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2006 SCION TC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 769182 · 2010-03-02

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
TC
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
1,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

IN MAY 2007 I HAD A REAR END ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKE. THE OTHER CAR MOVED FORWARD AND MY CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP AND HIT IT AGAIN. IT FINALLY STOPPED WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK. IT SEEMED TO ME THE ACCELERATOR WAS OVERPOWERING THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR IT TO INVESTIGATED, ONCE AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND AGAIN LAST YEAR. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT AND TOLD ME THE CAR USES DRIVE BY WIRE TECHNOLOGY AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING TO BE OCCURRING. NOW THE SERVICE MANAGER WILL NOT EVEN RETURN MY CALLS. CALLS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS WERE MET WITH YOU NEED TO CALL SCION CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND WHEN THEY TRANSFER ME THE CALL DISCONNECTS. I OWN A 2006 SCION TC. I TOOK THE DRS. SIDE FLOOR MAT OUT LAST SUMMER AND NOW WITH ALL THE PRESS AND TOYOTA SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I OWE MORE THAN IT IS WORTH, SO I AM FINDING DIFFICULTY IN EVEN REPLACING IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10315877
Machine
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