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2008 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 796369 · 2010-06-29

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
29,167
Speed
-5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 1-30-10 I TOOK MY CAR FOR ITS FIRST "FREE" LUBE ETC.AND I MENTIONED A "SURGE" WHEN ACCELERATING AND ALSO AN INTERMITTENT CLUNK SOUND WHEN BRAKING. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. ON 1-30-10 I WAS DRIVING INTO MY GARAGE SLOWLY TO REACH A CONE I HAVE PLACED TO "STOP". ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE CONE THE ACCELERATOR SURGED INTO THE CONE, AND A CABINET AND TABLE BEHIND THE CONE WERE DAMAGED, PLUS $4653.76 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10340677
Machine
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