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2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 771702 · 2010-03-08

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
11,205
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I STARTED UP MY 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA, THEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE CARS GEAR INTO REVERSE. THE CAR STARTED BACKING UP, ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR FROM THE TIME I STARTED THE CAR. THE CAR STOPPED WHEN IT RAN INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN BRADFORD, PA. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HE SAID THAT I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TOO HARD AND THAT DISABLES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THERE WERE NO FLOORMATS IN MY VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT LOOK AT MY CAR BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL BECAUSE ITS VIN NUMBER BEGINS WITH A J, WHICH MEANS IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM ONCE AND CRASHED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10317894
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