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2009 SCION TC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 952283 · 2012-12-04

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
TC
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
35,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SCION TC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS ENTERING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS HE SHIFTED INTO PARK. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO FURTHER ACCESS THE FAILURE BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 01/15/13*LJ UPDATED 1/24/2013 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10487327
Machine
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