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2006 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 755233 · 2010-01-29

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

I OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROAD, AS I ROUNDED A CURVE, MY CAR SEEMED TO SURGE. A DOG CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME AS I CAME INTO THE CURVE. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND COULD NOT GET CAR TO STOP I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE BANK ON EVERY CORNER OF CAR AS WELL AS HEAD ON. CAR FINALLY CAME TO REST ABOUT 150 YARDS FROM WHERE I BEGAN BRAKING. I WAS SHAKEN UP BUT NOT HURT. I AM NOW CONVINCED MY GAS PEDAL STUCK OR SOMETHING ELECTRONICALLY HAPPENED. MY HUSBAND ASKED ME WHAT HAPPENED AND I TOLD HIM I HONESTLY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. MY VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND MY INSURANCE PAID; HOWEVER, I PURCHASED A 2007 AVALON AND I AM EXTREMELY NERVOUS LIVING HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DRIVING THIS CAR. I DON'T HAVE VIN OR MILEAGE HANDY BUT CAN GET INFO FROM MY INSURANCE AGENT IF NECESSARY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10303233
Machine
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