2013 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2013 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2016-03-10

crash · 1267721 · 2016-03-14

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: AVALON
Year: 2013
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure: 14,200
Speed: 3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE PARKING MY CAR, THE MOTOR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAVING BEEN DEPRESSED. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AND EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10846454
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown