Toyota Corolla Complaints (2005)

854 consumer complaints on file.

#10320231March 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. JUST RECENTLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SOON AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP EVERY TIME THE CAR SHIFTED INTO A HIGHER GEAR. IN OTHER WORDS, AS I INCREASED IN SPEED IT WOULD MAKE A HARD SHIFT OR SOMETHING LIKE IT. TURNS OUT THAT THE ECM IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FROM DOING A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND DEFINITELY POSES A SAFETY RISK. I LOVE TOYOTA, BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM SINCE SOME DRIVERS EXPERIENCE A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I DISCOVERED OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=201631. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319880March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP TO 30 MILES AN HOUR WITHOUT APPLYING THE GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319896March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 10MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE TEARING DOWN TWO FENCES AND A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD COME OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319244March 12, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HWY IN 2009. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER DIAGNOSES MECHANIC PROVIDED ME A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT I HAVE A BAD ECM. TOOK TO TOYOTA AND TOYOTA DENIED THE CLAIM AND MADE ME REPLACE A FUEL PUMP INSTEAD. ONCE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THE CARS STILL WOULDN'T RUN. ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED IT WAS THE ECM, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP. TOYOTA DID NOT WANT TO RECOGNIZE A LONG STANDING PROBLEM WITH ECMS. 3 MECHANICS INDICATED IT WAS THE ECM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318731March 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHEN HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND PLACED IT ON THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF NHTSA RECALL #10V017000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318025March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE DRIVER STATED THAT 2 YEARS AGO IN DECEMBER 2008 SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF HER WHICH FORCED HER TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND HER ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONTACT WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL WHEN THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE RPMS HAVE ALSO INCREASED RAPIDLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318061March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECREASE IN SPEED. AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A HALT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE ABNORMAL SUDDEN ACCELERATION BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318149March 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ECM UNIT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND HAD A FAULTY CHIP IN IT. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE SINCE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. THE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318314March 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL FUEL TO THE TOYOTA FIRE STORM.....I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT RECENTLY HAD A "COMPUTER PROBLEM" DIAGNOSED AS A SHIFT SOLENOID PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS A KNOWN ISSUE TO TOYOTA AND IT WAS SUCH AN ISSUE, THERE WAS A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) WRITTEN TO HELP MECHANICS DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I STOPPED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (NEW) AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE - WHICH I DID. ALTHOUGH THEY ADMITTED TO AND RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PARTIALLY REIMBURSE PEOPLE WHO HAD LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLES. I HAD OVER THAT AMOUNT. MY MECHANIC SAID IF I WERE TO TAKE IT TO A TOYOTA GARAGE, THEY WOULD JUST HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT TELLING ME ABOUT IT, RATHER THAN HAVE A RECALL. THAT IS THE WAY THEY CIRCUMVENT THE SYSTEM AND HAVE HIGH QUALITY NUMBERS. THEY FIX THINGS WHILE THEY ARE IN THE SHOP FOR OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. SINCE I DO ALL OF MY OWN MAINTENANCE - EXCEPT FOR MAJOR ITEMS - THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIX MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE ADDED TO THE EXPANDING FILE ON TOYOTA. PERSONALLY, I THINK I SHOULD HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED FOR THE ALMOST $2000 IT COST TO REPLACE ONE OF THE FOUR SHIFT SOLENOID VALVES IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN HAVE THE FAULTY COMPUTER REPLACED. ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH BOTH COROLLA'S AND MATRIX'S. THEY HAVE DONE THIS A LOT IN THE PAST AND SHOULD BE NAILED FOR THIS AND OTHER EPISODES. I CAN TELL YOU AS I TOLD THE LADY IN CUSTOMER SERVICE - THIS WAS THE FIRST AND LAST TOYOTA VEHICLE I WILL EVER PURCHASE. I PURCHASED THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE BECAUSE I DROVE FROM PEORIA TO INDIANAPOLIS WEEKLY FOR WORK AS A CONSULTANT AND IT HAD DECENT GAS MILEAGE. I WILL PURCHASE A GM OR FORD PRODUCT GOING FORWARD. [XXX] *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318322March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING FROM SANTA MARIA TO MY JOB IN LOMPOC CALIFORNIA WHEN MY ACCELERATOR JUMPED AND SPEEDED UP TO 85MPH I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND I STARTED SPINNING AND RIGHT BEFORE THE CAR WAS ABOUT TO GO OFF THE FREEWAY I MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE CAR BACK AND COME TO A STOP, I WAS TERRIFIED I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. IT WAS UPSETTING TO SEE HOW MY ACCELERATOR JUST WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS SO AFRAID AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHECKED IT AND THE MECHANICS COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. I DON'T TRUST MY CAR'S ACCELERATOR ANYMORE AFTER THAT HORRIFYING INCIDENT I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO SOLVE THIS HUGE LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10317507March 7, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HERE I REPORT AN ACCIDENT WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY TOYOTA UNINTENDED ACCELERATE PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA SPORT ON JULY 09, 2004. WE DRIVE 2000-3000 MILES/ PER YEAR. AS WE BOUGHT 5 YEARS PRE-PAID MAINTENANCE, WE HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE WITH FAULKNER DEALER EVERY HALF YEAR UNTIL JULY 09, 2009. THERE HAS NO BIG PROBLEMS DURING THE FIRST 3-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD EXCEPT ON AROUND SUMMER OF 2007, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEM WITHOUT CHARGE (WE'RE NOT SURE THE REPLACED COMPUTER NAME AND WE THINK THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE RECORD). THE WEATHER CONDITION IS LIGHT-MEDIUM RAIN WHILE OUR CAR ACCIDENT HAPPENED. WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED, MY 5-YEAR OLD SON AND I WERE IN THE CAR. THE ROAD SPEED LIMIT IS 25 MILES PER HOUR, I DROVE UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT AT A LOCAL ROAD AND IT IS ABOUT 2-3 MILES DISTANCE TO OUR DESTINATION. I REMEMBERED THAT I REDUCED THE SPEED AROUND A CURVE TO TURN ON ANOTHER ROAD. SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD ROARING ENGINE SOUND CAME FROM INSIDE, EVEN I PRESSED AND PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR SEVERAL TIMES, BUT I FEEL THAT I STEP ON THE AIR, IT DIDN'T HELP. THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED WITH THE SPEED I CAN'T CONTROL AND I LOST THE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL, MY CAR WAS IN MALFUNCTION STATUS AND CRASHED TO THE RIGHT CURB AND THEN HIT THE BUSH WITH A HIGH SPEED AND TRAPPED IN WET MUD (THANK FOR GOD). THE ENGINE WAS STILL ROARING WITH A SCARED LOUD SOUND FOR MINUTES TILL I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND TOOK OFF THE KEY. OUR CAR WAS DAMAGED SERIOUSLY BY THIS ACCIDENT, OUR CAR INSURANCE COMPANY PAID FOR MORE THAN $7,000 FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS DAMAGE AND I PAID $1,000 FOR THIS COLLISION. WE KEPT BOTH THE POLICE AND REPAIR RECORD IN CASE YOU REQUIRED. AT THAT TIME WE DIDN'T REALIZE THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATE PROBLEM WHICH RECALLED . BECAUSE OUR CAR COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY DEALER IN 2007, WE MAY STILL FACED THE RECALLED PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317256March 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS IN THE ACT OF PARKING MY VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT AND PLACED MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PROCEEDED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO THE PARK POSITION. BUT BEFORE I COULD COMPLETE THIS ACTION, MY VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND HURTLED FORWARD. I WAS LUCKY THAT MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY CRASHING INTO A METAL SIGN POST. HAD THE POST NOT BEEN THERE, MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE GONE INTO A VERY BUSY MAIN ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316548March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 4/27/09, MY 2005 COROLLA WAS TOWED TO CARSON TOYOTA. BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE WENT INTO IDLE MODE. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE 02 SENSOR. ON 2/25/2010 MY COROLLA WAS RETURNED TO CARSON TOYOTA AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS TIME MY WIFE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS. TOYOTA SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316126March 3, 2010
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING MY COROLLA ON THE HIGHWAY, IN WINDY CONDITIONS, IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP THE CAR IN LANE AND THE DRIVING IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315335March 2, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
AT APPROXIMATELY 105,000 MILES MY TOYOTA COROLLA BEGAN TO DEVELOP HARSH AND JERKY AUTOMATIC GEAR CHANGES WHICH PROGRESSED. AT 108,000 THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THIS AS A FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE ("COMPUTER") BASED ON CODE P2716. REPLACEMENT OF THE MODULE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT TOYOTA HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN DATED SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 TSB NO. TC014-06 INDICATING THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND WOULD COVER UNDER WARRANTY TO 96 MONTHS OR 80,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315587March 2, 2010
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 COROLLA, 60,000 MILES: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WENT INTO "SAFE" MODE (IDLE SPEED) WHILE DOING 65MPH. TOYOTA REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND THE NEXT DAY IT DID THE SAME THING. TOYOTA SAID THE "NEW' THROTTLE BODY THEY PUT IN WAS DEFECTIVE. IT'S STILL AT TOYOTA WAITING FOR ANOTHER THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC YOU DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO GO INTO SAFE MODE OR NOT, AND OF COURSE, GOING DOWN HIGHWAY 50-70 MPH THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF BEING REAR-ENDED. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315704March 2, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE 210 FWY GOING EAST. I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE AND THERE WAS A BIG RIG TO THE RIGHT OF MY VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR BEGAN FISH TAILING. I WAS FIGHTING HARD WITH MY STEERING WHEEL AS TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE BIG RIG NEXT TO ME. I NEARLY REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND AGAIN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR BEGAN FISH TAILING VIOLENTLY WORSE THAN BEFORE. AT THAT TIME I WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. MY STEERING WHEEL PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT, SPINNING MY CAR AROUND INTO THE CARPOOL LANE IMPACTING THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER AND BOUNCING OFF CAUSING THE REAR OF MY CAR TO SWING AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER A SECOND TIME . THE CAR THEN CAME TO A STOP LEAVING MY CAR FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET ACROSS THE LANES AND PULL MY CAR OFF OF THE FREEWAY. AS THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED SINCE THE DAMAGES WERE TOO EXTENT FOR THE CAR TO DRIVE. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANOTHER OCCURRENCE OF THE CAR FISHTAILING OUT OF CONTROL WITH NO EXPLANATION. DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE WERE REPAIRED THROUGH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315748March 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA S. THE BRAKE OF THAT CAR DOES NOT WORK SUFFICIENT DURING COLD SPECIALLY LOWER THAN 20OF TEMPERATURE. ONE DAY IT WAS TOTALLY FAILED THE BRAKE AND I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY SPEED WAS AROUND 20 MPH, SO I ESCAPED FROM AN ACCIDENT. I WAS PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT WAS NOT WORK ON THAT MOMENT. I FELT NORMAL PRESSURE WITHOUT ANY EXTRA HARDNESS. AFTER THAT IT WAS WORK AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS THE PROBLEM OF MANUFACTURER. BY THE BY, I AM LIVING IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI. WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MANUFACTURER FOR BETTER SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315138March 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE ABNORMALLY AND WAS FOLLOWED BY A THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FUEL INJECTOR CLEANED AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. AFTER A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN SO HE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. HE DID NOT HAVE IT INSPECTED BECAUSE HE WAS BEING CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. HE THEN WENT BACK TO THE DEALER ON 02/27/2010 AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND FUEL AIR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION WAS SCHEDULED FOR 03/02/2010. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314941February 28, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH ON A 50MPH ROADWAY, ANTICIPATING TO STOP OR STEER OFF THE ROADWAY, MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO STOP OR STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SOFT SHOULDER TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE STOPPED AHEAD OF ME. ONCE I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE STEERING MECHANISM BECAME NON RESPONSIVE AS THOUGH BOTH BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED. I WATCHED MY VEHICLE CONTINUED ON ITS FORWARD TRAJECTORY UNTIL IT SLAMMED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT THE RED LIGHT. IN ADDITION, ONE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THE AIR BAG ON THIS VEHICLE TO DEPLOY AT IMPACT AT THIS SPEED. TO MY SURPRISE AND THAT OF THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER FROM TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY, I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE VEHICLE AS NEITHER THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG NOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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