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2003 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 577079 · 2006-03-25

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
85,300
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE ROLLING TO A STOP BETWEEN TRAFFIC SIGNALS FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVVED ITSELF UP AND BOLTED FORWARD CREATING A 3 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I HIT THE BRAKE WHEN I FELT THE INITIAL SURGE, BUT STILL HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN IN EACH VEHICLE AND MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED OVER $4,500 IN DAMAGE AND WON'T RUN WHILE IT SITS AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP, THE NOSE AND BUMPER ARE BADLY DAMAGED. I WAS TOLD THIS SOUNDS LIKE "UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION" . THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING THE PARTS FOR REPAIRS. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10153712
Machine
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