# 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `767128` · 2010-02-25 · 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:** 4RUNNER
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 20,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## 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
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