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2007 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1093022 · 2014-07-31

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
4RUNNER
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

OVER THE PAST 9-12 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE 4RUNNER, I HAVE NOTICED THE FLOORMATS SLIDE UP BEHIND THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATION PEDAL WHEN I AM CONSTANTLY SWITCHING BETWEEN THE TWO (EG. HEAVY TRAFFIC, LONG TRIPS, ETC.). I USUALLY AM ABLE TO PULL THEM BACK DOWN AT A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN; HOWEVER, ON TUESDAY, JULY 29TH, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT THAT WAS NOT ONLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, BUT WHILE ON A 200+ MILE TRIP AS WELL. I BELIEVE THAT THE FLOOR MAT CAUSED MY CAR TO HAVE LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY IN ADDITION TO POSSIBLE INCREASED ACCELERATION. THE NHTSA'S FINDINGS SEEM TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THIS. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10384563 STATES THAT "I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE... BUT THE CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING" AND THEN "TOYOTA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE... AND SAID THEY ADJUSTED THE MAT" IS ONE OF MANY THAT HAVE FINDINGS CONSISTENT WITH THE MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSED MY WRECK. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10618016
Machine
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