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2011 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 835857 · 2011-01-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
3,000
Speed
3 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES TO HER ARM AND KNEE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE TO VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST YET REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD BE SENDING OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN A FORWARD DIRECTION WITH HER FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. UPDATED EVOQ 02/22/11 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PUSHED IN THE FENCE AND THE FRONT PORTION OF THE VEHICLE WENT PARTIALLY UNDER IT. UPDATED EVOQ 03/04/11

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10375409
Machine
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