# 2005 SCION XA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1477107` · 2018-06-20 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SCION
- **Model:** XA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 118,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, GOING SLOWLY.  ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR ACCELERATED.  IT JUMPED THE CURB, TOOK OUT A TRASH CAN,  PASSED BETWEEN 2 STEEL POLES (MEANT TO PROTECT THE BUILDING), TOOK OUT A TREE, HIT THE BUILDING, FINALLY STOPPING AT ANOTHER TREE.  I WAS TRYING TO BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP.  I REMEMBER THE ENTIRE INCIDENT.  THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAD HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES PREVIOUSLY BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP.  AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR AT THE TOW LOT, MY SON AND I COULD SEE THAT THE FRAME WAS BENT SO I GAVE IT TO THE TOW LOT FOR THE COST OF TOW FEES.  FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT INJURED BEYOND ACHES AND PAINS.  I KEPT THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.  THEN I DECIDED TO CHECK PAST PERFORMANCE AND FOUND THAT THESE VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE A GOOD RECORD.  WISH I HAD NEVER BOUGHT THIS CRAPPY CAR.
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