| Issue ID | 837965 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10375409 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 06/01/11 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota avalon. The contact was involved in a crash. The contact sustained minor bruises to her arm and knee. The contact attempted to place to vehicle into reverse with the brake depressed when the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward without warning causing her to crash into a chain link fence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who did not perform a diagnostic test yet referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer informed the contact that they would be sending out an investigator to inspect the vehicle within the next thirty days. The current and failure mileage was approximately 3,000. The consumer stated she was backing the vehicle out of the garage, when it suddenly accelerated in a forward direction with her foot still on the brake. Updated evoq 02/22/11 the consumer stated the vehicle pushed in the fence and the front portion of the vehicle went partially under it. Updated evoq 03/04/11 |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 3000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | FLORISSANT, MO |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK3DB5BUXXXXXX |
| 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 | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 3 |
| 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 | SPIRIT TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 314-731-0911 |
| Dealer's city | HAZELWOOD |
| Dealer's state code | MO |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 63042 |