# 2006 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `835227` · 2011-01-06 · 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:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 52,000
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, SPUN AROUND AND CONTINUED INTO A BUILDING DOORWAY. THE CONTACT TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY FIRMLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER REVERSING INTO THE BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT AND LOWER THE STEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.
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