| Issue ID | 776011 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10318968 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 06/06/08 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My wife was driving her 2006 toyota avalon and came upon a four way stop . There were two vehicles in front of her that were stopped at the four way stop street. She experience sudden acceleration and the car was uncontrollable and crashed into the back end of a van in front of her that was standing still. It caused $9,000 damage to her car and she was taken to ma hospital for injuries to her leg and knee. The injury to her leg caused her to have a operation on it and daily medical attention for over two months. Now she has a knee problem that will require a replacement operation in the near future. We tried to trade in our avalon into a toyota dealer for a new avalon and the dealer said he would have to reduce the trade value $8,000 due to the car being wrecked. We have had the car into the dealer for all of the recalls fixes but the wife will not drive it because the fear of another sudden acceleration. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 36000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | INDIANAPOLIS, IN |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK36B86UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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