THE CAR DID NOT STOP, WENT OVER THE MEDIAN, INTO THE BUSH AREA, AT THE MEANTIME I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE CAR DID NOT STOP, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THE CAR DID NOT STOP, THE CAR DID NOT PICK UP SPEED, THE WHOLE TIME I WAS BREAKING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, IT FINALLY CAME TO FULL STOP UPON IMPACTING A TREE. THE POLICE CAME AND FILLED A REPORT. WAS SURPRISED TO SEE MY CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD BY A TREE. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA COLLISION CENTER IN ARLINGTON TX. IT TOOK THEM 31 DAYS TO FIX A BRAND NEW CAMRY 2012 THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE IN 2 WEEKS ACCORDING TO THEM. THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE DRIVEN CAMRYS FOR MORE THAN 2 DECADES. I KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE, THEY HAVE SENT AN ENGINEER SPECIALIST TO CHECK THE CAR. THEY ARE NOT DISCLOSING ANY INFORMATION TO ME, THEY SAY YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL YOU RECEIVE IN MAIL. ACCORDING TO THEIR ENGINEER SPECIALIST, HE SAYS THE RECORDING BOX(SOMETHING NEW WITH NEW CAMRYS) THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE COLLISION RECORDED. THERE WAS A TIME LAPSE! I HAVE NOT PICKED UP MY CAR BECAUSE I TOTALLY FEEL UNSAFE WITH THAT CAR!!! THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED TO ME!!! NO ONE ON EARTH CAN TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT CAR. I ALMOST HIT MY SON AND HIS FRIEND!!! THE LAWYERS TELL ME SINCE I HAVE NOT HURT ANYONE AND GOTTEN HURT MYSELF, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS CASE! I FEEL IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN THE HIGHWAY AND I KILL SOMEONE OR MYSELF, THEN LAWYERS AND TOYOTA WILL DO SOMETHING. I NEED HELP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Camry |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | GRAND PRAIRIE TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4T4BF1FK6CR |
| Mileage: | 8300 miles. |
| Speed: | 35 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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