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1996 TOYOTA PREVIA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 266418 · 2001-01-01

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PREVIA
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH WHEN THE VAN STARTED INCREASING IN SPEED FOR NO REASON,SPEED SHOT UP TO 100MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND TWO FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD BARELY SLOW IT DOWN ,UPON PULLING THE HAND BRAKE IT DID SLOW IT DOWN TO AROUND 40MPH AT WHICH TIME MY WIFE JUMPED OUT AND THE VAN WENT DOWN INTO A DITCH AND WAS STOPPED BY A CHAIN LINK FENCE WHICH IT WAS STILL TRYING TO GO THREW, SHE RAN DOWN TO THE VAN AND SHUT THE KEY OFF.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
738601
Machine
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