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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005037356 | Incident Date: Aug, 19 2005 |
| Consumer's City: PORT WASHINGTON | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: XA | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTKDE177250 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 05 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jan, 02 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On august 20, 2005 i was parking my scion tc 2005 in my driveway, when all of a sudden the car automatically accelerated. the car took off as if it were possessed. i tried to control the vehicle with my steering wheel, and avoided hitting my house and my basketball poll. slamming the brakes didn't work, and eventually the car hit a tree in my backyard. i sustained multiple injuries, including chest contusion, and multiple fractures in my left hand. my daughter called 911, the police arrived and i was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. since then i had two surgeries done, of which the outcome is pending. since i am an emergency physician i am unable to work. i have notified toyota scion personnel and they will inspect the car when the car is taken to a yard, since the car is totaled. a similar episode had happened with the same car involving my daughter when she was driving. the car suddenly took off on the bqe, and hit the median. at the time, i did not believe that something like this could happen. i recommend all scion tc's to be checked out for similar defects; so that injuries to others and death can be avoided. *nm |
