Toyota Corolla Complaints
11,764 consumer complaints on file.
- #10614627July 18, 2014STRUCTURE
TRUNK FOR 2010 COROLLA DID NOT STAY OPEN WHEN WIFE OPENED TRUNK TO ACCESS ITEMS. LID EDGE HIT BRIDGE OF HER NOSE, CAUSING A SMALL CUT, AND SWELLING. DEVELOPED TO "RACCOON EYES" THE SAME EVENING THAT LASTED A FEW DAYS. CAR WAS PARKED ON SLIGHT INCLINE. EVEN ON LEVEL SURFACES, LID CLOSES UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10611251July 17, 2014POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10611367July 17, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO PARK. SUDDENLY, THE CAR JUMPED INTO DRIVE, WENT FORWARD AND HIT A PARKED CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10610935July 16, 2014STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILBLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10611078July 16, 2014VISIBILITY/WIPER
BOUGHT A NEW CAR IN APRIL 2014 FROM TOYOTA DEALER (TOYOTA OF MCKINNEY). SINCE THEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH REAR WINDSHIELD. IN THE NIGHT DRIVING THERE IS A REFRACTION OF LIGHTS FROM THE CARS COMING FROM BEHIND. DEALER IS NOT READY TO FIX THIS ISSUE SAYING ITS A DESIGN FLAW FROM TOYOTA. WHEN CONTACTED TOYOTA THEY ARE NOT ACCEPTING THE ISSUE SAYING ITS USER PREFERENCE. ITS REALLY ANNOYING TO DRIVE IN NIGHTS ALSO ITS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN VISIBILITY IS DISTURBED AFFECTING TO SEE CARS COMING BEHIND. THIS ISSUE IS IN ALL COROLLA 2014 MODELS AND EVEN IN CAMRY. NOT SURE HOW THEY CAN NEGLECT THIS ISSUE. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CORRECT CONTACTS AND HELP TO FILE COMPLAIN AGAINST TOYOTA. THANKS IN ADVANCE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10610914July 16, 2014STEERING
2013 TOYOTA COROLLA WANDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. STEERING IS OVERLY SENSITIVE AND ANY CORRECTION IN THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE DRIFTING INTO THE ADJACENT LANES. THIS STEERING ISSUE MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ALIGNMENT ON THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AND IS ALL WITHIN TOLERANCES. THE TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND ARE ALL INFLATED TO THE CORRECT PRESSURE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10610145July 13, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I WAS DRIVING IN A NORMAL LOCAL ROAD CONDITION IN A SUNDAY AFTERNOON. I WAS AWARE A 6" CRACK ON THE DRIVE-SIDE WINDSHIELD. IT STARTED FROM THE EDGE. NEXT MORNING WHEN I DROVE TO WORK, IT GREW TO ABOUT 2' LONG. IT SCARED ME AND I TOOK IMMEDIATELY ACTION AND FIXED IT NEXT DAY (TUESDAY). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10610003July 12, 2014TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, TIRES:SIDEWALL
OUR COMPLAINT IS WITH A TIRE ON OUR CAR. THE TIRE IS A MIRADA BRAND, SPORT GTX, SIZE IS 195/65R15. DOT NUMBER IS 4UN9 WITH DATE CODE 6AH5111. TIRE IS MANUFACTURED IN THE PHILIPPINES. THE CAR IS A 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON RIGHT REAR OF CAR WITH NOTHING IN CAR BUT DRIVER AND ONE(1) SUITCASE OF CLOTHES. TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL AT APPROX.70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HWY. 26 WEST OF COLUMBIA, S.C. ON 7/7/2014. DRIVER HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 2.5 HOURS, ALL ON GOOD DRY AND CLEAN PAVEMENT, NO OBSTACLES WERE ENCOUNTERED TO RUN OVER AND DAMAGE TIRE IN ANY WAY, AND AIR PRESSURE IN TIRE WAS SUFFICIENT. TIRES WERE PURCHASED NEW AND HAD AT TIME OF FAILURE APPROX. 30K MILES. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN REST OF TRIP WITH SPARE INSTALLED, WE HAVE FAILED TIRE IN OUR POSSESSION. WE ARE CONCERNED WITH ANY LACK OF OVERSIGHT ON TIRES AND OTHER SAFETY RELATED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. AS THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF FAILURES LIKE THIS IN THE PAST THAT I AM AWARE OF. TIRE SALES PEOPLE WHERE I PURCHASED THE SET ON OUR CAR HAS SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO PURCHASE THESE TIRES ANY LONGER, SO WE HAD TO ACQUIRE A DIFFERENT BRAND TO REPLACE THE FAILED TIRE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10609864July 11, 2014SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, A VIBRATION OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED DURING COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V338000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10609921July 11, 2014SEAT BELTS
REAR SEAT BELTS MUST CROSSOVER EACH OTHER TO BUCKLE. THIS INVOLVES THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER AND THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT. DEALER CAN NOT REPAIR. SAYS IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. REQUESTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES. TURNING THE BUCKLES OPPOSITE OF DESIGN DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CONSEQUENTLY UNABLE TO SAFELY SEAT BELT TWO CHILDREN IN AREA BEHIND THE DRIVER AND MIDDLE REAR SEAT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10609784July 11, 2014WHEELS
I RENTED A CAR FROM PAYLESS CAR RENTAL AT THE ORLANDO AIRPORT. AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES, THE CAR GOT A FLAT TIRE. WE PULLED OVER CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOOK IT TO WAL MART FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC AT WAL MART INFORMED US THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AT INNER WALL DAMAGE THAT HE SAID COULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE BY US. HE INFORMED US THAT THIS TIRE WAS DRIVEN ON FLAT MANY TIMES BEFORE. I HAVE PICTURES THAT SHOW THE INNER WALL DAMAGE AND IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE THE TIRE WAS DRY ROTTED. PAYLESS INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX. I THEN RETURNED THE CAR TO THEIR COMPANY AND HAD TO PAY FOR ONE DAY WITH THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A DAY (APPROX. 5 HOURS). I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THEY CLEARLY DO NOT INSPECT THEIR CARS BEFORE THEY ARE RENTED OUT TO PEOPLE. I AM SO LUCKY THAT NOTHING SERIOUS HAPPENED TO US BECAUSE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM IF SOMETHING HAD. THEY ARE A TERRIBLE COMPANY. I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU LOOK INTO HOW THEY INSPECT THEIR CARS BEFORE THEY ARE GIVEN OUT TO PEOPLE. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON OR THE LAST PERSON THAT WILL HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. HOW CAN A COMPANY RUN WHEN IT GIVES PAYING CUSTOMERS LEMON'S TO DRIVE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10609534July 10, 2014ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS TRYING TO REVERSE AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR JUST TURNS OFF ..DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE ACCELERATOR IS TAKING FOR EVER TO PICK UP THIS ALL STARED FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT I CALL IN RIGHT AWAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10609139July 9, 2014STEERING
IM THE FIRST OWNER TO THIS 2011 TOYOTA COROLLA LE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO OWN SEEMING HOW I GOT IT WITH 6 MILES LETS START WHEN EVER I GET ON THE INTERSTATE AN LETS SAY IM GOING 50 OR BETTER LIKE 70 IN SPEED THE CAR JERKS AN IT SHAKES AN IT STEERS TO THE RIGHT I AM NOW AT 45,000 MILES I HAVE HAD THE CAR ALMOST UP TO 3YEARS NOW THE BRAKE CALIBER MAKES OFFUL SOUNDS WHEN COMING DOWN A HILL NEVER HAD A CAR THAT DOES THIS NOW I'M PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A CAR THAT IS TO GREAT OR SAFE THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS MY BRAKES ARE UP TO DATE MY MAINTENANCE IS UP TO DATE THIS CAR MAKES ME UNHAPPY NOW I SEE THEIRS A RECALL WOW THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T GONNA GIVE ME A NEW CAR LIKE IN MY DREAMS I GUESS LOL I ASKED TOYOTA WHY DO MY BRAKES SOUND LIKE THAT THEY SAY O THATS HOW TOYOTA BRAKES SOUND AN THEY AREN'T GONNA FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10609418July 9, 2014SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS MERGING ONTO TRAFFIC HEADING WEST ON I-10 IN HOUSTON. THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED AND I STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD WHEN THERE WAS AT LEAST 10 FEET DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS MERGING AT PEAK TRAFFIC HOUR AND WAS NOT MORE THAN 40-45 MILES/HOUR SPEED. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE CAR REFUSED TO STOP AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD SUCH THAT ANY OTHER CAR WOULD HAVE SKIDDED THE TYRES. THIS CAR JUST PLAIN REFUSED TO STOP AND I ENDED UP IN A WRECK WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND NOW AM HAVING TO GO THROUGH INSURANCE. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER SIMILAR CARS AND THEIR BRAKES ARE A LOT MORE EFFECTIVE. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING A RENTAL CAR OF SIMILAR SIZE AND THEIR BRAKES ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED TO AN EARLY RECALL ABOUT BRAKES ON THE CAR, BUT I HAVE BEEN PROMPT ABOUT GETTING ALL MY RECALLS FIXED IN THE CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10608951July 8, 2014AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EXPERIENCING AIR BAG LIGHT ON. WAS TOLD AT DEALER I NEEDED THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE REPLACED INSIDE STEERING COLUMN. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL THE THE SPIRAL CABLE ON CERTAIN TOYOTA MODELS. I QUESTION IF THE 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS WELL. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10609045July 8, 2014STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 57 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A HILL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10609053July 8, 2014STEERING
CAR WOULD NOT TRACK DOWN THE HIGHWAY. FEELS LIKE I'M CONSTANTLY CORRALLING THIS CAR , ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL TO STAY IN MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. IN MY 40 PLUS YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEHAVIOR FROM A VEHICLE. THIS BEHAVIOR ACTUALLY OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT IS NOT AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE, BUT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. SEEMS LIKE A GRAVE SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. FROM THE SHEER NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON STEERING COMPONENTS, LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE AND PULL THE TRIGGER ON A RECALL. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10608248July 4, 2014STEERING
HELLO, I DRIVE 100 MILE EVERY DAY FROM PITTSBURGH, CA TO HAYWARD, CA FOR SCHOOL. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2014 COROLLA LE, BECAUSE I WANTED A RELIABLE CAR FOR MY DAILY COMMUTE. I HAVE NOTICED AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, MY CAR SEEMS TO BE BLOWN AROUND BY WIND AND THERE IS NO WIND GUST STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THAT. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP (DUBLIN TOYOTA) TWICE IN OTHER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS UP TO SPEC. THEY HAVE DONE ALIGNMENT AND EVEN ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE, YET THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT ON THE STEERING OR HANDLING OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAVES ON THE FREEWAY AND IT IS A STRUGGLE TO KEEP IT IN ONE LANE. I REALLY FEEL UNSAFE IN THE CAR AND I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING INCLUDING LOADING UP MY CAR WITH WEIGHT IN ORDER TO MAKE HEAVIER. I KNOW SOMETHING IS EITHER WRONG WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION AND AXLE OR THE POWER STEERING IS SIMPLY BAD. PLEASE FIND OUT WHY THIS IS THIS WAY FROM TOYOTA, BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM STARTING THE DAY I BROUGHT THE CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10608009July 3, 2014AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
ON MAY 6, 2014, MY WIFE [XXX] AND I WERE DRIVING HOME TO WLLISTON, VERMONT FROM ARLINGTON, VERMONT. WE WERE DRIVING NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN OUR 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. AT THE BLINKING LIGHT INTERSECTION OF DORSET STREET AND CHEESE FACTORY ROAD, WE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND DROVE EAST. IT WAS A VERY DARK NIGHT AND I MIS-JUDGED THE DISTANCE TO THE END OF CHEESE FACTORY ROAD, WHERE YOU COULD EITHER TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHEESE FACTORY ROAD AND HINESBURG ROAD, THERE ARE NO BLINKING LIGHTS OR REFLECTORS, AND, IN THE DARKNESS, I MISSED THE STOP SIGN, WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON IMPACT, MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND I FELT ONLY A SHARP PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK. IMMEDIATELY GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, I MOVED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO FIND MY WIFE OUT OF THE CAR ON HER HANDS AND KNEES, CRYING OUT THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO BREATHE. IN THE HOSPITAL [XXX] WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CRACKED STERNUM, AN L 1 COMPRESSION FRACTURE IN HER BACK, 3 BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN LEFT WRIST. SHE SPENT 9 DAYS IN ICU. IT HAS ONLY BEEN IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS THAT MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION OF THE ACCIDENT. [XXX] SAYS THAT HER SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD HER BACK, AND THAT HER CHEST HIT THE DASH BEFORE HER AIR BAG DEPLOYED; YET, AT IMPACT SHE WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT MY AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED BEFORE HERS. THIS WOULD PROBABLY ACCOUNT FOR THE SEVERITY OF HER INJURIES AND FOR THE RELATIVELY MINOR INJURIES FOR MINE. WE ARE NOW AWARE THAT THE 2013 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD AIRBAG ISSUES AND WONDER IF OUR 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA MIGHT HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL THAT TREMENDOUS FORCE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CRACK A STERNUM, THE KIND OF FORCE THAT WOULD COME FROM HITTING THE DASH BOARD. FOR THESE REASONS WE ARE FILING A CLAIM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10607858July 2, 2014ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON APRIL 19TH, 2014, AT ABOUT 1:30 PM, MYSELF AND MY WIFE LEFT OUR FRIEND'S HOME IN LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA. AS WE LEFT THE DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 5 MPH ON BAKER LN, THE CAR WENT INTO A SUDDEN, UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION MODE, REACHING SPEEDS 50 - 60 MPH. WITHIN ABOUT 1000 - 1500 FT WE APPROACHED A THE INTERSECTION OF BAKER LN AND PURISSIMA RD., ALL THE WHILE DESPERATELY TRYING TO PRESS THE BRAKE, APPLYING HAND BRAKE AND SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL. AGAINST THIS SUDDEN BURST OF ACCELERATION, THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD AT THAT INTERSECTION, AND FELL INTO A DITCH AND STOPPED BY A TREE TRUNK. BOTH OF US WERE INJURED WITH MULTIPLE INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL FRACTURES, BUT WE WERE CONSCIOUS; MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD MORE GRIEVOUS INJURIES, INCLUDING AN OPEN WOUND OF BROKEN BONE IN ANKLE AND SEVERE SPINAL CORD INJURIES, AND WAS SCREAMING WITH PAIN. ONCE I COLLECTED MYSELF, I CALLED 911 AND THE FD/ PARAMEDICS RESPONDED AND WE WERE HAULED FROM THE DITCH BY CUTTING OPEN THE CAR DOORS. WE WERE TRANSPORTED TO STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER IN PALO ALTO, AFTER WHICH WE WERE SHIFTED TO OUR HMO, AFTER ABOUT 10 DAYS IN ICU. I AM NOW DISCHARGED AND REHABILITATING/ GETTING PHYSICAL THERAPY AT HOME, WHILE MY WIFE IS STILL AT A REHAB CENTER, OVER 10 WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE WEATHER, VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT; BOTH OF US HAD OUR SEAT BELTS FIRMLY IN PLACE; NO CELL PHONE WAS BEING USED; I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND OFF THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE TIME; AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS EXPECTED. SINCE BOTH OF US WERE CRITICALLY INJURED, WE COULD NOT INITIATE/ PURSUE ANY LEGAL ACTION AGAINST TOYOTA AND SURRENDERED THE VEHICLE (WHICH WAS TOTALED) TO MY INSURER, FARMERS. WE STRONGLY FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE ACCELERATION SYSTEM AND CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND MENTAL TRAUMA FOR BOTH OF US. WE SHOULD BE COMPENSATED BY TOYOTA. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0