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2010 TOYOTA VENZA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1202655 · 2015-07-27

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
VENZA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
77,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VERY SLOWLY...MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL VERY GENTLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AT A FAST SPEED. I HIT THE BRICK WALL OF A STORE AND SMASHED THE GLASS FRONT DOOR. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DID I DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL IN EXCESS TO CAUSE IT TO ACCELERATE. AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE SPOT THE ENGINE DID START TO MAKE A REVVING UP SOUND. THE PARKING SPOT WAS ONLY APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM FRONT OF BUILDING. I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES BEFORE IMPACT BUT DID NOT STOP. THE IMPACT OF THE CAR ON THE WALL STOPPED THE CAR. THANK GOD THERE WERE NO INJURIES. UPDATED 10/06/15*LJ

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10743910
Machine
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