# 2008 TOYOTA YARIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `742515` · 2009-11-04 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** YARIS
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 3,500
## Narrative
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
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