# 2012 TOYOTA AVALON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `991043` · 2013-07-02 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 28,899
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## 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
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