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2008 TOYOTA RAV4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 772847 · 2010-03-11

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
38,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE HER VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND PROCEEDED ONTO A NEARBY CURB, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE ENGINE CONTINUED IDLING AS THE PASSENGER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARK POSITION AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER ALSO GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE AS IF IT WANTED TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER BOTH SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318852
Machine
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