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2006 TOYOTA AVALON — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 929935 · 2012-07-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
57,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I SLOWED TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE ON THE ROOF OF PARKING GARAGE. I TAPPED MY BRAKE AND FELT A SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER. (NOISY POWER SOUND) I FORCEFULLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND BURNED RUBBER MAKING VISIBLE SKID MARKS. THE CAR WENT OVER BOTH THE CEMENT BUMPER IN FRONT OF MY CAR AND THE CEMENT BUMPER OF THE FACING CAR AND CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT HIS CAR. BOTH CARS SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT. I WAS NOT INJURED AND NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR I HIT. IT IS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR AT A STOP WITH PEDESTRIANS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10467185
Machine
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