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2006 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 788430 · 2010-05-19

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
45,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY VEHICLE 2006 TOYOTA AVALON , SINCE I HAD BOUGHT IT HAS ALWAYS ACCELERATED SO I WOULD JUST SLOW IT DOWN (TAPPING ON THE BRAKES). I ASSUMED THIS WAS NORMAL SINCE I DID BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TELLING THEM. MAY 3, 2008 I WAS IN A BAD CAR ACCIDENT ON 75 NORTH. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR IT WENT INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND AFTER THAT WHEN I WOKE UP MY CAR SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE FREEWAY. I WAS FINED BY THE POLICE UNABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR. WENT TO COURT TO FIGHT IT AND I HAD TO PAY $140.00 PLUS THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE ON THE FREEWAY $3,000.00. I HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE CAR AND MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10331290
Machine
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