← NHTSA complaints

2007 TOYOTA YARIS — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1004765 · 2013-08-26

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
YARIS
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
79,600
Speed
1 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 16 AUGUST, 2013, WHILE TURNING INTO A GARAGE PARKING SPOT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE TO COME TO FULL STOP BEFORE THE CONCRETE COLUMN AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPACE WHEN, OF ITS OWN ACCORD, THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AT MUCH ACCELERATED SPEED. THE CAR CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE COLUMN DESTROYING THE FRONT LEFT HEAD LIGHTS, ENTIRE FRONT GRILL WORK, AND THE FRAME OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS BENT SO THE DOOR WOULD NOT BE OPENED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ON 20 AUGUST, 2013 MY INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10537195
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown