NHTSA complaint: 2008 TOYOTA YARIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA YARIS. AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND EXITING THE CAR WASH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDSHIELD WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED, AND HIS INSURANCE INCREASE TWICE THE AMOUNT BECAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. REPORT NUMBER [XXX] WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. AN AUTHORIZED INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/23/09. *LJ *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation