# 1998 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `782218` · 2010-04-19 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 45,000
## Narrative
1998 TOYOTA AVALON STUCK GAS PEDAL *GR  THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND ACROSS THE SIDEWALK AND DOWN A SLIGHT DECLINE AND HIT A TREE ABOUT 40 TO 50 FEET FROM THE STREET CURB. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *JB
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