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2013 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1111723 · 2014-09-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
50,004
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER AND HER 2 FRIENDS TO GWINNETT FAIRGROUND TODAY AROUND 7:50 PM . AS I APPROACHED A TURNING LANE JUST BEFORE DAVIS ROAD, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKE BUT THE SPEED WAS TOO MUCH AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE TRUCK. THANKFULLY, EVERYONE IN THE CAR WAS FINE AND WE ALIGHTED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY INJURY. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER, THE FRONT OF THE CARE WAS DAMAGED WHICH AFFECTED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SIDE OF THE DOOR. TOYOTA CORPORATION NEED TO RECALL 2013 TOYOTA FOR ENGINE PROBLEM RELATED TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10637781
Machine
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