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2004 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 578254 · 2006-04-05

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
9,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. HOWEVER, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. REPAIRS TO THE REAR END TOTALED $7014.00 PLUS SALES TAX

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10154638
Machine
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