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2003 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 768028 · 2010-02-27

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
180,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A ROTARY AND RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A GUARD RAIL. IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER IT HIT THE FIRST GUARD RAIL AND CAUSED ME TO HIT A SECOND GUARD RAIL. THIS CRASH RESULTED IN INJURIES AND COMPLETELY TOTALED MY 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AS WELL AS AN ACCIDENT REPORT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MASSACHUSETTS RMV AND INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10314895
Machine
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