Toyota Corolla Complaints

11,764 consumer complaints on file.

#10325151April 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325163April 12, 2010
STEERING
THE STEERING ON MY 2004 IS HARDER TO CONTROL AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 55 AND ABOVE. IT FEELS VERY LOOSE AND "SPONGY". I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME IT MUST BE THE TIRES. I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED, AND THE PROBLEM REMAINS. I BELIEVE THAT THE STEERING IS SIMPLY TOO LOOSE AND NOT WELL ENOUGH CONTROLLED. I HAVE TO WORK HARDER THAN I SHOULD TO KEEP IT IN LINE. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325168April 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PULLING INTO A ASSIGNED PARKING PLACE. CAR STARTED TO RACE, JUMPED OVER CEMENT BARRIER, ONTO ROAD, THEN ONTO A GRASSY AREA, ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM PUBLIC BENCH, TREE, UNDER CARRIAGE CAUGHT BOTTOM OF LIGHT POLE, TIRE WENT FLAT, CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO PARKING AREA. APPROX $1800. DAMAGES TO BUMPER, RIGHT FRONT FENDER, TIRE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAS NOT SEEN CAR YET. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325169April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FOLLOWED BY, A LOUD NOISE AND JERKING MOTION. AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES PREVIOUSLY AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH THE DEALER FOR SERVICE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 06/02/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/13/10 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325202April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND PULSATE CAUSING A DECREASE IN THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE DUE TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SENSITIVITY WHEN DEPRESSED AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A RESPONSE WITHIN A TWO DAY PERIOD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 05/18/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325201April 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT MENTIONED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REQUESTED TAHT VEHICLE NOT BE REPAIRED BEFORE AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS WITHOUT A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL MESSAGES WERE LEFT REGARDING THE INSPECTION DATE. THE CURRENT FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324953April 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN 2 2009 TOYOTA COROLLAS, 2 MONTHS AGO I TOOK BOTH OF THEM IN FOR THE RECALL. I WAS JUST MADE AWARE OF THE FLOOR MAT WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN.. TOYOTA, FAILED TO INFORM CONSUMERS THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE THEY HAVE KNOW ABOUT IT FOR MONTHS. NOT ONLY DID THEY KEEP THIS INFORMATION FROM TRUSTED CONSUMERS, THEY ARE ALSO PARTICIPATING IN DECEPTIVE PRACTICES. I RECEIVED 2 NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALLS FOR BOTH OF MY CARS. I NOTICED THAT ON NONE OF THE DOCUMENTS I RECEIVED OR ON THE ENVELOPE IS ANY INDICATION OF A DATE. THERE IS NO DATE ON THE LETTER. SO IT LEAVES US AS CONSUMERS AT THE VULNERABILITY OF THE COMPANY, BECAUSE WE CANNOT SHOW PROOF OF WHEN WE RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION. TOYOTA MUST STOP THIS TYPE OF PRACTICE. THIS IS NOT HUMAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324980April 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY MOM'S 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CE TONIGHT. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR STALLED AND IT WOULD BARELY MOVE AT ALL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER I GOT TO THE SHOULDER OFF THE ROAD THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO QUIT RUNNING AND JUST DIE OUT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND I WAS TERRIFIED ABOUT HAVING TO DRIVETHE CAR HOME, ABOUT 2 MILES FROM MY DESTINATION AT THAT TIME, BUT I TRIED IT AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL, AFTER I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT DONE OKAY AND DID NOT STALL. HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER WENT OUT EVEN AFTER RESTARTING THE CARE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETLY RISK AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY TOYOTA. SOMEONE COULD HAVE HIT ME IN THE BACK END AND IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED! I WAS VERY UPSET WHEN THIS HAPPENED NOT SURE WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANY TOYOTA PRODUCT. AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING MY MOM'S 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA CE. I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 SCION TC AND I AM THINKING ABOUT TRADING IT OFF BECAUSE I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING ANYTHING MADE BY TOYOTA. BEFORE TODAY, I WASN'T REALLY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING MY MOM'S CAR SINCE NONE OF THE INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP AND YOU CAN'T STOP IT AFFECTED HER MODEL BUT AFTER THIS INCIDENT TODAY, I WILL NOT BE DRIVING HER CAR AT ALL. I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS AT DANGER WHEN IN A TOYOTA. PLEASE HELP PROTECT MY SAFETY AND FAMILIES AROUND AMERICA. TOYOTA NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL REGARDING THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY RISK!!!! DESPITE WHAT TOYOTA SAYS. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE SITUATION THEMSELVES. IT IS ABSOLUTELY NO FUN. IF THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEMS, THEY NEED TO JUST SHUT DOWN. PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324807April 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
I BOUGHT A TOYOTA COROLLA 2010 LE ON 04/03/2010, AND WHEN I DROVE IT ON THE FREEWAY FIRST TIME, I WAS SHOCKED/SCARED THE WAY WAS STEERING/HANDLING. I ALMOST HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WITH IT BECAUSE OF THE STEERING ISSUE. WHEN I DROVE IT ON THE FREEWAY I SAW THAT THE CAR IS LOOSING BALANCE (THE BACK CAR SHAKES), I FOUND STABILITY PROBLEMS (AS IF I DRIVE IN STRONG WINDS), AND BIG STEERING PROBLEMS (AS I LEARN TO DRIVE A TRICKY BICYCLE). TO GET AND MAINTAIN AN ALMOST CONTROL ON THE CAR DIRECTION I HAVE TO FOCUS MY ACTIONS AS MY COROLLA HAS ONLY TWO WHEELS LIKE A BIKE. I ALMOST ACT AS AN EQUILIBRATE FOR A ROPE DANCING. THE EXPERIENCE OF DRIVING MY COROLLA SHOWED THAT I HAVE LIMITED CONTROL OVER IT, AND MOST CONTROL I LOST WHEN I HAD TO USE SUDDEN BRAKES AT HIGH SPEED - IT WAS LIKE ON THE ICE. BACK JUMPS AND I STIR IN SAME DIRECTION; BACK JUMPS AGAIN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION AND I CHANGE THE STEERING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION TOO, AND SO ON. THESE EVENTS OCCUR ALMOST EVERY TIME I DROVE WITH SPEED AROUND 60 MILES/HOUR ON THE FREEWAYS THAT ARE NOT STRAIGHT. THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY NEW CAR BECAUSE I AM NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT, AND I RISK AN ACCIDENT. I WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THEY KNOW THE SITUATION FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS TOO, BUT NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUES UNTIL IS NOT TOO LATE, AND PEOPLE MAKE ACCIDENTS AND INJURE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324808April 10, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, TIRES, STEERING, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BOUGHT A 2010 COROLLA ON 12/26/09 WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 2 TIRES. UPON DRIVING HOME MY STEERING WAS WEAVING LEFT TO RIGHT FELT AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING ON ICE AND/OR HYDROPLANING. TOYOTA REGIONAL REP CAME FROM CORPORATE, LOOKED AT THE STEERING 2 WKS AGO. STEERING IMPROVED UNTIL DRIVING IN RAIN ON 4/4/10 THE STEERING BECAME LOOSE AND THE CAR WAS WEAVING LEFT TO RIGHT AND I WAS ONCE AGAIN HYDROPLANING AT 65 MPH GOODYEAR MAN SAID WHEN TRACTION IS LOST TO THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WILL HYDROPLANE. (THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS) *TR THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER INTO THE NEXT LANE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT ALWAYS STOP IN TIME WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ABS AND THEY WERE MUCH BETTER AND SAFER. UPDATED IVOQ 03/10/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324852April 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
YESTERDAY OUR 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA(13,000) STOPPED DEAD IN FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY-LUCKILY WE MERGED TO SHOULDER NARROWLY MISSING BEING HIT BY TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS FIXED W/ A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM. CHECKING IF OTHERS HAD THIS PROBLEM IT TURNS OUT THAT DIAGNOSTIC CODE P0607 HAS A VERY BAD & SIGNIFICANT HISTORY WITH 2007 COROLLA-CARS JUST DIE!!! BUT NO RECALL. WE ALMOST DIED AND SIMILAR SITUATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324879April 10, 2010
STEERING
MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. THE STEERING IS TOO SENSITIVE. IF I LOOK DOWN FOR JUST A SECOND OR TWO, THE CAR DRIFTS OFF THE ROAD OR IT DRIFTS INTO OTHER LANES QUICKLY. IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN THE WIND BLOWS. IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME ESPECIALLY DURING MEDIUM TO HIGH SPEEDS. IT CONTRIBUTED TO TWO SEPARATED ACCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR DRIFTED INTO THE GUARDRAIL CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324640April 9, 2010
STEERING
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH 9500 MILES, HAS STEERING ISSUE AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. STEERING GOES SOFT AND FEELS LIKE DRIVING A SHOPPING CART WITH LOSS OF STABILITY, WANDERING IN LANE, AND FEELING OF WIND GUSTS AROUND CAR WHEN IT IS NOT A WINDY DAY. EXPERIENCED IN PRIOR MONTHS BEGINNING NOVEMBER 2009, BOUGHT CAR NEW IN JULY 2009, MOSTLY CITY DRIVING, THOUGH. DROVE FROM VA BEACH TO DC ON APRIL 7, 2010, RETURNED APRIL 8, 2010. ROUTES DRIVEN WERE 64 AND 95. MOST OF STABILITY LOSS OCCURRED ON SOUTHBOUND 95 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I AM AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER WITH NO ACCIDENTS OF ANY KIND IN OVER 30 YEARS. I HAVE DRIVEN TOOTS PRIMARILY. I AM FILING THIS TO REPORT THE UNSAFE CONDITION, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. SINCE ORIGINALLY FEELING THE STABILITY LOSS IN NOVEMBER, 2009, I HAVE TRIED TO CATALOG THE TIMES THE CAR'S STEERING IS AMISS. OVERWHELMINGLY, IT OCCURS AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH, AND IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE WANDERING, I GRIP THE WHEEL TIGHTLY, LIKE I AM DRIVING A SNOWMOBILE DOWN A BUMPY HILL. IT IS EXHAUSTING, AND VERY, VERY DISTRACTING. ONLY IN THE HEAVY TRAFFIC ON 95 RECENTLY, I FELT VERY UNSURE OF MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR. I PLAN TO DISCUSS ALL OF THIS WITH THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. [XXX] *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324680April 9, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 75 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT BECAME INCREASINGLY TIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. HE HAD TO MANUALLY RETURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE CENTER POSITION. THE FAILURE BECAME INCREASINGLY WORSE OVER TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,800. UPDATED 05/25/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A DIP IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE TIRES TO SQUEAL. UPDATED 05/27/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324704April 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324708April 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON I-90 IN LANE 2 FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, APPROACHING NEAR THE NORTH CUMBERLAND AVE OVER PASS AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN IT APPEARED THE AUTO IN FRONT WAS SLOWING DOWN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT ENGAGE OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. WITH VEHICLE 1 RAPIDLY GAINING ON THE AUTO IN FRONT OF IT, I SWITCHED OVER TO LANE 1 QUICKLY TO AVOID STRIKING THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, THE SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE, WHEN IT APPEARED I WAS GOING TO HIT THE WALL TO THE RIGHT OF THE SAFETY LANE, I CUT BACK INTO LANE 1 AND THE CAR, NOW GOING AT AN UNCONTROLLABLE HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, MADE ALMOST A COMPLETE LEFT ACROSS ALL 3 LANES STRIKING VEHICLE 2 IN THE 3RD LANE ON THE RIGHT REAR DOOR, WHEN SPINNING OFF OF VEHICLE 2 THE LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE 1 STRUCK THE WALL MAKING THE VEHICLE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324724April 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE FAILURE WAS ADDRESSED IN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324760April 9, 2010
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED OVER 50 MPH MY CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO CONTROL. I FEEL LIKE FOR THAT TIME ITS PULLING I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE AND IF DRIVING IN LEFT LANE OF 2 LANE HIGHWAY OR ROAD THAT I MAY END UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH VEHICLES DRIVING IN RIGHT LANE BESIDE ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324780April 9, 2010
STEERING
STEERING COMPLAINT. I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA FOR MY 60 MILE DAILY FREEWAY COMMUTE. THE STEERING IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME AS IT SEEMS LIKE I HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. IT'S ALMOST AS IF IT'S FLOATING AND BEING BLOWN IN THE WIND, EXCEPT THERE'S NO WIND ACTUALLY BLOWING OUTSIDE. THIS IS VERY NOTICEABLE (AND CONCERNING) DUE TO MY LONG COMMUTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323177April 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, HE DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND COMPLIED BY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010. HOWEVER, ON MARCH 6, 2010, THE CONSUMER MADE A RIGHT TURN ON A STREET THAT WAS CURVY AND WAS RELATIVELY STEEP DESCENDING TOWARD AN INTERSECTION. HE GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES 2-3 TIMES DURING THE DESCENT TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 15-20 MPH. AT NO TIME DID HE DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR DURING THE DESCENT AND THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AS THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. WHEN HE APPROACHED A FOUR-WAY STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL NORMALLY TO COME TO A FULL STOP. INSTANTLY, THE ENGINE RACED AND ROARED. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GEAR SELECTOR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED WITH THE SAME ROAR. HE TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. HE DECIDED TO TRY ONE MORE TIME AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED IN NORMAL MODE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS GARAGED, THE DOORS WERE BARELY KEPT LOCKED. OVER THE LAST 6-9 MONTHS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH WHEN THE CONSUMER ENTERED THE GARAGE, HE DISCOVERED THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM WAS BEING RANDOMLY ACTIVATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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