| Issue ID | 856438 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10398746 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 20/04/11 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota avalon. While attempting to park at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated abnormally. The contact was unable to control the acceleration and crashed into another vehicle. A police report was filed and the vehicle was able to be driven from the scene of the crash. The contact was uninjured. The manufacturer was contacted by the insurance company and notified of the failure. The vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign id number: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal) and had repairs performed prior to the crash. The vehicles was repaired for the body damage but not diagnosed or repaired for the acceleration failure. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000. Updated 06/01/11*lj updated 06/10/11 |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 33000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | RIDGE, NY |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK36B46UXXXXXX |
| 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 | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 26/04/06 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 5 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | SMITHTOWN TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | SMITHTOWN |
| Dealer's state code | NY |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 11787 |