NHTSA complaint: 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A TOYOTA COROLLA 2005 MODEL PURCHASED IN OCT. 2004. I WAS GOING TO WORK ONE MORNING, PULLING INTO THE PARKING GARAGE, I COASTED UP THE INCLINE TIL I SLOWED, TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR TO GIVE IT A PUSH, AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD, NOT JUST A LITTLE, A LOT! I TRIED TO STOP BUT ONLY WENT FASTER, SMASHING INTO THE CONCRETE WALL AHEAD OF ME, TOO FAST TO MAKE THE TURN. MY CARS FRONT END SUSTAINED 5000.00 IN DAMAGES, UNDRIVABLE. WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH. I WAS APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME, ONLY PARKED ON THE STREET WITH PLENTY OF ROOM. THE ACCELERATOR STILL SURGES, BUT I'VE ACCLIMATED TO THE HANDLING OF THE CAR TO AVOID OTHER ACCIDENTS, STILL A COUPLE OF TIMES HAVE BEEN CLOSE. ANYWAY, THIS WAS MENTIONED TO MY SERVICE DEPT AT TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE, THAT WAS IN 2006. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation