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TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

2 fatalcrash · 769999 · 2010-03-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

S10 COMEBACK RE TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM RE FATALITY ACCIDENT ON 11/29/07 INVOLVING TOYOTA AVALON. *TGW THE CONSUMERS FRIEND AND AN ACQUAINTANCE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE CONSUMER'S FRIEND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF A TRUCK. THE CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH THE THEORY THAT HER FRIEND WOULD HAVE JUST PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF A TRUCK. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HER FRIEND MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME TYPE OF MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ASKED HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED, SHE WAS TOLD THAT WAS NOT AN ISSUE. *JB UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF A POLICE REPORT WAS RECEIVED, BUT IT IS ILLEGIBLE. UPDATED 05/12/10 UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10316478
Machine
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