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2009 SCION XB — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 fatalcrash · 786204 · 2010-05-08

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
XB
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

I PURCHASED A SCION 2009 XB FOR MY MOM. A FEW MONTHS AGO, SHE COMPLAINED IT ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY IN HER DRIVEWAY. I ASSUMED OPERATOR ERROR. SHE WAS KILLED IN IT TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN IT LEFT THE ROADWAY AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH SPEED AND WITNESSES SAID IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. SHE TRAVELED 750 FEET AFTER SHE LEFT THE ROADWAY AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED WHEN IT HIT A VERY DEEP DRAINAGE DITCH. SHE DIED THE NEXT DAY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKING AT ALL BUT SHE MISSED SEVERAL PEOPLE AND SEVERAL LARGE TREES. UPDATED 05/19/10 UPDATED 06/17/10*JB *TR UPDATED 9/27/11*CW

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10329424
Machine
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