# 2004 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `825792` · 2010-11-15 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 37,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE ABNORMAL ACCELERATION BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. SHE CRASHED INTO THREE CARS AS A RESULT OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND WAS REPORTED AS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE ALSO PICTURES AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.
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