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2007 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 772745 · 2010-03-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
37,500
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

1A. PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND WHILE BRAKING, CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD, HITTING CEMENT BLOCK THAT STOPPED VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO AREA UNDER LICENSE PLATE. 1B. BRAKING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT IN TRAFFIC CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. MY CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO FRONT AREA NEAR LICENSE PLATE. OTHER CAR--NO DAMAGE. 2. FAILURE TO STOP WHEN BRAKING AT 5 TO 10 MPH ON TWO OCCASIONS. DAMAGE TO FRONT LOWER CAR BODY. 3. BROUGHT CAR INTO FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA IN RALEIGH, NC AND THEY COMPLETED AVALON RECALL PROCEDURE ON STICKING ACCELERATOR. AFTER ACCIDENT DROVE TO SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED TWO ADDITIONAL RECALL PROCEDURES. THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318769
Machine
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