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2006 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 774992 · 2010-03-17

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
80,640
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO YIELD FOR A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM SPEEDS OF 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID THIS REPEATEDLY UNTIL COMING TO A STOP WITHOUT DRIVER INTERFERENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSED ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY WERE CONTACTED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH A DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,640.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10320532
Machine
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