# 2007 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `774680` · 2010-03-16 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 25,865
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
I WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 CARS LENGTH APART FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  WHEN I SAW THE TRAFFIC LIGHT BEGIN TO CHANGE FROM YELLOW TO RED, I QUICKLY PUT ON MY BRAKES, BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP; IT ACCELERATED INSTEAD.  I KEPT MY FOOT ALL THE WAY ON THE BRAKE  PEDAL, BUT THE CAR STILL DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP. I BRACE MYSELF FOR THE IMPACT BECAUSE I  KNEW THAT IT WAS UNAVOIDABLE TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  IT FINALLY STOPPED WHEN IT STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
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