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2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 755056 · 2010-01-28

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SEQUOIA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
38,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

SEQUOIA 2005 2WD. THE 2005 SHOULD BE RECALLED. (1) WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT ABOUT 5 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, DRIVING OVER A PARKING CURB & DOWN A HILL. (2) AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN, I TAPPED ON THE GAS TO GO & THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, LURCHING FORWARD. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED IT & FAILED TO FIND A PROBLEM. FLOOR MATS WERE NO WHERE NEAR THE BRAKE & IS NOT POSSIBLE THAT THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, BECAUSE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. IF THE GAS PEDAL MERELY GOT STUCK, THEN THE CAR WOULD HAVE CONTINUED FORWARD AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED, BUT IN MY CASE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY BOTH TIMES. TW* *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10303100
Machine
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