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1985 TOYOTA CRESSIDA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 27118 · 1995-11-27

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CRESSIDA
Year
1985
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS, ON THE FIRST OCCASION CONSUMER TURNED ENGINE OFF AND ONLY HAD DAMAGE CAUSED BY KNOCKING OVER A STOP SIGN, DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, THE SECOND INCIDENT CONSUMER HAD PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THERE WAS A LOUD ACCELERATION FROM THE ENGINE, CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, CONSUMER HIT THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF A CAR PASSING AND MOTOR STILL ACCELERATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IT A STONE EMBANKMENT, THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING EITHER OCCASION. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
975427
Machine
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