# TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `824765` · 2010-11-09 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
## Narrative
TOYOTA AVALON. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA COMPLAINT *TGW  THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT UP AND OVER A CURB. *JB  THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE NEW LASER CRUISE CONTROL WHICH WAS PROMOTED TO HIM AS A KEY FEATURE, DID NOT WORK AS IT WAS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RAPIDLY DECELERATED IN SPEED AND DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN INTO A LOWER GEAR. UPDATED 03/17/11
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*