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2004 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 763583 · 2010-02-17

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
67,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000. UPDATED 3/30/2010 AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED. UPDATED 06/04/10

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10311243
Machine
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