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2004 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 424630 · 2003-08-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
334
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA IN MAY THIS YEAR. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY AND THE NEW CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. I TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, IT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. FINALLY I HAVE TO EXIT THE FREE WAY AND THE CAR HIT THE DIVIDER AND GOT TOTALLY CRASHED.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10032687
Machine
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