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2010 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

crash · 758726 · 2010-02-05

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Miles at failure
800
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA ON JAN 1ST 2010. I DROVE THE CAR FOR 1 APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH BEFORE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE/ACCELERATION. ON JAN 30, 2010 I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES ACCELERATE INITIALLY BEFORE BRAKING WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE. ON FEB 2, 2010 I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON INTERSTATE 5 JUST AFTER THE LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR ENTRANCE. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY, MOVING AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 20MPH. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, I HIT THE BRAKE AND MY CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVABLE AND IN THE REPAIR SHOP. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10306193
Machine
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