NHTSA complaint: 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT STATED A PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO THE NECK. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,050 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,570. UPDATED 0824/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A MODIFICATION TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 10/12/10
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation