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2005 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 771861 · 2010-03-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
37,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE DRIVER STATED THAT 2 YEARS AGO IN DECEMBER 2008 SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF HER WHICH FORCED HER TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND HER ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONTACT WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL WHEN THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE RPMS HAVE ALSO INCREASED RAPIDLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318025
Machine
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