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2009 TOYOTA YARIS — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

crash · 761028 · 2010-02-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
YARIS
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Miles at failure
904
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A RAMP LEADING FROM ONE ROADWAY TO ANOTHER AND NOW REALIZE THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS I WAS SLOWLY FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ON THIS UPHILL RAMP AND MY VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD STRIKING THE OTHER VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS A LOANER FROM GALAXY TOYOTA, EATONTOWN,NJ., A 2009 YARIS. IT WAS TOWED BACK TO TOYOTA. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10308168
Machine
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