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Toyota Camry Service Brakes Safety Report | May 01, 2013
Reported on May 01, 2013
| I WAS PULLING MY CAR ONTO THE CARPORT FROM DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS AT SAME LEVEL, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. THE CAR ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE CAR SURGING FORWARD AND THE RPM INCREASING AS I WAS CRASHING THROUGH THE CARPORT, FENCE, PATIO, TWO FOUR-WHEELERS, THE CONCRETE PATIO STAIRS, PROPANE BBQ GRILL AND A WHEEL BARREL. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, AND IT DID NOT STOP AND THE MOTOR CONTINUE TO RACE; I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. AFTER ALL THE DEBRIS WHICH WAS IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND UNDER IT, IT COULDN'T GO ANY FURTHER BUT THE WHEELS WHERE STILL SPINNING AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR MY HUSBAND WHO SEEN IT AND HEARD IT, HE YELLED AT ME TURN OFF THE ENGINE I DON KNOW WHAT ELSE THE CAR WOULD HAVE DESTROYED. THE CAR MISSED RUNNING OVER MY HUSBAND AND THE HOUSE BY A COUPLE OF FEET. *TR | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Camry |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 1 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ALTON IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4T1BF1FK5CU |
| Mileage: | 19000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 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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