# 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `773021` · 2010-03-11 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SEQUOIA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. AN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE DUE TO A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL; ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.             UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN  UPDATED 05/11/10.*JB
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