# 2003 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `771216` · 2010-03-07 · 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:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 63,000
## Narrative
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)    WAS BRAKING TO PARK 2003 TOYOTA AVALON 4 DR SEDAN (VIN  [XXX] ). IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND LANDED IN CANAL #E4 IN LANTANA, FLORIDA ON DECEMBER 19, 2009. CAR HAD 63,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. NOTHING LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENED BEFORE. PARK LOT IS LOCATED AT 2810 HYPOLUXO RD. LANTANA FLORIDA. CAR WAS "TOTALED" BY GEICO INSURANCE CO.  *TR
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