# 2005 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `909194` · 2012-03-12 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 59,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA AVALON IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DUE TO AN EARLIER ACCIDENT UP AHEAD. VEHICLE SPEED AT THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING THE AVALON SURGED AHEAD AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. MY VEHICLE IMPACTED A TRUCK WHICH I HAD BEEN FOLLOWING FOR SOME TIME. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND I SUSTAINED NUMEROUS INJURIES. THE AVALON WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE HOW SO MUCH DAMAGE COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM SUCH A SLOW INITIAL SPEED AND THE SHORT DISTANCE I TRAVELED. MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 AND I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS INCIDENTS. NUMEROUS RECALLS INVOLVING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING WITH THE AVALON HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED BY OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER.  *TR
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