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2017 TOYOTA AVALON — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 1576783 · 2019-06-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Miles at failure
2,100
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A CHURCH PARKING SPOT VERY SLOWLY. ONCE OUT OF THE SPOT I STOPPED AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AS IF IT SHIFTED INTO CURSE CONTROL. WE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET BEFORE HITTING A TREE. IT ALL HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY THAT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11221412
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown