| Issue ID | 962463 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10496113 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 23/10/11 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was parking my car in reverse at a speed of less than 5 miles in a designated spot adjacent to my daughter's house in quebec, canada. The engine accelerated and hit a wooden fence behind my car. I applied the brake and put it into drive to go forward and to get out of the car to see what happened. Then, the car sped at about 100 miles an hour and crashed into a metal fence of a kindergarten school across the street and hit a tree inside the kindergarten. Then again, the vehicle crashed into the brick wall of my daughter's house in reverse. A 2x2 concrete block from the brick wall that my car encountered hit my rear windshield and landed inches away from my head inside my car. I called 911 and police showed up and they towed the car and i realized it was 9:41 pm as confirmed by the time on my cellphone and luckily no children were there to get killed. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 70000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SHELTON, CT |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK36B17UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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