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2006 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 760256 · 2010-02-08

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY TOYOTA COROLLA HAS ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES, GENERALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT, I REAR-ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK AFTER A RED LIGHT HAD TURNED GREEN. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR SHOT BACKWARDS 30' INTO A POST (DENTING MY BUMPER AND BREAKING THE REAR DRIVERS' SIDE LIGHTS). THE THIRD TIME, NOTHING WAS BROKEN - I WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE ROAD - BUT IT SCARED THE BEJESUS OUT OF ME. I CALLED TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. MY BELIEF IS THAT THERE ARE ACCELERATOR / ELECTRONICS PROBLEMS WITH THE TOYOTA COROLLA THAT THEY ARE NOT ADMITTING.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10307509
Machine
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