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2005 TOYOTA RAV4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1289140 · 2016-06-13

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

2005 TOYOTA RAV 4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FIRST UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DEALERSHIP EXAMINATION REPORTED NO DEFECTS, SECOND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT WITH SEVERAL VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SMD THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED, WHEN THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING. AFTER SHE SHIFTED TO DRIVE, AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WITH INCREDIBLE SPEED AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, WENT INTO CIRCLES AND COLLIDED WITH A NEARBY UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED, WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITH THE ENGINE RACING. HE TRIED TO STOP, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. HIS VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF AND TO THE LEFT, AND THEN HIT SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 01/25/17/17.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10874081
Machine
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