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1999 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 762801 · 2010-02-15

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
45,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

1999 TOYOTA COROLLA ACCELERATOR STUCK AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED EVEN WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. DRIVER DID NOT KNOW TO PLACE GEAR IN NEUTRAL. CRASHED INTO REAR OF PICKUP AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH TRIGGERING BOTH AIR BAGS. CAR WAS TOTALED AND DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. DRIVER FEMALE, AGE 85 WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. NO SIGN OF MINI-STROKE. AT THAT TIME FLOOR MATS WERE SUSPECT. FLOOR MAT WAS IN PROPER PLACE. HOWEVER, DRIVER SUSPECTS STUCK ACCELERATOR. ACCORDING TO INSURANCE COMPANY, CAR HAS BEEN SOLD FOR PARTS AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. ACCELERATOR HAD NOT STUCK PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10310575
Machine
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