NHTSA complaint: 2007 TOYOTA AVALON — AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA AVALON. IN DECEMBER 2009, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A BRIDGE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AND ALTHOUGH SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE ABS AND SKID ASSIST LIGHTS WERE BOTH ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 32,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation