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2010 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 796419 · 2010-06-29

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
333
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I STARTED THE ENGINE AND SLOWLY DRIVE BECAUSE ITS A DOWNHILL POSITION AND I NOTICE AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD , AND DECIDED TO STOP BUT IT WON'T STOP. THE CAR KEEP RUNNING AND TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKE BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WON'T STOP. UNTIL I DECIDED TO CRASH THE CAR TO THE GATE OF HOUSE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE CAR STOP AND THEN , I SUSTAIN INJURIES, CUTS , BRUISES. I BELIEVE THE ACCIDENT IS CAUSE BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION/ DEFECTIVE PART OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10340714
Machine
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