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2011 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1117020 · 2014-10-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
43,150
Speed
8 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS GOING TO AN ATM AT ABOUT 8 MPH WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IT BY PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE CAR JUMPED A CURB, WENT THROUGH A HEDGE TO A FIELD, UP A HILL, HEADING AT 90 DEGREES TO A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. I MANAGED TO STEER THE CAR TO GO PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR REACHED THE HIGHWAY CURB. THE CAR THEN STOPPED. THREE TIRES WERE BLOWN AND THE CAR INCURRED BODY DAMAGE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10641445
Machine
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