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2008 TOYOTA SIENNA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 805458 · 2010-08-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SIENNA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
60,500
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PULLING 2008 TOTALLY SIENNA INTO PARKING SPOT. AS I WAS TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT INTO THE PARKING SPACE, THE VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A CAR PARKED ADJACENT TO THE SPACE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE EVENT. AFTER APPROPRIATE REPORTS WERE TAKEN, THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT MY CAR MAKE AND MODEL WERE JUST ENTERED INTO A DATABASE. NOT SURE A MECHANIC EVEN INSPECTED THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10348356
Machine
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