# 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `780089` · 2010-04-09 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** COROLLA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 36,388
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON I-90 IN LANE 2 FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, APPROACHING NEAR THE NORTH CUMBERLAND AVE OVER PASS AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN IT APPEARED THE AUTO IN FRONT WAS SLOWING DOWN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT ENGAGE OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. WITH VEHICLE 1 RAPIDLY GAINING ON THE AUTO IN FRONT OF IT,  I SWITCHED OVER TO LANE 1 QUICKLY TO AVOID STRIKING THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, THE SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE, WHEN IT APPEARED I WAS GOING TO HIT THE WALL TO THE RIGHT OF THE SAFETY LANE, I CUT BACK INTO LANE 1 AND THE CAR, NOW GOING AT AN UNCONTROLLABLE HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, MADE ALMOST A COMPLETE LEFT ACROSS ALL 3 LANES STRIKING VEHICLE 2 IN THE 3RD LANE ON THE RIGHT REAR DOOR, WHEN SPINNING OFF OF VEHICLE 2 THE LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE 1 STRUCK THE WALL MAKING THE VEHICLE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR
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