Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / AVALON / 2006

Recalls
3 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007100360 Incident Date: Mar, 26 2007
Consumer's City: TICONDEROGA Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: AVALON Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 3
Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BK36B86U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 28 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Nov, 24 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My wife left work and experienced braking problems, had to pump brakes to stop. a few hundred feet later she came to an intersection and applied the brakes, which did not work. she rolled into the intersection with oncoming traffic. to avoid being t - boned she accelerated and ran off an ajacent roadway striking trees. the car was totalled, and she and my two sons had to be extricated from the vehicle, suffering only minor injuries. her actions to protect herself and my children resulted in the collision, avoiding a river with high rapid running water. *ak