| Issue ID | 832966 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10370666 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | YARIS |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 10/12/10 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota yaris. The contact was driving 5 mph and attempting to park when the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a wall. The air bags did not deploy and the contact sustained injuries to the knees and hands. A police report was available. The contact called the manufacturer and was advised that there were no recalls for the vehicle. No further assistance was offered. The contact stated that he believed the vehicle to be highly unsafe to drive and would no longer drive the vehicle until repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 2,200. Updated 04/11/11 *bf updated 12/19/2011 *ln |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2700 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | CHICAGO, IL |
| VIN pattern | JTDBT903994XXXXXX |
| 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 |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 11/08/09 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| 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 | CHICAGO NORTHSIDE TOYOTA SCION |
| Dealer's telephone number | 773-728-5000 |
| Dealer's city | CHICAGO |
| Dealer's state code | IL |
| Dealer's ZIP code |