SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
20,342
Speed
5 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
SUDDEN VEHICLE ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING IN TO A PARKING SPACE, RESULTING IN A CRASH INTO A TREE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE DAMAGE, BUT NO INJURY. A SECOND OCCURRENCE WHILE STATIONARY; NO VEHICLE DAMAGE, JUST VERY DISCOMFITED OWNERS. ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN CC'D CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO TOYOTA, DATED 6-DEC-04.*AK