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2004 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1115664 · 2014-10-01

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
102,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA HAD AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. MY MOTHER (THE DRIVER AT THE TIME) REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED RIGHT BEFORE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP NEAR TO OUR RESIDENCE. MY MOTHER CRASHED INTO THE SIDE WALK AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR USING THE PARKING BRAKE AND EVENTUALLY SHUT IT DOWN. WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR HOME, WHERE THE CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED BUT THE CAR WON'T START AGAIN. LUCKILY, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INJURIES, FIRE OR MAYOR CRASH INTO ANYTHING. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA AND THEY REFUSED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR IS TOO OLD. AFTER ALL EVENTS, DEATH AND ACCIDENTS RELATED TO TOYOTA UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT NEEDS A DEEP INVESTIGATION BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROCEED ABOUT IT OR IF I SHOULD IGNORED AND JUST FIX THE CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10640493
Machine
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