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2005 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 injured · 772265 · 2010-03-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
104
Speed
85 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING FROM SANTA MARIA TO MY JOB IN LOMPOC CALIFORNIA WHEN MY ACCELERATOR JUMPED AND SPEEDED UP TO 85MPH I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND I STARTED SPINNING AND RIGHT BEFORE THE CAR WAS ABOUT TO GO OFF THE FREEWAY I MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE CAR BACK AND COME TO A STOP, I WAS TERRIFIED I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. IT WAS UPSETTING TO SEE HOW MY ACCELERATOR JUST WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS SO AFRAID AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHECKED IT AND THE MECHANICS COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. I DON'T TRUST MY CAR'S ACCELERATOR ANYMORE AFTER THAT HORRIFYING INCIDENT I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO SOLVE THIS HUGE LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10318322
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