# 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `784162` · 2010-04-28 · 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:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. LETTER FROM SENATOR DEMINT ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE TOYOTA UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW  THE CONSUMER STATED AS HIS WIFE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WENT UP AND OVER A CONCRETE CURB WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE, ONE TIRE EXPLODED AND THE ALIGNMENT OF THE FRONT END WAS THROWN OUT OF SPECIFICATION. IN OCTOBER 2009, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THE CONSUMERS WIFE INFORMED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB
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