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2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 767128 · 2010-02-25

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
4RUNNER
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. I KNOW IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT A YEAR AGO I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUDDEN ACCELLERATION. NO ONE AT THE TIME BELIEVED ME WHEN I SAID THAT I DID NOTHING WRONG, THAT THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. IN FEBRUARY 2009 I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT AROUND 6 AM, EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. THEN THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER I FELT THE CAR GO OVER A CURB AND RUN INTO A BUILDING. THE DAMAGE WAS GREAT TO THE VEHICLE. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 35 MILES/HOUR. I REMEMBER PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT. I WAS CHARGED WITH CARELESS DRIVING, HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE BUILDING AND MY CAR, AND I NOW ALSO HAVE HIGHER INSURANCE COST. THIS HAPPENED IN FLORENCE SC. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10314155
Machine
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