TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THREE VEHICLES BEFORE IT FINALLY STOPPED AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000.