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1993 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 772403 · 2010-03-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
LAND CRUISER
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

1993 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH. *TGW (THE CONSUMERS WIFE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE) THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN TOWARDS THE GARAGE, SHE PLACED HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PLACE THE GEAR INTO PARK, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AS HARD AS SHE COULD, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FORWARD AND KNOCKED THE GARAGE DOOR DOWN. SHE TRIED TO SHIFT TO REVERSE, BUT THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND STARTED TO HEAD BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE HIT THE FOUNTAIN LOCATED DIAGONALLY FROM WHERE SHE ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO PARK. SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS SHE COULD AGAIN AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10316530
Machine
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