# 1996 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `598716` · 2006-10-07 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 73,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
ON  OCT  1  2006   MY  TOYOTA  COROLLA  1996  MODEL  ECONOMY  TYPE     HAD  ITS  ACCELERATOR  STUCK  AND  I  WAS  NOT  ABLE  TO  REDUCE  THE  SPEED  OR  BRAKE  IT.  AND  AFTER  TRAVELING  AT  ABOUT  70  MILES  PER  HOUR  FOR   .  5  MINUTES  IT  FELT  LIKE  SOME THING  FELL  FROM  THE FRONT  AND  THE  CAR  LOST  ALL   POWER  SO  I  WAS  ABLE TO  COAST  TO  A  STOP  IN A  PARKING  LOT.   THEN  SAW  SMOKE  FROM  THE  HOOD  AND  IT  BURST  IN  TO  FLAMES   BY  THE  TIME  FIRE  CREW  WERE ABLE  TO   STOP  ALL  OF  THE  ENGINE  WAS  ONE   BLACK  MOLTEN  MASS.  *NM
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