# 2002 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `762708` · 2010-02-15 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 90,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
(02/19/2008)  WAS DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA AVALON JUST BEFORE 9 AM SE IN THE L LANE ON RTE.2 (CT) AT 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON.  THERE WAS AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE L LANE SO I PUT ON MY SIGNAL, PUSHED ON MY BRAKES AND PROCEEDED INTO THE R LANE.  INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED UP.  I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DEPITS HAVING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES AND BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL.  I WAS SWERVING FROM LANE TO LANE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ATTEMPTING TO AVOID THE OTHER VEHICLES.  AFTER ABOUT A MILE, I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE INTO THE R GUARDRAIL, ENABLING ME TO KEEP THE CAR STRAIGHT (AND OUT OF TRAFFIC) SO I COULD USE ONE HAND TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE.  THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE WAS RIPPED OFF AND STREWN ALONG THE R SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 1/4 MILE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT HIT ANOTHER CAR NOR SUFFER ANY SERIOUS INJURY.  OBVIOUSLY, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY ONCE. *TR
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