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2005 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash2 injured · 803710 · 2010-08-02

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
56,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY POLE. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10346881
Machine
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