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2009 TOYOTA AVALON — ENGINE

crash · 1328947 · 2016-10-26

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
115,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AS I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT MY HAIRDRESSER'S (PART OF A STRIP MALL) AND HAD ALMOST REACHED THE CEMENT PARKING STOP, MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE GLASS STOREFRONT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP. IT FELT AS IF THE CAR HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. LUCKILY, THE STOREFRONT WAS VACANT, SO NO ONE WAS INJURED, INCLUDING MYSELF, BUT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE STOREFRONT AND MY VEHICLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10919018
Machine
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