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2009 SCION TC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 788298 · 2010-05-19

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
TC
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
13,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2009 SCION DRIVING CLEAR WEATHER, DRY PAVEMENT 40 MPH ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO A DIVIDED HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY CAREENED OUT OF CONTROL CROSSING 2 LANES, HITTING LEFT GUARD RAIL, SPINNING 180 DEGREES AND HITTING RIGHT GUARD RAIL. DAMAGE NOT YET ASSESSED $10.0 ESTIMATED. TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT TO SLOW CAR BUT BURNED CLUTCH TRYING. SECOND SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10331177
Machine
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