# 2015 TOYOTA AVALON — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1665469` · 2020-05-27 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 118,000
## Narrative
ON MAY 25TH, 2020 I WAS PULLING INTO A TACO BELL DRIVE THROUGH.  IT WAS LOCATED UP A LITTLE HILL.  AS I DROVE UP THE HILL I HIT A LITTLE CURBING.  I BACKED UP AND ADJUSTED THE CAR TO MISS THE CURB.  WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE IT LURCHED FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED.  SEEING I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT, I HIT MY BRAKES.  THE CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL I HAD HIT THE CAR IN FRONT WITH A LOT OF FORCE.  THAT CAR WAS THROWN INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF IT.  THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A HUGE SCARE!  I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE SO I COULD OBSERVE THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR THE  CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  WHEN I DID SO THE CAR ACCELERATE AT FULL SPEED IN REVERSE GOING BACK DOWN THE HILL AND HEADED STRAIGHT FOR A DRUGSTORE. THE CAR WAS MAKING A WHIRING SOUND, LIKE WHEN YOU REV UP THE ENGINE.  I PUSHED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP BUT KEEP GOING FASTER!  I PUMPED THE BRAKES SOME MORE BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP.  WHEN I SAW I WAS HEADED INTO THE STORE, I TURNED THE WHEELS TO AVOID IT AND TRIED BRAKING AGAIN WITHOUT STOPPING. I FINALLY HIT THE STOP ENGINE BUTTON BUT NOT BEFORE THE CAR HIT A PARKED TRUCK IN THE STORE LOT WHICH STOPPED IT.  IT WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD.  I AM NOW AFRAID TO GET INTO A CAR.  I WAS TOO UPSET TO TAKE PHOTOS.  I WILL LIST THE CRASH REPORT IN THE FILE BELOW.  *TR  *BF *TR
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