# 2000 TOYOTA AVALON — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `762952` · 2010-02-15 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 86,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
IN EARLY JAN 2010 OUR 2000 TOYOTA AVALON LXS SURGED BACKWARDS ACROSS THE STREET INTO OUR NEIGHBOR'S YARD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES BUT VERY SCARY INDEED.  ONE WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE RACED AT MAXIMUM RATE WHILE IN NEUTRAL.  MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR
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