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2006 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 776846 · 2010-03-25

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
830,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 2/10/2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA AVALON HEADED TO WORK. I MADE A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT DOING ABOUT 5 MPH.ONCE I TURNED THE CORNER MY CAR ACCELERATED AND WENT UP ON THE CURB AND HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON OCCUPYING THE VEHICLE AND I WAS NOT HURT.I HAVE SINCE THEN HAD THE RECALLS FIXED ON MY CAR BY THE DEALER, BUT THEY FAILED TO TELL ME IF MY ACCELARATOR PEDAL WAS DEFECTED!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10322107
Machine
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