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2003 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 429111 · 2003-10-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
3,031
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE VERY SLOWLY AND HEARD A SHARP NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGUN TO SHAKE. THE MOTOR HAD GONE WILD. THE BRAKES HAD GONE OUT. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO PLACE IN NEUTRAL, THEN PARK, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN WITH NO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *SCC *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10038392
Machine
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