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2003 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 776317 · 2010-03-23

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
91,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED ACCELERATING, PUSHING THAT VEHICLE ONTO SOMEONE'S LAWN. THE INCIDENT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND PROPERTY. A PASSERBY WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10321561
Machine
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