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2005 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash2 injured · 815292 · 2010-09-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS IT LUNGED BACKWARDS AND HER HEAD AND PASSENGERS HEAD JERKED BACKWARDS. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN AUTO STOPPER. THE CONSUMER THEN PUT THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN LUNGING FORWARD AND THEN CRASHED INTO A LAWN TREE. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND SEAT BELT BURNS ACROSS HER CHEST AND THE CONSUMER SUFFERED FROM SEAT BELT BURNS AS WELL ACROSS HER CHEST. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10356492
Machine
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