NHTSA complaint: 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN SHE APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT. HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 64 MPH WHICH SHE ATTRIBUTED TO THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A CITATION FOR SPEEDING WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AFTER A WEEK, SHE WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD WHICH CAUSED HER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, TOLD THEM THAT SHE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY GAVE HER ALLOWED HER TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN FOR ANOTHER ONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation