# 2001 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `757138` · 2010-02-03 · 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:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
I AM A SLOW DRIVER AND OBEY SPEED LIMITS.  I KNEW I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN ON A 25 MPH ROAD, AND I ALWAYS DO A REAL STOP, NOT A SLOW DOWN AND CREEP FORWARD.  A BLOCK OR TWO PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, I PASSED SEVERAL POLICE CARS AND EVEN AN UNSAFE DRIVER WOULD HAVE CAREFULLY OBEYED THE TRAFFIC LAWS.     I HAVE NO MEMORY OF THE COUPLE OF SECONDS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO AND DURING THE ACCIDENT, AND MY FIRST MOMENT I SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I HAD MY FOOT ALREADY ON THE BRAKE PUSHING DOWN HARD ON IT BUT HEADING TO THE CURB ANYWAY.  I THINK THE CURB STOPPED THE CAR.  MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE WAS SURPRISED.     I BELIEVE THIS FITS THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION.  MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND I HAD TO GET A NEW CAR.  I'VE ASKED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME. *TR
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