# 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `730583` · 2009-08-08 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
## Narrative
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, MANUAL 5 SPEED, WHILE IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WILL MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD.  TOYOTA'S SOLUTION WAS TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.  I'M APPALLED THAT MY CAR WHILE IN GEAR CAN TRAVEL TWO PARKING SPOTS AND HIT ANOTHER CAR WHILE I AM NOT IN THE CAR.  I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN WRITING THAT TOYOTA SAYS THAT THIS IS THE WAY THEY DESIGNED THEIR CAR. *TR
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