# 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `762627` · 2010-02-15 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SIENNA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 31, 2008, A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA XLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY.  THE DRIVER STEERED THE VEHICLE AROUND CARS, CURBS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A PARKING LOT.  ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE WERE FUTILE.  THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY HIT A CURB WHICH DEFLATED A TIRE, THEN CONTINUED THROUGH A CHAIN-LINK FENCE AND A FIELD AND INTO A PORTABLE BUILDING, FINALLY COMING TO A STOP.  THE DRIVER WAS INJURED IN THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENT AND DIED.    UPDATED 02/26/10  *BF *TR UPDATED 09/28/10 UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW
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