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2006 TOYOTA COROLLA — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash1 injured · 592271 · 2006-08-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
11,201
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY WIFE WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF HER 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE AND WAS BACKING SLOWLY OUT OF A PARKING SPACE (HER FOOT WAS RESTING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL) WHEN SHE AND ANOTHER DRIVER BUMPED REAR BUMPERS (SPEED WAS ABOUT 2 MPH), MY WIFE SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE RACED THE CAR LEADED FORWARD UP AND OVER A CEMENT PARKING CURB AND INTO A PLATE GLASS WINDOW OF A HEALTH SPA (YMCA). IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT NO ONE IN THE SPA WAS SERIOUSLY HURT . THE CAR WAS TOTALED ,MY WIFE WAS DEVASTATED AND EMOTIONALLY A WRECK. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED FOR MECHANICAL DEFECTS BY A STATE INSPECTOR. NONE WERE FOUND. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10165337
Machine
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