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2006 SCION TC — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash2 injured · 960763 · 2013-01-31

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
TC
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2006 TOYOTA SCION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS SERIOUSLY AND PERMANENTLY INJURED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS STOPPED AT AN EXIT TO A PARKING LOT, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL AT FULL SPEED, CROSSING AN AVENUE AND STRIKING A BRICK WALL HEAD-ON. THE CONSUMER ALSO HIT A PEDESTRIAN, WHO SUSTAINED A BROKEN KNEE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS CRIPPLED FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL UNCONSCIOUS, WITH A BROKEN RIGHT HIP, BROKEN RIGHT HEEL, CONCUSSION, CUTS AND BRUISES. A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK BOX AS IT WAS DESTROYED IN THE CRASH. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10495601
Machine
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