# 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `774005` · 2010-03-15 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 19,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
WHILE IN REVERSE AND BACKING MY 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA INTO MY GARAGE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I HIT THE REAR OF THE GARAGE. I AM POSITIVE I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL.   THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND DROVE OUT OF THE GARAGE .  I HAD TO RUN INTO A SNOWPILE ON THE FRONT LAWN TO STOP THE VEHICLE.  AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF I LOOKED AT THE FLOOR MAT AND SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.    THIS SAME PROBLEM WHILE REVERSING INTO THE GARAGE HAPPENED IN SEPT 2005.  AT THE TIME I JUST THOUGHT THE MISTAKE WAS MINE, NOW AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT I AM CONVINCED THERE IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR
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