Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / TERCEL / 1994

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999082315 Incident Date: Feb, 13 1999
Consumer's City: GLENDALE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: TERCEL Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: JT2EL43T8R0 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 11 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I backed out of a parking space. after i stopped and put the gear from reverse into "drive" the car took off immediately at high speed returning to my parking space and beyond accelerating into the building a few feet past my original parking space. the took off at such a high speed and went forward at such a high speed that the front end got damaged, the radiator burst, the windshield was shattered, and the airbag deployed. my passenger was hurt. the car was totalled by the insurance company. i would like an inspection of the automobile as i am sure it was a mechanical failure.