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2004 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 769607 · 2010-03-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
45,400
Speed
3 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE BACKING SLOWLY, THE RIGHT FOOT WAS MOVED FROM ACCELERATOR TO FOOT BRAKE PEDAL. AS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE FOOT BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, CONTINUED TURNING, SMASHED ALONG SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TURNED A HALF CIRCLE. DRIVER'S LEFT FOOT PRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAUSING CAR TO STOP. TOTAL ELAPSED TIME NO MORE THAN TWO SECONDS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10316175
Machine
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