# 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `643492` · 2007-10-24 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
## Narrative
DATE 10/20/2007  THIS  SATURDAY MORNING AT 9:05 AM,  AFTER MASS AT THE MIAMI ARCHDIOCESES, I HAD A MOST UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE WITH MY  2004 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN I MOVED TO REVERSE MY CAR FROM MY PARKING PLACE,  I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DRAMATIC INCREASE FROM THE CAR'S IDLE AND A RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BACKWARD VERY FAST. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT DID NOT STOP AND THEN, IN A FEW SECONDS TO FORWARD TO AVOID HITTING ANY PERSONS OR VEHICLES  IN MY BACK IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT. IN TOTAL ABOUT 45 FEET BACKWARD AND FORWARD, PERHAPS 30 SECONDS  PLUS IN TOTAL . I THEN CRASHED ON THE WALL OF ST. MARTHA RECTORY. THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE FRONT  OF MY CAR'S HOOD, FRONT DOORS WERE BADLY DAMAGED, (ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT SIDE, WHERE MY SICK WIFE SAT )  DAMAGES WITH A PRELIMINARY  ESTIMATE OF $ 5864.  I HAVE TWO CONCERNS:  A) SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND INABILITY TO STOP IT .    B) NO AIR  BAG SYSTEM  DEPLOYMENT IN SPITE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE IMPACT  AND HAVING THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR DESTROYED.  2)  I HAVE LOST MY TRUST IN MY PRESENT TOYOTA COROLLA CAR  (I HAVE HAD ONE BEFORE AND A CAMRY,  AND THEIR  PERFORMANCE WAS SATISFACTORY).   I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A VERY CAREFUL INSPECTION OF OUR VEHICLE, ITS CAPACITY FOR SUDDEN  UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION, LACK OF AIR BAG PROTECTION, AND THE LIKE.  *TR
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