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2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 773553 · 2010-03-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
36,265
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS AT THE WALMART IN BOLIVAR, MO 6:30 PM ON MARCH 4TH. GOT IN MY TUNDRA PUT IT IN REVERSE, BACKED UP AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. AS I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GO FORWARD SLOWLY THE TRUCK ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND TURNED LEFT TO AVOID HITTING A CAR AND HIT A YELLOW CONCRETE POST WHILE THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD ABOUT 20 FEET. I THEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP. I THEN TRIED TO OPEN MY DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE HOME ABOUT 3 MILES AND PARKED THE TRUCK. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT NIGHT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND LEFT A MESSAGE. I CALLED THEM AGAIN THE MORNING OF MARCH 5TH, 2010 AND GAVE THEM THE DETAILS. A CLAIMS ADJUSTER HAS ASSESSED THE DAMAGE ON THE BODY OF THE TRUCK BUT THOSE REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. ON MARCH 11TH, 2010 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM TOYOTA ON THE TRUCK FOR A ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR INSTALLATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ME IN UNTIL APRIL. WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ACCIDENT THEY CHANGE MY SCHEDULED TIME TO THAT SAME DAY, MARCH 11TH AT 6:00 PM. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSTALLED AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I HAVE A FLAWLESS DRIVING RECORD AND CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER. I AM CONFIDENT THIS WAS NOT A DRIVER ERROR. I

Source

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ODI Number
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