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2006 SCION TC — STEERING

crash · 839113 · 2011-01-27

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
TC
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 1/21/2011, 10:30 PM, I WAS DRIVING A 2006 SCION TC ON THE HIGHWAY, 70 MPH, I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AFTER JUST FINISH CHANGE LANE. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING, IT WENT LEFT AND RIGHT, LEFT AND RIGHT AND SUDDENLY SWAYING ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF RIGHT SIDE (ACROSS 2-3 LANES), I COULD NOT SEE WHAT I AM GOING TO HIT, BUT I SAW THE WALL BEFORE I HIT SOMETHING ( IT WAS CAR AFTER I FOUND OUT), IT'S HAPPENED TOO FAST, AFTER THE HIT IN FRONT OF MY RIGHT SIDE OF CAR, I SWAYING BACK TO LEFT, ACROSS 3 LANES, MY CAR FINALLY STOP ON CAR POOL LINE. EVERYTHING JUST HAPPENED IN 5 SECONDS. THE CAR IS DAMAGED,I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED TO SCION, HOPE THEY CAN DO THE INSPECTION SOON. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10379364
Machine
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