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2007 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1115038 · 2014-09-30

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
108,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE ENTERING A CURVE MY CAR SLOWED DOWN THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATED TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED, I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BY TAPPING ON THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT HELP MY SITUATION AS A MATTER OF FACT IT MADE THINGS WORSE, TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC I HIT A POLE AGAIN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHICH MADE MY CAR SPIN, I AM A PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL BUS DRIVER & HAVE TAKEN THIS AND MANY OTHER CURVES FOR YEARS, I COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS CAR DID WHAT IT DID, AS A RESULT OF THIS CRASH I RECEIVED A RECKLESS DRIVER TICKET AND 2 POINTS ON MY LICENSE BECAUSE IT WAS A ONE CAR ACCIDENT, THE ONLY EXPLANATION THAT THE AUTHORITIES COULD GIVE ME WAS HYDROPLANE, THATS NOT WHAT HAPPENED IT WAS AS IF THIS CAR MY CAR OF 7 YEARS HAD A MIND OF ITS ON AND STARTED RACING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10640104
Machine
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