Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / AVALON / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000135984 Incident Date: Dec, 28 2000
Consumer's City: EUGENE Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: AVALON Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BF18B8XU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 01 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 03 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Without warning engine will rev up to 5500 rpms, causing vehicle to lurch forward or in reverse, causing loss of control. consumer must quickly apply brakes, and change gear in order to keep vehicle from moving. toyota cannot duplicate defect. therfore, cannot determine cause. in meantime, consumer is driving an unsafe vehicle. *ak