NHTSA complaint: 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE FROM PARK GEAR, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO AN EMBANKED OF SNOW. IN ORDER TO THE STOP THE ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OF MANUALLY USING THE IGNITION SWITCH. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 AND 10V023000 PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation