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2012 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 991043 · 2013-07-02

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
AVALON
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
28,899
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2ND COMPLAINT (FIRST COMPLAINT - #10522765) - ON JULY 2, 2013, AROUND 5:20 P.M., MY FOURTH INCIDENT OF BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AND APPLIED BRAKES. BRAKES FAILED AND ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RACING. I CRASHED INTO A THE REAR OF A SEDAN WHICH WAS STOPPED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CARS TO A DEVELOPMENT TO EXCHANGE INSURANCE INFORMATION. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TRADE-IN SINCE IT WAS UNRELIABLE FOR DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. AN EARLIER POTENTIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE MORNING WHEN I WAS BRAKING AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE INDIVIDUALS WERE CROSSING THE STREET ON WHICH I WAS TURNING INTO AND THE BRAKES SEEMED TO NOT ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND STOPPED THE CAR, BARELY. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE LACK OF QUALITY IN THE TOYOTA AVALON. I AM ALSO DISAPPOINTED IN THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER'S FOCUS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WITHOUT EXAMINING COMPUTER SYSTEMS' ENGINE CONTROLS AND SPEED CONTROLS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10522977
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